Week 29

         April 16, 2018

Dear Parents.

Thanks for making Parent Teacher Conferences great!!  Friday was definitely a

packed day, but it was very fun to meet with so many families to discuss the progress of your student!

As many of you are aware, one of 8th grade students was in an accident.  To support

this student (who is a big Boise State fan), Oasis is having a school wide fundraiser.

 On Monday students may pay a $1 and wear blue and orange instead of their uniform.

Math

This past week students spent time exploring fractions.  So far students have worked

on naming fractions of a whole, recognizing the unit fractions one half, one third, and

one fourth.  Students have also worked on identifying, reading, and writing fractions.

We worked on describing fractions by saying 3/4 of the shape is green.  

3/4 is 3 out of the 4 equal parts.

We will continue working with fractions on Monday and review and assess on Tuesday.

Homework

Monday	IXL  W.4-Which Shape Illustrates a Fraction?
Tuesday	IXL W.6-Fractions of a Whole:  Modeling Problems
Wednesday	IXL G.7  Addition Input/Output Tables Up to 2 Digits
Thursday	IXL H.7  Subtraction Input/Output Tables Up to 2 Digits

Language

Last week we finished our work with using apostrophes in contractions and possessive nouns.  This week 2nd graders will work on combining, expanding, and rearranging sentences.

Writing

Our second writers are are working on their opinion pieces.  Students have

completed rough drafts and will work on revising and editing this week, then

produce a final copy.  

Projects

In our Timeline Project, students have made a Timeline of the events of 2nd grade.

 We also started to create personal timelines. Students will complete personal

timelines this week and begin researching their decade at the end of the week.

With April, the days have been a little warmer (except for last Thursday when a few

snowflakes were in the air) and of course a bit lighter later.  Lacrosse, softball, and

baseball are all in full swing, which makes for very busy afternoons and nights.

Please be sure to try to keep a regular schedule as Miss Garcia and myself want

well rested learners.

Sincerely,

Anne Bloomfield

    and

Shannon Bloomfield