Bravo! 2-G did an incredible job singing on stage at the 2nd and 3rd Grade Winter Concert this week. They worked so hard to learn 3 amazing songs and it showed. We are so happy to officially welcome back, Ms. Julia Holzwasser to our community. Ms. Holzwasser is now in 2-G full-time and we are thrilled to have her! Please enjoy these additional highlights of our studies:
Literacy: Readers read a second mystery book this week in center work. Next week, we'll be comparing the two mysteries we've read. 2-Gers also loved reading books on Raz-Kids with our classroom iPads. Our "Dictionary Center" is so much fun. Sometimes we have specific mystery related words to look up and other times we get to free explore!
Writing Workshop: Writers are putting wonderful creativity into their mysteries. As we write, we are learning new ways to make our writing the best that it can be. This week we focused on quotation marks and how to use them appropriately. Ask your writer to show you what they've learned.
Math: Mathematicians continue to build addition and subtraction skills through a number of different activities. One strategy we worked on this week was learning how to solve a cross-number puzzle. Essentially, these puzzles present problems with missing addends and 2-Gers need to apply their knowledge of number relationships to fill in the missing parts. We love a good challenge and our mathematicians were ready for it!
Science: Scientists used their knowledge about friction, momentum, and height vs. speed to design rollercoasters for our imaginary theme park this week. They were challenged with designing one fast roller coaster and one slow roller coaster - labeling all of the elements to show how forces would affect motion. Way to go!
Workshop: 2-G engaged in a "Cut and Grow" activity in workshop. In this activity, students are given a topic to write one sentence about on a sentence strip. When writers complete their sentences, we work with a partner to determine if there is anywhere we can cut the sentence and "grow" it by adding in more details. We had so much fun and we can't wait to try it again with our spelling words next week!
Enjoy your week.
Literacy: Readers read a second mystery book this week in center work. Next week, we'll be comparing the two mysteries we've read. 2-Gers also loved reading books on Raz-Kids with our classroom iPads. Our "Dictionary Center" is so much fun. Sometimes we have specific mystery related words to look up and other times we get to free explore!
Writing Workshop: Writers are putting wonderful creativity into their mysteries. As we write, we are learning new ways to make our writing the best that it can be. This week we focused on quotation marks and how to use them appropriately. Ask your writer to show you what they've learned.
Math: Mathematicians continue to build addition and subtraction skills through a number of different activities. One strategy we worked on this week was learning how to solve a cross-number puzzle. Essentially, these puzzles present problems with missing addends and 2-Gers need to apply their knowledge of number relationships to fill in the missing parts. We love a good challenge and our mathematicians were ready for it!
Science: Scientists used their knowledge about friction, momentum, and height vs. speed to design rollercoasters for our imaginary theme park this week. They were challenged with designing one fast roller coaster and one slow roller coaster - labeling all of the elements to show how forces would affect motion. Way to go!
Workshop: 2-G engaged in a "Cut and Grow" activity in workshop. In this activity, students are given a topic to write one sentence about on a sentence strip. When writers complete their sentences, we work with a partner to determine if there is anywhere we can cut the sentence and "grow" it by adding in more details. We had so much fun and we can't wait to try it again with our spelling words next week!
Enjoy your week.