Mrs. King's 2nd Grade Newsletter!
November 8, 2019
A Celebration of Non-Fiction
Celebrating Cardinal Character
For the month of October, these 3 students were selected from our class from a random draw of all the nominations made by myself and the class:
Jonathan
Libby
Evan C.
There were quite a few nominations this month. Not only are your children showing great behavior but their peers are noticing this and nominating them.
WOW Winners of the Week!
Follett Book Fair!
Cold Weather!
Writing Workshop Enables Individualized Instruction
You may be wondering why we are using writing workshop for or writing instruction model. This week's topic about writing workshops from an article by the Partnership of Inquiry Learning may help answer some of your questions.
'Writing workshop uses conventions for audience'
In writing workshop, students have audiences beyond the classroom teacher and see how their writing affects others. They learn to use grammar and spelling conventions that enhance and clarify meaning in the texts they write. They learn to identify and choose punctuation, line breaks, diction and other conventions appropriate to the audience to ensure that texts are read as the writer intends. In this way writers learn that their words— and how they present those words— have the power to inform, persuade, move, entertain, challenge and profoundly impact readers.
A Moment with Mrs. Chadwell - The TCE Global Study Instructor
Library Volunteers
Library volunteers are needed to help with shelving and checking in books in our TCE Library. Volunteering in the library is fun and the schedule is flexible! If you are interested in volunteering, please reach out to Mrs. Hopper, TCE Librarian (lhopper@hse.k12.in.us).
*A safe visitor background check is required for all school volunteers. For more information on background checks, visit https://www.hseschools.org/services/other/school-safety/visiting-and-volunteering.
Important Information for Next The Week(s)
Mark Your Calendar!
November 8 - PTO Movie Night
November 26 - Spirit Day - TCE Spirit Wear
November 27 -29 - Thanksgiving Break
Next Week's Related Arts Schedule
Tuesday, November 5 - Day 3: Art
Wednesday, November 6 - Day 4: P.E.
Thursday, November 7 - Day 1: Global Studies
Friday, November 8 - Day 2: Music & Library
We Are Learning...
Reading
In reading this week we learned/reviewed the following skills/concepts when reading non-fiction: using the keywords within non-fiction to describe the books to others. This week our non-fiction readers learned that one of the best ways to know if you have learned a lot about a topic is to teach it to others. This week we used keywords from our books to teach our friends about the topic of our non-fiction book. This deeper depth of knowledge allowed us to read, process, and reproduce what we've learned about our topic. In our book clubs we have been focusing on the various craft moves that the authors have been including. We study those in order to gain a better understanding about our topic!
Writing
WE DID IT! That's right, we have now reached the end of our non-fiction writing unit and celebrated with a 2nd grade wide gallery walk. (Please see the aforementioned post to learn more about how we shared our original compositions of non-fiction literature with our friends)
Math
This week in math we continued our focus on multiplication. We practiced solving word problems that involved multiplication. We also practiced explaining our math thinking. The class was given a multiplication expression and asked if it was true or false. The then had to write justifying their answer. This week in math we also learned about a line plot. A line plot is a type of graph that gives a quick look at different types of data. We practiced reading those and answering questions about the topic.
Kristi King
Email: kking@hse.k12.in.us
Location: 14642 E 126th St, Fishers, IN, United States
Phone: 317-594-4310
Twitter: @MrsKing2nd