Dear Parents,
Happy Autumn to All!
Religion: The children made a Mass Book this week in religion. We read the
book together. We continue to discuss what are good and bad
behaviors and choices as we use the Ten Commandments as our guide.
Reading and Language Arts: (Reading Groups/Literacy Centers): During our
read aloud time I continue to read the chapter book called 26 Fairmount
Avenue by Tomie DePaola.
We continue with unit 2. This week we read the two stories Furry Mouse and
Two Mice. The theme for the stories focused on the moral of a story. On
Monday we read whole class. For Tuesday and Thursday this week we had guided
reading groups and literacy centers. During guided reading the children
and I completed a venn diagram comparing and contrasting the story Two Mice.
The literacy centers included Reader's Theater "The Drum", the two phonics
games: Singluar and Plurals and Anchor's Away. The children are enjoying the
centers and working cooperatively.
Grammar: The children's homophone books are coming out nicely. We are always
working on reediting our written work.
Math: The math is moving along! This week we continued to work on place
value, related subtraction and addition facts. We combined both second
grades and started our guided math groups and centers. The center games were
all subtraction related. Ask you child the name of their math group. During
guided math groups next week we'll continue with the same subtraction games.
The children enjoy working together! Each Friday Mrs. Ryder will take
various groups and work with them on their math skills and concepts. We will
continue the guided math centers every Friday.
Writing: Our "Writing Across the Curriculum" mentor Mr. D came for his fall
visit. He meet with all the teachers to discuss how our writing program/s
were going. He told Ms. Barry and I that the childrens' writing is great and
we are doing a great job, too! We continue to work on all the neccessary
steps of the writing process in all our writing/s. This week we worked on an
informative story. As a whole class we brainstormed. Our topic was Polar
bears. Each children wrote their informative paragraph and made a book.
I continue to monitor their behavior charts each day. They know that it's
not a punishment but a way to reflect about their behavior/actions and how to
improve upon them. We are always discussing the importance of being good
listeners, showing kindness to one another, working cooperatively and team
effort! I appreciate All your support!
The children have been working diligently. As you can see from our daily
work which comes home, our lessons are many and varied and the curriculum is
tight. The children are working hard and putting their best foot forward as
second graders. Each and everyone is making great progress.
Just a few reminders:
1. Please remember to signoff on your child's homework assignment sheet.
2. Book Fair is next week.
3. Open House for perspective parents is on Thursday, November 19th.
4. Book report is due on Friday, November 20th.
I look forward to discussing your child's progress and/or what your child may
need in order to help them succeed in all their academics.
I'm still having some problems with the homework page. Hopefully, by next
week it will be resolved. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Once again, many thanks for ALL your continued support. If you need to
meet with me for any reason or have any questions or concerns please don't
hesitate to get in touch with me either by e-mail, phone or a note.
Sincerely,
Miss Ablondi