We are starting to get into a regular routine – yeah! We had pictures taken on Tuesday and head
lice checks on Friday. The children went
to computer lab three days this week.
Reading: We’ve started
the first unit in our new reading books.
Each week we will have an essential question and the stories will focus
on that. Our essential question this
week is, “How do friends depend on each other?”
Some of the ideas that the children came up with as answers are: help each other, say kind words, compromise
and share. As we read the stories this
week, the children will also learn how the characters did these things. They will also learn about the elements of a
fantasy story.
Phonics: The children have reviewed short vowels. Our spelling test will include both short a
and short i words, as well as some of the high frequency words. There are 15 words on the list, but I’ll only
have the children write 10 of them for the test. Please help your child practice these words
this week. The list will come home with
your child tonight.
High-Frequency
Words: blue, even, yellow, help,
put, for, ball, there, both, why
These are words
that we frequently find in our stories.
Math: The children started working in their math
journals this week. They worked a lot on
finding the missing number. The children
also began writing their number scrolls.
The children had a grid paper and wrote 0-100 on it. Some children have started writing the next
group of a hundred numbers. In second
grade, the children are expected to write to 1000 by the end of the school
year.
This week’s
events:
Tuesday: music class
Wednesday: P.E. class
Thursday: P.E. class
Friday: spelling test, library
– please have your child return his/her books
Happy
Birthday!
Nelly - Sept. 16
Lydia S. – Sept. 19
