Together we learn, together we succeed, and together we will
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Second Grade News​
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Thursday, January 14, 2016
Jan. 15 - No School - Teacher Professional Development day
Jan. 18 - No School - MLK Day
Jan. 22 - Real Eyes Presentation
Jan. 28 - Mid-Year Parent Teacher Conferences
Reading Workshop:​
Teachers have been administering mid-year DRAs to students to prepare for parent-teacher
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conferences. Students have been building their independent stamina and literacy skills by participating in our Daily 5 activities
during Reading Workshop.
Writing Workshop:​
We have been working diligently with our writing project. Revising and Editing were the focus
activities of peer and teacher conferences. We have corrected spellings and have been able to add interesting
details to make our stories complete. Students have been very excited to publish and share their “Trapped in a
Snow Globe” writing projects. These projects will be displayed in our hallways during conferences. (You won’t be
able to miss them because they are just too adorable.) Writing fictional narratives is a way for children to be
creative and explore endless possibilities while using proper conventions of language.
Math: ​
This week in math we focused on money. We determined that coin amounts can be made in different ways using
different coin combinations. The students have really enjoyed working with money and have been doing a wonderful job. At
home, please try to reinforce money and have them count out their own money for small purchases. We had an assessment on
Wednesday and then went right into 3D shapes. Students will focus on 3D shapes and will not have an assessment on this until
Jan.22.
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Word Study:​
This week students were assessed on their K-2​
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grade high frequency words [writing/spelling]. We will use this
midyear data to guide our instruction. Next week, we will wrap up our high frequency word assessments [reading] and begin
exploring “Shades of Meaning”.
Science:​
This week in Science, students went on a nature walk to identify living and nonliving
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things. We learned about the characteristics of all living things as well (needs air, needs
water, grows). The focus of our week was on how these living things can cause change on
Earth. For example, humans can cause both positive and negative changes on the Earth. We
can help the earth by recycling, and we harm the Earth by littering or cutting down
trees/forests to build buildings. We will continue this unit next week.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day​
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Students enjoyed learning about MLK with a
Scholastic News titled “A Spectacular Speech.” We also enjoyed discussing our
dreams, just like Martin Luther King, Jr. once shared his.
Specials Schedule
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
No School
D
Art
A
Library
B
Gym
C
Music
We, the students of Thomas Elementary, proudly practice the 7 Habits of Happy Kids. 1. Be Proactive
2. Begin with the End in Mind 3. Put First Things First 4. Think Win WIn 7. Synergize 5. Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood 6. Synergize