Dear Parents,
Room 5 had another fantastic week. The students of Room 5 are a truly AMAZING bunch of kids! They are kind, caring, and hard workers! I am very thankful for each and every one of them!!
With the cooler weather comes sweatshirts, sweaters, and jackets. I can't emphasize enough how important it is to label your child's clothing. Even if you have labeled your child's clothing recheck the labeling because after several times through the washer and dryer the label can fade (even when written in Sharpie). Our "lost and found" table is overflowing, so if your child is missing something be sure to check out the "lost and found" table.
Veteran's Day is Tuesday, November 11th and we will not have school. In class we have been discussing this holiday. Students have been eager to talk about the special veteran's that are member's of their family. Hopefully this conversation is continuing at home. I will be sharing a picture of my favorite veteran, my Dad, Charles E. Mc Shane (US Navy during WWII served as a signal man on Liberty Ships) .
Here's a snapshot of last week.
Math
In Math we continued our work with strategies. This week we focused on using the Partial Difference Strategy to subtract 2-digit, 3-digit, and complete word problems. The majority of this work was done with problems that didn't have any partial differences that were negative numbers. We started to work on some problems that had partial differences that were negative numbers on Thursday. Students will be using a number line to help them with this concept. This (as I expected) was a bit challenging. We will continue to work on this skill next week.
Here's an example...
5 3 1. Start in the tens place subtract 2 from 5. Which is 30
-- 2 9 2. Go to the ones place subtract 9 from 3 (use the number line).
3 0 3 - 9 = - 6.
- 6 3. Think of 30 as 2 tens and 10 ones. 10- 6 = 4. The answer is 24.
2 4
We will be working on this with 2-digit and 3-digit numbers throughout this coming week as well. This strategy is just another option to help students understand subtraction with larger numbers.
Our quiz on Thursday will include using partial sums and partial differences to solve 2-digit, 3-digit, and word problems.
Writing
Our writing block was busy editing and revising our Monster Stories. Students worked hard on writing about their monster's three unique qualities and explaining these qualities by giving examples. Although it takes time, I have been spending time supporting students as they revise and edit their writing. I have met with about half the class and will be working on the other half the class this coming week. As they are completed, they are being hung up in the hall. So far, seven monsters are gracing the bulletin board outside the classroom. It's so fun to watch the writer's of Room 5 develop and grow.
Projects
During the early part of last week, students completed researching information for their Nevada note taker. They were able to use this information to help them with their Book of Nevada Symbols. We also discussed the driving question for our new project--How can we as colonists develop a state to represent a possible addition to our current union? Students were very thoughtful in coming up with items they would include in their state.
We also spent some time exploring maps through using Google Maps and Google Earth. Students enjoyed exploring Fallon through Google Maps. Many students used Google Earth to find their homes. All students wanted to find their homes but several students did not know their address. While learning whether or not students knew their address was not the objective of the lesson, it definitely was a surprise to me that some students didn't know their address. Please be sure that your child knows their address.
Language
Adjectives have been the focus of our work in language. Students have enjoyed learning the adjective song and from what I understand some of them have enjoyed sharing it with you at home. So that you can reinforce pieces that we are working on at home (at the suggestion of Mrs. Loop), I will be adding a tab into your child's binder for poems, songs, and other shared readings that we use in language, math, projects, and writing. This week we sorted adjectives into groups (color, quantity, size and shape, texture, and qualities). The work that we do with adjectives will continue into next week.
Remember the Veteran's Day holiday is Tuesday, so Oasis Academy will be closed. As you enjoy this holiday please remember with grateful hearts all our Veterans who have served our country. Here's wishing you a week filled with gratitude.
Sincerely,
Anne Bloomfield
Here's the reading information from Mrs. Jackson!!
2nd Grade Reading Blog
November 10-14
Tomorrow is Monday, November 10, 2014. It is a very special day in my home since my twins turn 11. This week might be exciting in your homes as well, since it is a 3-day week.
During this limited time, we have plenty to do! We will continue studying non-fiction texts. In our small Reading groups we will be reading non-fiction books and “coding” them. This means we will be using post-its to mark areas that are interesting or that contain new information for us. With some reading groups we may also be writing an Index, Glossary or Table of Contents for a non-fiction text that does not include that feature.
We will also continue reading non-fiction passages and answering basic comprehension questions about these passages. This will improve our comprehension of non fiction, informational text. During our Listening Center, we will continue listening to informational text and writing non fiction pieces during our Work on Writing.
There will be NO SPELLING this week due to the short week. I will be sending the Spelling tests from last Thursday home in your child’s blue Reading folder. This will help you determine how much time you may need to spend on Spelling in future weeks.
I hope you have a wonderful short week and take time to remember the Veterans in our community, our families and across our nation.
Mrs. Jackson
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