Weekly Update

Week of April 12, 2021

 

1  4/12	We have Media Center
1  4/13	We have S.E.L. and Math Center.
4/14	We have gym.
4/15	We have art.
4/16	We have music

Welcome Back! I am so excited to be back in the classroom tomorrow. It has been wonderful to have a break, but I am ready to dive into the work we need to complete before the year is over. These next few weeks will go fast as we wrap up 2nd grade and head toward summer. As always, please feel free to email me anytime with questions or concerns.

Word Work: Our class will continue learning about contractions such as we'll, didn’t, she’s, and you’ve this week and the week following spring break. Students should read their word lists, discuss the meaning of the words, and practice spelling words with similar syllable patterns.  Spelling City is ready for students to access the Unit 19 practice list for the week. 

Poetry Month:  We are excited to celebrate poetry month.  With so many choices we have narrowed our focus down to three types of poems.  We will learn about bio, cinquain, and diamante poems.  We look forward to exploring this topic with your children.  Please feel free to help us celebrate this month by sharing other kinds of poetry that you enjoy with your child.  

Math News:  Our second graders will start our geometry unit this week.  They will be learning about 2-dimensional shapes and identifying their attributes such as number of sides, length of sides, number of angles, and whether they have right angles or parallel sides.  We will also study 3-dimensional shapes.  Students will identify shapes, faces, bases, and vertices. You can help your child by pointing to everyday objects and ask your child to identify the shapes he/she sees and describe their attributes.  Example: A shoe box is a rectangular prism with rectangular sides that are parallel. It has right angles.

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