Week 4!

Hi Parents!

I want to thank all of you for coming to Open House this past week!  I know it's definitely hard to get back into the swing of things so making time to come means the world to me! :) Thank you!!  If you weren't able to make it, no worries!!  The paperwork went home that I passed out and if you have any questions, please email me! Thanks in advance!

Sneak Peak for this week!

In reading we will be learning how to write recommendation letters for books we've read and also we will be reinforcing the Guidelines for Reading Workshop that we created last week.  Reading groups will start at the beginning of October - maybe earlier if I can get all the assessments done.

In writing we will be making an authority list on Monday that helps us pick topics to write about.  This week we will also be looking at Beginning, Middle and End.  All this week we will be breaking apart writing a story and really making sure our story makes "sense" with the timeline process of writing.  So often in 2nd grade, the kids' thoughts can get mixed up and sometimes the students write the middle part at the beginning and it's very fluid.  We will be working on making clear separation between these parts of our writing and continuing this lesson throughout the year.

In word study and spelling, we will do a "practice" week for what homework will look like next week.  The kids will be getting 10 practice spelling words tomorrow that will be in their planner.  They will complete the homework with me in class this week.  Then on Friday, we will have a "practice" spelling test to get into the habit and routine of taking spelling tests.  So no homework this week for spelling! :) In word study we will be focusing on beginning and middle consonant blends such as br, dr, tr, sl, etc.  We will be generating lists for these and hanging them in our room to refer to when writing.

In Math we are working on place value still.  The kids really seem to get ones and tens, but I'm working on hundreds with them.  We will also be working on odd and even numbers and >,<, or =.  The kids will learn to evaluate number sentences to know which one is >,<, or =.

In Social Studies, we will look at Community Citizenship by focusing on Habit 6-Synergizing!  This means to work together to complete a task!  We do a lot of synergizing in 2nd grade so this is very important!  We will also be looking at citizenship in our communities and how our leaders must Synergize to complete a goal!

DON'T FORGET!! WE HAVE OUR PRIME TIME WEDNESDAY THIS WEDNESDAY!!  SCHOOL BEGINS AT 11:00 A.M.

Thanks again for a wonderful first few weeks of school!!

-Mrs. Hurak