Dear Bighorn Parents,
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.
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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
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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
