Wrapping up our 2nd week of school!

From the desk of Mrs. Schmidt:

We are settling in nicely to our class!  We have such enthusiastic and caring learners in 2-2!  We're off to a great start!

This week we dove into our topics.  In math, we are working on addition facts.  We have already taken some math fact tests.  Please be sure to work on math facts at home too.  Xtramath.org is a great resource for this!  We are also looking at time and money.

In reading, we read a story called "David's New Friends,"  in which we talked about the importance of understanding the characters and setting.  The main character David made a surprising new friend!

We are learning how to read and make maps in social studies to help us better understand landforms.  There will be an assessment next week for this unit.  The children do not need to study for it, as we will review the concepts in class.  Our next unit will be "Motion" in science.

Please remember that the Reading Log and Daily Fluency Log are due on Monday!  

Thank you for attending the Curriculum Night presentation.  I enjoyed seeing you and sharing the important information and procedures in 2-2!

Special Event this week:  Music for Youth Assembly on Tuesday

 The children have their own "book boxes" in the classroom! They are learning the responsibility of choosing the books that are just right for them and their reading ability.

It is important for the children to begin building their reading stamina, and this takes practice! They will work to increase their stamina each day.

 This is a picture of the children practicing the Daily 5 station called "Read to Self." The children are responsible for choosing a book that matches both their interest and ability, and they are to read their self selected book in one comfortable spot without interruptions!

 The children are encouraged to choose a balanced combination of both fiction and nonfiction books.

During math the children practiced their skills by playing the "Money Exchange Game!"