ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REMINDERS:
There will be no school for students this Friday, January 25th! It is records day.
New homework packets will go home TOMORROW! Unfortunately, we just weren't able to finish filling them out over the course of the day. However, students can most definitely still practice their goals at home today and record them on the packet tomorrow.
Students are bringing home two out-of-the-ordinary things today. They are bringing home a Scholastic News issue and a script from a reader's theater play. The Scholastic News is about President Obama, since the presidential inauguration was yesterday. Students can read this and complete the questions on the back. The script is something that students can read over tonight as well. We will be practicing and refining these plays over the course of the week.
Thanks so much for all of your positive thoughts sent to me and my family! My dad's surgery was yesterday and it went pretty well. He's currently in the ICU recovering and is expected to go home at the end of the week!
What to practice on IXL:
PLACE VALUE IS REALLY IMPORTANT! This is our focus in-class right now.
I can read and write three digit numbers: C.3-4
I can tell you what number is in the hundreds, tens, and ones place in a three digit number: M.1, 2, 4, 5, 9, and 10.
I can tell you how many bundles of 1, 10, and 100 are in a three digit number: A.5, M.12
I can write a three digit number in expanded form: M.13
I can compare three digit numbers using <, >, and = correctly: B.3-7
I can skip county by 5s, 10s, and 100s: A.1-3, A.12
They can also practice the following:
Graphing: R. 2, 3, 6, 7
Facts: E. 1-12, L. 1-5
Time: Q. 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10
Money: P. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15
Odd and Even: A. 6, 7, 8
Geometry: T. 1, 2, 3
Fractions: U. 1-5, 7, 8
This week in...
Language Arts (and a little Social Studies): With it being such a short week this week, we are doing things a little out of the ordinary as well.
Today, students worked together in small groups to read a Scholastic News issue all about Dr. Martin Luther King. Together, they worked to complete and understand a timeline of his life. For a fun little spin, they got to create a timeline to mark important times in their lives as well. They also completed a reading check-in. The check-in consisted of comprehension questions about the issue that they read. They also talked about some words that would describe Dr. King: kind, fair, brave, and peaceful.
Students will also be practicing and performing a short play. They were put into three groups. One group will be performing the play "All by Myself!" which is a play based on the story of the Little Red Hen. Another group will be performing the play "The Troll Bridge" which is a play based on the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff. The last group will be performing "To Kiss a Frog" which is a play based on the story of The Frog Prince.
This week, students will work on their fluency and comprehension with these plays. They'll be challenged read with LOTS of expression to keep their audience entertained! Some will even have to try out different voices to fit the voice of their character. It's going to be a lot of fun!
They will also have the chance to create their very own setting together to set the scene for their play. A challenge for creativity and teamwork! Woo!
Math:
We are continuing our focus on place value. Team Blowey has been doing such an awesome job so far! Please refer to previous blog posts or the IXL information above to see the focus for second grade on place value.
If you have any questions, comments, or insights, please don't hesitate to ask! Have a wonderful week!
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