Hello families,
Just a few notes from this week...
In reading we read the story Those Darn Squirrels. We discussed the different view points in the story and wrote about them. We learned the vocabulary words: furious and delighted.
In writing, we used powerful and precise words in our small moments. We brainstormed synonyms for mad, happy and sad. We will meet with partners today and work on revising.
In math we have been working on addition and subtraction number stories.
We will begin science today! Our unit on Air and Weather will be fun. We will begin by exploring air. We will start observing and recording the weather.
Our Halloween party is on Tuesday. The parade begins at 10:45, hope to see you there!
Have a great weekend,
Mrs. Scheck
Friday, October 27, 2017
Thursday, October 19, 2017
October 16-20
Hello families!
We read Mercy Watson Princess in Disguise this week. In this story we discussed the character traits: bold and cautious. We learned the new vocabulary word detect (Mom can detect my homework from under my bed!). We also worked on predicting what would happen in this story based on prior knowledge about Mercy's actions in other stories we have read about her.
In writing this week we discussed and tried out several craft moves, similar to Jane Yolen in the book Owl Moon. We tried out using sound words, comparisons and repeating phrases to help our readers see, hear and feel what we were experiencing in our small moments. Next week we work toward revising our stories to share with other second graders here at Wixom.
In math this week we have been focusing on addition strategies. We have reviewed doubles facts, making ten, helper facts, and the turn around rule.
This week in Social Studies we discussed and wrote about Wants versus Needs. Needs are air, water, food, clothing and shelter. Wants are everything we would like to have, but do not need to survive. We also read the book City Green to discover more about urban communities. We have now completed Unit 1. We reviewed the study guide in order to prepare for the assessment. We will be taking the test for unit one on Friday, October 20th. Our next unit of Social Studies will be on maps.
Science kits have arrived... we are gearing up to begin science next week! We will be studying Air and Weather. Experiments will be conducted in class and we will be keeping notes and writing about what we observe in class.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. Scheck
We read Mercy Watson Princess in Disguise this week. In this story we discussed the character traits: bold and cautious. We learned the new vocabulary word detect (Mom can detect my homework from under my bed!). We also worked on predicting what would happen in this story based on prior knowledge about Mercy's actions in other stories we have read about her.
In writing this week we discussed and tried out several craft moves, similar to Jane Yolen in the book Owl Moon. We tried out using sound words, comparisons and repeating phrases to help our readers see, hear and feel what we were experiencing in our small moments. Next week we work toward revising our stories to share with other second graders here at Wixom.
In math this week we have been focusing on addition strategies. We have reviewed doubles facts, making ten, helper facts, and the turn around rule.
This week in Social Studies we discussed and wrote about Wants versus Needs. Needs are air, water, food, clothing and shelter. Wants are everything we would like to have, but do not need to survive. We also read the book City Green to discover more about urban communities. We have now completed Unit 1. We reviewed the study guide in order to prepare for the assessment. We will be taking the test for unit one on Friday, October 20th. Our next unit of Social Studies will be on maps.
Science kits have arrived... we are gearing up to begin science next week! We will be studying Air and Weather. Experiments will be conducted in class and we will be keeping notes and writing about what we observe in class.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. Scheck
Fun at the Color Run!
Friday, October 13, 2017
October 9-13
Hello families,
Second graders are moving right along in our class!
In reading this week we read the book Mercy Watson Fights Crime. In this book Mercy helps to stop a thief who tries to steal the Watson's toaster. We discussed the vocabulary word certain. We wrote about how Mercy was a problem solver in the story.
In writing this week I introduced a writing checklist that students are using to set goals for their writing. We have been writing small moments for a few weeks now. We will continue to go back and revise our pieces next week and examine how authors use craft moves.
In math we have begun Unit 2. We started working with groups of 10 and practiced exchanging money for 10's and 100's. We reviewed number stories and discussed addition strategies. The unit 1 math test came home with your child this week. Unit 1 reviewed all the concepts taught in First Grade. If you have not already done so, please look over your child's test with him or her. Sign and return the test to school.
In Social Studies, we made community circles that show "Where I'm At on the Map." The circles are on display outside our classroom. We read the book Me on the Map. We also learned three different types of communities. We read the book Little House. In the story Little House starts out in a rural community, then it turns into a suburban community, at the end the house is surrounded by an urban community. We watched a quick video explaining all three communities. Then we worked in groups to make lists of what we learned about the three different types of communities.
A study guide for our Unit 1 Social Studies test will go home on Monday. Your child will work on it at home and it is due on Thursday. We will review the study guide in class and have an assessment on Friday, Oct. 20th.
Our first Science unit will begin next week. We will be studying Air and Weather.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. Scheck
Second graders are moving right along in our class!
In reading this week we read the book Mercy Watson Fights Crime. In this book Mercy helps to stop a thief who tries to steal the Watson's toaster. We discussed the vocabulary word certain. We wrote about how Mercy was a problem solver in the story.
In writing this week I introduced a writing checklist that students are using to set goals for their writing. We have been writing small moments for a few weeks now. We will continue to go back and revise our pieces next week and examine how authors use craft moves.
In math we have begun Unit 2. We started working with groups of 10 and practiced exchanging money for 10's and 100's. We reviewed number stories and discussed addition strategies. The unit 1 math test came home with your child this week. Unit 1 reviewed all the concepts taught in First Grade. If you have not already done so, please look over your child's test with him or her. Sign and return the test to school.
In Social Studies, we made community circles that show "Where I'm At on the Map." The circles are on display outside our classroom. We read the book Me on the Map. We also learned three different types of communities. We read the book Little House. In the story Little House starts out in a rural community, then it turns into a suburban community, at the end the house is surrounded by an urban community. We watched a quick video explaining all three communities. Then we worked in groups to make lists of what we learned about the three different types of communities.
A study guide for our Unit 1 Social Studies test will go home on Monday. Your child will work on it at home and it is due on Thursday. We will review the study guide in class and have an assessment on Friday, Oct. 20th.
Our first Science unit will begin next week. We will be studying Air and Weather.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. Scheck
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Week of October 2-6
Hello wonderful families!
This week in Second grade we have been reading a chapter book called Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo. The main character is a pig that lives with people. Mercy gets herself into trouble one night when she tries to sleep in bed with her owners. We are reading the book and discussing reading strategies and retelling the story chapter by chapter, with details!
We have now completed I-Ready state mandated testing for reading and math. Students worked very hard on the tests. I can now begin reading groups. Some children may be bringing home books for at home practice. Please be sure to listen to your child read the book and have them return the book the next day.
Your child may have a some writing to do with the book or a word to practice, please work with him or her to complete this if necessary!
We have been working all week on compound words and how to make them without a space in the middle. We talked about how two words just can't be put together to make a compound word like duckpen. A compound has to make sense!
In math, we have reached the end of unit 1. The study guide went home yesterday and is due on Monday, Oct. 9th. Many study guides were already returned today! I will be reviewing concepts today and tomorrow, please spend time at home on anything that was difficult and let me know so I can help your child be successful at school on the test. A unit 2 math family letter will come home soon! Please keep the letter as it holds the answers the home links for that unit.
In social studies we are working on defining a community and exploring what a neighborhood is! We will be sending home an assignment next week for your child to learn his or her address and phone number. Please work on this at home, it is a good thing for every child to know!
In writing this week we have worked on making our small moments more detailed. We are working on showing feeling and thinking in our writing. We will begin revising a small moment soon to fancy it up!
Tomorrow is the Funky Fall Fund walk! We are looking forward to walking at 2:30 p.m. Your child will want to wear a white t-shirt that you do not mind them getting dirty!
The fall book order has arrived! Thank you for ordering books for your child, everyone in class received a free book and we were able to order many books for the class to read and use in school with the points that you helped up earn!
Have a wonderful day,
Mrs. Scheck
This week in Second grade we have been reading a chapter book called Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo. The main character is a pig that lives with people. Mercy gets herself into trouble one night when she tries to sleep in bed with her owners. We are reading the book and discussing reading strategies and retelling the story chapter by chapter, with details!
We have now completed I-Ready state mandated testing for reading and math. Students worked very hard on the tests. I can now begin reading groups. Some children may be bringing home books for at home practice. Please be sure to listen to your child read the book and have them return the book the next day.
Your child may have a some writing to do with the book or a word to practice, please work with him or her to complete this if necessary!
We have been working all week on compound words and how to make them without a space in the middle. We talked about how two words just can't be put together to make a compound word like duckpen. A compound has to make sense!
In math, we have reached the end of unit 1. The study guide went home yesterday and is due on Monday, Oct. 9th. Many study guides were already returned today! I will be reviewing concepts today and tomorrow, please spend time at home on anything that was difficult and let me know so I can help your child be successful at school on the test. A unit 2 math family letter will come home soon! Please keep the letter as it holds the answers the home links for that unit.
In social studies we are working on defining a community and exploring what a neighborhood is! We will be sending home an assignment next week for your child to learn his or her address and phone number. Please work on this at home, it is a good thing for every child to know!
In writing this week we have worked on making our small moments more detailed. We are working on showing feeling and thinking in our writing. We will begin revising a small moment soon to fancy it up!
Tomorrow is the Funky Fall Fund walk! We are looking forward to walking at 2:30 p.m. Your child will want to wear a white t-shirt that you do not mind them getting dirty!
The fall book order has arrived! Thank you for ordering books for your child, everyone in class received a free book and we were able to order many books for the class to read and use in school with the points that you helped up earn!
Have a wonderful day,
Mrs. Scheck
Friday, September 29, 2017
Week of September 25-29
Hello families!
This week in Second Grade we have been working hard all week!
In reading this week we read the book Library Mouse. In the story the main character, Sam, takes charge of his learning by writing stories. First he reads a lot of books, then he realizes he can be an author too. Next he write and shares his stories with the kids in the library and lastly he teaches the kids that they are authors also.We read the book a few times and learned a new vocabulary word:biography. We also wrote reflections about the story in class.
In writing this week we have begun to write for longer periods of time. We are working on writing small moments. We learned that writers stretch out a small moment, zooming in on one part. We read the book Owl Moon by Jane Yolen. The author gives us a great example with all the details in the story. We tried putting more details and precise words into our stories. We learned writers make their stories more interesting by making their characters move and talk. We tried using quotation marks in our writing.
For phonics this week we learned about the short vowels and compared them to the long vowels. We practice word patterns. We took an assessment of the words we learned last year. The assessment will be used to help build our word wall in class.
In math this week, we introduced the quarter and counted coins. We played the penny-nickel-dime exchange game. We also reviewed odd and even numbers. We practiced making odd and even numbers on a double ten frame.
We have been learning about communities in Social Studies. This week we discussed that we belong to many groups within a community such as: school, home, sports teams, church, girl scouts, boy scouts, etc.
Next week: we will continue to work on reviewing the concepts learned in First Grade in math. We will work on writing a retelling after reading a story together, we will continue to learn more about communities, we will learn about compound words!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. Scheck
This week in Second Grade we have been working hard all week!
In reading this week we read the book Library Mouse. In the story the main character, Sam, takes charge of his learning by writing stories. First he reads a lot of books, then he realizes he can be an author too. Next he write and shares his stories with the kids in the library and lastly he teaches the kids that they are authors also.We read the book a few times and learned a new vocabulary word:biography. We also wrote reflections about the story in class.
In writing this week we have begun to write for longer periods of time. We are working on writing small moments. We learned that writers stretch out a small moment, zooming in on one part. We read the book Owl Moon by Jane Yolen. The author gives us a great example with all the details in the story. We tried putting more details and precise words into our stories. We learned writers make their stories more interesting by making their characters move and talk. We tried using quotation marks in our writing.
For phonics this week we learned about the short vowels and compared them to the long vowels. We practice word patterns. We took an assessment of the words we learned last year. The assessment will be used to help build our word wall in class.
In math this week, we introduced the quarter and counted coins. We played the penny-nickel-dime exchange game. We also reviewed odd and even numbers. We practiced making odd and even numbers on a double ten frame.
We have been learning about communities in Social Studies. This week we discussed that we belong to many groups within a community such as: school, home, sports teams, church, girl scouts, boy scouts, etc.
Next week: we will continue to work on reviewing the concepts learned in First Grade in math. We will work on writing a retelling after reading a story together, we will continue to learn more about communities, we will learn about compound words!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. Scheck
Friday, September 22, 2017
Week of September 18-22
Dear families,
This has been a busy and fun week in Second Grade!
We read the book Enemy Pie this week. We discussed connections to the story from our own lives. Readers make connections when they read. Sometimes the connection is to yourself, to another story or to the world. We were able to connect this book to a book from last week Pink Tiara Cookies for Three. Both stories are about friendship and kindness. We learned the vocabulary word gullible. We put the new vocabulary word in our notebooks.
For Phonics this week we reviewed the "r blends" br, gr, tr and fr. I am still assessing the high frequency words and we will be adding them to our word wall soon!
In writing we have begun our small moments writing unit. We worked on generating ideas for stories and wrote a list of topics. We will work on stretching out a small moment and adding details today.
In math we have worked on number patterns, number grid puzzles and coins. Coin counting practice is a great way to solidify counting with ones, fives and tens. Give your child a handful of change and let him or her find the total... they can add it to their bank or spend it on a treat for fun!
We reviewed the concept of equivalent numbers. We practiced making equivalent numbers in our math journal.
If you have not tried out the Everyday Math website and played games, try to log in this weekend and let your student practice math skills through games.
We have begun our Social Studies unit on Communities. We discussed "what is a community" and listed the four different ways we use communities: work, play, school and living.
Next week is Picture day on Tuesday, September 26th! A flyer went home explaining the process for ordering pictures.
I am sending home a book order tonight. The book order is a great way to buy books from school and help our class earn FREE BOOKS! Parents can order books online or send in a check or money order payable to Scholastic Books. I will need the book orders by Friday, September 29th.
There is also a half day on Wednesday, September 27th, school is dismissed at 12:09 p.m. Please let me know in writing of your child's plan for that day.
We are having a great time here in Room 105!
Have a good weekend,
Mrs. Scheck
This has been a busy and fun week in Second Grade!
We read the book Enemy Pie this week. We discussed connections to the story from our own lives. Readers make connections when they read. Sometimes the connection is to yourself, to another story or to the world. We were able to connect this book to a book from last week Pink Tiara Cookies for Three. Both stories are about friendship and kindness. We learned the vocabulary word gullible. We put the new vocabulary word in our notebooks.
For Phonics this week we reviewed the "r blends" br, gr, tr and fr. I am still assessing the high frequency words and we will be adding them to our word wall soon!
In writing we have begun our small moments writing unit. We worked on generating ideas for stories and wrote a list of topics. We will work on stretching out a small moment and adding details today.
In math we have worked on number patterns, number grid puzzles and coins. Coin counting practice is a great way to solidify counting with ones, fives and tens. Give your child a handful of change and let him or her find the total... they can add it to their bank or spend it on a treat for fun!
We reviewed the concept of equivalent numbers. We practiced making equivalent numbers in our math journal.
If you have not tried out the Everyday Math website and played games, try to log in this weekend and let your student practice math skills through games.
We have begun our Social Studies unit on Communities. We discussed "what is a community" and listed the four different ways we use communities: work, play, school and living.
Next week is Picture day on Tuesday, September 26th! A flyer went home explaining the process for ordering pictures.
I am sending home a book order tonight. The book order is a great way to buy books from school and help our class earn FREE BOOKS! Parents can order books online or send in a check or money order payable to Scholastic Books. I will need the book orders by Friday, September 29th.
There is also a half day on Wednesday, September 27th, school is dismissed at 12:09 p.m. Please let me know in writing of your child's plan for that day.
We are having a great time here in Room 105!
Have a good weekend,
Mrs. Scheck
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
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