Week 2 News

 Week 2 News   September 18, 2020

It was great to have two more days with each group this week.  I am getting a chance to read with each student individually and administer the BAS (Benchmark Assessment System) to find out their strengths and needs as readers. When I’m done with this assessment I will send a reporting form to let you know where your child is on the reading continuum, what his/her goals will be and how you can help support them at home. 

 Some of the learning we did this week:

*At morning meeting we are continuing to do activities that help us grow as a community of learners and friends.  This has been quite easy since this class knows each other so well.

*We completed two Everyday Math lessons from grade 1 on foundational skills related to doubles and near doubles facts.  We also began math boxes (skill review work) and got kids back into that routine practicing a variety of math skills. We played a game to reinforce number line sense also.

*We began the second grade handwriting program, reviewing capital letter formation.  We’ve been working to remember the good habit of starting our letters at the TOP when we write.

*We worked more in the grade 1 spelling book on two units of long e patterns.  Kids are picking right up with these words!

*We did two Mystery Science lessons and experiments on Light & Sound from the first grade curriculum.  The kids love these hands-on exploratory investigations!

*I read stories to the class and they practiced responding to texts by writing about and illustrating their favorite part.

*During writing workshop we reviewed what a sentence is and practiced writing 2-4 sentences on a topic.  I model writing for them first and show them how to come up with a topic and then elaborate on it with details.  We are also working on capitalization/punctuation. 

*Students are working in Lexia daily.  This online reading program is giving each second grader time to work on skills that fit their current needs.

*Students are working in IXL daily also and this enables the program to make an individualized learning plan based on their needs. 

*Students have had class with most of their specials teachers and have enjoyed a lot of recess time outdoors as well as walks/runs on the track.  Outdoor snack every morning has been a big hit! 

A few photos:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/wNS7JzRonRjk46PJ6