Dear Parents,
Our first week back was busy!! It was exciting to hear about everyone’s Winter Break adventures. Overall our 2nd graders did a lot of traveling Utah, California, and Idaho; but some 2nd graders traveled as far as Illinois and Vermont. Whether students traveled or stayed local everyone had a good break and came back ready to learn.
Math
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We started the new year out with finishing our Geometry Unit and beginning our Unit on Measuring. Our week began with students using nonstandard units to measure classroom objects. Students enjoyed using different nonstandard units to measure the object. We were then able to discuss why an object measured with different nonstandard units had different measurements.
Here is a saying we use in order to measure with accuracy. There are hand movements to go with it… “End to end, no gaps, no overlaps.” Have them say and show you! We will continue to practice next week.
“End to end… no gaps… no overlaps”
This week students will spend time with nonstandard units and discussing standard measurement. We will look at different types of measurement (length, weight, time, capacity, and temperature) and the tools used to measure each measurement (rulers, tape measure, scale, clock, watch, calender, measuring cups, measuring spoons, and thermometers). Finally students will get some practice estimating and measuring lengths to the nearest inch and centimeter.
Here's the homework for the week.
Monday
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No School Martin Luther King Day
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Tuesday
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IXL S.2 Measure Using An Inch Ruler
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Wednesday
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IXL S. 8 Measure Using A Centimeter Ruler
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Thursday
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IXL S.1 Read A Thermometer
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THERE WILL BE NO SPELLING THIS WEEK DUE TO THE SHORT SCHOOL WEEK!
Writing
The students completed a very short but technology filled writing assignment using the acronym JOY. The J stands for something the student just did, the O stands for one thing the student wants to improve in during 2018, and the Y stands for something special about you. Students spent time talking and sharing their responses to the 3 statements. They then wrote a rough draft on paper. Students also worked on final copies on the computer. This week students will be presenting their JOY to the class for an oral language grade.
Language
In language students reviewed and assessed on adjectives and adverbs. We then moved onto pronouns (words that take the place of nouns). Students have worked with personal (I, we, they, she), but will work with possessive (my, hers, their, our) and reflexive (myself, themselves, yourself) pronouns this week. We are using them in sentences and identifying the subject that the pronoun is taking the place of or referring back to.
Mrs. Bloomfield likes to ski. She (referring back to Mrs. Bloomfield) hopes to go on Friday. (Personal Pronoun)
Josh will feed his cat in the morning. (Possessive Pronoun)
Hannah and Kellan will make themselves a sandwich. (Reflexive Pronoun)
Miss Garcia and I hope everyone is getting back into their regular routines and had a relaxing weekend. As always, looking forward to another wonderful week in Second Grade.
Sincerely,
Anne Bloomfield
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Miss Garcia
