Well, here we are, a few days into the month of May! This school year has gone so quickly. I can't begin to tell you how much I have enjoyed watching your 2nd graders blossom. It has been a wonderful year! Please look over the following information about the last 3 weeks of school and, as always, let me know if you have any questions.
Math: We have finished up Unit 7 in math. For the next several days, students will be reviewing some 2nd grade skills (telling time, counting money, working with fractions, etc.), as well as pre-learning some 3rd grade skills (multiplication and division). If you are interested in resources to work with your child at home this summer, let me know!
Language Arts: We have wrapped up reading groups for the school year and are currently working on whole-group literacy activities using shared literature. Students still receive Daily 5 time each day, and small groups of students are participating in fluency practice and word work with me. Next week, our morning Language Arts block will be used for our "Teach the Class" projects. Please make sure your child has returned his or her form letting me know what he or she plans to teach by tomorrow. I will have a teaching schedule to you by Friday.
Writing: Our opinion writing unit ended last week. I saw a lot of growth in the 2nd graders' ability to state an opinion in a convincing way and support the opinion with detailed reasons and examples. We are wrapping up the school year with a short unit on poetry writing. This would be a great time to share some poetry books at home with your child!
Science: Our last science unit is on animals and their habitats, plants and their biomes, and how they all work together in different ecosystems. Our class is focusing on desert, wetland, ocean, and grassland ecosystems. This week, each child is researching an animal that lives in one of those four ecosystems. Please check your e-mail in a couple of days for information about an at-home project involving the animal your child is researching.
Please make note of the following dates in your calendars if you are not already done so. Again, thank you so much for your help and support in our classroom this year. I will miss you all next year, and hope to work with many of you again! Have a WONDERFUL summer!
May 6 - Book orders and "Teach the Class" forms due, National Bike to School Day
May 8 - Volunteer Coffee, Field Day
May 13 - Birthday Breakfast - June/July birthdays - Happy birthday, Ryan!
May 18 - 2nd grade trip to the Lied Center (AM...no volunteers or payment needed)
May 20 - Summer Book Club forms due
May 21 - Last day of school (half day). Have a great summer!
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
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