Welcome back! I am greatly looking forward to a growing quarter two!
Announcements
1. We will be reading Cricket in Times Square and Sarah Plain and Tall for quarter 2. We will begin reading Cricket in Times Square as soon as we return from Fall Break, please send your kiddo in with their copy the first day back.
2. The second grade team has sent home the guidelines for our Simple Machines Winter Project. The first part is due October 24th. Fall Break is R and R, but we have sent it home early in case any families would like to get a head start. The project outline can be found here. Part one of the assignment can be found here.
A Look in the Classroom
1. ELA: We are starting off the quarter in writing by learning about the writing process. We will be introducing helping and linking verbs. We will also be learning how to determine what information is important as we read.
2. History: In History we are introducing our Ancient China unit with The Tale of the Four Dragons and discuss the two most important rivers China's civilization grew around.
3. Science: We will start our human body unit! Initial instruction will be on cells.
4. Math: Our Math objectives are as follows:
- Review units of measurement
- Review place value concepts
- Review subtraction and addition within 1,000
- Review measurement of length
- Review Renaming 2 digit and 3 digit subtraction and additional equations
