It
has been another fantastic few weeks in 204! As many of you are aware, I am
going to be rescheduling Parent-Teacher Conference times in hopes of
guaranteeing that I can be there! With an upcoming due date of November 18th,
I have spoken with Mr. Drewno and I will be holding Parent-Teacher Conferences
on November 4th through 6th, (Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday). Monday and Wednesday will run from 4:30-7:30pm and Tuesday will run
from 4:00-7:00pm. I will be sending home info with your child to pick
dates/times. Thank you for being flexible! I would much rather be able to have
a P-T Conference with all of you, then leave this in the hands of Janelle
Bensek (our long term sub) because she will just be getting to know your
children.
Additionally,
we need more people to help plan and work our Halloween Party on the 31st.
The party will run from 3:00-3:45pm. Right now we only have two parents which
is concerning! If you can help, please email me at: JenniferPhillips@wlcsd.org ASAP! Thank you! :-)
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| A fun pumpkin painting project in anticipation of Halloween! |
Word
Study
In Word Study this week we have taken a look at forming possessives in words. Second graders learned that to show ownership of something, you add ‘s to a word. Then we worked with words with double consonants. Students worked on identifying two-syllable words with double consonants in the middle (lad/der, muf/fin). Children sorted word parts to create their own two-syllable words! Last, we learned about forming past tense in words by adding –ed or –d to the end of words.
In Word Study this week we have taken a look at forming possessives in words. Second graders learned that to show ownership of something, you add ‘s to a word. Then we worked with words with double consonants. Students worked on identifying two-syllable words with double consonants in the middle (lad/der, muf/fin). Children sorted word parts to create their own two-syllable words! Last, we learned about forming past tense in words by adding –ed or –d to the end of words.
Reader’s Workshop
In Reader’s Workshop this week, each child set reading goals for themselves. Time was spent talking with each child about their goal and the importance of setting goals for their reading. Ask your child the two reading goals that they set for themselves. Look for a special reading bag to come home with your child … Inside you will find the specific reading goal that your child and I have drafted, “just right” books and materials to help your child reach their reading goal. Please spend time with these books; do not return them the next day! Your child’s bag will have materials inside for them to either complete orally, written or use your help to answer questions, practice fluency, accuracy, etc. I would expect the bags to come back to school one time per week if not twice. Each marking period, your child will set two new reading goals. Your child also met their Reader’s Workshop partner and learned different ways to read and discuss books with their partners. Ask your child about their new Reader’s Workshop partner.
In Reader’s Workshop this week, each child set reading goals for themselves. Time was spent talking with each child about their goal and the importance of setting goals for their reading. Ask your child the two reading goals that they set for themselves. Look for a special reading bag to come home with your child … Inside you will find the specific reading goal that your child and I have drafted, “just right” books and materials to help your child reach their reading goal. Please spend time with these books; do not return them the next day! Your child’s bag will have materials inside for them to either complete orally, written or use your help to answer questions, practice fluency, accuracy, etc. I would expect the bags to come back to school one time per week if not twice. Each marking period, your child will set two new reading goals. Your child also met their Reader’s Workshop partner and learned different ways to read and discuss books with their partners. Ask your child about their new Reader’s Workshop partner.
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| Partners read side-by-side, with a book in the middle! |
Writer's Workshop
This week as writer’s we spent more time with mentor poetry texts looking for similes and onomatopoeia’s! We then began drafting our own poems using different formats. Some were free verse while others were composed of a given topic – Halloween was one we did as a class using adjectives and nouns. This type of poetry will help us to create list of “Juicy” words we can use in future poems! The kids have especially loved our share time each Workshop where they have been given the chance to share a poem with their classmates.
This week as writer’s we spent more time with mentor poetry texts looking for similes and onomatopoeia’s! We then began drafting our own poems using different formats. Some were free verse while others were composed of a given topic – Halloween was one we did as a class using adjectives and nouns. This type of poetry will help us to create list of “Juicy” words we can use in future poems! The kids have especially loved our share time each Workshop where they have been given the chance to share a poem with their classmates.
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| Share time with the Pink Team! |
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| Our Halloween adjective-noun poem! |
Math
Workshop
In Math this week our students spent time
gathering different strategies for addition and subtraction using their doubles
facts as a guide. We taught our students a chant that can help them to remember
their doubles facts to the tune of “The Ants Go Marching”. Ask your child to
sing the chant for you. Once we
had our doubles facts, we were able to learn the +9 strategy for addition. Put
simply, if you can easily add 10 to any number, you can add 9 just as easy. Add
10 to the number and take away one. We also spent time with turn-around facts.
Turn-around facts for addition is a reminder that 4 + 6 has the same sum at 6 +
4. Next we spent working on
counting strategies for subtraction, subtraction from addition and short cuts
for harder subtraction facts. We
ended the week by exploring more with numbers in our math stations. Look for a set of fact triangles come
home with your child during the next week. These are for you to keep at home. It’s important for your child to practice their addition and
subtraction facts on a weekly basis.
This will only make future math concepts easier for your second grader.
Social Studies
To
continue our look into “Our Community”, we took a look at the region in which
we live and zoomed out to see how our house is in a neighborhood, our
neighborhood is in a city, our city is in a state and our state is in a
country. We then moved on to “Needs and Wants” and talked about how needs are
things we need to survive compared to wants simply being things we want to
have. Try using that at home with your child – is it something you need or
something you want? They probably won't appreciate me telling you this (wink wink).
Important Dates
and Reminders:
-Friday, October
18th: Fun Run- We will be running from 1:50-2:05 on the soccer field. All are invited to come and cheer us
on! Please make sure to check the weather and dress your child
appropriately. Also remember to
return your donation envelope as soon as possible.
-Thursday, October
24th : Pumpkin Sale from 4:30-7:30 in the new gym.
-Thursday, October
31st: Halloween
Parade at 2:30. Our classroom party will follow from 3:00-4:00.
-Monday, November
4-6th : Parent-Teacher Conferences in 204
-Tuesday, November
5th : Walled
Lake Schools Safety, Security and Technology Bond Election. Please remember to vote!
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| We love Dublin! |
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