Reading and Language Arts
Comprehension Focus
-Students make text-to-self connections
-Students begin Individualized Daily Reading (IDR)
-Teacher and Students share their reading lives
Social Development Focus
-Teacher and students build a reading community
-Students learn procedures for "Think, Pair, Share," class meetings and IDR
-Students take responsibility for their learning and behavior
-Students develop the group skill of listening to one another
Reading Logs Second graders are expected to read 20 minutes each night. Please help your child record their minutes in their September reading folder. Reading log folders should be returned to school at the end of the month after reading for 21 days.
Word Sort Activities: Here are some of the different activities (sorts) you can work on with your child when they bring home their own set of words:
Regular Sort - Student sort the words in their sort by creating columns or groups of words.
Buddy Sort - Students sort together, read the words in each column to check the correct placement of the word, and then discuss the generalization covered by the sort.
Blind Writing Sort - Students work with a partner. They take turns reading 10-12 words to another student who then tries to write and categorize the words.
Writing Sort - You write key words or headers to label each category. Then the student sorts individually accordingly to the categories by turning over one word at a time from his/her collection and writing it down.
Speed Sort - Using a stopwatch, students see how fast they can correctly sort their words.
Word Hunt - Students select a magazine or book and search for words that fit into their sort.
Math We began reviewing addition strategies such as using doubles, and doubles plus 1 (near doubles). Next week the students will be using the addition strategy of making ten to find the sum and finding the sum of 3 addends. We will practice our addition facts.
Flash Cards Students should be practicing their addition facts with their flash cards. Weekly timed tests are given.
Social Studies This week we learned about a globe, what a map is, what a map shows and what map symbols represent. Next week we will discuss a map key and make a map of our own given a written set of directions to follow. We will also begin discussing directions and how they help us get to places.
Important Dates & Announcements
Box Tops
The PTO is collecting labels for education and box tops. Any student collecting 50 box tops, and turns them in by Friday, September 13, will be entered into the Chuck E. Cheese Raffle. The PTO will also be awarding the class that turns in the most box tops by the end of the year a pizza party. Start collecting now!
September Dates to Remember
10 - Magazine Drive Kick-off
19 - Fall Book Fair and Ice Cream Social @6:30
24 - 1st Magazine Turn in Day
26 - Picture Day
27 - Early Dismissal @12pm - SIP Day
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