Dear Bighorn Parents,
How can we be saying good bye to month of April and hello to the month of
May??!! Even though we are solidly in the season of spring, winter temperatures
have occasionally creeped in and this week there are summer temperatures
(high 60’s into the 70’s) in the forecast. Please send your child with a labeled
water bottle.
May??!! Even though we are solidly in the season of spring, winter temperatures
have occasionally creeped in and this week there are summer temperatures
(high 60’s into the 70’s) in the forecast. Please send your child with a labeled
water bottle.
Last week students focused on the final standard in 2nd grade Math--equal
groups and building arrays to show repeated addition or the foundation of
Multiplication. Students were so excited! As students work on this important
foundational skill. They learned about equal groups, repeated addition,
arrays, columns, rows, multiplication equations, factors, and products.
Miss Garcia and myself were very impressed with how quickly the 2nd
graders picked it up! They are looking more and more like 3rd graders
everyday. We will review this work on Monday and assess, so there will
be no homework Monday night in math.
groups and building arrays to show repeated addition or the foundation of
Multiplication. Students were so excited! As students work on this important
foundational skill. They learned about equal groups, repeated addition,
arrays, columns, rows, multiplication equations, factors, and products.
Miss Garcia and myself were very impressed with how quickly the 2nd
graders picked it up! They are looking more and more like 3rd graders
everyday. We will review this work on Monday and assess, so there will
be no homework Monday night in math.
With instruction of 2nd grade math standards completed, the remainder
of the school year, we will be focusing on standards that have not been
completely mastered. Our math will consist of many “mini lessons” and
“mini assessments” on previously taught material to ensure that students
who previously were at mastery level are still there and students that had
not mastered a standard have the opportunity for additional instruction
and practice so that they may be reassessed. With that being said some
of the IXL Objectives will be repeated for additional practice.
of the school year, we will be focusing on standards that have not been
completely mastered. Our math will consist of many “mini lessons” and
“mini assessments” on previously taught material to ensure that students
who previously were at mastery level are still there and students that had
not mastered a standard have the opportunity for additional instruction
and practice so that they may be reassessed. With that being said some
of the IXL Objectives will be repeated for additional practice.
Tuesday and Wednesday, 2nd grade students will be reviewing adding and
subtracting within 100 and within 1,000. Students will be reviewing this
skill using a new strategy--The Arrow Method!! Here are some examples
to help reinforce with homework!
subtracting within 100 and within 1,000. Students will be reviewing this
skill using a new strategy--The Arrow Method!! Here are some examples
to help reinforce with homework!
Arrow Method Examples
2 4 2 + 5 2 8 = _______
+200 +40 +2
528 →728 →768→770
|
5 2 8 -- 2 4 2 = ________
-200 -40 -2
528 →328 →288→286
|
1. Start with the bigger addend (528).
2. Draw an arrow. Break down the
other addend (242) into hundreds (200), tens(40) and ones (2).
3. Above the arrow write a plus sign and
the amount of hundreds (+200). Write the subtotal after the arrow (728).
4. Draw another arrow after the
subtotal. Above the arrow write a plus sign and the amount of tens (+40). Write the subtotal (768).
5. Draw another arrow after the
subtotal. Above the arrow write a plus sign and the amount of ones (+2). Write the total (770). |
1. Start with the minuend (528).
2. Draw an arrow. Break down the
other subtrahend (242) into hundreds (200), tens(40) and ones (2).
3. Above the arrow write a minus sign
and the amount of hundreds (-200). Write the subtotal after the arrow (328).
4. Draw another arrow after the subtotal.
Above the arrow write a minus sign and the amount of tens (-40). Write the subtotal (288).
5. Draw another arrow after the
subtotal. Above the arrow write a minus sign and the amount of ones (-2). Write the total (286). |
Homework
Monday
|
Equal Groups Assess-No Homework
|
Tuesday
|
Worksheet Arrow Method Addition
|
Wednesday
|
Worksheet Arrow Method Subtraction
|
Thursday
|
IXL Q.6 Time Words: O’Clock, Half, and Quarter
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Language
Our work in language is all about determining the meaning of words.
Last week and the beginning of this week students have been using
context clues to help them to understand the meaning of unfamiliar
words. We will be using our read aloud book, Helen Keller to help us
with this standard.
Last week and the beginning of this week students have been using
context clues to help them to understand the meaning of unfamiliar
words. We will be using our read aloud book, Helen Keller to help us
with this standard.
Students will finish out the week using prefixes (re, un, mis, pre, dis,..)
to help determine the meaning of words. This work will continue into next
week.
to help determine the meaning of words. This work will continue into next
week.
Writing
Students have been busy revising and editing their opinion pieces.
Some students have even competed their final copy. We are looking
forward to moving onto a new writing project next week.
Some students have even competed their final copy. We are looking
forward to moving onto a new writing project next week.
Projects
Our decade projects are going very well. Students have their decade
and are actively researching information about their decade. So far
students have learned the president, first lady, vice-president, the
vice-president’s wife, and a natural disaster that occured during their
assigned decade. This week students will focus on the entertainment
aspect of their decades (popular children’s books, radio/television shows,
and children’s movies).
and are actively researching information about their decade. So far
students have learned the president, first lady, vice-president, the
vice-president’s wife, and a natural disaster that occured during their
assigned decade. This week students will focus on the entertainment
aspect of their decades (popular children’s books, radio/television shows,
and children’s movies).
Looking forward to another learning-filled week in 2nd grade.
Sincerely,
Anne Bloomfield
and
Shannon Garcia
