3/13/2023 0 Comments Wrapping up Works of WaterWe are getting back into our routines after February break. Last week was full of review of routines and procedures as we get ready to start our final trimester of second grade. Before break we completed our final two Mystery Science explorations into water's affect on the land. We studied what can cause a landslide, and then in the following lesson we worked on strategies used to prevent these from happening. These are always fun, but MESSY, lessons, and the students enjoy getting their hands dirty and learning as they play. This month we will have a social studies focus. We are learning about how we fit into the world, and how individuals and countries can interact with one another.
Our ELA focus this month is writing poetry and reading with more fluent voices. We have been listening to lots of poems as inspiration, and we've been trying to look at ordinary objects with "poet's eyes" to see what else they could be. During readers' workshop we are paying attention to punctuation, scooping our reading into larger phrases, and we will work on noticing dialogue tags. We will put all of those pieces together to make our reading sound smoother and more like talk. We have started adding, and this week subtracting, three digit numbers. We are applying the same strategies we learned with two digit numbers, and this is helping us to manipulate these larger numbers. I have had a few families reach out to me regarding next year's class placement. I want to mention that I WILL be participating in next year's placement discussions. Classroom teachers play a major role in making balanced classes each year. We work with interventionists, special education teachers, and administration to think through our student groupings. The second grade team will be starting this process earlier than usual this year in preparation for my leave. That being said, a formal request for any parent input will be coming out soon. However, you are always welcome to email me with any information that you feel may be important to these discussions. While we cannot honor specific teacher requests, you may still have other pertinent information to share with me. We plan to start this process near the end of this month. Upcoming Dates: Tues 3/14- No School (Teacher Workshop Day) Fri 3/24- Report cards sent home Fri 3/31- All School Meeting at 8:45am- 2nd grade is hosting
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