Happy Easter and Happy Spring Break

    March 25, 2018

Dear Parents,

It’s the week before Spring Break, the students (and teachers too) are very excited

about having a week off!  Miss Garcia and myself hope everyone has a restful and

safe vacation.

We were happy to start our conferences last Friday, March 23rd.  Conferences will

continue after vacation and conclude on April 13th.  If you haven’t signed up for a

conference please do so with the Sign Up Genius link that was sent a few weeks ago.

Mark Your Calendar…

Second grade students will be presenting their Geography Projects on Wednesday,

March 28th in the cafeteria from 3:30 to 4:00.  Each student will present a short slide

show with the land form or body of water they researched plus they will present their

3-D maps depicting either a urban, suburban, or rural community.   We hope you can

join us!!

Math

In math, 2nd graders have been working on word problems that involve money and

adding up to four, 2-digit numbers.  Our work with this will continue this week with

assessments on both of those standards.

Mon.	IXL P.10 Add Money up $1.00 Word Problems
Tues.	IXL P.12 Subtract Money up $1.00 Word Problems
Wed.	Worksheet Adding 4 Addends
Thurs.	No Homework--Enjoy Spring Break

Writing

Students will be going back through the different types of writing.  Our focus for this

week will be opinions. Students were exposed to this in the 1st Trimester.  This will

give students another chance to work on this type of writing.

Language

In language students will be working on using apostrophes correctly.  They will be

using them in contractions and possessive nouns.

Contractions       I am                    do not they are I’m                      don’t they’re

Possessive Nouns The bone that belongs to the dog. The dog’s bone was under the deck. The pencil that belongs to the child. The child’s pencil was broken.

      

Projects

Students will be finishing up their 3-D Communities and preparing to present their

slide show and 3-D maps on Wednesday.

As was mentioned earlier in the blog, Miss Garcia and myself wish all our 2nd grade

families the very best during our Spring Break.  Have fun, get some rest, and be safe...

we will see you all on Monday, April 9th!!

Sincerely,

Anne Bloomfield

and

Miss Garcia

Week 26 Welcome Spring

                                                                                     March 19, 2018

Dear Second Grade Families,

Happy Monday, Welcome Spring (Do you think the weather will match the season?),

and the 100th Day of School on Wednesday!!  Miss Garcia and Mrs. Bloomfield

hope everyone had an enjoyable St. Patrick’s Day!! Here’s the scoop for week 26.

Math

Our week in math will continue to be all about word problems and computation.  Last

week we worked on word problems related to money. Students have been working

extremely hard on reading and understanding these complex problems.  We will

continue working on money word problems Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday,

we will assess on this standard. For the remainder of the week we will work on

adding 4 2-digit numbers.

Homework for Week 26

Monday	IXL P.15 Purchases -Do You Have Enough Money-Up to $1.
Tuesday	Worksheet--Money Word Problems
Wednesday	IXL - G.15 Add Four or More Numbers Up to Two-Digits
Thursday	IXL - G.16 Add Four or More Numbers Up to Two-Digits-Word Problems

For the homework on Wednesday and Thursday night students will be working the

first 6 problems out on a worksheet that will be provided.  If after completing 6

problems they have more time (Remember 15 minutes of math homework or 10

problems per night.), students can continue to work on the IXL assignment without

writing out the problems.

The Sign Up Genius for Parent Teacher Conferences have gone out.  Be sure to sign

up. Conferences will begin on March 23rd and finish on April 13th.  Wishing

everyone a great week!!

Sincerely,

Anne Bloomfield

and

Shannon Garcia

P.S.  I haven’t been very good about posting pictures, so here are a few from last

week!!

Counting Coins

Green Dress Up Day with Letters to Leprechauns.

Welcome to the 3rd Trimester!! Week 25

March 12, 2018

Dear Bighorn Parents,

Last Thursday marked the end of the 2nd Trimesterl!!  With the end of the Trimester comes

2nd Trimester Parent/Teacher Conferences, the primary day for conferences is Friday, April

13th, but we have been given permission to schedule some conferences on Friday, March

23rd.  You will be receiving a Sign-Up Genius notification towards the end of this week. Miss

Garcia and myself are looking forward to meeting with all our 2nd grade families!!

Math

Math has been all about telling time.  Students have been working with analog and digital

times.  We have been practicing showing times to the nearest minutes and saying the times

a variety of ways.  

This time can be read the following ways… ...55 minutes past 1 ...55 minutes after 1 ...one fifty-five ...5 minutes before two ...5 minutes until two ...5 minutes till two ...5 minutes to two

This week students will continue working with time on Monday and assess on Tuesday.

We will finish the week in math working on word problems.  Out of the 26 standards for

math there are 3 standards that involve word problems.  Those standards involve word

problems that have 2 steps and/or that deal with numbers within 100, use money, and

measurement.  Since all the prerequisite standards have been taught and our work has been

extensive on word problems throughout the 1st and 2nd Trimesters, students will continue to

work on word problems this week and beyond.  

Here's the homework for the week...

Monday         Worksheet Telling Time to the Nearest 5 Minutes

Tuesday        IXL P.4 Count Money up to $1

Wednesday   IXL P. 14  Add and Subtract up to $1--Word Problems

Thursday       IXL G. 14 Add  3 Numbers up to 2 Digits--Word Problems

Language

Our time in language has been working with commas.  We have reviewed the 1st grade

standards of using commas in a date and to separate 3 or more items on a list.  Students

were also introduced to the 2nd grade standards of using commas in the greeting and

closing of letters.

Writing/Projects

Second Grade has A LOT going on with writing.  Students are finishing up their narratives.

They have been doing some research. writing about their land form or body of water, and

creating a short slideshow presentation.  Finally, 2nd graders have been practicing using

commas in letters by writing a friendly letter to a Leprechaun.

Special Event

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, the Oasis Family Engagement Committee is sponsoring a

Dress Up Day on Thursday, March 15th.  For $1 students may wear “street clothes”, the

committee has sent out a flyer with the specific guidelines. Looking forward to seeing lots

of green in 2nd grade this Thursday!

Spring is almost here!  The clocks have been set forward!  Lacrosse, baseball, and softball

are in full swing!  It is getting into the busy time of year! Remember to make time for reading

and math homework.  It can be tricky with so much going on but it is important to make time

even when schedules are full!

Wishing everyone a Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Sincerely,

Anne Bloomfield

and

Shannon Garcia

Week 24

                                                                                         

                                                                                    

                                                                     March 4, 2018
Dear Parents,

Even though we are in March and spring will be upon us in a few short weeks, winter is gripping the city of Fallon!  Though weather is supposed to be warmish for the beginning part of the week but will be chilly by the end of the week!  Please dress your child appropriately for the temperature!

Math
Students have completed a unit on adding and subtracting with 100 and 1,000 with renaming.  We focused on the Branching Strategy and the Partial Sum and Partial Difference Strategy.  Although we are done with this unit students will continue to practice with Problem of the Day and daily "Do Nows".

This week students will be working on the concept of time.  Students will be building on the skills learned in 1st grade to tell time to the nearest 5 minute interval and students will also be labeling with times with am or pm.  This unit will be completed in a week.  With students assessing on Thursday.

      

Analog Clock         Digital Clock

Here is the homework for the week.
Homework
Mon.    IXL Q.3  Match Analog and Digital Clocks
Tues.   IXL Q.6  Time Words--O'Clock, Half, and Quarter 
Wed.    IXL Q.7 AM or PM
Thurs. IXL  Q.15 Calendar

Language and Writing
Students will be learning about using commas in a list and in the greeting and closing of a friendly letter.  As students learn about commas they will be writing a letter to a Leprechaun asking the Leprechaun to grant them a wish!  It will be be interesting to see what 2nd grade students wish for.

Projects
This past week students did a little research on land forms and bodies of water.  Students were assigned a specific land form or body of water to define, draw, learn where it would be found in the world, and students need to find 2 different interesting facts about their land form or body of water.  Students will be taking the information a creating a slide to go into a classroom slideshow on land forms and bodies of water. 

Last week your child brought home a flyer about collecting "box tops".  This is an easy way to support Oasis Academy.  Please collect "box tops" for Oasis Academy.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Bloomfield
and 
Miss Garcia