HI!

I can't believe we have just a few  days until the winter holiday!  The first semester just flew by!  I just wanted to remind you that our Winter Party will be on Thursday from 1:30-2:30.  If you have not received the Sign Up Genius, please let me know . We will also need volunteers to help at each station so please sign if you are able to help.  

Here is our week of learning at a glance:

 

Reading Workshop-This week we will begin our unit on Holidays Around the World.  We will research different countries and present our information to the class.   

 

Writing Workshop-    We will continue our All About  books. Now that we have picked our topics and our chapters, we have started writing our books. 

Science/ Social Studies-     This week in social studies we will focus on Holidays around the World.  We will also incorporate map activities as we try to " Save Christmas" using our map skills! 

Math-   We will concentrate on solving two digit story problems using addition and subtraction this week.  

Important News:   Our Winter Party is Thursday, December 15, from 1:30-2:30.  

Class Brighteners-I have added a 5 point reward on Class DoJo!  This reward is super hard to earn :)  so if you child earns 5 points for "Out of this world behavior" please give them an extra hug!  With all the craziness of the holidays approaching, I am really trying to reward those students who set a good example for their classmates. 

  We want to wish Brandon and Savanna  a very  Happy Birthday!   We hope your day special!  We would like to say Congratulations to Lorena, Brandon, and Zachary!  They all lost a tooth last week! 

I hope you have a  wonderful holiday!  Enjoy your time with family!

HI!

I hope you were able to enjoy your weekend despite the gloomy weather.  I am keeping my fingers crossed it clears up .....soon!  With the upcoming holidays and all the excitement surrounding the holidays, we will definitely need to burn off some energy!

This Thursday is our Literacy Night.  It is a great chance to  see your child's work on display and learn about different countries. Each grade level researches a continent and the activities and  displays go along with that grade level's continent.  I look forward to seeing you!  I will be there until around 6:30 and then I will need to head out to pick up my girls from their activities. 

Here is our week of learning at a glance:

 

Reading Workshop-This week we will continue our unit on Africa.  We researched various animals and we are creating a mural to display on Literacy Night.  We will also begin working on our Reader's Theater, Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears.  

 

Writing Workshop-    We will focus on our All About  books.  Each child is picking a topic they are an "expert" on and will write a nonfiction book about their topic. 

Science/ Social Studies-     This week in science we will begin our unit on magnets.  We will predict which magnets are the strongest and then put our predictions to the test!  This unit is a lot of fun for the students!

Math-   We will revisit our unit on two digit subtraction. This week we will focus on using subtraction to help us solve word problems. 

Important News:   Thursday,  December 8, is our Literacy Night.  I look forward to seeing you!  Our winter party is Friday, December 15, from 1:30-2:30.  Ms. Neumann is creating a sign-up genius for treats and we will definitely need help with activities at each station!

Class Brighteners-We have earned 9 compliments and we just need 1 more for a special reward. Please continue to encourage good behavior and following our classroom expectations.  Even though the holidays are getting closer we still have quite a bit of learning to cover!  

We would like to wish Evin a Happy Birthday!  We hope your day was special!

Have  a great week!

HI!

I can't believe this is our last week before Thanksgiving break!  Where is this year going?  I wanted to remind you that our Thanksgiving luncheon is this Thursday and our lunch time is 11:05-11:35.   Hope to see some of you there!

Here is our week of learning at a glance:

 

Reading Workshop-This week we will continue our unit on nonfiction texts.  We are going to begin our US symbol research since our Veteran's Day writing and craft took a little longer than we thought. I am hoping to get our project completed  ( a powerpoint, google document,  or article) before we leave on Friday.  

 

Writing Workshop-    We will use our writing time to learn how to take notes. We call it 'stop and jot. "  We will also focus on taking notes using our own words. We are still going on taking notes since we are researching. 

Science/ Social Studies-     This week in science we will continue to focus on sound and light energy. Please send in your shoeboxes so we can make guitars when we study sound!

Math-   We will continue our unit on geometry. We will focus on 3-D shapes such as sphere, cube, rectangular prism, triangular prism, cone, cylinder, and pyramids.  We will also focus on  vocabulary such faces, edges, and vertices. 

Important News:   Thursday, November 17 is our Thanksgiving luncheon. Our lunch time is 11:05-11:35. ( I wrote the wrong time on our November calendar). We are out of school all next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

Class Brighteners-We earned 3 class compliments this week. Please continue to encourage good behavior and following our classroom expectations.  Even though the holidays are getting closer we still have quite a bit of learning to cover! 

Thanks for all your help and support!

HI!

Thank you so much for taking the time to come to our bridge presentations!  I was super proud of our class and the way they presented their information in front of their peers and all the parents!

Tomorrow our class is voting for our second grade Presidential Candidates.  They are either going to vote for Thomas Toadmore or George McGuinnea.  Ask your child about each candidates' platform and see if they will tell you who they are going to vote for and why.  In honor of the election tomorrow, please have your child wear red, white, and blue!

Here is our week of learning at a glance:

 

Reading Workshop-This week we will continue our unit on nonfiction texts.  This week we will focus on United States symbols and we will choose one symbol to research this week. 

Writing Workshop-    We will use our writing time to learn how to take notes. We call it 'stop and jot. "  We will also focus on taking notes using our own words. 

Science/ Social Studies-     This week in science we will focus on sound and light energy. Please send in your shoeboxes so we can make guitars when we study sound!

Math-   We will begin our unit on geometry. We will focus on vocabulary such as polygon, quadrilateral, vertices, sides, pentagons, hexagons, rectangles, squares, and octagon. 

Important News:   Thursday, November 17 is our Thanksgiving luncheon. Our lunch time is 11:05-11:35. ( I wrote the wrong time on our November calendar)Tomorrow there is a TAG Information Meeting at 6:00.  If you are interested in testing your child for TAG in the spring, this is a great meeting to attend. 

Class Brighteners- Alex is our Star of the Week!  He shared his poster with us today!  We want to wish Sydney  and Lorena a very Happy Birthday!  We  hope your day was special!

We have started building bridges!  I sent a picture in SeeSaw of your child building their bridge today.  Make sure you take a look.  We have six groups and there are 3-4 students in each group.  This is a great time for them to collaborate and really work on teamwork. They will need to use ideas and suggestions from each person to help build their group bridge. So far, we are off to a great start!  

We are going to present our bridges on Friday, November 4th at 8:00.  Please make plans to attend!

Here is our week of learning at a glance:

 

Reading Workshop-This week we will continue our unit on nonfiction texts.  This week we will focus on elections during our reading.  We do not discuss the  presidential candidates.  We approach it from  a kid's point of view.  We discuss platforms by reading the book, " Duck for President". We discuss the platforms of Duck and Farmer Mac and decide who we would vote for based on their platforms.  We discuss vocabulary, such as election, ballot, register, platform, and choice.  And next week , we will vote for two fictional candidates,  Thomas Toadmore and George McGuinnea.   We are even going to make campaign posters for the candidate of our choice!

Writing Workshop-    We will use our election material to help us during our writing workshop time.  We will write our own platforms and we will write, " If I were President......." 

Science/ Social Studies-     This week in science we will continue our Project Based Learning project.  We will continue building our bridges and prepare for our presentation on Friday.

Math-   We shift back to two digit addition and subtraction using story problems.  

Important News:   We presenting our bridges on Friday, November 4th at 8:00 in our classroom.  

Class Celebrations:    Brandon is our  Star of the Week!  He will share his poster with us on Monday!  Zoe, Sydney, and Robbie all lost a tooth this week!  Congratulations!

Mrs.King

It's hard to believe the month of October is almost over!  The excitement is building and even though we have many fun activities planned, ( our bridge project and "Monster Writing" using adjectives to name a few) I really need your help to make sure your child comes to school rested and ready to learn!

Next week is Red Ribbon Week.  Here are the activities for the week: 

Monday: Wear your favorite team jersey

Tuesday: Wear boots (Put tennis shoes in backpack for PE)

Wednesday: Wear clothes in a crazy way

Thursday: Wear your School Picture Day Clothes

Friday: Wear Tye Dye

Here is our week of learning at a glance:

 

Reading Workshop-This week we will begin our unit on nonfiction text features.   This week we will concentrate on features such as the table of contents, glossary, captions,  headings, and many more!  We will use our iPads to take pictures of text features and label them. Be on the look out for those on SeeSaw. 

Writing Workshop-    We will edit our personal narratives and begin publishing our final copy.  We will  begin  adding adjectives  and descriptive details to our writing and we will create a friendly monster and describe it. 

Science/ Social Studies-     This week in science we will continue our Project Based Learning project.  We will begin creating our blueprint for our bridges.

Math-   We are still working on three digit place value and focusing on different ways to write a number. Towards the end of the week, we will  work on ordering numbers and comparing three digit numbers. 

Important News:   We will have an early release day October 26 at 12:00 and we will have our school pictures on October 27. Red Ribbon week is also next week!  

Class Celebrations:    Tori is our  Star of the Week!  She will share her poster with us on Monday!  

Mrs.King

  

Our class earned 10 compliments and we really enjoyed eating lunch in the classroom! I am super proud how hard they are working as a class to earn all these rewards!

Thank you so much for taking time to come in for a conference!  It was great to have the chance to meet with you and let you know all the great things your child is doing in class!  If you ever have any questions or concerns, please let me know and we can always set up a time to meet individually.

Here is our week of learning at a glance:

Reading Workshop-This week we will start the week with a few lessons on inferencing and then we will begin to look at nonfiction texts. We will focus on nonfiction text features this week such as the table of contents, glossary, captions,  headings, and many more! 

Writing Workshop-    We will continue with personal narratives and we will take this piece of writing through the writing process. This week we will focus on revising and editing our writing.  

Science/ Social Studies-     This week in science we will begin our Project Based Learning project.  We will begin looking at how we can select matter for a specific use based on their properties.   

Math-   We will  bring our two digit subtraction unit to a close and we will begin our unit on three digit place value.  We will focus on the value of each digit and write the number in standard form, written form, expanded form, and word form. 

Important News:   We will have an early release day October 26 at 12:00 and we will have our school pictures on October 27.  

Class Celebrations:    Zoe is our  Star of the Week!  She will share her poster with us on Monday!  We want to wish Stephen  a Happy Birthday!   We hope your day is special Stephen!

Mrs.King

HI!

What a great week we have had.  We have earned 3 compliments as a class and we just need 2 more for a small reward. We also had a great presentation today by Masai Maggie on Friday in the library.  She is  a fantastic storyteller and used puppets to help with her story.  Ask your child  their favorite part of the show. 

Here is our week of learning at a glance:

Reading Workshop-This week we will look at questioning.  We will discuss questions readers ask before they read, while they are reading, and after they have finished the book or chapter.  We will also begin reading with a partner to help us with questioning. 

Writing Workshop-   We will continue to work on how we use writing partners to help us become better writers.  We will also focus on staying on topic. 

Science/ Social Studies-     This week in science we will look at how matter changes when we apply heat or cold.  We will have a couple of demonstrations / experiments this week! 

In social studies,  we will wrap up activities that focus on our Constitution.  

Math-   We will continue our unit on addition.  We will begin to look at two digit addition this week.   We will focus on strategies that would help us such as using our tens and ones, a hundreds chart, a number line, and even using facts we know to help us solve our math problem. 

Important News:   We have Early Release THIS Wednesday, September 28.  We dismiss at 12:00 this year instead of 12:45. Please make arrangements for pick up.

Class Celebrations:   We are really settling in with our classroom rules and expectations.  Please continue to reinforce great behavior at home. 

Mrs.King

What a great week of learning we had last week! We celebrated earning our 5 compliments with 5 minutes of extra drawing time!  We have 9 compliments so I am sure we will have another celebration very soon!

Here is our week of learning at a glance:

Reading Workshop-This week we will look at story elements in the books we read.  We will look at the characters, problem/ solution, setting, and retelling what happens at the beginning of the story, middle of the story, and the end of the story. 

Writing Workshop-   We will continue to focus on responding to our reading in our Reader's notebooks and we will begin writing with our  writing partners. 

Science/ Social Studies-      Please have your child bring in a small object from home! This object could be  a special shell, rock,  coin, or trophy. Have fun with it!  We will describe our object using physical properties.

In social studies,  we will celebrate Freedom Week by looking at our Constitution.  We will discuss what this document means to us and our country.  We will also look at American symbols and choose one to research. 

Math-   We will begin our first unit on addition.  We will begin to look at two digit addition this week.  Our class has started a math fluency program called XtraMath.  This will help them learn their addition and subtraction facts.  I will send home log-in information so your child can also use the program at home. 

Important News:   We have Early Release next Wednesday, September 28.  We dismiss at 12:00 this year instead of 12:45. Please make arrangements for pick up.

Class Celebrations:    We are one compliment away from another reward! Please continue to encourage great behavior at home. 

Mrs.King

HI!

What a short but busy week of learning we had!  We earned 5 compliments but we still need to vote on our reward. I will keep you posted on what we vote on.  It shouldn't involve anything from home since it is a "little" reward for 5.  Some of the choices they wanted to vote on include 5 minutes of drawing time, extra reading time, take off our shoes day and 5 minutes of extra recess.  We will see which activity gets the most votes!

Here is our week of learning at a glance:

Reading Workshop-This week we will begin looking at character traits using books from Kevin Henkes.  We will learn that character traits describe a character on the inside ( shy, outgoing, nervous, sad) and not their physical description.   We will use what we learned and respond using our Reading Response Notebook.

Writing Workshop-   We will continue to focus on Writer's workshop expectations and we will begin writing our first story.  Last week we focused on our reader's response so this took up some of our writing time.  

Science/ Social Studies-   This week we will use our iPads to tour a science lab and we will begin working on physical properties of an object.   Please have your child bring in a small object from home! This object could be  a special shell, rock,  coin, or trophy. Have fun with it!  We will describe our object using physical properties.

In social studies, we will continue to  focus on good citizenship at home and in the classroom.  

Math-   We will begin to look at numbers on a hundreds chart and a number line.  We spent all last week working on 4 ways to write a number.  If you have a few minutes this weekend, ask your child to show you how to write numbers ( up to 99) in these four ways.

Standard form:  45

Expanded form: 40+5=45

Word form:  forty-five

Base 10 blocks:  IIII . . . . .  

Important News:   Thanks for having your child wear purple or green on Friday!  We had 72% in spirit colors so we are keeping our fingers crossed we won the spirit stick!  If you have an extra set of earbuds around your house, please send them in with your child for our iPads. I will keep them in  ziplock bag with your child's name on it so they will not get worn by anyone else. I have bought some extra ones just in case as well.  We have a few programs that read books to us or that have videos we can watch so the earbuds will come in handy.  

Class Celebrations:    Evin lost a tooth this week and we were able to add him name to our tooth graph!  It was nice to see many of you on Grandparent's Day. That day is always special to the kids.  

I hope you have a great weekend!

Mrs.King

HI!

I hope you are enjoying your three day weekend! It was really nice to have an extra day to spend with family!  But, that means we are going to hit the ground running tomorrow :) I just wanted to let you know that we used our iPads on Friday!  We used an app called Number Pieces ( which had base 10 blocks) and we worked with a partner to build two digit numbers.  I am super excited we have this learning tool to enhance our learning.  My plan is to incorporate the iPads all across our curriculum!  I will continue to keep you posted on how we use them on a weekly basis. 

Here is our week of learning at a glance:
Reading Workshop-This week we will continue to work on establishing our routines during reading workshop.  We are really focusing on finding one spot to read, and only one spot :), and making sure we are reading the whole time!  This is crucial once I start working with small reading groups.  I really try hard to let them find a comfortable spot to read but if I find they are not reading and using their time wisely, I do make them read at their desk so I can monitor their reading time.
Writing Workshop-   We will continue to focus on Writer's workshop expectations and we will begin writing our first story.  We created our topic lists last week so I am anxious to get them writing!
Science/ Social Studies-   This week we will continue to focus on science safety.  We will set up our science notebooks  and even look at science tools.  We will use our iPads to tour an actual science lab and then write about what we saw on our "tour".
In social studies, we will continue to  focus on good citizenship at home and in the classroom.
Math-   We will continue our  unit on place value.  We will focus on numbers to 100 and building numbers using tens and ones. This week we will also incorporate 100's chart activities.  
Important News:   I have included a link from our PTA: https://www.pt-avenue.com/parents.asp?schcode=FCE    If you are not a member, this is a link you can become a member for $8.00.  It will also direct you to the online store where you can where you can order Spirit Wear for Fridays.  Speaking of Fridays,  please have your child wear a school shirt or purple/ green.  We are trying to win the Spirit Stick and the class with the highest percentage wins!  Mondays are college shirt days.  Have your child wear their favorite college shirt.

Class Celebrations:    Lila lost a tooth this week and we were able to add her name to our tooth graph!  Chloe  celebrates her birthday this week. We want to wish her a happy birthday!  
I hope you have a great day and we will see you  bright and early tomorrow!
Mrs.King

WOW!

What a great first week we had!  I am so impressed with our class and how well they are adapting to our classroom rules and expectations. These first few weeks I really spend time going over our expectations as we transition from one subject to another.  Your child's responsibilities will definitely increase this year so setting a good foundation is extremely important.  Today I was amazed how well they came in and completed their "morning jobs".  Ask your child what they are responsible for when they first enter the classroom in the morning.  I know this will be a fantastic year if the first week was so amazing! 

I wanted to remind you that our Parent Night is THIS Tuesday,August 30 at 6:00. Please plan to attend and meet me in our classroom at 6:00.   I will go over important information about our class and expectations.  You can also take a look at some of the work your child has completed.    If you are interested, please let me know.  

Here is our week of learning at a glance:

Reading Workshop-This week we will focus on choosing good books to read.  We will also go over our reading workshop expectations.  We will focus on finding a spot to read quickly and quietly.    We will also focus on building stamina (reading for longer periods of time) as readers and using our reading time to help us grow as readers. 

Writing Workshop-   We will begin our writer's workshop by selecting one small moment to write about this week.  We will focus on what good writer's do as they begin writing a new piece. We will also focus on workshop expectations.  

Science/ Social Studies-   This week we will focus on science safety.  We will set up our science notebooks  and even look at science tools.  

In social studies, we will focus on good citizenship at home and in the classroom.  

Math-   We will begin our  unit on place value.  We will focus on numbers to 100 and building numbers using tens and ones.  

Class Celebrations:    Evin lost a tooth this week and we were able to add his name to our tooth graph! Many students have earned enough DoJo points to cash in for a reward!  Don't be surrised if you see a decrease in points.  I put a smiley face on their monthly calendar to let you know they cashed in points.  Some of our friends are saving up their points for a bigger reward!  So far, I am loving the way they are able to monitor their own behavior.  We earned nine  compliments  this week! We need only one more to earn another reward!

I hope you have a  fabulous weekend and I look forward to seeing everyone on Monday! 

Mrs. King

Welcome to Second Grade! I am looking forward to great year of learning!

On Tuesday , August 30, at 6:00 pm, we will have 

Our Second Grade Parent Orientation.  At this meeting, 

I will give you detailed information about our year, 

and answer any questions you may have. 

To help us start the year off, on the first day of school, please have your 

child meet me in the gym.  We will meet in the gym each 

morning after 7:15.  Between 7:30 and 7:35, we will walk 

from the gym to our classroom each day.  The tardy bell rings at 7:40.

 

Your child will have P.E. most days and recess 

every day (weather permitting).   Please have your child wear tennis shoes 

to keep them safe while they are running around.

Beginning on the first day of school, please send a healthy snack, and a  

water bottle to school with your child.

   

I am excited your child is in my class this year and I am ooking forward to working with you!

Have a great summer!  I can't wait to see you in August!

WOW!

I can't believe this is our final e-mail discussing our week of learning!  I am still amazed how fast this year has flown by!  It seems we were just reviewing basic addition and subtraction skills AND NOW your child is carrying and regrouping THREE digit numbers!  I also think about their reading and how many did not have any chapter books in their reading book boxes at the beginning of the year.   NOW, as a class, we read 470 chapter books since January!  AMAZING!  

Thank you for letting me teach your child this year.    I am so glad I was a part of their learning. Thank you for supporting me at school.  I could not have done all of this without your help!

Reading Workshop-  We will continue our Reader's Theater.  We are working on reading our lines with fluency and we will begin creating our props!

 

Writing Workshop-  We will work on our second grade memory books. We will also write letters to first grade "preparing" them for next year!

Math-    We will get in summer mode by going into the ice cream selling business! We will have a budget to create our ice cream truck.  We will determine the price of each item we will sell, how much money we will make,  and we will create a slogan for our truck!   

Science- We will wrap up our units on plants. 

Class Brighteners-Congratulations to Elisa AND Sophie!  They are our  Stars  of the Week! Happy Birthday to Tyler H.!  We hope your day is special!  We earned 5 compliments so we are going to celebrate with Stuffed Animal Day!   Please have your child bring in a stuffed animal on  Wednesday next week!  It needs to fit in their backpacks please! 

Mark Your Calendar- Our class party will be on Thursday at 1:30!  Hopefully we will present our plays on this day!  I will time how long it takes for all four groups to perform so the plays may need to begin a little earlier than 1:30. I will keep you posted. 

Mrs. King

HI!

What a great field day we  had today!  I am so glad the weather worked out for us ! We had a great morning outside!  I have attached just a few pictures from today.  I hope you enjoy them!

 

   

Reading Workshop-  We will begin our Reader's Theater unit. This a fun unit and I am sure the class will enjoy the plays. They are fractured fairy tales and my plan is to perform the plays for you at our end of year party! 

Writing Workshop-  We will work publishing our fractured fairy tales and then we will work on our very last writing for second grade. It will be a personal narrative of their choice. 

Math-    We will begin our unit on four digit place value.  We will work on numbers greater than 1,000. 

Science/ Social Studies- We will complete our unit on plants and then begin our economics unit in social studies.  

Class Brighteners-Congratulations to Stella!  She is our Star of the Week! 

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. King

Hi!

We are ramping down our school year which is definitely bittersweet.  It is amazing to see how much everyone has grown, academically and socially,  and I can see the transition they are making to becoming successful third graders!  Thank you so much for your help and support at home!

On Friday, it's Field Day! This is a fun, crazy, day spent outside. Please make sure your child wears sunblock that morning and brings a towel, and an extra pair of dry clothing. This includes under garments, socks, AND dry shoes! Boys may wear swim trunks with a shirt, and girls may wear a one piece bathing suit with shorts.  Look for more information coming home from our fabulous PE teachers. 

 

Reading Workshop-  We will continue our unit on fairy tales.  We will focus on myth and tall tales. 

Writing Workshop-  We will work on writing personal narratives. We will really focus on conventions and spelling as we try to transition to "third grade" writers.  We will also use writing time to work on our own version of a favorite fairy tales. 

Math-    We will begin our unit on FOUR digit place value.  We will work on standard form ( 2, 182), expanded form( 2,000 + 100 + 80+ 2)  and word form. (two thousand one hundred eighty two) 

Science- We will continue our unit on plants.  We will focus on each plant part and its function.  

Class Brighteners-Congratulations to Allison!  She is our Star of the Week! Happy Birthday to Sophie!  We hope your day was special! On Tuesday, we will have our Reading Challenge Celebration beginning at 8:00!  I am super proud of each reader for taking the challenge and reading chapter books!  It has bee amazing to see them find a variety of series that they enjoy. Their excitement was definitely contagious!   We will get our final book count tomorrow so please ask your child how many books they have read. Our goal was 15 but MANY students have read over 25 books!!!

Have a  great week!

HI!

 I hope you had a great week!  Our class  has been busy learning new concepts daily!  This week we really focused on three digit subtraction with regrouping. This is a hard concept for second graders BUT you can help at home!  Give your child a few subtraction problems, such as 345-187, or 523-356.  Have them practice solving using the algorithm or base 10 blocks. 

 

   

Reading Workshop-  We will continue our unit on fairy tales.  We will focus on legends and myths. 

Writing Workshop-  We will work on writing personal narratives. We will really focus on conventions and spelling as we try to transition to "third grade" writers. 

Math-    We will continue our three digit subtraction with regrouping. 

Science- We will begin our unit on plants. This ties in perfectly with our unit on insects. Today we did a science experiment about pollination. Ask your child what happened when their "butterfly" stopped to drink nectar!

Class Brighteners-Congratulations to Christian!  He is our Star of the Week! Happy Birthday to Christopher.  We hope your day is special! Congratulations to Tyler B.  He lost a tooth today!

*** One of our butterflies emerged from its chrysalis today***Ask your child about it!

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. King

HI!

I hope you had a great weekend! It is hard to believe it is already May!  Where has the time gone?  As we look toward next year, please make sure you fill out the Pink (for girls)/ or Blue (for boys) form to describe the type of learning environment that is best for your child.  You cannot request a specific teacher but you can describe your child and how they learn the best.  Just let me know if you need any help!  The forms are due this Friday, May 6!

We are taking our Reading and Writing Benchmark today and tomorrow.  Just make sure your child eats a good breakfast and gets plenty of rest.  

Reading Workshop-  We will continue our unit on folktales  This week we will look at legends and the characteristics found in legends. 

Writing Workshop-  We will work on writing our own fairy tales.  Since we are taking the benchmark test, we will work on these beginning on Wednesday. 

Math-    We will begin our unit on three digit subtraction with regrouping!   This is a tough concept so it is important your child stays focused during our math lessons.  I think summer fever has hit early but we still have important concepts we are covering. 

Science- We will continue our unit on butterflies!  Ask your child what our 5 caterpillars are up to these days! 

Class Brighteners-Congratulations to Tyler H. !  He is our Star of the Week! He can bring in a Show and Tell to share with the class!  

If you have not signed up for Parent Teacher conferences, please do so!  I look forward to sharing your child's progress with you!

Have a great week!

Mrs. King

HI! 

We were SO glad to see the sunshine today!  Being indoors this week sure was hard, so it was nice to go outside in the sunshine.  Next week, we will take our end of the year Math Benchmark. This test will cover all the skills we have learned this year in second grade.  We have reviewed skills all this week, such as time, money, and place value.  Next week we will cover measurement and problem solving. We will take the test on Wednesday and Thursday next week so please make sure your child eats a good breakfast and gets plenty of sleep.

I will begin to schedule parent teacher conferences. I will send out the SignUp Genius  soon!  I look forward to meeting with you to discuss your child's progress!

Reading Workshop-  We will begin our unit on folktales.  Next week we will look at the elements in fables. 

Writing Workshop-  We look at the characteristics in folktales.  We will read several folktales and then we will begin writing our own folktales. 

Math-    We will continue our review on skills and concepts and then we will take our math benchmark on Wednesday and Thursday.  

Science- We will begin our unit on butterflies. We have 4 caterpillars in our room and we will observe the life cycle of a butterfly. Ask your child what they observed today! On Friday we will participate in Science Day. This is a full day of fun-filled science activities!

Class Brighteners- Congratulations to Carlos!  He is our Star of the Week!  Way to go Carlos!

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. King

HI!

What a busy week of learning we have had!  We are busy working on our animal projects.  We should be ready to share all of our hard work by the end of the week or the beginning of next week,  April 18-20.  I will keep you posted on our progress by the middle of the week. 

 

 Our spring carnival is on Friday. If you have gift cards to donate for our class basket, please send it in with your child. I will make sure it gets placed in our basket.  Our school carnival is a great fundraiser for our school and it is always a ton of fun. Please make plans to attend.  

Reading Workshop-  We will continue our animal research.  We are working on typing our information and then creating our project.  It is taking us a little longer to type :) since we are editing and adding pictures. 

Writing Workshop-  We will work on expository writing.  We will also continue writing pieces to submit for Rising Star. 

Math-    We will continue our unit on fractions.  We will focus on story problems involving fractions.  

Science- We will continue our unit on animals.  We will focus on birds and insects next week.

Class Brighteners-Congratulations to Robert!  He is our Star of the Week! Taylor lost a tooth this week!  Congratulations to Taylor!

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. King

HI!

What a great week of learning we have had!  We have started our animal research and are working on our projects.  If you have any shoe boxes, we need at least 7 of them!  Please send them in with your child!   Some of our friends are creating a diorama and will need a shoe box. Ask your child which project they are creating for their animal research. 

Thanks to Ms. Withers for taking on the challenge of our class carnival basket If you sign up on Sign Up Genius, please  put your family name, item donating, and value in the comments so everyone can see what others are donating so there isn't duplication.  IE: Withers, Gap gift card, $20 

Reading Workshop-  We will continue our animal research.  Many students are beginning their project this week.  Ask your child if they are creating a newspaper, slide show, diorama, or a poster.   We will share our projects with our families so be on the lookout for an e-mail!  

Writing Workshop-  Next week we will use our writing to help us with our animal research. We will learn how to "take notes" and write facts using our own words. We will also use the laptops to help us type our information.   

Math-   We will continue to work on three digit addition with regrouping!  We will take our assessment next week and then we will begin our unit on fractions. 

Science- We will continue our unit on animals! We will focus on birds, insects, and then we will focus on how animals camouflage. 

Class Brighteners-  We earned 10 compliments and celebrated with Show and Tell!  

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. King

HI!

What a great day we had today! The weather for our field trip was perfect. It was a little cool but I think that helped the animals stay active. The bobcats were running around and the tigers were up and moving as well.  Some of our groups were able to see the bears eating their vegetables and that was a treat! Thanks to all the parents who were able to come!  If you took any group pictures, please send them to my school address so I can have a copy. THANKS!

Reading Workshop-  We will begin our animal research. The zoo field trip was our "kick off" so we will begin our research this week.  

Writing Workshop-  Next week we will use our writing to help us with our animal research. We will learn how to "take notes" and write facts using our own words.  

Math-   We will continue to work on three digit addition with regrouping!  This concept is tough for second graders so please help your child at home.  You can give them problems such as 123+498= and have them solve.  You can also give them story problems. " The Longhorns ran for 132 yards.  The Aggies ran for 187 yards.  How many yards did they run in all?"

Science- We will continue our unit on animals! We will focus on mammals, fish, and birds next week. 

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. King

Wow!  It was so great to see so many of you at the Hoedown !  I think our class did a fantastic job and they were super excited all day!   Thank you for allowing your child to bring in their baby pictures!  We had a great time trying to guess our classmates! 

Reading Workshop-  We will begin our unit on folktales, fairy tales, myths, and legends.  This week we will concentrate on fairy tales. 

Writing Workshop-  Next week we will begin working on writing  a fairy tale. We are really going to focus on writing with complete sentences and using the correct punctuation.  

Math-   We will look at area this week and we will begin looking at addition with two digit numbers towards the end of the week. We will focus on adding numbers such as 42 + 68+ 23+ 54= 

Science- We will begin our unit on basic needs  of plants and animals and food chains.   

Class Brighteners- Congratulations to Benjamin!  He is our Star of the Week!  Happy Birthday to Taylor.  We hope your day is special 

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. King

I can't believe February has come and gone!  As the spring weather is approaching, it is a great time for you to reinforce our classroom rules and expectations. We have so much we still need to cover academically  so we still need to stay focused even though we would rather be outside playing :)  



If you haven't marked your calendar for March 4th at 8:30, please do so!  That is the day of our second grade Hoedown and it is always a great show!  It is fun to dress your child in western clothing as well.  

HI!  I hope you had a great week!  This week flew by but we were able to get a lot of material covered.  In science this week, we had a science demonstration using thermometers.  Ask your child what happened to the thermometer when they added 15 small ice cubes to their water! You can also ask them to tell you everything they know about reading a thermometer. 

Reading Workshop-  We will continue our unit on poetry.  We will work on shape poems and continue our lessons on nouns and verbs.  

Writing Workshop-  In honor of our Hoedown, we will begin writing our western tale this week.   We will read several western themed books and then create our own story.  

Math-   We will continue  our unit on geometry.  This week  we will focus on describing 3-D shapes.  Your child should be able to discuss how many faces, vertices, or edges  on a  given shape.  

Science- We will wrap up our unit on the water cycle.  

Social Studies-  Towards the end of the week, we will begin our unit on Past, Present, and Future.  Please have your child bring in a baby picture in a zip lock bag. Your child's name should be written on the back.  Make sure you tell them NOT to show their friends.   We are  going to try to guess each other's baby picture and then discuss we have changed.   Due to an illness in my family, we have not gotten to this lesson so I plan on doing this lesson on Friday.  Please send in your child's baby picture this week! 

Class Brighteners- Congratulations to Juliana!  She is our Star of the Week!  Happy Birthday to Tyler B.  We hope your day is special~  

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. King