This week in 2nd grade we...
- practiced a hard lockdown. During this drill, the children practiced moving out of sight and staying quiet. They did a terrific job!
- thought about ourselves as readers. We considered what area of reading we would like to focus on individually, and we set our first reading goal! Ask your child to share their goal with you, and help them work to achieve it at home, too!
- practiced making and writing compound words. When we can identify the two smaller words in a compound word, we can are better able to read and write them!
- started Chapter 2 in math. We focused on adding basic facts. We reviewed the numbers that "make a ten," and then we worked to create number bonds to add these numbers together more easily. For example, 5+6 is the same as 5+5+1. We know that 5+5 =10, and then we can add one more to make 11!
- made our own version of an Oak Tree! The children are learning that habitats contain a diversity of life. Each habitat provides the organisms who live there with all of their basic needs, including food, water, shelter, and protection. We discussed the difference between needs and wants. The children worked to add a variety of living things to our oak tree habitat! Special thanks to Claire for taking such great pictures!
- learned about the owl who lives in an oak tree. The children will be dissecting owl pellets during science class on Monday, in order to investigate what food the owl consumed in its habitat!
- practiced forming the letters "a" and "d" beginning with the "magic c" during handwriting practice
-celebrated our first star student of the year, Andrew! We loved getting to know Andrew better this week! He was a great line leader for our class. We enjoyed his special book choice, Dragons Love Tacos!
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In your child's backpack mail you should have found:
-picture day order form (Picture day is 9/30)
-Music for Youth program information
-A science letter explaining our upcoming owl dissecting activity on Monday
Upcoming Dates:
9/23 - Music for Youth Parent Information Night, 7:00 pm at Olive Mary-Stitt School
9/23 - Board of Education Meeting, District Administration Center, 7:30 pm
9/24 - Last Day for PTA Fund the 'Phins Fundraiser
9/27 - Fire Drill with AHFD
9/28 - Dryden PTA Dine-Out at Noodles & Company, 4:00 - 8:00 pm
9/30 - PTA Picture Day
9/30 - Last Day for 10% Discount on PTA Yearbook Purchase
10/1 - MAP Reports sent home
10/6 - Walk to School Day
10/7 - Board of Education Meeting, District Administration Center, 7:30 pm
10/11 - Institute Day, No School for Students
10/13 - MONDAY specials schedule
10/14 - 5th Grade Musical performance, 5:15 pm
10/20 & 10/21 - Parent-Teacher Conferences (No School for Students)
10/29 - Halloween Parade & Classroom Parties
*please remember to take a look at your child's "Friday Journal," and jot them a note! They'll love to hear from you! :)
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