Welcome Back from Fall Break

  November 27, 2017

Dear Parents,

Welcome back from vacation!!  Miss Garcia and myself hope that everyone had a wonderful vacation and fun, family-filled Thanksgiving.  The first week back from vacation will be a busy one as it is also the last week of the first trimester!  

Math

Last week students finished adding and subtracting 3-digit numbers using open number line and the arrow method.  Our students have done a fantastic job working on learning 4 different strategies to add and subtract with 2-digit and 3-digit numbers.  Miss Garcia and myself are very proud of all our 2nd graders.

This week we will start off working on word problems that will allow students to use their addition and subtraction strategies.  We will be determining whether a problem is a part, part, whole problem or a whole, part, part problem. Then we will move towards working with gathering data, creating graphs, and interpreting graphs.

Picture Graph Favorite Colors Red Blue Yellow

Bar Graph Favorite Colors Red Blue Yellow

Here's the homework schedule for this week...

Monday	Word Problem Worksheet
Tuesday	IXL R.1 Interpret Tally Charts and Tables
Wednesday	IXL R.7 Interpret Pictographs
Thursday	IXL R.8 Create Pictographs (Be sure to watch the scale!)

Language

This week we will move onto learning about adjectives and how they describe nouns.  By learning about adjectives, the 2nd graders will be able to add them into their Opinion writings to make them more descriptive.

 Writing

The second graders will finish their opinion pieces this week.  All 2nd grade writers have selected a holiday that they feel is the best holiday.  They have to state their opinion, give three reasons, explain each reason, and then restate their opinion.  Students have picked a wide variety holidays.  The finished products will be completed this week.

Projects

The 2nd grade scientists are learning about matter.  We have been learning about the properties of solids, liquids, and gas.  Students have also learned about how molecules “act” in each of the forms of matter.

Looking forward to amazing week back!!

Sincerely,

Anne Bloomfield

and

Shannon Garcia