Week Beginning November 28, 2016

I am eager to hear Thanksgiving tales from your young ones. I will share mine with them, as well. Then we will cover these items and more.

ELA: Nonfiction reading and writing are on the agenda. We will spend time with our Genius Hour research and more. New words will come home this week. It may be Monday or Tuesday.

Math: A bit more time will be spent on money. Then, we will review Unit 2, which will be followed by an assessment.

SS/Science/Health: Our unit on balance and motion concludes this week. We will then move on to Health, where our topics will be feelings and problem solving.

Thanks for checking in.

Short Week Prior to Thanksgiving

May you all have a healthy and happy Thanksgiving celebration. Mrs. Roney is filling in for me Monday and Tuesday. She is a retired Bingham 2nd grade teacher and is a master of our curriculum. So, I have left my peeps in good hands!

ELA: Students will decipher texts to determine if they are factual or fictional. They will identify details in fictional text. They will also edit their writing so it is ready to be published. Please have your child read at home every day. This should include independent reading and reading aloud.

Math: Your child is to practice math addition and subtraction facts at home on a daily basis. The goal is memorization by the school year's end. We will soon conclude our unit of double digit addition and more. Please remember to have your child practice math at home with Splash Math.

Science: Students are completing activities regarding motion. They are creating tracks to roll marbles. They test their tracks and modify as needed. They continue to work on team skills.

Week Starting November 7

Here are some things scheduled for the week ahead.

ELA: Students started patterned stories last week after learning about authors' crafts. They did a fabulous job. We will continue this week. We will move into nonfiction reading this week. A review of nonfiction text features will take place as well as a text feature hunt in books the children have shopped for recently. The words that come home are for sorting at home. They do not need to be returned to school.

Math: Students will be adding double digit numbers together. They will show their work in a method that is comfortable to them. Last Friday, I sent home a copy of the various methods your child may choose to use. Please support the method s/he finds most useful to her/him. Thanks.

Science: While learning about spinners and zoomers, students learned about rotation and the forces of push and pull. This week we investigate twirlers.

Thanks for reading!