Sharing Second Grade
A Peek at Our Week
Week of March 5 - 7, 2018
MATH:
2.2 - This week students will begin a new math unit which focuses on geometry. Students will recognize and draw shapes according to their attributes (number of angles and faces). They will learn to identify triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and cubes. Please click the following link to see additional info about our next unit.
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Georgia-Standards/Frameworks/Unit-5-2nd-grade-parent-letter.pdf As always, continue to practice addition and subtraction facts at home!
3.1 - Multiplication and division is the next unit we'll be focusing on and the kids are super excited about it! We'll be diving into the relationship between multiplication and division. Please open the following link for more information about unit 2:
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Georgia-Standards/Frameworks/Unit-2-3rd-grade-parent-letter.pdf. Also, continue practicing those addition, subtraction and multiplication facts.
3.2 - This week students will recognize and generate simple equivalent fractions with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8. ( 1/2 = 2/4, 4/6 = 2/3, etc) Keep practicing addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts!
READING: This week students are starting a new reading unit. They will begin to become experts on a topic by reading LOTS of non-fiction books about the topic. Next week, be sure to ask your child what their area of expertise will be!
WRITING:
This week students will also dive into a new writing unit as they learn to write about science. Students will study a class science topic and discover how to share scientific ideas by creating hypothesis, procedures, and conclusions.
SCIENCE:
This week we will continue our science unit on life cycles. Students will participate in cross-class rotations as they engage in hands-on activities to determine the sequence of the life cycle of plants and animals found in Georgia.
Digital Learning Day - March 9
Save the Dates
3/2 PTO Basket Raffle and 80's Dance! 6:00 PM
3/5 Deadline for Jump Rope for Heart donations
3/6 Second Grade Field Trip to Tellus Museum
3/8 CCE Release Day - No school for students
3/9 Digital Learning Day - Students complete assignments at home
3/12 Snow Make up day - School for students and staff
3/16 Walk to School Day
3/23 Spring Individual Pictures
4/2 - 4/6 Spring Break!