Classroom Updates

We had a great week in 2nd grade! I am looking forward to seeing you and your child at conferences next week. You should receive a reminder from Sign Up the day before your conference. 

In phonics this week, we focused on recognizing and using y as a vowel sound. We did several activities to reinforce this concept. We also recognized and used phonograms with a VC pattern, as well as phonogram patterns with a short vowel sound in single-syllable words.

 We doubled up in writing workshop this week! We continued with our Heroes project. The kids have been working extremely hard and doing a fantastic job with their interviews. Students also wrote a personal narrative around an autumn event. We now have loads of Thanksgiving, fall leaves, pumpkin patch, and Halloween stories in the classroom. 

In math, a new game called “Plus 1 or 2 Bingo” was introduced to the students. They played this game in partners. We also reviewed counting strips, Collect $.25, Pocket Day, and Make 10.  

I really appreciate all of the parent help! I have really enjoyed having parents in the classroom. I want to give a gentle reminder that if you would like to help in the classroom you need to have your fingerprints on file in the office. Also please give me at least 2 days (48 hours) if you are you would like to help in the classroom. 

We will be exploring pumpkins on Halloween! Specifically we will be cutting open small, medium, and large-sized pumpkins and counting the seeds! We will be counting the seeds in a number of ways. This is sure to be a messy and fun math activity! If you can help during the activity (12:00-2:40 on October 31) or you can help with supplies (pumpkins, paper towels, hand wipes) please sign up by clicking here: https://signup.com/go/hpxCUPZ

I have also attached a general 2nd-grade schedule and one for our class. Thank you for your patience!  

Have a wonderful week. I am looking forward to seeing everyone at conferences this week.