April 30, 2018
Dear Bighorn Parents,
How can we be saying good bye to month of April and hello to the month
of May??!! Even though we are solidly in the season of spring, winter temperatures have occasionally crept in and this week there are summer temperatures (high 60’s into the 70’s) in the forecast. Please send your child with a labeled water bottle.
Last week students focused on the final standard in 2nd grade Math--
equal groups and building arrays to show repeated addition or the
foundation of Multiplication. Students were so excited!
As students work on this important foundational skill. They learned about
equal groups, repeated addition, arrays, columns, rows, multiplication
equations, factors, and products. Miss Garcia and myself were very
impressed with how quickly the 2nd graders picked it up! They are looking
more and more like 3rd graders everyday. We will review this work on Monday
and assess, so there will be no homework Monday night in math.
equal groups, repeated addition, arrays, columns, rows, multiplication
equations, factors, and products. Miss Garcia and myself were very
impressed with how quickly the 2nd graders picked it up! They are looking
more and more like 3rd graders everyday. We will review this work on Monday
and assess, so there will be no homework Monday night in math.
With instruction of 2nd grade math standards completed, 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. With that being said some
of the IXL Objectives will be repeated for additional practice.
“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. With that being said some
of the IXL Objectives will be repeated for additional practice.
Tuesday and Wednesday, 2nd grade students will be reviewing adding and
subtracting within 100 and within 1,000. Students will be reviewing this
skill using a new strategy--The Arrow Method!! Here are some examples
to help reinforce with homework!
skill using a new strategy--The Arrow Method!! Here are some examples
to help reinforce with homework!
Arrow Method Examples
2 4 2 + 5 2 8 = _______
+200 +40 +2
528 →728 →768→770
|
5 2 8 -- 2 4 2 = ________
-200 -40 -2
528 →328 →288→286
|
1. Start with the bigger addend (528).
2. Draw an arrow. Break down the
other addend (242) into hundreds (200), tens(40) and ones (2).
3. Above the arrow write a plus sign and
the amount of hundreds (+200). Write the subtotal after the arrow (728).
4. Draw another arrow after the
subtotal. Above the arrow write a plus sign and the amount of tens (+40). Write the subtotal (768).
5. Draw another arrow after the
subtotal. Above the arrow write a plus sign and the amount of ones (+2). Write the total (770). |
1. Start with the minuend (528).
2. Draw an arrow. Break down the
other subtrahend (242) into hundreds (200), tens(40) and ones (2).
3. Above the arrow write a minus sign
and the amount of hundreds (-200). Write the subtotal after the arrow (328).
4. Draw another arrow after the subtotal.
Above the arrow write a minus sign and the amount of tens (-40). Write the subtotal (288).
5. Draw another arrow after the
subtotal. Above the arrow write a minus sign and the amount of ones (-2). Write the total (286). |
Homework
Monday
|
Equal Groups Assess-No Homework
|
Tuesday
|
Worksheet Arrow Method Addition
|
Wednesday
|
Worksheet Arrow Method Subtraction
|
Thursday
|
IXL Q.6 Time Words: O’Clock, Half, and Quarter
|
Language
Our work in language is all about determining the meaning of words. Last
week and the beginning of this week students have been using context
clues to help them to understand the meaning of unfamiliar words. We will
be using our read aloud book, Helen Keller to help us with this standard.
week and the beginning of this week students have been using context
clues to help them to understand the meaning of unfamiliar words. We will
be using our read aloud book, Helen Keller to help us with this standard.
Writing
Students have been busy revising and editing their opinion pieces. Some
students have even competed their final copy. We are looking forward to
moving onto a new writing project next week.
students have even competed their final copy. We are looking forward to
moving onto a new writing project next week.
Projects
Our decade projects are going very well. Students have their decade and
are actively researching information about their decade. So far students
have learned the president, first lady, vice-president, the vice-president’s
wife, and a natural disaster that occurred during their assigned decade. This
week students will focus on the entertainment aspect of their decades (popular
children’s books, radio/television shows, and children’s movies).
are actively researching information about their decade. So far students
have learned the president, first lady, vice-president, the vice-president’s
wife, and a natural disaster that occurred during their assigned decade. This
week students will focus on the entertainment aspect of their decades (popular
children’s books, radio/television shows, and children’s movies).
Looking forward to another learning-filled week in 2nd grade!!
Sincerely,
Anne Bloomfield
and
Shannon Garcia
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