January 22-26

Hello wonderful families,

This week in Second grade we have been working on reading non-fiction books. We read the book The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins. The story is a biography of Waterhouse Hawkins, a man who began sculpting dinosaurs when little information was known about them back in 1853. We read the story to discuss main idea and supporting details.
We will continue reading non-fiction for the next couple of weeks.

In writing, we have begun writing non fiction "teaching books." Our books must be about movement. Many children are writing about sports, dance, gymnastics, etc. We planned our books with the table of contents, then began by sketching a quick picture on each page of what we were going to write. Students are also going to include some scientific information in their writing, which will include force and motion.

We have started a new unit in math. A family letter detailing the objectives of this unit was sent home Tuesday. The students will be delving deeper into money, adding coins and learning the dollar and cents notation. Practice coin counting at home, use real money and remind children to start with the largest coin first.

Our Social Studies mapping unit is underway. Students are making a birds eye view map of the classroom. They need to include a title, a colorful map key, labels and a compass rose. We will also be making pirate treasure maps for fun!

February 14th is Valentines day. We will be having a class party on Wednesday, February 14th. The party will be from 2:50-3:35. We will be making Fruit and Marshmallow Kabobs. I have created a sign up genius. A list of class names will be sent home soon. Students are allowed to send out cards. Your child will need to make his or her own Valentine box at home. Please be sure the box fits inside of the backpack. Send the box to school on February 14th. Please talk to your child about the importance of including everyone when sending out cards, if you child does not want to send cards that is okay. If you child's Valentines include candy, check to be sure it is Gluten-free and Peanut-free. If you are not sure, ask me before sending out the cards.


Continue to send your child with snow clothes: snow boots, snow pants, mittens, hat and a warm coat. The cold weather is not gone just yet!

Have a great day!
Mrs. Scheck