Mrs. Sanna's Sleuths 14th Edition
Newsletter February 5, 2016
Things To Know
- We do not have a Valentine's Day party; yet we do share Valentine cards with our classmates. There are 23 students in our class. There is no need to address the outside of the envelopes
- No School on February 15th for Presidents' Day
English Language Arts (ELA)
We have been busy this week! We are working on writing our responses to paired text questions. We read a non- fiction opinion article about Service Dogs, and read a fiction selection called Officer Buckles and Gloria (she is a dog). Students were given time to answer the questions on the own to help me assess students’ current understanding. Now we are working through each question together as a class. Students have had multiple opportunities to work on responding to questions related to a single text as part of their weekly Guided Reading; however, they have not had to write about two different texts. This is part of the Common Core for 2nd grade. It is challenging. When things are challenging, I always refer back to the growth mind set, and let students know it is okay to struggle as we learn something new.
We also read an opinion article which was for purchasing standing desks for all students. We also watched a news clip about these desks. Students wrote their own opinion pieces about whether they are for or against standing desks.
Social Studies
While I was away, students finished our unit on geography. We began a new unit about how we use our environment/natural resources. We talked about things in our environment that come from nature, and those that are made from things from nature. We learned about renewable and non-renewable resources as well. We will continue this unit next week, and then begin our next science unit.
Math
We reviewed for our end of unit test, and spent two days completing the test. Students received their graded tests on Friday, and were asked to make corrections on their own. The tests will be coming home on Monday. Please sign and return the whole test after you have looked it over. Those students who are not secure on a standard will spend 20 minutes of our daily WIN time receiving additional teaching/practice on those standards. We will be beginning our new unit on Monday.
FYI
Thank You and Requests
- Thanks for all of your kind words and well wishes during my recovery. Your support is greatly appreciated!
- We could use some additional pretzels for our classroom " I forgot my snack" supply
- Please send in any as many brown paper grocery sacks that you can for a Valentine's Day craft. I know many people use recyclable bags that is why I am asking for as many as you can spare
- AGS PTO has an app for smartphones. Please consider downloading it. I did, and it is really nice, and will help keep you in loop regarding upcoming events
- THe AGS Fun Fair is March 4th, please consider donating to the 2nd grade basket for the raffle drawings.
Mrs. Sanna's Contact Information
Email: colleen.sanna@bps101.net
Location: AGS-905 Carlisle Road, Batavia, IL, United States
Phone: 630-937-8016