Week 34

April 25, 2016

Dear Bighorn Parents,

It is said that April showers bring May flowers, that could be the case this week.  Please be sure to check the weather so that your child is dressed properly for recess.  It never ceases to amaze me how different the temperature can be in Northern Nevada during the spring.

We have completed instruction in all 2nd grade math standards!!  For the remainder of the school year, we will be focusing on standards that have not been completely mastered.  Our math will consist of many “mini lessons” and “mini assessments” on previously taught material to ensure that students who previously were at mastery level are still there and students that had not mastered a standard have the opportunity for additional instruction and practice so that they may be reassessed.

This week the focus will be on line plots, bar graphs, and picture graphs.  Students will be using data to create graphs.  They will also use the above mentioned graphs to answer questions.  

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Picture Graph

Bar Graph

Here are a few pictures from math last week.  Students were working on equal groups and building arrays to show repeated addition or the foundation of multiplication.

Creating Equal Groups

Playing Circles and Stars

Building Arrays

     

Homework

Monday	IXL R.7 Create Line Plots
Tuesday	Worksheet
Wednesday	Worksheet
Thursday	Worksheet

Spring activities (baseball, softball, Sound of Music, and lacrosse) are in full swing!!  It’s so fun to watch students participate in these activities.  We have had a lot of tired students this past week.  Miss Garcia and I realize that all these activities can lead to some late nights (not getting home until 9:00 PM or later).  Remember to adjust schedules if needed.  We have had our own children complete homework assignments on the way to practice or games.  

Sincerely,

Mrs. Bloomfield

      and

Miss Garcia

Week 33

 
  

April 18, 2016

Dear Parents,

The school year continues to be flying by, it’s hard to believe that we only have 5 weeks left of school!!  

In Math, 2nd graders will be starting their last “new” unit of the school year--multiplication.  We will be using number bonds and the terms equal groups, repeated addition, and arrays as we explore this concept.  Students will spend time drawing lots of pictures as we learn the foundation of multiplication.

Number Bond

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This number bond can be described the following ways....

Repeated Addition...4 + 4 + 4 = 12

Multiplication Sentence...3 X 4 = 12

Equal Groups...3 groups of 4 equals 12

Array                 C

                      O

ROWS    L   This array can be described as...

         U   Repeated Addition...4 + 4 + 4 = 12

          M   Equal Groups… 3 rows of 4

                      N   Multiplication Sentence...3 X 4 =12

                      S    

Here’s the homework for the week...

Monday	IXL W.2 Identify Multiplication Sentences for Equal Groups
Tuesday	IXL W.3 Write Multiplication Sentences for Equal Groups
Wednesday	IXL W.4 Relate Addition and Multiplication Sentences  for Equal Groups
Thursday	IXL W.5 Write Multiplication Sentences for Arrays

This week promises to be busy with beautiful weather.  We hope our 2nd grade families are able to get out and enjoy spring in Fallon!!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Bloomfield

and

Miss Garcia

Week 32

 

April 11, 2016

Dear Parents,

Last week we worked on solving 2 step word problems focusing on money.  All week the students were guided through problems, worked in partners, and worked independently solving word problems involving money.  Thursday, the assessment showed that the 2nd grade students need to continue to work on two-step word problems as well as adding up an amount of money then subtracting an amount from the given amount.  This week we will continue to and subtract with money amounts outside of word problems as well as within word problems!

A fun and easy activity for your second grader to work on at home to build this concept is to sort, count and add up an amount of coins.

Homework for Week 32

Monday	IXL P.4 Count money up to $1
Tuesday	IXL P.5 Count money up to $5
Wednesday	Worksheet - Word problems dealing with money $$$
Thursday	IXL P.6 Equivalent amounts of money up to $1

Welcome Back--Week 31

                                                                                April 4, 2016

Dear Parents,

Welcome back from Spring Break!  We hope you had an wonderful, fun and relaxing time.  We saw lots of Facebook posts and pictures, it looks like everyone had a great time!  It’s that time to get back into the swing of school.  This week we will be focusing on adding up to four numbers to find a sum as well as word problems involving: adding, subtracting in both money and measurement.

Please remember, there are a TON of sports going on at this time of year however, your child’s number one job is school and to make sure that they are keeping up on their reading and math homework!  Please continue to support the importance of their school work.

Homework for Week 31

Monday	IXL G.16 Word Problems - add up to 4 digits
Tuesday	IXL I.4 Word Problems - up to 3 digits
Wednesday	IXL I.6 Write an addition sentence up to 3 digits
Thursday	IXL L.9 Word Problems up to 100