2nd Grade News
September 2015
Second Graders Have Had a Terrific First Couple Weeks of School!
Email: kwitnaue@grandblancschools.org
Location: Room 205 at Reid Elementary
Phone: 810-210-1151
Hello From Second Grade
Meet Our Class! Such Smiling Faces:)
Our Schedule
Gym: Mondays and Wednesdays (Remember to wear gym shoes)
Music: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Movement: Gym and Music together
Library: Thursdays
September and August Birthdays
Denver (August 6th), Hailee (August 8th), Caleb (August 26th), and Zoey (August 29th), Ashlee (September 8th)
Happy Birthday later this month to...
Emmerson (September 20th) and Victoria (September 22nd).
Homecoming
Spirit Week (Monday September 21st to Friday, September 25th)
Tuesday is Dress as your Favorite Holiday
Wednesday is Silly Sock Day
Thursday is Hawaiian/Beach Day (No Swimsuits allowed)
Friday is Black & Red (Grand Blanc Spirit Day)
Friday is a half day of school!!
Student Council Representatives
Congratualations to all the students who presented a speech to the class. You are all winners for trying out. Don't give up! Try again next year.
Meet room 205's Representatives
Picture Day is October 5th!
An Envelope came home the week of September 21st.
Don't Forget! Daily Take Home Envelope
Parent Teacher Conferences
Math
Math: Data and Information and Addition and Subtraction
Also, we started our first unit which is learning about addition and subtraction number sentences. We have taken our first addition and subtraction timed tests. We have learned how to keep track of our scores by keeping a graph.
Griffyn and Alexis Working on Their Math
Good Citizens Help One Another: Treyvon and Aubry Working Together:)
Writing
Writer's Notebook and What We are Working on in Writing
I have shared many books and modeled using books to make connections from the book to my own life. We will begin working on our first writing piece. Your child will be writing a Personal Narrative. This is a true story about an important event that has occurred in your child's life. Please be talking with your child about important possible events they might write about. A paper will come home next week for you to brainstorm about this idea.
Social Studies
Communities and Being a Good Citizen
Science
Our Plants: Just Like Us Plants Need Many Things to Grow!
Reading
In reading we are learning about choosing "Just Right" books. Choosing the right book is as important as choosing the right size shoes. If they are too big or too small, we will have a hard time getting around. Please make sure your child is reading books that aren't too hard or too easy. The general rule is that if there are more than 5 words in a picture book or more than 5 in a chapter, then it is not a "Good Fit". It is too easy if there are no words to use strategies to figure out the word. Building our STAMINA has also been a big focus for us in 2nd grade.