Wow, another week has flown by! I can't believe we are almost at the end of May!
This week in Room 105 we read the book Koala Lou by Mem Fox.
In the story Koala Lou feels left out when her baby brothers and sisters are born. She enters a contest in hopes she will win both a race and her mother's love! We learned the vocabulary word spectator and we discussed the lesson Koala Lou learns throughout the book - it is okay to be in 2nd place, your family will love you no matter what!
In writing this week we have been working on writing shape poems and on using structure in our poems to convey feelings to the reader. Coming soon is our Popcorn and Poetry day (date to be announced)! We will be sharing our poems and having a popcorn treat outside. Parents will be invited to attend this event. Look for an invitation coming home soon!
In math, we have moved on to our last unit of math, Unit 9. A family letter was sent home detailing the new unit. We have started working on dividing shapes into equal parts. We have learned new vocabulary words: one half, one of two, one whole, three-thirds, fourths, etc. We will continue with Unit 9 next week.
A home link will be coming home today with more practice on partitioning shapes!
In Science, we have observed our wheat seeds growing. We have measured and recorded their growth. We will be opening up the seed pods of our Brassica plants tomorrow. A Science test will be coming up next week. We will review in class plant life cycles, what all things need to survive and labeling plant parts.
In Social Studies we have begun a new unit on American Symbols. This week we read the book I Pledge Allegiance. The book details each part of the pledge and the meaning behind the words. We also read about the Statue of Liberty. We learned some facts about lady liberty in a Time for Kids article.
Field day is also coming up! June 1, we will have field day on our playground. Mrs. Bellino has planned an awesome day fun filled activities. If you would like to volunteer, please email her at LeeAnnbellino@wlcsd.org.
The warmer weather is here! Please consider sending covered toe sandals to school or gym shoes for use on the playground. Flip flops can be very slippery on the pea pebbles and rocks get stuck inside of sandals, which can be uncomfortable!
There is no school on Monday, May 28th, in observance of Memorial day!
Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!
Mrs. Scheck
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Week of May 14-18
Dear families,
What a fun week we have had in our classroom!
The most exciting part of our week was the Second Grade field trip to Millrace Village!
We loved stepping back in time to 1873 and seeing all the interesting buildings and artifacts. I think the students agree our most favorite part was the Wash Oak one-room school house! We sat in the desks, used real slates with chalk, read from real McGuffy readers and everyone tried on the dunce cap for fun.
Outside we played games such as: duck, duck, goose, jump rope, London bridge is falling down and marbles. We had a great time and hope the students learned a lot!
What a fun week we have had in our classroom!
The most exciting part of our week was the Second Grade field trip to Millrace Village!
We loved stepping back in time to 1873 and seeing all the interesting buildings and artifacts. I think the students agree our most favorite part was the Wash Oak one-room school house! We sat in the desks, used real slates with chalk, read from real McGuffy readers and everyone tried on the dunce cap for fun.
Outside we played games such as: duck, duck, goose, jump rope, London bridge is falling down and marbles. We had a great time and hope the students learned a lot!
Mrs. Scheck's class in front of the Wash Oak one-room school house!
We have been continuing to write poetry in our room. This week we learned that poets select certain structures for their poems such as a conversation or a "list" poem. We have also been working on color poems!
In reading this week we read a book that compared schools from the past to today. We read the book Mr. Peabody's Apples by Madonna. The story has a great message about using your words wisely!
In math, this week we have finished unit 8. A study guide came home on Wednesday. We will review the study guide on Friday, May 18 and take the unit 8 math test. Look for a family letter to come home early next week!
Spring reading assessments have begun. I have been working one on one with students to test students.
We will not be having reading groups until I have been able to assessment every child. Please continue to have your child read daily at home.
In science we planted wheat seeds this week inside of straws. We will observe the seeds sprouting and the roots growing down into the "soil". We have cut our grass and it quickly grew back. We will observe the Brassica plants and how they grew seed pods containing what will be new Brassica plants. The new seeds the plants produce start a new life cycle for another plant.
In Social Studies, we shared our Venn Diagrams that compared Schools in the Past to Schools in the present.
Reminders for the next few weeks...
Monday, May 28th is Memorial Day, we will not have school in observance of the holiday.
June 1st is Field Day! If you would like to volunteer, please email myself or Mrs. Bellino. Lots of volunteers are needed to make Field Day a success!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. ScheckFriday, May 11, 2018
Week of May 7-11
Hello families,
This week in Second Grade we read the book Otis and the Kittens by Loren Long. This was another book in our Otis series. In this story Otis continues to show the same character traits: caring, kind, sympathetic, and playful. We read how Otis goes inside a burning barn to save 6 kittens. He then gets stuck in the barn, crashing through the wooden floor. The animals pull together to rescue him this time! Students were finding the author's message and one said, "Don't leave anyone behind!" We also made a Venn Diagram comparing this Otis book to another Otis stories finding similarities and differences.
We continue to work on poetry in writing. We worked this week to make comparisons in our poems. We tried using similes and metaphors. We tried to stretch out a comparison through our whole poem!
Today we will have fun trying out an acrostic poem.
In math we continued to learn more about 3-D shapes. Many students brought in shapes to share with the class. We learned vocabulary words: side, face and edge. We also worked on making arrays and equal groups to begin learning how multiplication works! We will wrap up Unit 8 next week and be getting ready for a Unit test again near the end of the week.
In science we observed our growing grass and we "mowed" our lawns. We continue to see how our Brassica plants develop. We have seen pollen and now are waiting for the plants to grow seed pods as they come to the end of their life cycle. Today we will plant another seed.
In Social Studies we will continue to decide whether Walled Lake should have an amusement park. We will share our at home Venn Diagrams for schools today compared to schools in the past next week. Students diagrams are due on May 14th.
We will be going on our field trip to Mill Race Village on Wednesday, May 16th!
If you have not returned the slip notifying Wixom Elementary if your child will be returning next year, please send it in as soon as possible.
Have a great weekend,
Mrs. Scheck
This week in Second Grade we read the book Otis and the Kittens by Loren Long. This was another book in our Otis series. In this story Otis continues to show the same character traits: caring, kind, sympathetic, and playful. We read how Otis goes inside a burning barn to save 6 kittens. He then gets stuck in the barn, crashing through the wooden floor. The animals pull together to rescue him this time! Students were finding the author's message and one said, "Don't leave anyone behind!" We also made a Venn Diagram comparing this Otis book to another Otis stories finding similarities and differences.
We continue to work on poetry in writing. We worked this week to make comparisons in our poems. We tried using similes and metaphors. We tried to stretch out a comparison through our whole poem!
Today we will have fun trying out an acrostic poem.
In math we continued to learn more about 3-D shapes. Many students brought in shapes to share with the class. We learned vocabulary words: side, face and edge. We also worked on making arrays and equal groups to begin learning how multiplication works! We will wrap up Unit 8 next week and be getting ready for a Unit test again near the end of the week.
In science we observed our growing grass and we "mowed" our lawns. We continue to see how our Brassica plants develop. We have seen pollen and now are waiting for the plants to grow seed pods as they come to the end of their life cycle. Today we will plant another seed.
In Social Studies we will continue to decide whether Walled Lake should have an amusement park. We will share our at home Venn Diagrams for schools today compared to schools in the past next week. Students diagrams are due on May 14th.
We will be going on our field trip to Mill Race Village on Wednesday, May 16th!
If you have not returned the slip notifying Wixom Elementary if your child will be returning next year, please send it in as soon as possible.
Have a great weekend,
Mrs. Scheck
Monday, April 30, 2018
Week of April 30-May 4
Hello families!
Here are some thing we will be doing this week in Second grade...
We are reading the another story in our Otis series! Today we read the book Otis and the Scarecrow. In this story Otis shows compassion and caring for the scarecrow left alone in the rain. We are building on our knowledge of Otis character. We will learn two new vocabulary words and work on making text to text connections with the book later this week.
Today we worked on writing poems with repeating phrases, words and images. We listened to poems where authors used sound words, rhyming and repeating phrases. We continue to use our poet's eyes and write down ideas that give us a big feeling. We will learn some new techniques to try out as well.
In math, we are continuing to work with polygons and 2-D shapes. Today students made 5 sided and 6 sided shapes with straws and twist ties. I will introduce the attributes of quadrilateral shapes. We compared the shapes we made. We will continue to work with 2-D shapes tomorrow and we will begin learning attributes of 3-D shapes later this week!
In social studies, we will continue learning the history of Walled Lake. We will learn about the amusement park that was once in Walled lake. We will discuss the pros and cons and then pick sides on the issue: Should we have an amusement park in Walled Lake?
In Science we have observed our Brassica plants as they are growing. We noticed the new leaves that appeared over the weekend. We will see this plant flower and go to seed quickly. We planted potatoes and will watch them grow stems. Tomorrow we are planting grass which we will observe over the next several weeks!
We have about two weeks until our field trip on Wednesday, May 16th. If you have not yet sent in your child's permission slip and fees, please send it in soon! The cost is $11.00.
Thanks and have a great week!
Mrs. Scheck
Here are some thing we will be doing this week in Second grade...
We are reading the another story in our Otis series! Today we read the book Otis and the Scarecrow. In this story Otis shows compassion and caring for the scarecrow left alone in the rain. We are building on our knowledge of Otis character. We will learn two new vocabulary words and work on making text to text connections with the book later this week.
Today we worked on writing poems with repeating phrases, words and images. We listened to poems where authors used sound words, rhyming and repeating phrases. We continue to use our poet's eyes and write down ideas that give us a big feeling. We will learn some new techniques to try out as well.
In math, we are continuing to work with polygons and 2-D shapes. Today students made 5 sided and 6 sided shapes with straws and twist ties. I will introduce the attributes of quadrilateral shapes. We compared the shapes we made. We will continue to work with 2-D shapes tomorrow and we will begin learning attributes of 3-D shapes later this week!
In social studies, we will continue learning the history of Walled Lake. We will learn about the amusement park that was once in Walled lake. We will discuss the pros and cons and then pick sides on the issue: Should we have an amusement park in Walled Lake?
In Science we have observed our Brassica plants as they are growing. We noticed the new leaves that appeared over the weekend. We will see this plant flower and go to seed quickly. We planted potatoes and will watch them grow stems. Tomorrow we are planting grass which we will observe over the next several weeks!
We have about two weeks until our field trip on Wednesday, May 16th. If you have not yet sent in your child's permission slip and fees, please send it in soon! The cost is $11.00.
Thanks and have a great week!
Mrs. Scheck
Friday, April 20, 2018
Week of April 16-20
Dear families,
It finally feels like spring! The students were so happy to see the sunshine and warmer temperatures yesterday.
I have sent home the snow pants that were left in the our room with students on Wednesday. If your child is missing any of their winter snow gear, check the lost and found as many items piled up there over the winter!
We read the story Otis and the Tornado this week. We continued to discuss character traits of the bull and Otis. The bull was arrogant and mean. Otis showed compassion for the bull when he saved him during a tornado.We wrote about the story and worked on these vocabulary words: teetering and chorus.
We discussed the viewpoints of the bull and Otis and the other farm animals and did a thinking routine called circle of viewpoints.
We are continuing to work on poetry in writing. Students experimented with line breaks this week and adding details to their poems!
We have completed unit 7 in math. Today we take the unit 7 test. We will begin unit 8 on Monday. Look for a family letter to come home soon detailing the unit.
We began a new science unit this week on Plants and Life cycles. We have planted Brassica plants and will observe the next few weeks. We have several more plants to plant/observe over the next month and a half.
Next week we have a half day on Friday, April 27th!
Please send in field trip permission slips and $11.00 for your child. If you are a chaperone, we also need your $11.00.
Thank you and enjoy the sunshine today!
Mrs. Scheck
It finally feels like spring! The students were so happy to see the sunshine and warmer temperatures yesterday.
I have sent home the snow pants that were left in the our room with students on Wednesday. If your child is missing any of their winter snow gear, check the lost and found as many items piled up there over the winter!
We read the story Otis and the Tornado this week. We continued to discuss character traits of the bull and Otis. The bull was arrogant and mean. Otis showed compassion for the bull when he saved him during a tornado.We wrote about the story and worked on these vocabulary words: teetering and chorus.
We discussed the viewpoints of the bull and Otis and the other farm animals and did a thinking routine called circle of viewpoints.
We are continuing to work on poetry in writing. Students experimented with line breaks this week and adding details to their poems!
We have completed unit 7 in math. Today we take the unit 7 test. We will begin unit 8 on Monday. Look for a family letter to come home soon detailing the unit.
We began a new science unit this week on Plants and Life cycles. We have planted Brassica plants and will observe the next few weeks. We have several more plants to plant/observe over the next month and a half.
Next week we have a half day on Friday, April 27th!
Please send in field trip permission slips and $11.00 for your child. If you are a chaperone, we also need your $11.00.
Thank you and enjoy the sunshine today!
Mrs. Scheck
Friday, April 13, 2018
April 9-13
Hello families!
This week in second grade we have been getting back into the swing of things in Room 105!
We read the book Otis by Loren Long. The story is about a little tractor who finds his purpose in helping a young calf. We read the book and discussed character traits such as kind and compassionate. We also discussed the authors message of helping others. This book is the first in a series of picture books we will be reading over the next few weeks.
We began a new unit of writing on Monday. We will be writing poetry for the next several weeks. Students learned to look at the world with their "Poet's Eyes" to see everyday objects in a fresh new way. We wrote about seashells. We listened for line breaks and to hear the music a poem. We wrote down seed ideas to help us get started on our own poems. The students are enjoying this new unit!
We are continuing on in Unit 7 for math. This week we worked on making line plots, measuring to the nearest inch and centimeter. We worked with yardsticks and meter sticks to estimate the length of objects in our classroom. We will be ending Unit 7 next week. A study guide for Unit 8 will come home either Wednesday or Thursday.
We have begun a new Social Studies unit called "Past and Present: the History of Walled Lake." We began by discussing history and what it is. We read the book The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Pollaco. We discussed how history can be events from long ago or 5 minutes ago! Next week look for a homework assignment in which students will make a personal time line. Your child will put pictures and write words that go with the pictures to show events from each year of her or his life... Details to follow!
We have a field trip coming up on May 16th! We will be going to the Mill Race Village to see Wash Oak School house. It is a historic one room school house. Permission slips went home on Tuesday.
Lastly, we will begin a new Science unit on plant life cycles next week!
Have a great weekend,
Mrs. Scheck
This week in second grade we have been getting back into the swing of things in Room 105!
We read the book Otis by Loren Long. The story is about a little tractor who finds his purpose in helping a young calf. We read the book and discussed character traits such as kind and compassionate. We also discussed the authors message of helping others. This book is the first in a series of picture books we will be reading over the next few weeks.
We began a new unit of writing on Monday. We will be writing poetry for the next several weeks. Students learned to look at the world with their "Poet's Eyes" to see everyday objects in a fresh new way. We wrote about seashells. We listened for line breaks and to hear the music a poem. We wrote down seed ideas to help us get started on our own poems. The students are enjoying this new unit!
We are continuing on in Unit 7 for math. This week we worked on making line plots, measuring to the nearest inch and centimeter. We worked with yardsticks and meter sticks to estimate the length of objects in our classroom. We will be ending Unit 7 next week. A study guide for Unit 8 will come home either Wednesday or Thursday.
We have begun a new Social Studies unit called "Past and Present: the History of Walled Lake." We began by discussing history and what it is. We read the book The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Pollaco. We discussed how history can be events from long ago or 5 minutes ago! Next week look for a homework assignment in which students will make a personal time line. Your child will put pictures and write words that go with the pictures to show events from each year of her or his life... Details to follow!
We have a field trip coming up on May 16th! We will be going to the Mill Race Village to see Wash Oak School house. It is a historic one room school house. Permission slips went home on Tuesday.
Lastly, we will begin a new Science unit on plant life cycles next week!
Have a great weekend,
Mrs. Scheck
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Week of March 19-23
Hello families!
We have had a busy week in room 105!
This week in reading workshop we read the book The Perfect Pet by Margie Palatini. This book is a persuasive piece in which a little girl tries several approaches to convince her parents to let her have a pet.
The students discussed how she kept trying different strategies and was persistent in her efforts. At the end she solves her own problem by finding a pet bug!
We also read a chapter book called Where are you going, Baby Lincoln? This book is a short chapter book in which the main character sets off on a "necessary journey." We will use the book to discuss differing points of view in the story. We also learned two new character traits: judgmental and optimistic. Students wrote about the author's message. It is okay to have a different opinion but remember to respect that others may think differently than you think.
This week we reviewed contractions and practiced taking letters out to make contractions. We will work on syllables and double consonant patterns next week! We played a word game called My Pile/Your Pile to practice reading high frequency words quickly.
We are continuing our opinion writing unit. We worked this week to add evidence from the book to our letters and include the page numbers. We are making longer letters into booklets and creating a poster to share with the other second grade classes next week to wrap up this unit of writing!
In math we have begun unit 7. The family letter was sent home. We will continue to work on adding and subtracting 2 and 3 digit numbers. We practiced today adding without regrouping. We will also work on measurement, making a line plot and graphing information. The unit 6 math test was sent home on Thursday.
In social studies we worked on producers and consumers and created a flow chart for the process of making milk into ice cream. Next week we will work on learning about opportunity cost!
We are headed toward spring break which begins next week. There will be no school from March 30 - April 9.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. Scheck
We have had a busy week in room 105!
This week in reading workshop we read the book The Perfect Pet by Margie Palatini. This book is a persuasive piece in which a little girl tries several approaches to convince her parents to let her have a pet.
The students discussed how she kept trying different strategies and was persistent in her efforts. At the end she solves her own problem by finding a pet bug!
We also read a chapter book called Where are you going, Baby Lincoln? This book is a short chapter book in which the main character sets off on a "necessary journey." We will use the book to discuss differing points of view in the story. We also learned two new character traits: judgmental and optimistic. Students wrote about the author's message. It is okay to have a different opinion but remember to respect that others may think differently than you think.
This week we reviewed contractions and practiced taking letters out to make contractions. We will work on syllables and double consonant patterns next week! We played a word game called My Pile/Your Pile to practice reading high frequency words quickly.
We are continuing our opinion writing unit. We worked this week to add evidence from the book to our letters and include the page numbers. We are making longer letters into booklets and creating a poster to share with the other second grade classes next week to wrap up this unit of writing!
In math we have begun unit 7. The family letter was sent home. We will continue to work on adding and subtracting 2 and 3 digit numbers. We practiced today adding without regrouping. We will also work on measurement, making a line plot and graphing information. The unit 6 math test was sent home on Thursday.
In social studies we worked on producers and consumers and created a flow chart for the process of making milk into ice cream. Next week we will work on learning about opportunity cost!
We are headed toward spring break which begins next week. There will be no school from March 30 - April 9.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. Scheck
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