First Week of 2016

                                                                                       January 11, 2016
Dear Parents,

New year, new semester, new quarter, it was a very busy first but wonderful first week back!! Between lots of new pieces, being back with friends, and a birthday celebration for me it was an extra busy week!!

Mrs. Sheldon put together a fun birthday celebration which included a delicious chocolate peanut butter cake (I'm sure it was calorie free.), goodie bags for each                                                  student, and a box full

of chocolate with a very generous Barnes and Noble card. Thank you to everyone for such a special birthday celebration!!

Math

Measuring Partners

We started the new year out with our unit on measuring length. Our week began with students using nonstandard units to measure classroom objects. Students enjoyed using different nonstandard units to measure the object. We were then able to discuss why an object measured with different nonstandard units had different measurements.

Measuring with nonstandard tools

Measuring with Non Standard Units

After spending time with nonstandard units, students spent some time discussing standard measurement. We looked at different types of measurement (length, weight, time, capacity, and temperature) and the tools used to measure each measurement (rulers, tape measure, scale, clock, watch, calender, measuring cups, measuring spoons, and thermometers). Finally students got some practice estimating and measuring lengths to the nearest inch and centimeter.

Here's the homework for the week.

Monday	IXL S.1 Read a thermometer
Tuesday	IXL S.4 Word Problems (inches)
Wednesday	Workbook page 99 &100
Thursday	No Homework.  Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Writing

The students completed a very short but technology filled writing assignment using the acronym JOY. The J stands for something the student just did, the O stands for one thing the student wants to improve in, and the Y stands for something special about you. Students spent time talking and sharing their responses to the 3 statements. They then wrote a rough draft on paper.

Language

In language we finished our work with compound words. Students practiced identifying and defining compound words. They completed some sorts (compound words VS non compound words) and created a mini book with compound words.

Projects

This week we will be getting ready to start our new project.  It's focus will be in the area of Geography.  Stay tuned...

I hope everyone is getting back into their regular routines and had a relaxing weekend. As always, looking forward to another wonderful week in Room 17.

Sincerely,
Anne Bloomfield

Hello Second Grade Families,

Report cards were sent home last week.  If you have any concerns regarding your child’s reading progress please do not hesitate in contacting me at kloop@oasisacademyfallon.us

We dove right into reading last week after being away from school for two weeks.  Please encourage your child to read nightly to continue to build their reading stamina.  Many students have met the reading fluency standard of reading 100 words in one minute.  If your child has not yet met this standard please count 100 words in their assigned books that are coming home nightly, or choose a book at home to have them practice with, and set a timer for one minute and have them read aloud to you.  Reassess them three times each night and the practice of reading aloud quickly should help them improve their ability to read faster with good accuracy.

This week we will be focusing on reading aloud books and determining the author’s purpose of writing the book.  We will be asking if the author wrote the book to entertain their readers, inform their readers, or persuade their readers.  Ask your child each night after they complete their reading what the author’s purpose of writing the book was.

Happy reading,

Katy Loop