Mr. Bowman’s Bulletin September 25, 2015
Parents and Families,
Fundraiser books went home last week. Please remember,
if you are not participating in the fundraiser, send back the
coupon book with your child. Reading/Writing Workshop
We have been using our workshop time to investigate nonfiction books. Studying text features helps the reader quickly
find information. Using trade books and Scholastic News has
been part of the introduction to: Types of Print, Table of
Contents, Captions, Glossary, and Index. Students will then be
able to use these attributes when they are expected to write
reports. Second graders have also been writing narratives.
Applying the writing process enables the students to capture
memories, refine the words, and to sequence events in a logical
order. Students also enjoyed creative writing with our Johnny
Appleseed celebration.
Math
This week in math we focused on counting by 2s, 5s, and
10s. Students enjoyed taking large collections of items and
sorting them into groups and discovered how quickly they could
count. A great way to practice this at home is with their snack.
Have your child separate their goldfish crackers into groups of
2s, 5s, and 10s. On Friday, we continued to celebrate Johnny
Appleseed’s birthday by creating a graph. We graphed the
variety of apples that our classmates brought into school.
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Word Study
Second graders worked hard on their Leadership
Notebooks this week. This year, we are tracking our DRA level,
Spelling Inventory level, High Frequency Words (spelling and
reading) and our victories. We took time to put our notebooks in
order and also graphed our reading and spelling data. We will
continue to track our data throughout the school year.
Social Studies
This week we finished up learning about Habit #1: Be
Proactive and began learning about Habit #2: Begin with the
End in Mind. We read Pancakes, Pancakes and Click, Clack
Moo Cows that Type to help us identify how these characters
began with the end in mind. Students also wrote about how they
will begin with the end in mind at home and school.
We also had a wonderful time celebrating Johnny Appleseed’s
birthday on Friday! The students enjoyed graphing the different
apple colors that were brought in, labeling the parts of an apple,
observing if their apple would sink or float when put into water,
and counting the number of seeds their apple had. We are ready
for Fall!
Specials Schedule for Next Week:
Monday: P.E.
Tuesday: Music
Wednesday: Art
Thursday: Library
Friday: P.E.
Important Dates
Tuesday, September 29 - District Parent Mtg. on Gifted Model
Dublin Jerome High School 7pm
Wednesday, October 21 - End of first nine weeks