Sept 12th

We had a very busy day today in 2nd grade. Mondays just seem to fly by! Remember to keep an eye out for Monday folders today. They were full of important information.

There was a little confusion last week about how our spelling will work, so I quickly wanted to set the record straight. Each Monday we will make a list of spelling words together as a class based on a word chunk. Today our list was based on the word chunk "op". I have the students generate words that have that sound in them and then we pick 5 words and a few bonus words together as a class.  We then also include 5 high frequency words each week (that is the list in the back of the BEE book). I have the students write them all down on a yellow sheet that should have come home today. If it is lost, or you can't read your child's handwriting....I will post the list each Monday under the "Spelling" tab.  On the same sheet as the words I will include some activity ideas to practice the words. I have tried to get creative, because just writing words can get old pretty quick.

Thank you to all of you who signed up to volunteer. I will be meeting with the PTA and figuring out a schedule this week. Hopefully we can start things up next week. For those of you who can't or don't want to volunteer regularly, I may occasionally have a random activity where a pair of extra hands would be appreciated and I will let you know through the blog.  I also need to put a plug in for the Take Home Reading program. We are so lucky to have such an established program at our school, but it takes parents to make it happen. I heard that so far only 4 people have signed up to help with that program. With those numbers it just won't be able to happen. I think it can be a commitment of just once a week. Let me know if you are interested.


What we are up to this week:
Math: We have been working on our "fast facts" (combos of 10, doubles, etc), and we will be starting to work on money this week.
Reading:  making predictions

Writing: Our writing this year will be done in the "Writing Workshop" format. They will be taking their different pieces of writing through the writing process, and really being creative. Hopefully tomorrow they will be finishing up poems they have written about a monster they created. They are a crack up! We will then be starting a unit on personal narratives.
Science: You may have heard that we are going to be getting a gecko in our class. I have been trying to make the most of it and have them do some research about different reptiles. Today we discussed different animal habitats and why certain animals live where they do. Tomorrow we will be getting or gecko habitat ready.

Remember school pictures are next Monday!

Let me know if you have any questions. I am having a blast teaching your children!
Thanks,
Miss Jensen