Welcome Back!
Welcome back! I am so excited to be with those 20 smiling faces every day!
As you know, cold season is upon us. In order to keep staff and students healthy, please remember to stick to these guide lines:
*The most common mistake made is that students are sent back to school when they have been fever free for 24 hours... but that should only be the case if it is 24 hours WITHOUT medicine.
Important Dates:
1/15 - NO SCHOOL
1/17 - Social Studies Homework goes home, it is due 1/18.
1/22 - Counseling with Ms. Aimone
1/24 - Homework Page goes home (subject to be determined), and is due 1/25.
1/26 - Spelling Quiz
1/26 - BINGO Night
What We're Learning:
Phonics: Short and Long i = "i", "i with bossy e", "-igh", and "y that says i"
R-Controlled Vowels = "ar", "are", and "air"
Reading: Poetry
We are learning about the elements of poetry, including: rhythm, rhyme, alliteration, repeated phrases, and mood. We will be reading tons of examples, and finding the different elements in them. Try reading poems at home and talking about them!
Writing: Poetry
Since we are studying poetry in reading, we will also attempt to write our own poems in writing! Students will be challenged to put examples of the elements of poetry in their writings.
Grammar: Complete Sentences & Punctuation
We are practicing making sure our sentences have all of the correct parts, such as a capital letter at the beginning and punctuation at the end. It has been evident that even though students can do this when told, they don't transfer that knowledge over into their independent work. Please be sure to encourage this at home when they are working.
Social Studies: Civil Rights
We will be learning about the civil rights movement and its' important leaders, such as Martin Luther King Jr.
Key Vocabulary: civil rights, compassion, segregation, integration, liberty, and boycott.
Math: Unit 4 - Addition and Subtraction, and Word Problems
We're continuing to strengthen our mental math abilities by practicing adding and subtracting 10's and 100's- the object is to do this quickly, and completely in our heads.
We are also learning how to add 3 and 4 two-digit numbers. These numbers will generally come from story problems, such as:
Johnny has 34 red marbles, 21 blue marbles, 19 green marbles, and 42 purple marbles. How many marbles does he have in all?
Students should recognize that the equation for this is: 34 + 21 + 19 + 42 = ____
It is very important to remember that 2nd graders cannot use the standard algorithm to solve problems. Please re-watch the videos that show our accepted methods:
ADDITION: https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/2nd-grade-addition-methods/33941649/?s=VNgpGd&ref=appemail.
SUBTRACTION: https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/subtraction-methods/34524904/?ref=link.
--- IXL Practice: G.1, H.1, I.1, J.1, G.13, G.15.
Other News:
Family Stem Night: Thursday February 8 from 5:30-7:15. This is an evening of fun, hands-on activities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics for the whole family! Students and parents (students must be accompanied by an adult) may sign-up for 3 events. Some new events include: John’s Creek Environmental Center, Breakout Wilson Creek, Stop Motion Video, and the Catapult Challenge. In addition we will still have some favorite events such as Wedo, Sphero, coding, green screen, Legos and many more. A link to the Sign-Up Genius to register for events will be sent out approximately the middle of January. Any questions please contact the Stem Coordinator Lee Ann Senne, Senne@fultonschools.org
Supplies: We are running low on glue sticks. If you can, please send a few in.
Red Folders/VIPs: When these go home, please be sure to SIGN them, and return them!
Thank you for all that you do!
Always reach out with questions or concerns.
Mrs. Crisp
