Happy Monday! Sure was nice to go outside for a midmorning break! No snowpants, hats, boots and gloves makes it much more efficient!
This is the week before vacation. Please let me know if you are leaving early to go somewhere as I may be doing some assessments and wouldn't want anyone to miss them!
In math this morning, Mrs. Jones came in to do some activities with money. This is still difficult for many and any help at home counting coins would be great. We also did an Aimsweb assessment. I am impressed at the amount of children who have mastered the second grade computation standards! It's great!
We made a cloud book with cotton balls and did our weather journals. We also read a passage about weather and answered some questions. This required us to infer the meanings of some words (good practice for standardized tests).
In writing, we are busy with Weekend News, letter writing to persuade, and mapping out our slide show presentations for computer lab. Students are enjoying the Storybird site. I have upped the ante a bit more this week. Before anyone publishes any story, they must clear it through me. I'm finding some sloppy grammar and spelling in these stories. We talked today about how the Storybird stories need to be polished stories.
Have you figured out how to get an email when I update this blog? Please let me know if you need help. I think with my sporadic updates, this is the best way to keep in touch. Thanks to everyone who loaned a movie for us to choose on Friday. We had fun wearing PJ's and watching Rio.
Monday, April 14, 2014
Monday, April 7, 2014
Monday
Last week was a very busy week! We have been learning about weather. We've discussed types of clouds and different types of weather. Students are keeping weather journals. Today, in keeping with our discussion of fact vs. opinion, we wrote one factual statement and one opinion statement about the weather after recess. In writing, we determined what factual statements about the weather and then what opinion statements about the weather are. This brought forth great discussion. Our shared reading is a song about the Water Cycle. We discussed words like precipitation, condensation, and evaporation. We are learning a lot about weather. Kevin Skarupa will be impressed when he comes on Thursday!
Mrs. Jones came for math today. We worked on money using coins. We will continue this as it is not an easy concept for some. Any help at home you can give by counting coins would be great!
Mrs. Jones came for math today. We worked on money using coins. We will continue this as it is not an easy concept for some. Any help at home you can give by counting coins would be great!
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Thursday
We did a really FUN thing today in the computer lab!!! It's called Storybird and it's a digital storytelling website. The kiddos loved it! They can access it from home if you like. It's very popular in 2F.
During reading, we did a lesson on schema. Students learned what that is and how they have a lot of it for something they know a lot about. This helps them make connections.
We did a Making Words activity in Word Work. The word was destroy and the concept was a vowel dipthong (2 vowels together making one sound: oy).
Tonight there is a Math in Focus night at MSS. It's for all K to 5 kiddos. Starts at 5:30, hope to see you there!
During reading, we did a lesson on schema. Students learned what that is and how they have a lot of it for something they know a lot about. This helps them make connections.
We did a Making Words activity in Word Work. The word was destroy and the concept was a vowel dipthong (2 vowels together making one sound: oy).
Tonight there is a Math in Focus night at MSS. It's for all K to 5 kiddos. Starts at 5:30, hope to see you there!
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Wednesday
Mrs. Jones came in this afternoon to remind us of the Math Night that is happening at Maple Street School on Thursday. It is from 5:30 to 7:00 and it is for all grade levels up to grade 6! I will be there and would love to see you there. If you have questions about what our math program is all about, this is the place for you! Please think about coming if you can.
In math this morning, we tackled some heavy duty word problems having to do with measurement. This week we will wrap up this unit and look to discussing mass and volume.
We talked about the Second Grade Play as well today in music. This is coming in May and the kiddos have been practicing like crazy! I think they are pretty excited!
In reading, we read Ira Sleeps Over and made some connections from the book. We started a new read aloud: Trumpet of the Swan. Mrs. Kaplan came in this afternoon while I went to a meeting. She did some word work with the class as well as writing workshop.
In math this morning, we tackled some heavy duty word problems having to do with measurement. This week we will wrap up this unit and look to discussing mass and volume.
We talked about the Second Grade Play as well today in music. This is coming in May and the kiddos have been practicing like crazy! I think they are pretty excited!
In reading, we read Ira Sleeps Over and made some connections from the book. We started a new read aloud: Trumpet of the Swan. Mrs. Kaplan came in this afternoon while I went to a meeting. She did some word work with the class as well as writing workshop.
Monday, March 24, 2014
Monday
Greetings 2F Families,
We had a quick day today but packed lots of great stuff in! First, we began our day with Morning Meeting. Next, Mrs. Jones came in to do some mental math with us. Next, we had a quick snack and then went to the play at the Capitol Center. It was about the life cycle of the butterfly. They used giant puppets and shadow puppets. There was some music in it too. We had a nice compliment from the bus driver for our behavior! By the time we got back, it was lunch already!
This afternoon, we finished sharing from Morning Meeting and read My Father's Dragon. Next, we did our shared reading: March Chicken Soup with Rice. We talked about parts of speech and different word meanings. Finally, we did our work jobs. Some friends, wrote about a book they read; some wrote on their blogs; some wrote in journals; some read; some went to the library.
Have a great Monday!
We had a quick day today but packed lots of great stuff in! First, we began our day with Morning Meeting. Next, Mrs. Jones came in to do some mental math with us. Next, we had a quick snack and then went to the play at the Capitol Center. It was about the life cycle of the butterfly. They used giant puppets and shadow puppets. There was some music in it too. We had a nice compliment from the bus driver for our behavior! By the time we got back, it was lunch already!
This afternoon, we finished sharing from Morning Meeting and read My Father's Dragon. Next, we did our shared reading: March Chicken Soup with Rice. We talked about parts of speech and different word meanings. Finally, we did our work jobs. Some friends, wrote about a book they read; some wrote on their blogs; some wrote in journals; some read; some went to the library.
Have a great Monday!
Sunday, March 23, 2014
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