Mrs. Winebarger's 2nd-3rd Class
4-19 to 4-23
Have a great week everyone!
I am so proud of all your hard work and bucket filling this past week! I know that with positive attitudes we can achieve so much in Second and Third Grade! Keep up the great work!
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." - Thomas Edison
Try your best this week and never give up!
Important Reminders
1. Daily Zoom Classes
With only 6 weeks until Summer Break, please ensure that your child is attending zoom classes daily and is signing in on time ready for class. By every Thursday, your child should be checking for missing assignments and completing those missing assignments by Friday. Please help your child locate those missing assignments to complete.
2. Please sign up for a Spring conference using the link below. Conferences will be 4-19 through 4-23. It is important that we meet via zoom to discuss end of year expectations and testing for 2nd/3rd.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050C49ADA62AA4F49-spring
3. 3rd Grade End of Grade Testing
Your child will be coming to school to take the End of Grade Tests in May.
May 13th, 18th, 24th, and 25th are tentative dates for EOG Testing. Please keep these days open in May for End of Grade Testing Days.
4. 2nd Grade End of Year Math Assessments
Students will be testing on every Friday afternoon between 4-23 and 5-21 for end of year math assessments. I would like to complete in person testing for end of year, if possible. So I am asking that students come to school in our small group of 6 on Friday afternoons beginning 4-23 from 1:30 to 2:30. With a small group, there will be social distancing and wearing masks for the duration of the testing. If you have concerns or questions with this, please contact me by Tuesday afternoon 4-20 to discuss this.
5. Important Dates:
5-26 Last Day of School/Early Dismissal
6. Please be sure your child is completing all learning responsibilities daily.
This includes each zoom class, paper copy of any assignment in weekly packets and/or paper copies of any assignment posted on Google classroom, google classroom assignments, google forms, google docs, razkids, dreambox, MobyMax math fact fluency, etc.
Please also ensure that all required paper copy of assignments have been turned in for grading through class dojo messages.
Revised School Calendar
2nd Grade Learning Targets
Math:
I can recognize and draw triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, and hexagons, having specified attributes; recognize and describe attributes of rectangular
prisms and cubes. (New Skill)
I can compare two three digit numbers to 1000 using <,>,= symbols to record the results of comparisons. (Review Skill)
I can add up to three two-digit numbers using strategies based on place value and properties of operations. (Review Skill)
Reading:
I can ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. (Review Skill)
I can describe how words and phrases supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song. (New Skill)
I can know spelling-sound correspondences for additional common vowel teams. (Continuing Skill)
I can read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. I can read on-level grade text with purpose and understanding. (continuing Skill)
Writing:
I can write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section (Review Skill)
Health
I can recognize the interrelationship of parts of MyPlate.
I can plan meals that are chosen for energy and health.
I can classify activities in terms of their appropriateness for a healthy lifestyle.
Zones/Health:
I can know my emotions and manage stress. (Continuing Skill)
3rd Grade Learning Targets
I can Interpret unit fractions with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 as quantities formed when a whole is partitioned into equal parts
a. Explain that a unit fraction is one of those parts.
b. Represent and identify unit fractions using area and length models.
I can Interpret fractions with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 using area and length models.
a. Using an area model, explain that the numerator of a fraction represents the number of equal parts of the unit fraction.
b. Using a number line, explain that the numerator of a fraction represents the number of lengths of the unit fraction from 0.
Reading:
I can escribe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or
concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time,
sequence, and cause/effect. (New Skill)
I can determine and/or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies: context clues, word parts, word relationships, and reference materials. (continuing Skill)
I can know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. (Continuing Skills)
Writing:
I can write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
Science
I can recognize that air is a substance that surrounds us, takes up space and has mass.
I can summarize changes that occur to the observable properties of materials when different degrees of heat are applied to them, such as melting ice or ice cream, boiling water or an egg, or freezing water.
I can recognize that energy can be transferred from one object to another by rubbing them against each other.
Health/Zones:
I can know my emotions and manage stress. (Continuing Skill)
2. Brain Pop Jr. Assignments
3. Razkids
4. Dreambox
Contact Information
You may also call the school phone between 7:30-8:00, 10:40-11:30, and 3:00-4:00 with any questions/concerns you may have during the day. If you send a dojo message or school phone message, I will respond as soon as I can.
You may contact me by the following ways:
- school phone
- class dojo**
- scheduled zoom conferences
**Please remember I do not check class dojo messages before 7:30am or after 4:00pm. Thank you for respecting the posted quiet hours on class dojo.