Welcome Fall

                                                                         September 24, 2017

Dear Parents,

Here we are in the 4th week of school, going on our 12th day as a class of 2nd graders, and we have moved from the season of summer to fall!  Miss Garcia and myself really feel like our classes are in a great groove!!

Here’s a little about last week!!

Math

In math students have been working on number flexibility as we have continued to rename 2-digit numbers.  Miss Garcia and myself are really impressed with how well students are doing on this skill!  We also started work with building models of 3-digit numbers using base ten blocks and place value mats.

Math Homework

Monday, September 25th	C.5 Writing Numbers Up to 1,000 in Words
Tuesday, September 26th	Worksheet - writing numbers standard, expanded and word form up to 1,000
Wednesday, September 27th	Worksheet - renaming hundreds, tens and ones.
Thursday, September 28th	XL C.4 Writing Numbers up to 1,000 in Words

Language

During language the focus was on nouns.  This week week we worked on common nouns and proper nouns.  A common noun names a person, place, or thing and a proper noun names a special person, place, or thing.  Proper nouns need to be capitalized.  

Common Noun	Proper Noun
principal	Mrs. Tisdale
school	Oasis Academy
day	Monday

Writing

Second graders are beginning their first writing that will go through the complete writing process.  Students are writing riddles about themselves.  So far students have worked on the prewriting part.  They have listed words that describe their physical characteristics (hair color, eye color, etc.), things they like, and things they don’t like.  We will continue working on this writing this coming week.

Projects

We are still working through learning about all the Tribes Agreements.  This will be completed this week and then students will be selecting the Tribe Agreement that they will work on with a group to write and perform a Reader’s Theater.

With the arrival of fall the weather has gotten chilly, please remember that students need some kind of sweatshirt or light jacket (especially for the morning recess).   Please also remember to send your child with a water bottle.  Students need to be hydrated!!

Hoping everyone is enjoying cooler temperatures and some of the fun fall activities.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Bloomfield and Miss Garcia

P Jammin’ for Cancer!

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.  Students at O.A. will be able to wear their pajamas on Thursday, September 28th.  They can donate any amount of money if they wear pajamas to school.  Please wear tennis shoes, no sandals and make sure that their PJ’s cover as much of their body as their uniform does.  Please NO pillows, blankets or stuffed animals.  

Miss Garcia and Mrs. Bloomfield