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It was picture day at Dryden School! The children looked adorable for their 2nd grade photos! I snapped a few pictures "behind the scenes." :)

 Our landform murals turned out great! I was especially impressed to watch as the children recorded their learning into their Seesaw learning journals. The children practiced snapping a photo of their work, and then recorded their voices as they narrated details about each of the 12 landforms/bodies of water that they added to their drawings. Feel free to log on to comment on your child's work through Seesaw, as well! They would be so excited to receive your feedback!

 Avery was our first star student of the year! We welcomed Mrs. Jalowiecki and Kelsey to our classroom to learn more about Avery and to watch her fascinating experiment. We also loved singing along to the "Pete the Cat" story Avery selected to share with her classmates!

 During reader's workshop, we continue to practice discussion techniques. In these photos, you can see the "Fishbowl" strategy. The first two children shared their feelings about a character or moment in the story, and decided if they agreed or disagreed. Then, a third person entered the conversation!

 We love practicing our addition math facts using Xtramath! Remember to log in to use this free resource on your laptop computers at home! :)

The children also enjoyed working together to compare 3 digit numbers in small groups. They took turns rolling dice to create numbers, and then decided which number was largest!

This is one hard-working group of 2nd graders! :)

2-2 in review!

We started off the week gathering as a school community to honor and remember Patriot Day, September 11th. It was powerful to see so many faces that came together to pay tribute to this important day in history. 

 The children were exposed to new reading strategies this week that encouraged them to take important notes while reading that they could then share with a partner to discuss. This discussion deepens the children's undertsanding of their reading, and further connects them to their texts.

 We are really enjoying making words during our word study lessons. The children are becoming more familiar with word patterns, and are working to quickly identify their sight words- while also improving their spelling accuracy!

 The children had fun playing a game during math! One student created a number using base ten blocks, and their partner had to write this number in standard, word, and expanded form. They loved challenging each other!

 Here are some snaps of the children taking notes during readers' workshop. We learned to jot down notes of interest- not everything we read! The children then used these notes to meet up with their "turn & talk" buddies to have meaningful discussions about their reading. We practiced keeping our eyes on the speaker, taking turns, and staying focused!  They did a terrific job!

Another GREAT week of 2nd grade is in the books!