Mrs. Lisa King's 2nd Grade Class
January 11, 2016
Family S.T.E.A.M night!
PTO Meeting
We will have some fun prizes available for those in attendance, as well. We look forward to seeing you January 14 at 6:00pm!
Choir Club
Choir Club information was sent home this week. If your child is interested in joining the Choir Club, the slips are due next Monday, January 11th. This is an optional club that will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays before school at 8 a.m. in the music room. No auditions! (Possible lottery depending on the size of interest). Rehearsals will begin on Tuesday, January 19th. The club will meet for 5 weeks and will have a small performance on February 23rd at 6 p.m. for friends and family to enjoy what we've learned! Please email mwillard@hse.k12.in.us if you have any questions!
A message from Miss Meyer in the Art room
The artists in first and second grade are working hard on their student choice animal paper mache projects. We are running low on the following items. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Newspapers, masking tape rolls used, any small plastic container ex: butter bowl, sour cream etc.
Thank you for your help and supporting the arts!
Mark your Calendar!
- January 5: First day back for students
- January 15: 1/2 day. Teachers Professional Development
- January 18: NO SCHOOL- MLK Jr. Day
- February 5: Family S.T.E.A.M night
Homework
Students were given their new set of Words Their Way Spelling words last week, there next Spelling test will be, Friday, January 15th.
Our next Wordly Wise vocabulary quiz will be Friday, January 22nd. Words will be sent home tomorrow.
Monday: Read a book for 20 minutes.
Tuesday: Study Math Fluency, flash cards, xtramath, moby max
Wednesday: Read a book for 20 minutes.
Thursday: Study Math Fluency, flash cards, xtramath, moby max
Students will be given their next set of Words Their Way spelling words and Vocabulary words on Tuesday, January 5th.
Related Arts Schedule
Monday 1/11- Day 6: Music
Tuesday 1/12- Day 1: Art
Wednesday 1/13- Day 2: P.E.
Thursday 1/14- Day 3: Music
Friday 1/15- Day 0: No Specials
Class Library Checkout!
Our next class library checkout day will be Tuesday, January 12th, but remember, your child may bring his/her books back at anytime. We will find a time for him/her to visit the library individually to get new books!
We are Learning...
We will continue to study nonfiction texts. We will be learning how to gather information from informational texts so that we can become experts on a topic. We will be comparing and contrasting different books on the same topic as we read.
Math:
We will be focusing on subtraction to 100 with and without regrouping.
Writing:
We will continue our unit on nonfiction writing texts. Students will understand the structure of explanatory and informational texts. They will learn how to write so that they can teach others.
Science:
We will continue our study of matter. Students will be studying the properties of solids, liquids, and gases.
Word Study:
Word study in 2nd grade includes spelling, phonics, and vocabulary development. We will be focusing on 13 new vocabulary words. Those words are: matter, solid, liquid , gas, property , mixture , solution , reaction, evaporation, matter, mass, condensation, and dissolve.