Monday, October 3, 2016

Homework
1.  Read
2.  Spelling - Unit 3 - Post Test: Thursday
3.  Learning Log - please read, comment and return, asap.  Thanks!
4.  Speaking - topic for Tomorrow:
                                             Sienna, Kellan, Carter, Ashlyn, Avani

Scholastic Book Orders - due Oct. 11.  Thank you!

FALL WEATHER - indoor shoes and outside jacket required 

FRIDAY FESTIVITIES
As part of our Cultural Celebrations unit, students will study many popular celebrations learning about the traditions and history of these celebrations.  A common theme throughout is family, friends, fun, and food. 

This Friday we will celebrate Thanksgiving, with a Grade 2 tradition, of Thanksgiving Hot Dogs!  Students will be treated to a hot dog and veggies/fruit.  If your child does not like hot dogs, please ensure that they have a lunch.  Students will still need a healthy snack. 


WHAT ARE WE LEARNING?

Students have been working hard!  Some focus areas that we have been working on and will continue to work on in Core Learning areas include:

Reading: 

-3 ways to read a book

-picking 'just right' books

-building reading stamina 

-identifying genre:  non-fiction (fact/information books) vs fiction (stories)

- reading for comprehension (understanding and being able to summarize what we have read = retelling)

-text features:  author, illustrator, publication date, table of content & glossaries (non-fiction)

Writing:

-Proper Nouns - specific people, places, and things - please encourage your child to always use a capital for their first and last name

-Ideas - being able to pick and develop a narrow topic (one idea)

-Super Sentences - using adjectives to describe nouns and prepositional phrases - sentences tell: who, did what, where and when

Math:

-Counting On Strategies focusing on numbers 0-100 -  adding strategy

-Number Properties:  odd/even, tally marks, describing numbers

-Story/Word Problems with a specific focus on skills of  Logical Reasoning & Organized Lists

 

Thank you for supporting these skills at home whenever possible as well!!   :-) 

Oct. 19 & 20 - PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS & EARLY DISMISSAL 

Families will have an opportunity to meet with me on the afternoons of Wednesday and Thursday October 19 and 20. I will forward sign-up information to you asap.  Thank you for your understanding.  I look forward to meeting with you :-).  
Reminders:  
Oct. 10 - Thanksgiving - No School
Oct. 17 - Story Theatre Presentation
Oct. 19-20 - EARLY DISMISSAL @ 12:30 pm & PTM
Oct. 21 - NID - No School
Oct. 25 - Individual Photo Day
Oct. 31 - Event

Have a great weekend.