2nd Grade Superstars!
We had a busy start to the school year. On Tuesday, the children got re-acquainted
with each other and found out where things are in the classroom. On Wednesday, we did morning rotations to
review the school rules and expectations.
On Thursday, the children went to PE and spent time with Mrs. Kelley. Finally, on Friday, we went to the
library. The children were able to check
out two books and they will be due back in 2 weeks.
Reading: We’ve read
several stories that help understand our classroom rules: Be safe, be kind, do your best! We read Officer Buckle and Gloria (for
safety), Bucket Filling A to Z
(for being kind) and others about doing your best. We also read Chrysanthemum and talked
about our special names. We have a few
more “my special name” papers to share.
Thank you for helping your child fill that paper out – it has been a
pleasure to read them.
Phonics: The children reviewed the 5 short vowel
sounds this week. We made word ladders
where we started with one word and, after changing one letter at a time we
ended with a different word. The
children also practiced blending sounds together to figure out words.
High-Frequency
Words: Our high-frequency words are
the same as sight words. We are
reviewing 4-5 first grade words each day.
We will start on the second grade words on Thursday of this week. At that time, the children will receive a
folder containing all of the second grade words. As we practice them, the children will
high-light the words. They will keep
this folder in their desks to refer to for spelling them correctly.
Math: We did a lot of review activities for
math. The children practiced with coins
(recognizing them and adding them), filled in missing number and learned about
our calendar routine. They will start
work in their journals on Tuesday.
This week’s
events:
Tuesday: picture day, music
class
Wednesday: P.E. class
Thursday: P.E. class
Thursday: P.E. class
