2nd Grade Class News
Mrs. Gaudette, Miss Holden, Mrs. Karstaedt, Mrs. Mitchell
Week of January 11, 2016
Reader's Workshop
Making Our Reading More Fluent
Students will continue to practice making their reading more fluent through rereading and making sure their reading matches the 'mood' that the author is conveying through the story. As well, students will learn to create an image or a "movie in their mind" as they read stories to help them visualize and therefore understand what is happening in the text.
Fundations
As we begin to wrap up unit 9 and our focus on the r-controlled vowels (ar, or, er, ir and ur), students will practice their spelling skills as they use letter tile boards to create nonsense words and then change letters to create a real word. After the unit test in the middle of the week, students will begin unit 10 and their focus will be targeted towards vowel teams, primarily focusing on ai and ay which make a long a sound.
Poets at work!
Here Mr. Seth is doing a fine job of writing his own poetry!
Let me show you...
Carlos is showing the class just how to correctly mark-up a word in Fundations.
Fundations
Olivia is practicing her neat writing in Fundation's dictation.
Writer's Workshop
Our Poetry's "Language"
This week in writer's workshop, students will continue to write their poems as they learn ways to try out spelling. Often times they let this become an obstacle for them and in turn never get all their thoughts on the paper. This week they will receive a few strategies for how to figure out some of these words. As well, they will learn how to create new poems based on poems they have already written. These poems may then spark ideas for new ones. Lastly, after learning strategies for spelling, students will experiment with how to choose the just right words for their writing.
Math
Mid - Year Benchmark Testing
This week in math students will continue to practice their math facts in daily drills, however, students will begin and complete their mid-year math benchmark. At the end of the week they will also complete an Aimsweb assessment in math.
Social Studies & Science
In Science, students will begin learning about the four stages of the water cycle as well as the different types of clouds we see. We will primarily focus on the most common ones such as cumulus, stratus and nimbus clouds. How many can you recognize?
Mark Your Calendar!
January 18th
No School - MLK Jr Day
January 19th & 20th
No School - Teacher Workdays
February 5th
International NightSpecials Schedule
Gaudette
Monday: Media
Tuesday: Art
Wednesday: Computer
Thursday: Music
Friday: PE
Holden
Monday: Music
Tuesday: PE
Wednesday: Media
Thursday: Art
Friday: Computer
Karstaedt
Monday: Computer
Tuesday: Music
Wednesday: PE
Thursday: Media
Friday: Art
Mitchell
Monday: PE
Tuesday: Media
Wednesday: Art
Thursday: Computer
Friday: Music