Weekly News 1-30-26

Weekly News for 2-P 1-30-26

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

shoes daily!

*In math we kicked off unit 7 on measurement. We worked on identifying

what an inch is, why we need standard measurement units, and also

began to work with feet and yards. Kids love measuring things around the

room. We are working to carefully line the ruler up with the beginning

of the object to be accurate. Using our personal tape measures has been a big hit!

 

*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 inflectional endings (s, es) in spelling this week. During our phonics time we practiced dipthongs (oi and oy) and vowel team review words.

*In Go2 Science Beth and Curtis took a boat ride to the far end of San Cristobal

as they continued searching for penguins. No luck so far - but good scientists

know that sometimes this happens when you are trying to find the answer to your

scientific questions! We learned a lot about the blue and red footed booby birds

and their very unusual feet! Curtis donned S.C.U.B.A. gear to dive deep, and

Beth surveyed the surface while snorkeling. There are amazing animals at this

new location, but it did not seem like the penguins call this remote rock their

home. More research next week! 

*In science we completed the Mystery Science lesson called “How can you

unlock a door using a magnet?” To investigate magnetic attraction and repulsion

we tried to build a useful product; a magnetic lock that can open a paper door.

Tricky stuff, but we persevered! 

We enjoyed using rulers to measure around the room as we learn about inches, feet and yards.

So much snow!

We wrote a class poem about penguins and shared our revisions to our own animal poems.

We really liked using our personal measuring tapes!

One of our last force and motion explorations was figuring out how to make a door that a magnet could open.

We tried lots of techniques and strategies.

Sample magnetic door

A little birthday treat for a new 8 year old friend!

Finished animal poems!