We had a wonderful visit from two Brookline Firefighters this week. They taught us about fire safety and gave us official Junior Firefighter hats and stickers! We also got to see an amazing Art Barn performance called, "Dear Failure". The message in the show reminded us never to let our worries stop us from trying new things. 2-Gers are always up for a good challenge!
Enjoy these additional highlights of our week:
Literacy: Readers are doing a wonderful job in Literacy Centers. In Guided Reading groups, we continue to focus on using intonation and determining the meaning of new words in context. We are learning that if we get really stuck on a word, we can read around it to help us think about what would make the most sense. Students also learned a new center this week: Games Center! Our first literacy based game was, "I have, who has...".
Writing Workshop: As we continue to work on our small moments stories, we are learning to self edit. Writers are learning how to use punctuation appropriately. In addition, we are focusing on nouns. We found that many words can be tricky because they can be a noun or a verb depending on how they are used.
Math: Mathematicians are becoming place value experts. This week we created, "Place Value Pumpkins". They are on display on the bulletin board in our hallway. Our pumpkins highlight the many ways to represent number relationships we've explored: number bonds, number sentences, place value, and base ten blocks.
Science: Scientists learned about meats and vegetables this week with the help of the Royal Food Family. It is so fun to learn about the ways that different foods help our bodies. We love to look around 2-G at snack time and lunch time and identify foods from each group!
Social Studies: Geographers added some of the world's largest mountain ranges to our world maps. We are having a ball learning about the different types of land and water in each continent. Flat Stanley is on his way and we are excited to hear from him soon! All postcards/mailings from Flat Stanley will be posted on a world map in our hallway so that we can all learn from his travels.
Enjoy your week.
Enjoy these additional highlights of our week:
Literacy: Readers are doing a wonderful job in Literacy Centers. In Guided Reading groups, we continue to focus on using intonation and determining the meaning of new words in context. We are learning that if we get really stuck on a word, we can read around it to help us think about what would make the most sense. Students also learned a new center this week: Games Center! Our first literacy based game was, "I have, who has...".
Writing Workshop: As we continue to work on our small moments stories, we are learning to self edit. Writers are learning how to use punctuation appropriately. In addition, we are focusing on nouns. We found that many words can be tricky because they can be a noun or a verb depending on how they are used.
Math: Mathematicians are becoming place value experts. This week we created, "Place Value Pumpkins". They are on display on the bulletin board in our hallway. Our pumpkins highlight the many ways to represent number relationships we've explored: number bonds, number sentences, place value, and base ten blocks.
Science: Scientists learned about meats and vegetables this week with the help of the Royal Food Family. It is so fun to learn about the ways that different foods help our bodies. We love to look around 2-G at snack time and lunch time and identify foods from each group!
Social Studies: Geographers added some of the world's largest mountain ranges to our world maps. We are having a ball learning about the different types of land and water in each continent. Flat Stanley is on his way and we are excited to hear from him soon! All postcards/mailings from Flat Stanley will be posted on a world map in our hallway so that we can all learn from his travels.
Enjoy your week.
