Mrs. Hess and Mrs. Rose
2nd Grade
We hope your child has lots to tell you about our week because it has been fun and busy!! We are really getting our routines in place, and our classroom is running smoothly. Some conversation starters you can have with your child to hear more about his/her week are:
"Tell me what you remember about the rivers in Georgia." "What does it mean to revise a story? What memory did you write about this week?" "Show me the motions for 'two vowels go walking''. "Tell me what you do during number talks." "What did Mrs. Hess do with play-doh on Friday?" Here are a few highlights from our week: Math: We began our small group routine this week and it went great! Our schedule includes a whole group lesson on Monday to introduce and practice the standard for the week. Tuesday-Thursdays are spent working in centers and small groups with a teacher. On Fridays, we take a quick assessment and play a game to go along with the standard. The students really seem to enjoy working in small groups ,and it helps us to differentiate between various student levels. Reading: We continued guided and independent reading this week. While students were independently reading, they were assigned a task to complete and asked to write their findings on a sticky note. At the end of each Reader's Workshop, students had a chance to share their findings with a partner. Writing: We are working into the narrative genre and practicing the steps of the writing process. Students were taught how to revise and edit their stories. We even practiced these steps with some of our classmates' writing pieces. (thank you Carlos and Dezi for allowing us to work on your stories :)). Next week will work on the following: Math: Skip-counting to 1,000 by 5s, 10s, 100s (the tricky part about this standard is that students should be able to skip count when starting at any number) Ex. Skip count by 5's beginning at 52- 52, 57, 62, 67, etc.. Reading: Main Idea and Details- students will practice reading a non-fiction passage and will find the main idea and supporting details. Writing: Narrative Writing- students will learn the qualities of narrative writing (focuses on one moment or memory; writes in 1st person; has a beginning (hook), middle (details of experience), and end (sense of closure); includes details to describe a character's thoughts, feelings, and actions. Grammar: Irregular and Regular Verbs Social Studies: Native Americans: Creek Indians This week's secret word is: teamwork Have a great weekend! Mrs. Hess & Mrs. Rose
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