*Friendship Day*

We were recently notified that students will not be permitted to pass out treats for Friendship Day. However, it is fine for the students to pass out cards. Thank you for your understanding.

Week of Feb 8th- 12th

Homework:

Math: Math Worksheet over time to the nearest minute

Reading: Reading log 

Writing: Word Study Homework 

This week we are learning:

Math: We will continue our unit over time. Students will be able to read and write time to the nearest one minute increment using analog and digital clocks and distinguish between a.m. and p.m. This week we will be focusing closely on telling time to the nearest minute. Students will also have a great deal of practice telling time to the nearest half hour, as well as, read clocks to the nearest 5 minutes. Students will have a great deal of hands on time with clocks this week and homework to the nearest minute. 

Science: We will continue our unit on force.  Students will have many hands on labs where they will get to trace the changes in position of an object over time such as a cup rolling on the floor and a car rolling down a ramp. Furthermore, they will be comparing patterns of movement of objects such as sliding and rolling and spinning. Friday they will have a short quiz over force and motion.

Reading: Over the next few weeks second grade will begin a major project over a historical figure. Your child will be responsible for picking one historical figure to research and present for our “Living Museum” in the Golbow library on Friday, February 26^th starting at 1:45pm.  They will begin researching an online data base and with various library books starting February 1st.  On Friday February 26^th, they will present their historical figures in the “Living Museum” so they will need to bring props and an outfit representing their figure. (For example: A student representing Walt Disney could wear a suit and bring drawings of cartoons.) Parents will be allowed to visit and press their “buttons” to hear students speak about their historical figure. Students will do all required research as school.

Writing: Same as above (This is a cross curriculum project)

Social Studies: Students will be learning about famous historical figures and inventors. 

Important Dates:

February 9th Progress Reports  go home
February 12th PTA Meeting 4:15

February 12th PTA movie night @ 6:00pm
February 26th starting at 1:45pm

February 14th Valentines Day. Students may but do not have to bring friendship cards to be passed out at the end of the day. No classroom lists can go home. Only the number of students in the class. February 25th Class Picture, Spring Individual pictures

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This Week

Homework:

Math: Math Worksheet

Reading: Reading log 

Writing: Word Study Homework 

This week we are learning:

Math: We will have our checkpoint over financial literacy, measurement, and area on Monday. We will then start our unit over time. Students will be able to read and write time to the nearest one minute increment using analog and digital clocks and distinguish between a.m. and p.m. This week we will be focusing closely on distinguishing from a.m. and p.m. activities. Students will also have a great deal of practice telling time to the nearest half hour, as well as, read clocks to the nearest 5 minutes.

Science: We will begin our unit on force.  Students will be taking down vocabulary over the topic as well as have many hands on labs where they will get to trace the changes in position of an object over time such as a cup rolling on the floor and a car rolling down a ramp. Furthermore, they will be comparing patterns of movement of objects such as sliding and rolling and spinning.

Reading: Students will be learning how to take notes/ research/ record in their own words.

Writing: Students will be writing about historical figures.

Social Studies: Students will be learning about famous historical figures and inventors. 

Important Dates:

February 1st- Parent Ipad Information Meeting @6:00pm

February 9th Report cards go home
February 12th PTA movie night @6:00pm
February 25th Class Picture, Spring Individual pictures

Week of January 25th-29th

Homework:

Math: 741-742

771-772 (textbook pages 2 pages back and front)

Reading: Reading log 

Writing: Word Study Homework 

This week we are learning:

Math:

We will be exploring Area this week. Students will use concrete models to help them find the area of a rectangle. They will have a review in class on Thursday and a checkpoint on Friday over Financial Literacy and Measurement (length and area.) A paper review will be going home sometime this week as well. 

Science:

We are completing our unit on sound energy and will review in class for a checkpoint that will be given on Wednesday over the forms of energy that we have been covering. WE will continue to look at the forms of energies but as they are connected to one another. 

Reading: We will be reading and reviewing Autobiographies and Biographies

Writing:  Procedural writing

Social Studies: Producers and Consumers

Important Dates:

February 1st- 6:00 Parent Ipad Information Meeting

Homework:

Math: Math Work Sheet

Reading: Reading log 

Writing: Word Study Homework 
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This week we are learning:

Math:

We are completing our unit in measurement this week. The students have a measurement grade tomorrow where they will be measuring in inches and centimeters.

Science:

We are completing our unit on light energy and having a quiz tomorrow. Then we will be learning about sound energy.

Reading: Continuing with procedural reading and review main idea

Writing:  Procedural writing

Social Studies: Producers and Consumers

Important Dates:

January 22 Word Study Test 
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Jan 11th-25 Pennies for Patients 

Pennies for Patients Donation Days Bring a $1 on each of the following days in order to participate in the fun. If your child would like to participate in more than one dress event, you can send them with more than a $1 at a time. Anything helps. The class that raises the most money will be awarded with a pizza party. 

Pennies for Patients Donation Days

20^th Camo Day

21^st Crazy Hair Day

Homework:
Math: Textbook pages 493-494 and 499-500

Reading: Reading log 

Writing: Word Study Homework

Study Sight words Assessment #5 (Test Tuesday January 19th)
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This week we are learning:

Math:

This week we will beginning our measurement unit. The students will be able to find the length of object using concrete models for standard units of length. The students will be able to determine the lengths of objects by measuring them with rulers, yardsticks, and meter sticks. They will be creating anchor charts in their math journal with benchmarks for each unit of measurement. This week we are looking closely at length so they should be able to discuss with you what is about the length of an inch, foot, yard, mile, centimeter and meter. 

 

Science:

We will be investigating the effects of an object  by increasing or decreasing the amount of light, heat, and sound energy. We will spend a little over a week over each form of energy. Students will have hands on labs and will create an energy book over their discoveries throughout the next few weeks. This week students will be mainly focusing on light energy.

Reading: Introducing procedural reading

Writing: Introducing procedural writing

Social Studies: Good and Services

Important Dates:

Jan 11th-25 Pennies for Patients 

Pennies for Patients Donation Days Bring a $1 on each of the following days in order to participate in the fun. If your child would like to participate in more than one dress event, you can send them with more than a $1 at a time. Anything helps. The class that raises the most money will be awarded with a pizza party. 

Pennies for Patients Donation Days

12^th- wear PJs

13^th Dress as a superhero

14^th wear clothes backwards

19^th Sunglasses day

20^th Camo Day

21^st Crazy Hair Day

Jan 12 PTA Meeting 5:45

Jan 18th MLK day School Holiday

Homework:
Math: Worksheet

Reading: Reading log 

Writing: Word Study Homework

Study Sight words Assessment #5 (Test Tuesday January 19th)
 www.tinyurl.com/kisdsightwords 

This week we are learning:

Math:

This week we will continue our unit over financial literacy. Students will continue to familiarize themselves with money and will become familiar with terminology such as to save and borrow. They will see the importance of saving money and how it can accumulate over a period of time. Stations will be done in class as well over financial literacy. Students will have an assignment towards the end of the week that will cover everything we have discussed so far concerning financial literacy.

Science:

We will be investigating the effects of an object  by increasing or decreasing the amount of light, heat, and sound energy. We will spend a little over a week over each form of energy. Students will have hands on labs and will create an energy book over their discoveries throughout the next few weeks. This week students will be mainly focusing on heat energy and will even have some practice with reading thermometers later in the week.

Reading: Introducing procedural reading

Writing: Introducing procedural writing

Social Studies: Good and Services

Important Dates:
Jan 8th- Report cards go home
Jan 11th-25 Pennies for Patients 
Jan 18th MLK day School Holiday