1/28 - 2/1

2B supplies need

1.     Socks cut in half to be used as erasers 

Important Dates 

1.     Friday, February 8th: Half Day

2.     Monday, February 18th: No School; President's Day

A Look in the Classroom 

1.     ELA: In Grammar students will do a review of collective nouns and begin discussing verb tenses. In Writing class we will explore narrative paragraphs and read Ruby's First Day of School together. We will continue discussing Pecos Bill for our Tall Tales unit. In Spalding we will have a 15 word spelling list as we continue our detailed cursive instruction; Students should continue doing their Spalding homework in manuscript for now.

2.     Science: We will continue our discussion on seasons by reviewing day and night. Quizzing your kiddo on the difference between rotate (to spin around an axis) and revolve (to move in an orbit) may make for a fun dinnertime conversation! Students will explore the different changes that happen during different seasons.

3.     History: Students will continue exploring The War of 1812, we are looking forward to a lively discussion of James and Dolley Madison and their significant impact on our country. Also, students will be able to identify what motivated the Merchants and the War Hawks.

4.     Math Objectives:

1.     Review Mental Math 

2.     Begin mental math strategies for subtraction (Parent help sheet going home) 

3.     Review: Subtract a number close to 100

4.     Review: Subtract 2-digit numbers-ones, tens, or hundreds

Assessments 

1.     Friday: Spelling Test

2.    Wrap up addition mental math assessments

1/22 - 1/25

Hello Parents!

An enthusiastic greeting from 2B as we wrap up our simple machine museum walk week. Thanks so much for your diligent efforts at home, it was such a joy to see our scholars presenting their good work on Wednesday.  

Black folders went home 1/18

Announcements

1. Wednesday, January 23rd is our school wide writing day. As a school wide initiative to practice the beauty and art of writing, we will host a Lincoln Writes Day. This is an opportunity enjoy writing as a whole class. It is not an instructional time, but rather a time for teachers and students to pause and enjoy the process of writing. 
2. Spalding Class: There will be no spelling word this week as we explore the beauty that is cursive. Please note: Moving forward your child will be assessed on 14-16 words a week as we transition to cursive.

Important Dates

1.     Monday, January 28th: No School; MLK Day

2.     Friday, February 8th: Half Day

3.     Monday, February 18th: No School; President's Day

A Look in the Classroom 

 

1.     ELA: Our Tall Tales unit continues; we will explore the tale of Pecos Bill, continuing to distinguish between fact and reality. In Grammar we will take a close look at collective nouns. 

2.     History: We will wrap up our Making of the Constitution unit by reviewing what we have learned and taking the assessment on Thursday. On Friday, we will introduce our War of 1812 by discussing conflicts between Great Britain and America.

3.     Science: We will be starting our Seasons unit! Students will understand the title of the Earth and discuss why we have days and nights.

4.     Math: In math class we will be doing a close review of mental math strategies. We will also be doing one-on-one oral assessments with each student to gauge their knowledge of mental math addition strategies. *Please note* The unit that teaches multiple mental math strategies for 2-3 digit addition AND subtraction equations is for learning exposure. Please know this content is not expected to be mastered in grade 2 however, it is in preparation for third grade and beyond. 

Assessments

1.     Thursday, January 24th: History; Constitution Test (Study Guide goes home Tuesday, January 22nd.)

Wishing you a restful long weekend with your scholars. Please do let me know if there is anything I can help with.

Warmly,

 Miss Hadley and Mrs. Bowers

1/14 - 1/18 Invitation for Wed.

Important Dates 

1.     Wednesday January 16th: Simple Machines Museum Walk

2.     Monday, January 21st: No School; Civil Rights Day

3.     Friday, February 8th: Half Day

 

 

Announcements

 

Thank you for taking time to meet with Mrs. Bowers and I at our winter conferences. It is such a blessing to be your child's teacher and we are thankful for your partnership this year! 

 

1.     Please send your scholar's copy of Little House in the Big Woods to school with your students on Monday, we will begin reading next week!

2.     I sent home a mental math resource in your scholar's orange folder this weekend, I hope this is helpful in guiding your students through their homework.

3.     Our next poetry selection is the Preamble to the constitution. We will recite this on Febuary 1st; student copies will go home Monday.

4. No groups this Wednesday due to the Simple Machine Museum 

 

Simple Machines Museum Walk Invitation 

 

Dear Parents,

The 2^nd Grade Team would like to invite you to our Simple Machines Museum Walk on Wednesday, January 16^th to showcase the wonderful simple machines projects our 2^nd grade scholars made.

We will have the projects on display in the MPR and parents are invited to walk through our “museum” and admire everyone's work. In order to allow everyone the time to view the projects in an uncrowded environment we are staggering visitation times. Please find your child's group time below and plan to visit during that 30 minute time slot as this is when your child will be in the MPR. Scholars will present during the 15 minute time slot listed for their class. This is when they will stand by their project ready to explain their work. With the remaining 15 minutes, they will have an opportunity to explore the work of other students.

Group 1: 2A/ 2B Presentation and Viewing Time: 10:45-11:15Ms. Duran’s Class (2A) presents from 10:45-11:00Ms. Hadley's Class (2B) presents from 11:00-11:15
Group 2: 2C/2D Presentation and Viewing Time: 11:30-12:00Ms. Hervas’ Class (2C) presents from 11:30-11:45 Ms. Morga’s Class (2D) presents from 11:45-12:00
Logistics for the event
We hope you can make it to see all the interesting projects of these amazing second graders!

 

·         Entrance: All parents must enter and exit the event through the west facing MPR door located near the drive up line. You do not need to sign in at the front office.

 

·         Early Checkout: If you plan to check your child out early, please let your child's teacher know at the event. She will have our TA escort your child to the classroom to get their backpacks and walk them back down to the MPR to you. You must have your blue placard in order to check out your child early from the MPR. Your child's teacher will check out your child to you. If you have a sibling to check out early from a different grade, you will need to report to the front office. As a reminder, checkouts at the front office must be completed by 12:00 noon.

 

·         Help Needed: In addition, we could use a few parent volunteers to help with the event. Please see the sign up. http://signup.com/go/EadAbac

 

Students will take their projects home at the end of the day, or, if they are being checked out early, they will take their projects home when they leave.

 

Sincerely,

 

The Second Grade Team

 

A look at the academic week ahead: 

1.     ELA: We will begin learning about article adjectives and add that to our sentence parsing. We will exploring different writing styles such as narration and expository. We will read another version of Paul Bunyan and comparing it to the version of the story we read this week. 

2.     History: Students will understand that many patriotic Americans were afraid of the Constitution and be able to identify James Madison as a key player in getting the constitution ratified. We will explored the Bill of Rights and understand why it is integral to our union.

3.     Science: We will have students present their simple machines project. We will also finish discussing healthy eating and exercising.

4.     Math Objectives:

1.     Objective 1 : Review strategies for adding two 2-digit numbers

 

How do you add 2 digit numbers together mentally?

show 43 + 35

 

Show how to put 10’s together and then count on the ones

 

43 +30= 75 +5= 78

 

Model regrouping mentally (using place value discs to track what you are adding)

 

47 + 35

40 + 30 = 70

7 + 5 = 12

 

70 + 10 = 80 +2 = 82

Try a 3 digit + 2 digit number mentally.  

 

356 + 35 =

 

break off the 300 and add 56 +35 mentally, then add on the 300.

 

At this point pencil and paper (stack and add) will be easier and more efficient for scholars so be sure to review the “stack and add”

 

2. Objective 2: Add a number close to 100 to a 2-digit number 

There are several strategies for adding when your number is close to 100 (97, 98, 99)

 

Strategies:

1. Make 100 and count on

98 + 6 = 100 +4

2. add 100 and then subtract one (if number is 99) two (98) or three (97) from your total

99 + 42 = 100 + 42 -1

3. Objective 3: Add a number close to 100 to a 3-digit number 

 

(Make 100 and count on or add 100 and subtract back) when adding to a 3 digit number)

Extra practice:

 

643+99

384+98

98+301

422+97

 

For struggling students, use place value discs or hundreds charts to model what is happening.

 

4. Objective 4: Review Strategies for subtracting ones or tens from a 2-digit number

 

Review:  Ways to subtract: model the following with number bonds, place value discs and/or base 10.

 

12-7 (when not enough ones, subtract from the ten and then add to the ones)  

10-7= 3 +2= 5

 

Students model and try: 15-8

 

30-7: subtract from a ten 20 + (10-7) = 23

 

Students try 43-8

Assessments

 

1.     Friday: Spelling Test

Please do reach out if there is anything we can help with.

 

Warmly,

Miss Hadley and Mrs. Bowers 

1/7 - 1/11

 Welcome Back! 

Reminder: Please include Mrs. Bowers KBowers@ArchwayLincoln.org on ALL email communications moving forward. 

 

Announcements 

1.     Please be sure to sign up for conferences: 
http://signup.com/go/czzVFWn

2.     Please send your scholar to school  with their copy of Little House in the Big Woods upon our return to school.

3.     The Simple Machines project, including final draft, presentation, and the simple machine is due Friday, January 11th. 

4.     Your scholar's 2A Math textbook and workbook was sent home to use as a resource for extra practice. They will be provided with their 2B textbook and workbook upon our return to school.

5.     With report cards / grade checklists. Please see the information below:

Checklist Messaging to Parents

Please note that these numbers in no way represent a “grade” (such as A=4, B=3, etc.) We do not use letter grades in K-2. The standard explanation of numbers is as follows:

 

Assessment Scale
Exceeds expectations for skill with consistency and without teacher guidance and direction	4
Meets expectations for skill with consistency and without teacher guidance and minimal direction	3
Inconsistent demonstration of the skill; the skill is in development but needs improvement and more independent expression	2
Below grade level expectations and achievement of peers	1
Skill has not been covered or assessed	NA

 

With that in mind, these numbers could also indicate my proximity to your child and help answer the question: How close does this student need me to be in order to complete that skill successfully?

"4" would look like: Your child displays confident success in that skill without any further support. I can be at my desk, or working with another student, and your child is able to independently show accurate proficiency without further instruction.   

"3" would look like: Your child is showing proficiency in this skill, and benefits from occasional support. I am walking throughout the classroom, occasionally stopping by his/her desk to monitor progress, and when I do so, he/she is successful.    

"2" would look like: Your child is able to complete that task, but is in need of additional support. I am sitting right behind him/her, looking over his shoulder, whispering reminders, and with that support your child is able to be successful.

"1" would look like: Your child needs my full attention and continual support in order for him/her to be successful in that skill. I am sitting right beside them, holding their hand, pointing with my finger, giving reminders, etc.

When reviewing your child’s evaluation please keep in mind that these scales were put into use when applying a number to any given skill. We look forward to discussing your child’s growth this quarter during our conference. 

 

Important Dates

 

1.     January 7th, 8th, and 9th: Conferences

2.     Monday, January 7th: School Resumes

3.     Monday, January 21st: No School; Civil Rights Day

 

Thank you all for your kindness and thoughtfulness during this holiday season. I look forward to seeing you at conferences!