Weekly News 1-17-25

 Weekly News for 2-P 1-17-25

     *Thanks for sending coats, mittens, hats and boots, plus indoor shoes daily!

*In math we have continued our work with subtraction in unit 6. We have practiced regrouping with base 10 blocks, subtracting on a number line, and adjusting to subtract with friendly numbers. We have also been working hard to learn to identify coins. We are working on naming and telling the value of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. This is a great thing to practice at home with some mixed change!

*In social studies this week we continued our unit on “Economics.” Our focus was on who provides services in a community. Students loved learning about and discussing a wide variety of service jobs. 

*In reading workshop we worked on identifying the author’s message or “big idea” in a text. We did this with quality literature that showcases enduring themes such as “never give up,” and “treat others the way you want to be treated.”  Students are doing a great job learning to come up with several lessons that could be learned from a given book.

 

*In writing workshop we worked on more descriptive writing - but this time with poetry. Students chose an animal and brainstormed sensory details to describe this animal and how it acts. Again our grammar tie-in was adjectives so students got lots of practice coming up with interesting words to help the reader picture their animal. The extra challenge was that this poem had to rhyme. This was harder than it sounds! The kids showed a lot of perseverance working through this piece all week! 

*Our focus was on dipthongs in spelling this week. During our phonics time we practiced  /aw/ spelling patterns and the -ea as a short e sound pattern, which is less common. 

Coin Games

Playing a game to practice our coins

We brainstormed adjectives about Archie to write a class poem.

It was nice to have some snow to play in!

Some four square time at recess!

Look at all those words we practiced!

Regrouping star!

Working on social studies

The kids had fun practicing spelling WEDNESDAY on the big board.

Working on a story and comprehension questions with partners

Go2 Science -we  saw some fun animals with Beth and Curtis!

We are learning a lot about coral.

We love using this app with our writing program to create sentences together - it's a great way to practice grammar.

Kids love UFLI review day - games!

Typers at work - the kids were so excited to use Google Docs to type their poems!

We read about Martin Luther King in Scholastic News and wrote our own dreams!

Animal Poem

Typing away!