Newsletter for the Week of April 27-May 1, 2015
Language Arts:
Now that our written reports are complete, we will focus on making our projects this week! Students will pick and choose what they want to include in their project according to to the options given to them on their menu. Although they can bring supplies from home that we don't have in the classroom, the project itself must be completed solely at school. On Friday, we will put our projects on display as all of second grade will walk around to each classroom to see other student research and learn about other animals!
We will also be talking about test taking strategies and completing some reading passages to get some extra practice in as we will be taking the Language Arts Curriculum-Based assessment next week.
Math
This week we will review and assess our three digit addition and subtraction skills and start our fractions unit! We will discuss what it means to divide something into equal shares and explore halves and fourths. We will end the week with a fun activity where students will use fractions to create a candy pizza! The will be a sign-up genius for items needed for this fun and engaging activity!
Spelling
We will continue to practice the spelling rule of the week each day. On Fridays we will assess how well they know the spelling pattern. A great site to visit is Go-Noodle. There is a game called Body Spell that would be neat to use!
The spelling list will come home and we will assess their knowledge of the spelling pattern on Friday.
Science:
This week in science we will learn that living organisms have basic needs that must be met for them to survive within their environment. Students will identify factors in the environment, including temperature and precipitation, that affect growth and behavior such as migration, hibernation, and dormancy of living things.
At-Home Enrichment (optional homework):
Research: research the "question of the week" and bring what you find out to school. It can be any type of presentation such as a poster, powerpoint, game, etc.
Question of the week: Research an animal that goes into hibernation. Include their life cycle, behavior, food they eat, diagram, adaptations and interesting facts.
Math Enrichment:
Want to work on your computer coding skills? Add the app Run Marco! from the Google App Store and learn how to write code!
Want to practice some multi-step word problems? Check out these websites!
Science Enrichment:
Check out this fun website about different animals and their migration:
Reminders
April 25 Earth Day Celebration at the Oak View Park
May 1 LEAD Owl Ceremony & Field Day
May 6 Early Release at 12:45, National Bike/Walk to School Day & 2nd Grade Language Arts Benchmark Assessment
May 8 Kona Ice Day
May 11-15 Book Fair
May 14 5th Grade Legacy Gala & Fine Arts Night
