Seymour Snapshots
Picture Yourself Growing in Second Grade
Greetings from Canada
We LOVE MATH! Before break, we had a FIRST in Second Grade! We were able to connect with a class from Canada via Skype! Using Skype, we were able to video conference with this class right through our SCREEN! We talked to the students, saw their classrooms, and met their teacher! It was exciting and amazing!
We connected with a second grade class to play a game of Mystery Number! Mystery Number Skype is a game where both classes pick a mystery number and take turns asking yes or no questions to figure out the mystery number! This game is great for building number sense, reinforcing place value, using math vocabulary (ex. greater than, even and odd), and problem solving! Not to mention, it is really fun meeting a new class and seeing other students around the world and their classrooms. It builds a global awareness as we realize other students are learning the same things that we are and that they are important!
We prepared by thinking about what would make a good question to help us narrow down our hunt for a mystery number. We thought about questions like "Is your number a 2 digit number?" "Does your number have a 5 in the tens place?" "Is your number even?" After brainstorming questions, we practiced using our number grid to help us keep track of all of our clues by crossing out numbers.
In addition to math, it helped secure our understanding of social studies, location and geography! We studied a map of their location. We learned about their climate and daily lives. An amazing way to bring social studies to life!
We had a GREAT time playing and we guessed the other class's number first! We will be doing another Mystery Number Skype soon!
Poetry - A Museum Walk
To conclude our poetry unit, we had a museum walk! We chose our best piece and put it on display for all to see! We walked through the room to enjoy all of the different poems written by our friends! Then, we chose a poem to review! It was an amazing day to celebrate ALL of hard work in poetry! You should be proud of your second grade poets!
Up next... Fiction Narratives!
Everyday Math
Our Unit 4 test will be on Tuesday, January 23rd. A Unit review will be coming home on Monday! As the completed test comes home, please review, sign and return the test to school! Thank you for your help with this!
Reminders and Dates
* Second Grade is taking a Field Trip! We will be heading to Investors Bank Center for a performance of Click, Clack, Moo! The permission slip and money ($4) are due on Friday, January 19, 2018.
* Tuesday, January 23rd is our next Township Tuesday! Wear RED!
* There is still time to donate to the PTO Designer Bag Bingo Baskets. Thank you so much to those that donated! This event allows our amazing PTO to give back to the students and school in HUGE ways! This year, we were lucky enough to have NEW playground equipment installed! Please donate if you can!
* Thank you for all of your Scholastic Book orders. Our next Scholastic Book Order is Due 1/19! With all of your orders, we are earning FREE books for our classroom!
* Please continue to sign your child's agenda each night! It is important to help your child feel prepared and successful during the school day! Homework is an important piece of learning responsibility and positive work habits.
*Please return your child's READING LOG on Fridays! A goal in second grade is for your child to be reading every night. Thank you for helping your child record and log their nightly reading! If you need more good fit books for you child, please let me know! For the month of February - I will be choosing students with completed logs to earn a prize!
Specials Schedule
Tuesday - Music
Wednesday - Library (please return library books this day)
Thursday - Computers
Friday - PE (please wear sneakers)