Week 27 3/26-3/29

Dear Parents,

It’s the week before Spring Break, the students (and teachers too) are very excited about
having a week off!  Miss Garcia and myself hope everyone has a restful and safe vacation.

We were happy to start our conferences last Friday, March 23rd.  Conferences will continue
after vacation and conclude on April 13th.  If you haven’t signed up for a conference please
do so with the Sign Up Genius link that was sent a few weeks ago.

Mark Your Calendar…

Second grade students will be presenting their Geography Projects on Wednesday,
March 28th in the cafeteria from 3:30 to 4:00.  Each student will present a short slide show
with the land form or body of water they researched plus they will present their 3-D maps
depicting either a urban, suburban, or rural community.   We hope you can join us!!

Math

In math, 2nd graders have been working on word problems that involve money and adding
up to four, 2-digit numbers.  Our work with this will continue this week with assessments on
both of those standards.

Mon.	IXL P.10 Add Money up $1.00 Word Problems
Tues.	IXL P.12 Subtract Money up $1.00 Word Problems
Wed.	Worksheet Adding 4 Addends
Thurs.	No Homework--Enjoy Spring Break

Writing

Students will be going back through the different types of writing.  Our focus for this week will
be opinions. Students were exposed to this in the 1st Trimester.  This will give students another
chance to work on this type of writing.

Language

In language students will be working on using apostrophes correctly.  They will be using
them in contractions and possessive nouns.

Contractions       I am                    do not they are I’m                      don’t they’re

Possessive Nouns The bone that belongs to the dog. The dog’s bone was under the deck. The pencil that belongs to the child. The child’s pencil was broken.

      

Projects

Students will be finishing up their 3-D Communities and preparing to present their slide show
and 3-D maps on Wednesday.

As was mentioned earlier in the blog, Miss Garcia and myself wish all our 2nd grade families
the very best during our Spring Break.  Have fun, get some rest, and be safe...we will see
you all on Monday, April 9th!!

Have a wonderful Easter and Spring Break!!

Miss Garcia & Mrs. Rowlett

Week 26 3/19 -3/22

Dear Second Grade Families,

Happy Monday and Welcome Spring (Do you think the weather will match the season?)!!  
Miss Garcia and Mrs. Bloomfield hope everyone had an enjoyable St. Patrick’s Day!!
Here’s the scoop for week 26.

Reminder

Book Order: If you would like to order books from the scholastic book order please do so by
March 27. The books will be in right after spring break. The books will be in the week after spring break.  Here is a link: 
https://clubs.scholastic.com/home our class code is HLFMD

Math

Our week in math will continue to be all about word problems and computation.  Last week
we worked on word problems related to money. Students have been working extremely
hard on reading and understanding these complex problems.  We will continue working
on money word problems Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday, we will assess on this
standard. For the remainder of the week we will work on adding 4 2-digit numbers.

Homework for Week 26

Monday	IXL P.15 Purchases -Do You Have Enough Money-Up to $1..
Tuesday	Worksheet--Money Word Problems
Wednesday	IXL - G.15 Add Four or More Numbers Up to Two-Digits
Thursday	IXL - G.16 Add Four or More Numbers Up to Two-Digits-Word Problems

For the homework on Wednesday and Thursday night students will be working the first 6
problems out on a worksheet that will be provided.  If after completing 6 problems they have
more time (Remember 15 minutes of math homework or 10 problems per night.), students
can continue to work on the IXL assignment without writing out the problems.

The Sign Up Genius for Parent Teacher Conferences have gone out.  Be sure to sign up.
Conferences will begin on March 23rd and finish on April 13th.  Wishing everyone a great
week!!

Sincerely,

Anne Bloomfield

and

Shannon Bloomfield

Conference Time!

Dear 2nd Grade Families,

Just a reminder that 2nd Trimester Conferences are approaching quickly!  I recently sent out a Sign Up Genius and will be holding conferences prior to Spring Break, on March 23rd.  I will also conduct conferences after returning from Spring Break on April 13th.  Please sign up for a conference as soon as possible.

Thank you,
Miss Garcia

Week 25 -- March 12- 15

Dear Bighorn Parents,

Last Thursday marked the end of the 2nd Trimesterl!!  With the end of the Trimester comes

2nd Trimester Parent/Teacher Conferences, the primary day for conferences is Friday, April

13th, but we have been given permission to schedule some conferences on Friday, March

23rd.  You will be receiving a Sign-Up Genius notification towards the end of this week. Miss

Garcia and myself are looking forward to meeting with all our 2nd grade families!!

Math

Math has been all about telling time.  Students have been working with analog and digital

times.  We have been practicing showing times to the nearest minutes and saying the times

a variety of ways.  

This time can be read the following ways… ...55 minutes past 1 ...55 minutes after 1 ...one fifty-five ...5 minutes before two ...5 minutes until two ...5 minutes till two ...5 minutes to two

This week students will continue working with time on Monday and assess on Tuesday.

We will finish the week in math working on word problems.  Out of the 26 standards for

math there are 3 standards that involve word problems.  Those standards involve word

problems that have 2 steps and/or that deal with numbers within 100, use money, and

measurement.  Since all the prerequisite standards have been taught and our work has been

extensive on word problems throughout the 1st and 2nd Trimesters, students will continue to

work on word problems this week and beyond.  

Here's the homework for the week...

Monday         Worksheet Telling Time to the Nearest 5 Minutes

Tuesday        IXL P.4 Count Money up to $1

Wednesday   IXL P. 14  Add and Subtract up to $1--Word Problems

Thursday       IXL G. 14 Add  3 Numbers up to 2 Digits--Word Problems

Language

Our time in language has been working with commas.  We have reviewed the 1st grade

standards of using commas in a date and to separate 3 or more items on a list.  Students

were also introduced to the 2nd grade standards of using commas in the greeting and

closing of letters.

Writing/Projects

Second Grade has A LOT going on with writing.  Students are finishing up their narratives.

They have been doing some research. writing about their land form or body of water, and

creating a short slideshow presentation.  Finally, 2nd graders have been practicing using

commas in letters by writing a friendly letter to a Leprechaun.

Special Event

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, the Oasis Family Engagement Committee is sponsoring a

Dress Up Day on Thursday, March 15th.  For $1 students may wear “street clothes”, the

committee has sent out a flyer with the specific guidelines. Looking forward to seeing lots

of green in 2nd grade this Thursday!

Spring is almost here!  The clocks have been set forward!  Lacrosse, baseball, and softball

are in full swing!  It is getting into the busy time of year! Remember to make time for reading

and math homework.  It can be tricky with so much going on but it is important to make time

even when schedules are full!

Language Arts News From Mrs. Rowlett

We will be finishing up some of our end of the trimester assessments, so we may not be

meeting for a formal reading group. Please have your child read the next chapter in their

assigned book.

Wishing everyone a Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Sincerely,

Anne Bloomfield

and

Shannon Garcia

Week 24 March 5-8

                                                                                                

                                                                                       March 4, 2018

Dear Parents,

Even though we are in March and spring will be upon us in a few short weeks,
winter is gripping Fallon!  Though weather is supposed to be warmish for the
beginning part of the week but will be chilly by the end of the week!  Please
dress your child appropriately for the temperature!

Math

Students have completed a unit on adding and subtracting with 100 and 1,000
with renaming.  We focused on the Branching Strategy and the Partial Sum and
Partial Difference Strategy.  Although we are done with this unit students will
continue to practice with Problem of the Day and daily "Do Nows".

This week students will be working on the concept of time.  Students will be
building on the skills learned in 1st grade to tell time to the nearest 5 minute
interval and students will also be labeling with times with am or pm.  This unit
will be completed in a week.  With students assessing on Thursday.  Here is the
homework for the week.

      

Analog Clock         Digital Clock

Homework

Mon.    IXL Q.3  Match Analog and Digital Clocks

Tues.   IXL Q.6  Time Words--O'Clock, Half, and Quarter

Wed.    IXL Q.7 AM or PM

Thurs. IXL  Q.15 Calendar

Language and Writing

Students will be learning about using commas in a list and in the greeting and
closing of a friendly letter.  As students learn about commas they will be writing
a letter to a Leprechaun asking the Leprechaun to grant them a wish!  It will be
be interesting to see what 2nd grade students wish for.

Projects

This past week students did a little research on land forms and bodies of water.  
Students were assigned a specific land form or body of water to define, draw,
learn where it would be found in the world, and students need to find 2 different
interesting facts about their land form or body of water.  Students will be taking
the information a creating a slide to go into a classroom slideshow on land
forms and bodies of water.

Last week your child brought home a flyer about collecting "box tops".  This is
an easy way to support Oasis Academy.  Please collect "box tops" for Oasis
Academy.

Language Arts News from Mrs. Rowlett

The second graders did an amazing job on their maps testing. They all tried their best and made great growth. We will be back to our normal reading groups schedule with 20 minutes of nightly reading. Spelling will also resume this week. Have a great Monday!!

Have a wonderful week!

Miss Garcia and Mrs. Rowlett