Spring is in the air! It is starting to get warmer, and we are hopeful to be spending some time outside. We're moving on from our changing earth and focusing on plants next week in science. We'll be looking at the parts of the plant, their lifecycles, and how they pollinate and disperse their seeds. I know I'm looking forward to some prettier scenery outside our windows as well!
We finished Unit 5 in math and will be starting Unit 6 this week. We've combined lots of lessons to ensure we are just about on track to a typical year. Now that we are moving towards new learning four days a week, the students will have to adjust their learning stamina. They've worked so hard this year, and I am confident they can handle it! I will not be introducing "homework" when we go to the four day in person model. There will be an increase in expected focus during the school day, and I expect they will need a break when I send them back home. Anything that gets sent home after school will be flexible and weekly, such as practicing their math facts, reading a book, or practicing their spelling words. In reading, we will soon be shifting their guided reading work to in school small groups. The students will remain three feet apart as we read and discuss their weekly text. One less thing for students to lose at home! Upcoming Events: 👍 March 26th - Report Cards Go Home A Look Ahead: 🌱 In science, we're starting to look at plants! 📊 In math, we're looking at data and comparing word problems 👀 In reading, we will be reading realistic fiction stories and looking at point of view
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The combined Silly Hippo Water Dragons are coming soon to a classroom near you! Our New Boston School Boarded voted to move forward to the next phase with a start day of Monday, April 5th. This means that in three weeks all 22 students will be coming into the building Monday through Thursday with a remote learning day on Friday. I am so excited to see my second graders more days during the week! I also have to secretly admit that I will not miss creating and scheduling the mass amount of Seesaw assignments for remote days... 🤫 As with any transition, there will be some bumps, but we will work through them together. As always, reach out if you have questions, and I will do my best to help!
We have started our Reading Challenge! The entire school is trying to come together and compete in the Iditaread Challenge. How many books can we read? We are on the Red Team (K, 2, and 5) and we hit the ground running. As your child reads at home, have them color in boxes to keep track. You can log them at home OR I can help them log their books at school. Click here to log in those books (or look on Seesaw). We started our Changing Earth unit this week! We talked about ways the earth can change fast! You may have heard some talk about tornados, floods, or volcano videos. Next week, we'll be talking about the less exciting changes: slow changes. You can see these changes all around you if you know where to look! Some students even observed a mini river thanks to our melting snow in the playground. Looking forward to doing some experiments next week to look closer at the ways our world can change slowly. These second graders have been ROCKSTARS this year. They've earned another reward and both classes chose movies (I may have to take that choice off next time... 😂). We will come up with movie ideas today at our Friday Zoom Check-In and have a permission slip to sign on Monday/Tuesday. Be on the lookout for those little slips of paper! Up Coming Events: 🌼 Saturday, March 20th - Spring is in the air 🍀 March 17th - Saint Patrick's Day, Trimester 2 Grades Close A Look Ahead: 🌊 Slow Changes in science 🛷 Reading challenge has begun! 🤓 Math assessment - Unit 5 is complete! |
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