Wow, I cannot believe it is already December!
This week in Second grade we have been wrapping up our Realistic Fiction unit in reading and writing. We read the book Each Kindness. We discussed empathy and had a discussion about treating others with kindness. We also read the story Those Darn Squirrels Fly South, we enjoyed talking about the book and noticed the squirrels having empathy for the main character in the story.
In phonics, we worked on words with the double vowel "oo" and learned that it can sound like moon or like look. We also practiced sort words by the ending and worked on the long i.
In writing, we have worked on editing out realistic fiction stories to share with kindergarten buddies next week. We reviewed editing for punctuation, capitalization and spelling of word wall words. We added an "About the Author" page and today we will add a blurb or "sneak peek." Next week we will begin a new unit of reading and writing on Non-Fiction. We will begin with an assessment of what students already know about writing non-fiction from last year.
In math, we are headed toward the end of unit 3. We have worked all week on subtraction strategies. We learned to use a doubles fact to help subtract, going through 10 first, counting on and counting back.
In science we did two experiments with air involving compression of air and air pressure. We have also worked on the weather. We read about different types of clouds and made a poster showing the ways clouds look. We will finish up the air portion of the unit today by making Balloon Rockets! We will continue to work with weather the rest of this month.
As colder weather is coming, please send the necessary winter clothing for your child. Mittens, hats and a warm coat are now needed!
Lastly, the field trip for December 20th is coming up! If you have not paid for your child ($13.00), or yourself if you are chaperoning , please send in money and permission slip as soon as possible.
Thank you,
Mrs. Scheck
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