Quarter 3 Week 4

Happy Monday Bighorns,

Last week the second graders worked on adding ones up to a 3 digit number using both decomposing and composing strategies.  However, this week the 2nd graders are subtracting 1’s and 10’s up to a 3 digit number.

Example 1:  Adding ones by making the next ten.

56  +  7 = ____          1.  The next ten after 56 is 60.

       ↙ ↘                 2.  To get to 60 you need 4, so the 7 gets decomposed into 4 and 3.     

     4    3                      Then take the 4 and compose it with the 56 to make 60.

60 + 3 = 63                  3.  The renamed equation is 60 + 3 = 63.

Example 2:  Adding tens by making the next hundred.

450  +  90 = ___        1.  The next hundred after 450 is 500.

         ↙ ↘                  2.  To get to 500 you need 50, so the 90 get decomposed into 50 and

     50   40                   40.  Then take the 50 and compose it with the 450 to make 500.

500 + 40 = 540          3.  The renamed equation is 500 + 40 = 540.

After solving the equation, students used the open number strategy to check their answers.

Homework

As was mentioned last week homework for the week will be worksheets because the standards being worked on are not on IXL.  This will be the case for the next few weeks.

Fun Fact:

January is National “Thank You” month...give thanks to someone you know!

Thank you for supporting your child’s learning and being involved in their education!  It is greatly appreciated.

Valentine’s Day

Just a reminder...since Valentine's Day falls on the weekend.  The students of Oasis Academy will not be celebrating it with parties or bringing valentines to school.  We hope that you will enjoy celebrating this holiday at home with your family.

Second Grade Homework....

Dear Parents,

Nevada State Standards require your child to learn several strategies to add, subtract, problem solve etc.   I know the homework last night was a difficult concept for the group.

Tonight, the kids will be using 10's to make 100's numbers and will use those numbers to add in the 10's.

Tonight's homework has the first problem done for you and your child as an example...

Thank you for supporting your child's learning!
Miss Garcia

Quarter 3 Week 3

Welcome back Bighorns!

We hope you had an enjoyable holiday weekend!  It was nice to have Monday off to catch up and get things done at home!  

In celebration of MLK Jr. week we will be discussing racism, equality and inequality.  The students have been really enthralled by the information that they have been learning.  We have some discussions during class time however, this is also a great time to incorporate discussion at home with your second grader.  You can also discuss what is fair vs. unfair in the past compared to present day.

This week in math we will focus on...strategies for regrouping and decomposing/composing strategies in math.  

There will be NO IXL, however, your child will have worksheets dealing with these concepts.  Please remember that your child may choose IXL to practice at home.

Thank You,

Mrs. Bloomfield and Miss Garcia