Friday, September 28, 2018

Hi Wonderful Second Grade Families,

It has been a wonderful start to the school year. The students have been working hard in the classroom. Rules and routines have been established and we are learning many new skills.

Important Dates:
- Oct 5 - 2 Hour Early Dismissal
- Oct 18 - Fall Picture Day
- Oct 19 - My Fun Run!
- Oct 25 and 26 - Grandparents Breakfast

Here is some information about the classroom:

In Language Arts, we have been reading informational texts and working on four reading strategies. The students have been making predictions, asking questions, and clarifying their thinking. Next week, we will practice summarizing the text.

In Writing, the students are writing small moment stories. The students have selected a topic and are working to draft the beginning, middle, and end of their story. We will revise our stories to add more detail to describe the events and the thoughts and feelings of the characters.

In Math, we are starting Unit 2. During this unit, the students will be solving one- and two-step word problems involving addition and subtraction within 100. Students will use addition and subtraction strategies based on place value. Students will also determine if a group of objects has an odd or even number of members by pairing objects or counting them by 2's and writing an equation to express an even number as a sum of two equal addends.

Additional information about Unit 2 and ways to help at home can be found in the Family Resource for Unit 2.

Family Resource - Unit 2

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Mrs. Sikora

Math - Unit 1

Math Unit 1 is called Place Value and Number Patterns. The students will work with numbers up to 1,000 to extend their understanding of place value and the relationship between the values of the different places within a number. Students will explore ones, tens, and hundreds; comparing the value of a digit in the hundreds place with that in the tens or ones place. Students will also represent three-digit numbers with concrete models, pictures, numbers, and words. They will record three-digit numbers in standard form, written form, and expanded form. Students will also compare numbers using >, =, and < symbols. Students will also work with number patterns by skip counting by 5s, 10s, and 100s. They should have the ability to skip count within 100 using the hundreds chart and 1000 using the thousands chart. Students should also be able to skip-count starting from various numbers (e.g., counting by tens starting with 27). In this unit, students will also be working on mentally adding and subtracting 10 and 100 within 500.

Additional information about Unit 1 and ways to help at home can be found in the Family Resource for Unit 1.
Family Resource - Unit 1

Here are some links that the students can use at home to practice the skills in Unit 1.
Place the Penguins

Base Ten Fun

Base Ten BINGO