We had a great week of learning! Your child took home the plant seed they planted last week.  They were amazed by how fast their seeds grew. They also documented the growth in their science journals.  Our sprout houses are starting to sprout ( fingers crossed).  We can see the seeds are changing colors so we are hoping we have sprouts on Monday.  

Your child took home a field trip form today.  Please fill out the front and the back of then form, which is the district form. We are heading to the Austin Zoo on April 27.  This field trip will celebrate our PBL project on animals!  We will leave Forest Creek at 9:15 and return at 1:45.  If you would like to volunteer, please mark that on your child's sheet.  School funds will pay for the students but  parents will need to provide their own entrance fee and transportation. 

Please let me know if you want the cafeteria to pack a sack lunch for your child or if you are providing lunch.  I told the class if everyone returns their form by Tuesday, we will earn extra recess AND extra points!

Reading Workshop-This week we will continue our unit on poetry.   We will focus on personification and  onomatopoeia.   

Writing Workshop-    This week we will work on publishing our haiku poems and we will write a poem using our five senses.   We will also write poems using onomatopoeia.     

Science/ Social Studies-  We will continue our units on plants.   We will look at leaves and flowers this week and discuss plant adaptations. 

Math-  This week we will begin our unit on fractions. We will discuss equal and unequal parts this week.  

Important News:  Please make sure you sign and return the field trip form.  Wednesday is early release. Dismissal is at 12:00. 

Class Brighteners-     Zachary  is our V.I.P and our Star of the Week!  Way to go Zachary!  Zachary earned V.I.P for his quality of work this week!   Zoe lost another  tooth this week!  Congratulations Zoe!

I hope you enjoyed this beautiful weekend!  This weather just makes us want to be outside and play, play, play but  we still have so much learning to do! On that note, here is our week of learning at a glance:

Reading Workshop-This week we will continue our unit on poetry.   Last week we worked on alliteration and posted our alliteration sentence on SeeSaw.  This week we will focus on visualization, personification, haiku, and acrostic poems. 

Writing Workshop-    This week we will work on publishing various types of poetry such as haiku and acrostic poems.   

Science/ Social Studies-  We will continue our units on plants.  We will create our sprout houses and look at each plant part and their functions.  

Math-  This week we will focus on problem solving using three digit addition and subtraction with and without regrouping.  Please check your child's yellow folder each night.  If they miss more than half of their math seat work, I have been sending it home for them to correct.   Three digit addition and subtraction is a hard  concept for  second graders but a very important one! 

Important News:   I have started a new folder in SeeSaw called Exit Tickets.  Your child will post a sentence, take  or draw a picture of something they learned that day.  I am hoping this helps with conversations when you ask, " What did you learn today?" and they can give you a better response than just ,"  I forgot" or " Nothing" 

Class Brighteners-     Lila is our V.I.P!   Lila always sets a great example for her friends!  Congratulations Lila!   Zoe, Chloe, and Lila all lost a tooth this week!  Congratulations!