Fall Has Arrived!!
Dear Parents,
Fall is here, along with the appropriate weather! Mrs Bloomfield and myself have to admit that we are definitely fans of this cool, crisp weather! Please be sure that with cooler weather your student is dressed for comfort with at least a light jacket or sweater for recess time.
Math
In math we spent the week on Part-Whole Word Problems. Word problems are always a bit tricky for students. As we work on them we are "dissecting" the problems looking for the important clues, to help us to understand and answer the problems. Students are working on identifying whether a number in the problem is the "whole" or one of the "parts". Our mantra has been...
Part + Part = Whole (If the problem gives you the parts, you would add to find the whole.)
Whole - Part = Part (If the problem gives you the whole and a part, you would subtract to find the other part.)
In our answer we are writing an equation and writing an answer sentence. Below is an example.
Part-Whole Word Problems
Sarah drew 7 pictures on Saturday. She drew a few more pictures on Sunday. She drew 15 pictures altogether. How many pictures did she draw on Sunday?
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Number Bond (Whole 15 -- Part 7 = Part 8)
Equation: 15 -- 7 = _8_ or 7 + _8_ = 15
Answer Sentence: Sarah drew 8 pictures on Sunday.
Our work with word problems will be ongoing.
Here's the homework for this week.
Mon. IXL E.10 Add Doubles
Tues. IXL E.11 Add Doubles Complete the Addition Sentences
Wed. Worksheet Branch Addition (2-digit + 1 digit numbers)
Thurs. Worksheet Branch Addition (2-digit + 1 digit numbers and 2-digit + 2-digit numbers)
Language
In Language, students started learning about verbs. We created a circle map that included many verbs. Students listened to a verb "rap", then completed their own verb "rap" which they will perform in groups for the class. We also discussed the present and past tense of verbs. Students used a bridge map to show present tense verbs and past tense verbs made by adding the "ed" ending. They then used the present and past tense verbs in sentences.
Writing
Second grade writers have completed their first piece of writing that has gone through the complete writing process, a riddle about themselves. The riddles are now hanging up in the hallway with their self-portraits. Hopefully parents will be able to stop by and try to guess which riddle belongs to your child.
With our first writing completed we spent time working on sentence descriptive writing this week. Students worked on taking a basic sentence without description and adding some sensory details (what you might see, taste, hear, smell, or feel). Adding sensory details really “paints a picture” with the sentence. This skill will be revisited many times over the course of the year!
Projects
Although our Tribes in Action Project is taking longer than anticipated, we will complete it this week and perform it next week!! Miss Garcia and myself are so proud of all groups. They have worked really hard on their scripts, puppets, and props. We will practice, practice, practice this coming week. Our performance will be on Tuesday, October 4th at 3:15 PM. Each class will perform in their own classroom. We hope you will be able to come! The total time for all 4 puppet shows will be approximately 20 minutes!
Our next project will be in the area of science and will begin this coming week. More on that in next week's blog.
Here's wishing you a great week!
Sincerely,
Miss Garcia & Mrs. Bloomfield
