Second Grade Newsletter
NOVEMBER 2015
READING
In November we begin our second reading unit, “Becoming Experts: Reading Non-Fiction.” Our unit start by asking questions and getting to the heart of what the book is trying to teach us. We will use the text and the different text features found in a variety of non-fiction resources to gather information. This unit supports our second writing unit, “Non-Fiction Chapter Books.”
WRITING
MATH
SOCIAL STUDIES
DUAL LANGUAGE
**IMPORTANT DATES IN NOVEMBER**
- 11/3- Election Day - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
- 11/5- Parent Teacher Conferences
- 11/11- Veteran's Day - NO SCHOOL
- 11/2-11/6 - Book Fair
- 11/13 - International Night
- 11/18 - PTA meeting at 6:00 PM
- 11/25 - Thanksgiving Feast
- 11/26-11/27 - Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Earlier this month our second graders began their residency with teaching artist Maria Spizuoco from Marquis Studios. We’ve been hard at work learning Bhangra, a traditional folk dance from India. Here’s a video to give you an idea of what we’re working on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQkitPHEdt0
We enjoyed out first concert in the Jazz for Young People on Tour program through Jazz at Lincoln Center. Jazz for Young People on Tour (JFYP on Tour) brings outstanding jazz artists and performances to school audiences. JFYP on Tour includes three in-school jazz concerts throughout the year: Jazz and Democracy, Jazz and the Harlem Renaissance, and Jazz and the Civil Rights Era.
Throughout the school year we will visit the best of Brooklyn’s many cultural institutions such as The Brooklyn Children’s Museum, The Brooklyn Cyclones, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music as part of the Passport to Brooklyn program. Our first trip will be during the first week of December.
NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS
Mrs. Noa 2-248
Echo H. - 11/6
Julian M. 11/6
Christopher C. -11/11
Wylie S. - 11/25
Ms. Gutierrez 2-245
Angelo F. - 11/4
Mrs. Vizcaino 2-239
Roman A. - 11/26
Ms. Plaza & Mr. Sanchez 2-237
Ms. Pastore & Ms. Arno 2-233
Ms. Barrett & Ms. Rivas 2-231
Ms. Ramirez 2-251
Charlotte O. - 11/17
Wesley H. - 11/18
Henry P. - 11/20
Jaelina A. - 11/29
PTA MEETING
Wednesday, Nov 18, 2015, 06:00 PM
P.S. 84 Jose De Diego, Berry Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States
P.S. 84K
Website: http://www.ps84k.org
Location: 250 Berry Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Phone: (718) 384 - 8063