Sneak Peek
2T Edison School * January 25, 2016* Mrs. Tallman
2T Community
Valentine's Day:
Bring in a cereal box for a creative writing project by Monday, January 25th. Please read all of the information to prepare the box before bringing it to school (note sent home 1-19-16).
Science Fair:
The Science Fair will be on February 25th. Please return your Science Fair permission form to Mr. Ehert asap! Enjoy creating your projects!
WEB Biography Project
Students should have a person for their project and a book by now. Many students have started reading and are in the process of beginning their projects. Try not to leave the WEB project until the last minute, this will cause much stress for both you and your Second Grader! Pace yourselves and give your child time to be creative and enjoy completing the project at their own rate. Remember you can turn in the project at any time, however it is due February 26th.
Literacy
Reading
Over the next few weeks we will explore the theme "Tell Me About It". Our reading selections in Unit 3 focus on how we communicate with each other. We will explore the big idea “We learn from each other” as we read humorous fiction and informational text. This week we will read the story “Click Clack Moo, Cows That Type” as we practice the strategies of infer and predict. We will read all of the Click Clack Moo books this week!
Phonics Skills: Base words and endings –es, -s including pronunciation and syllables
Spelling Words Lesson 11: dishes, boxes, ducks, names, dresses, bells, grapes, wishes, stamps, stitches, eggs, bikes, more, another, heard **questions**
Vocabulary Strategy: Prefixes pre- and mis-
Comprehension Skill: Conclusions
Comprehension Strategy: Infer/predict
Pen Pals
The students have been writing to the Second Grade class at Stoy School. Many children are exchanging letters on a regular basis and developing lovely relationships with their pen pals! What a great way to keep up our letter writing skills! Ask if your child has received a letter lately.
Valentine's Day Mailbox
This week we will do a special writing project for Valentine’s Day! We will use text and visual features to create an amazing Valentine’s Day mailbox. We will also practice writing a paragraph that will be incorporated into our final mailbox/keepsake design.
Social Studies
Our Earth
This week we will identify and learn about different landforms and bodies of water. We will learn about the 7 continents and the oceans of the world. The class will learn about the different types of bodies of water. We will learn how to find locations and determine directions on maps and globes and draw maps to show places and routes. Then we will learn how people depend on the physical environment and it's natural resources. We will read about natural resources and describe how natural resources affect our lives.
Math
Chapter 5 Lesson 1 (Day 2):
Use equal groups and repeated addition to multiply.
Make multiplication stories about pictures.
Make multiplication sentences.
Chapter 5 Lesson 2 (Days 1 and 2)
Divide to share equally.
Divide by repeated subtraction of equal groups.
Chapter 5 Lesson 3 (Days 1 and 2)
Solve multipication word problems.
Solve division word problems.
1/2 Birthday Celebrations Begin!
Happy 1/2 Birthday to Jocelyn Hauck!
We will celebrate Jocelyn's 1/2 birthday in class this week! What a fun way to honor every Second Grader's Birthday during our school-year!
Mark Your Calendars:
January 29th- Character Counts Assembly
January 29th- Spirit Day and Feed a Spirit
February 9th- Friday Schedule
February 9th- PTA 7:00
February 12th- No School Teacher In-service
February 15th- No School
February 19th- PTA Family Dinner 6:00
Reminders:
•Send a Note to Let Me Know:
Please send in a note or email to notify me if your child is leaving school early or coming to school late. I can order lunch for students arriving late to class and I will be better able to prepare homework and have students packed and ready to leave early without interrupting the class. Thanks!
• Please have your child put their name and number on all assignments.
*Please label all of your child's belongings!
*It is still warm in our classroom, please help your child to dress appropriately and to bring a water bottle each day!