Animal loving Leta escorting one of our surprise visitors (a centipede!) back outside to its natural habitat! 🙂
What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week:
Academics
ELA: We finished reading Magic Treehouse’s Hour of the Olympics. We compared what elements in the story made it both a FICTION and NON-FICTION chapter book. I am looking forward to beginning the HYSTERICAL Snot Stew by Bill Wallace next week. Our reading block also focused on sorting and recognizing long o words. Lastly, we began our second set of wordly wise vocabulary words.
Writing: Students practiced making lists of “It happened to Me” as well as writing narratives about memorable events in their lives.
Math: Numbers to 1,000 were tackled the week – students were challenged with their number sense through word problems, higher order thinking questions, and independent work revolving around larger numbers.
Science: We discussed Earth Science and Earth’s Structures. Students recognized that the Earth is made of of rocks and that rocks come in many sizes and shapes. They also described how small pieces of rock and dead plant and animal parts can be the basis of soil and explained the process by which soil is formed.
Students of the week:
Emi and Liam
Thank you for showing the character count traits of responsibility and respect.
Important Dates:
9/9 – Vocabulary Journals due.
9/12 – Interims sent home
9/15 – 2nd Grade Open House 6 – 7:30
9/15 – PTAO meeting at 8:30 AM
9/20 – FUND RUN KICK OFF
9/29 – FUND RUN
9/30 FUND RUN RAIN DATE
Reminders
- We are still collecting box tops!
- If your child needs a new library bag please send in $1 to purchase one from Ms. Gorick. Otherwise, please send in a bag from home. The plastic bags are SUPER noisy in the hallways and break easily.
- VOLUNTEER INFORMATION WAS SENT HOME ON THURSDAY
If you are interested in volunteering with our class, please sign and return. You must be an approved volunteer to enter our school building.
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Junie B. Jones the Musical is playing at Limelight Theater October 1, 8, 15, and 22nd! You can purchase tickets here: http://www.limelight-theatre.org/wp/?page_id=1536
Have a great week!
