Dear families,
What a fun Friday we had at the Wixom Talent Show! So many wonderful acts and great kids giving their best on stage! The audience absolutely enjoyed it!
This week in our classroom we will continue Reading Workshop, we will look for literary language in our books. We will notice when authors play with words and how authors use comparisons in their descriptions.
In Writing Workshop we will continue to work on opinion writing. The students will: learn how to keep their audience in mind when writing their letters, begin using an opinion writing checklist, and how to use paragraphs to tell about more than one part of the story. Students have begun sending letters to classmates, soon we will write to other second graders from Wixom.
We have begun Unit 6 in math. Last week we learned how to use a diagram to solve a number story. This week we will start working on writing our story problems for addition and subtraction. We will practice solving two-step number stories, and students will learn how to solve partial sums addition (adding tens and ones first).
We have begun a new unit of Social Studies on Producers and Consumers. We will new some new vocabulary: producer, consumers, wants, needs and resources. We will begin learning about how paper, ice cream and other goods are produced.
In Phonics, we will work on short e and long e. We will sort patterns with CVC, CVVC, using ea (each) and ee (jeep).
Please remember to use i-ready for lessons at home on the computer for reading and math.
Upcoming events
March 9th: Book orders due
March 22nd: Half day for students
March 29th: Last day before spring break (April 1-April 7)
Have a great weekend,
Mrs. Scheck
Friday, March 8, 2019
Friday, March 1, 2019
Week of March 4-8
Dear families,
What a busy week we had in Room 105!
In reading this week we will continue with our new unit in reading. We will work on making our reading sound phrased and fluent. We will practice in our reader's theater groups until our reading sounds smooth. We will perform our reader's theaters for each other in class.
Then we will prepare to go into a kindergarten or first grade classroom to perform!
The students are enjoying reading their "plays" together and have really worked on making their voices sound like the characters! If your child brings home a reader's theater book, please return it on the following school day! Often times we are sharing the books with a partner (some of the groups have 10 students) because each reader's theater book has 6 copies of the book.
In writing, we have worked hard on selecting a book to share an opinion on with a friend. In our letter writing this week, we will learn how to write with an audience in mind. We will use an opinion writing checklist to make sure we include the main parts of an opinion letter. We will tell about more than one part of the book in our letters. We will begin to send letters only after using the checklist, using envelopes to give them to a friend or classmate!
In phonics this week we will review short u and learn two ways long u can look: ue and ew.
We will practice writing the words in class and do a short and long u sort.
In math, we are beginning Unit 6. A few students will need to complete the Unit 5 test, shortly after I will send home the tests. A Unit 6 family letter is coming home today, March 1st. Please keep the letter handy as it contains answers to the homelinks for this unit.
In this unit students will continue learning how to solve number stories and how to use a new diagram called a comparison diagram. We will also work on partial sums addition, which is a formal addition strategy.
Social Studies - we will continue to work on learning the history of Walled Lake. We will read the Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polloco. We will discuss events of the past and what is history.
Continue to have your child work on i-ready lessons at home 2-3 times per week for 15 minutes.
The March is Reading Month Challenge came home today! Mrs. Russel is challenging 2nd grade to read 30 minutes a night!! See the pink note that came home on Friday for more details!
Thank you and have a great weekend,
Mrs. Scheck
What a busy week we had in Room 105!
In reading this week we will continue with our new unit in reading. We will work on making our reading sound phrased and fluent. We will practice in our reader's theater groups until our reading sounds smooth. We will perform our reader's theaters for each other in class.
Then we will prepare to go into a kindergarten or first grade classroom to perform!
The students are enjoying reading their "plays" together and have really worked on making their voices sound like the characters! If your child brings home a reader's theater book, please return it on the following school day! Often times we are sharing the books with a partner (some of the groups have 10 students) because each reader's theater book has 6 copies of the book.
In writing, we have worked hard on selecting a book to share an opinion on with a friend. In our letter writing this week, we will learn how to write with an audience in mind. We will use an opinion writing checklist to make sure we include the main parts of an opinion letter. We will tell about more than one part of the book in our letters. We will begin to send letters only after using the checklist, using envelopes to give them to a friend or classmate!
In phonics this week we will review short u and learn two ways long u can look: ue and ew.
We will practice writing the words in class and do a short and long u sort.
In math, we are beginning Unit 6. A few students will need to complete the Unit 5 test, shortly after I will send home the tests. A Unit 6 family letter is coming home today, March 1st. Please keep the letter handy as it contains answers to the homelinks for this unit.
In this unit students will continue learning how to solve number stories and how to use a new diagram called a comparison diagram. We will also work on partial sums addition, which is a formal addition strategy.
Social Studies - we will continue to work on learning the history of Walled Lake. We will read the Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polloco. We will discuss events of the past and what is history.
Continue to have your child work on i-ready lessons at home 2-3 times per week for 15 minutes.
The March is Reading Month Challenge came home today! Mrs. Russel is challenging 2nd grade to read 30 minutes a night!! See the pink note that came home on Friday for more details!
Thank you and have a great weekend,
Mrs. Scheck
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
February 25 - March 1
Welcome back, I hope you enjoyed the mid-winter break!
The students are working on two new units of study for reading and writing.
In reading we have started a new unit called Bigger Books Mean Amping Up Reading Power.
We will focus on these four main components of the unit: Reading with fluency, Understanding Literary Language, Meeting the challenges of longer books, and Setting Reading goals.
We began the unit this week focusing on making our reading sound fluent. We practiced reading passages out loud and in our heads. In our reading groups, we have began reader's theater pieces.
Reader's theaters are similar to a play. Each student will be practicing their readers theater in class and at home.
In writing, we began a new unit on opinion writing, Writing About Reading. In this unit we have started with studying a favorite book character, Mercy Watson. Together we wrote a letter to send to another class about one of our favorite Mercy books. Students focused their first attempt at letter writing on one of their favorite characters. Students will get to send their letters to another student after a few more days of writing.
In phonics, we are working on short and long o, we have discussed the CVC, CVCE and CVVC words. We also practiced long and short vowels on the computer using i-ready.
In math, we are near the end of Unit 5. This week we have learned another way to add using the change to more model using thermometers. The students worked on a two day open response and they solved an involving adding two digit numbers. A study guide was sent home Tuesday. On Thursday we will review the study guide. We will have the test Friday, March 1st. A family letter for Unit 6 will come home early next week, we will start Unit 6 on Monday.
In Social Studies, next week we are beginning a new unit about the history of Walled Lake. We will discuss how time lines work and begin to learn about the history of Walled Lake including the amusement park that used to be near the lake. We will learn how and why the park closed. We will also debate the idea of having the park re-open. During the unit students will choose sides and have to give reasons for their opinion on why we should or should not reopen the park!
On Friday I will send home another Scholastic book order for you to look at with your child! Ordering on line is very easy or you may send in a check with your child's order. Book orders are due on March 15.
Students will attend an assembly on Friday to hear about March is reading month!! Mrs. Russel will tell us about her reading challenge for the students, please look for information to come home on Friday!
Upcoming events:
March 22nd half day of school
March 28th Second grade musical (watch for my updates on time of performance)
The students are working on two new units of study for reading and writing.
In reading we have started a new unit called Bigger Books Mean Amping Up Reading Power.
We will focus on these four main components of the unit: Reading with fluency, Understanding Literary Language, Meeting the challenges of longer books, and Setting Reading goals.
We began the unit this week focusing on making our reading sound fluent. We practiced reading passages out loud and in our heads. In our reading groups, we have began reader's theater pieces.
Reader's theaters are similar to a play. Each student will be practicing their readers theater in class and at home.
In writing, we began a new unit on opinion writing, Writing About Reading. In this unit we have started with studying a favorite book character, Mercy Watson. Together we wrote a letter to send to another class about one of our favorite Mercy books. Students focused their first attempt at letter writing on one of their favorite characters. Students will get to send their letters to another student after a few more days of writing.
In phonics, we are working on short and long o, we have discussed the CVC, CVCE and CVVC words. We also practiced long and short vowels on the computer using i-ready.
In math, we are near the end of Unit 5. This week we have learned another way to add using the change to more model using thermometers. The students worked on a two day open response and they solved an involving adding two digit numbers. A study guide was sent home Tuesday. On Thursday we will review the study guide. We will have the test Friday, March 1st. A family letter for Unit 6 will come home early next week, we will start Unit 6 on Monday.
In Social Studies, next week we are beginning a new unit about the history of Walled Lake. We will discuss how time lines work and begin to learn about the history of Walled Lake including the amusement park that used to be near the lake. We will learn how and why the park closed. We will also debate the idea of having the park re-open. During the unit students will choose sides and have to give reasons for their opinion on why we should or should not reopen the park!
On Friday I will send home another Scholastic book order for you to look at with your child! Ordering on line is very easy or you may send in a check with your child's order. Book orders are due on March 15.
Students will attend an assembly on Friday to hear about March is reading month!! Mrs. Russel will tell us about her reading challenge for the students, please look for information to come home on Friday!
Upcoming events:
March 22nd half day of school
March 28th Second grade musical (watch for my updates on time of performance)
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Valentine's day craft with our k buddies
We made heart shaped sun catchers today with our kindergarten buddies from Mrs. Megyesi's class to celebrate friendship on Valentine's day!
Friday, February 8, 2019
Week of February 11-15
Hello families!
We have had a busy couple of weeks between our field trip, an ice day and a half day!
Thank you for all the parents volunteers who came with us on our field trip this past Monday, we had a great time! Be sure to check out the pictures on this blog.
This week we will begin a new unit of study in reading called Bigger Books Mean Amping up Reading Power. We will begin the unit with a shared reading book called Happy Like Soccer by Maribeth Boelts. We will use the book to focus on comprehension strategies such as: retelling, vocabulary, fluency, and word solving. This book will give us a nice spring board into our new unit of reading!
In Phonics we are working on long a using vowel teams: ai, ay and a_e. We will sort the words with those spelling patterns with short a (CVC) patterns.
In writing, we will wrap up non-fiction teaching books and get ready to share them with our second grade partners. The books will go into a portfolio for our next year's teacher after they are shared. We will then begin a new unit of opinion writing! Students will learn how to select a book they love and how to convince another person they will want to read the book to.
We are about half way through Unit 5 in math. This week students learned how to make arrays, practice telling time and used geo-boards to make different shapes. We will learn next how to use an open number line to solve two digit addition problems, change to more number stories and a part-part total diagram. Expect home links on Monday and Wednesday this coming week!
We will celebrate Valentine's day on Friday, February 15th. Please keep your child's cards at home until Friday. I do not have storage in the room to hold onto your child's cards. We will have our party at 2:00 on Friday. We are making valentine bags in the room to hold our cards. We will also make a craft on Thursday with a parent volunteer! If you have any questions, please email me!
Mid-winter break begins on February 18-22. We will not have school for that week. Please read and work on i-ready lessons on at home for extra practice! Your child's login and password are printed on the front of his or her assignment notebook. the website for is www.i-ready.com (using a laptop or regular computer).
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. Scheck
We have had a busy couple of weeks between our field trip, an ice day and a half day!
Thank you for all the parents volunteers who came with us on our field trip this past Monday, we had a great time! Be sure to check out the pictures on this blog.
This week we will begin a new unit of study in reading called Bigger Books Mean Amping up Reading Power. We will begin the unit with a shared reading book called Happy Like Soccer by Maribeth Boelts. We will use the book to focus on comprehension strategies such as: retelling, vocabulary, fluency, and word solving. This book will give us a nice spring board into our new unit of reading!
In Phonics we are working on long a using vowel teams: ai, ay and a_e. We will sort the words with those spelling patterns with short a (CVC) patterns.
In writing, we will wrap up non-fiction teaching books and get ready to share them with our second grade partners. The books will go into a portfolio for our next year's teacher after they are shared. We will then begin a new unit of opinion writing! Students will learn how to select a book they love and how to convince another person they will want to read the book to.
We are about half way through Unit 5 in math. This week students learned how to make arrays, practice telling time and used geo-boards to make different shapes. We will learn next how to use an open number line to solve two digit addition problems, change to more number stories and a part-part total diagram. Expect home links on Monday and Wednesday this coming week!
We will celebrate Valentine's day on Friday, February 15th. Please keep your child's cards at home until Friday. I do not have storage in the room to hold onto your child's cards. We will have our party at 2:00 on Friday. We are making valentine bags in the room to hold our cards. We will also make a craft on Thursday with a parent volunteer! If you have any questions, please email me!
Mid-winter break begins on February 18-22. We will not have school for that week. Please read and work on i-ready lessons on at home for extra practice! Your child's login and password are printed on the front of his or her assignment notebook. the website for is www.i-ready.com (using a laptop or regular computer).
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. Scheck
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Outdoor Center field trip
We had a great time on Monday! We went to the Walled Lake Outdoor Center and learned about Severe Weather, Hibernation, Seeds and Birds. We spent time outside exploring and looking for nests, noticing the weather and putting our "animals" into homes we built.
It was a great day of learning and having fun!
Thank you to our chaperones for braving the weather and coming with us!
It was a great day of learning and having fun!
Thank you to our chaperones for braving the weather and coming with us!
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