Week of January 18, 2016

                                                                                                    January 18, 2016

Dear Parents,

I hope everyone enjoyed the Martin Luther King Day long weekend.  It was certainly nice to have the extra day!

In celebration of MLK Jr. week we will be discussing racism, equality and inequality.  The students have been really enthralled by the information that they have been learning.  We have some discussions during class time however, this is also a great time to incorporate discussion at home with your second grader.  You can also discuss what is fair vs. unfair in the past compared to present day.

This week in math we will focus on...strategies for regrouping and decomposing/composing strategies in math.  

There will be NO IXL, however, your child will have worksheets dealing with these concepts.  Please remember that your child may choose IXL to practice at home.

We have been having some trouble with mice in the classroom. I set some traps and caught two over the weekend. Because I want to keep our classroom mice free, I will be having students bring home uneaten snacks daily. Any snacks left at the end of day will be properly disposed.

Thank You,

Mrs. Bloomfield and Miss Garcia

Here's some information from Mrs. Loop...

Hello Second Grade Families,

I hope everyone had a restful long weekend with Martin Luther King Day.  This week in Language Arts class we will continue working on identifying author’s purpose by determining if a book was written to entertain, persuade, or inform the reader.  We will also be beginning Wonder stories this week.  We will use these non-fiction text to answer questions about the text by highlighting where in the story the answer can be found.

Homework reminder -- All Bighorns should be reading 20 minutes each night.  If your child doesn't bring a book home to read please have them choose a book from home to read.  

Have a great week!