November 13, 2017
Dear Parents,
I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful Veteran’s Day weekend! Many 2nd graders showed their patriotism by wearing patriotic clothing on Thursday. Our school was a sea of red, white, and blue with some camouflage and miltiary uniforms thrown in. It really set a “proud to be an American” tone and gave students the opportunity to share about the special veterans in their families.
Math
Students have been using the strategies that we used when adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers (open number line, partial sums and differences, and branching) and applying them to 3-digit numbers. Last week we focused on branching to add and subtract 3-digit numbers. This week we will finish up by using the open number line and partial sums and differences to add and subtract 3-digit numbers. Miss Garcia and myself are so proud of how well students are doing with this math work!!
Here's the homework schedule for this week...
Monday
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Worksheet-- 3-digit Addition and Subtraction Open Number Line
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Tuesday
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Worksheet--3-digit Partial Sum/Difference
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Wednesday
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IXL I.1 Add Multiples of 100
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Thursday
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No Homework--Happy Fall Break
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Language
We will finish up our work with collective nouns this week. Each student picked a collective noun to create a slide. These slides will be put together to make a Collective Noun Slide Show. So far students have done a great job! This standard will be assessed this week!
Writing
The writers in 2nd grade are moving forward with their opinion pieces on the best holiday. They will be stating their opinion, giving three reasons along with explanations, and restate their opinion. It will be interesting to see what holidays students select along with their reasons.
Projects
Students are involved with a new project!! We are working in the area of science. Our scientific second graders have been learning about the 3 forms of matter. This week students have made observations about various forms of matter. They have participated in two different experiments--The Balloon Poke and Melting Matter.
As we finish this week, we head into our “Fall Break” and the official start of the holiday season. Miss Garcia and myself wish everyone a restful, fun-filled, safe break and a lovely Thanksgiving. See you all after break on Monday, November 27th!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Bloomfield
and
Miss Garcia
Here’s some information from our reading teachers, Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Rowlett!!
Reading News from Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Rowlett
Happy Thanksgiving 2nd grade Families. Mrs. Jackson and I would like to let you know that 2nd graders will not have a spelling list or test this week. We will be working on trimester assessments during this time. Please remember that the students will have reading homework Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday but not on Thursday since this is the beginning of our fall break. If your child chooses to read over Thanksgiving break and logs their reading we will give a prize to all students who read for 20 minutes at least 5 days on the break.
Have a Wonderful Holiday
