ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REMINDERS:
This Thursday is our field trip to the Wildlife Park! We, again, apologize for the misunderstanding on the field trip permission slip. To clarify, students will need to bring $3.50 for the admission fee (please send in money by TOMORROW!) and an extra $3.00 if they would like to buy a drink or an ice cream at the snack shack. The $3.00 to be spent at the snack shack can be sent with your child on Thursday.
CHAPERONES: If you are chaperoning the field trip on Thursday, we will also need you to send in $3.50 for your admission fee. Again, we would like to have this money by tomorrow so we can deposit these funds into the school account from which we will write the check for the park.
On Thursday, students will need to wear their team jerseys (I’ll be bringing them to school tomorrow. They look awesome!), a packed lunch, water bottle, and $3.00 to spend at the snack shack. Please help your child dress appropriately for the weather. We will be going rain or shine.... within reason of course.
Just as another friendly reminder, there will not be a formal homework packet anymore. Daily reading and spelling practice will still be encouraged. Our final spelling test will be on Friday. This test will cover all remaining spelling test units.
THIS WEEK IN...
ELA: Our main focus will be on our animal research projects. Students are beginning to finalize their research and their rough drafts. These are then turned into the team editor (that’s me!) for the final print copy of the report. Team Howard will then create colorful and detailed pictures that help their report come alive! Their final report will also include a table of contents as well as an “about the author” page.
Math: This week, we will finish up some of our most recent math check-ins. We’ll also spend some time working with arrays. Arrays are a group of objects that have been organized into columns and rows. We can use these columns and rows to write a repeated addition number sentence (i.e. 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12) to help us find the total number of objects in the array. We’ll also begin some of our work with measurement. We’ll be using a variety of tools to measure objects in centimeters and inches. We’ll then compare our measurements to find out which objects are the longest. Next week, Miss Davis and I have a HUGE surprise lesson planned for our second graders! This music will give you a quick sneak peak into the theme of the lesson.
Science: This week, we will use our science time to complete our animal research projects. The goal is to have our reports finished by the end of the week so we can create our dioramas next week. All parents will be invited to check out our projects immediately following the cookout. We hope to see you there!
Read Aloud: We are learning so much for the main character, Clay Hensley, in the story Trouble-Maker. We’re beginning to see that change doesn’t happen overnight and sometimes it can be incredibly frustrating. We are so anxious to find out if Clay can forever change his trouble-making ways!
Enjoy the lovely weather!
