Mrs. Rohmann's Class News October 26, 2009
	
 Happy Fall!  I hope everyone had a great weekend and enjoyed 
Sunday's sunshine!  This week’s newsletter will fill you in on what 
we are working on in class.

 Friday, October 30th, will be our Fall Party!  If you have not yet 
turned in your blue form regarding classroom parties, please try to 
turn it in as soon as you can.  A big THANK YOU to Mrs. S. for being 
our Homeroom Coordinator!  Also, thank you so much to everyone for 
making contributions, sending in party favors, and volunteering your 
time to help out with our parties!

 In Writer's Workshop, we just finished up our imaginary pet pieces.  
Each student chose a picture of a puppy and wrote a descriptive 
story.  As we worked on our stories, we used the writing process to 
pre-write, draft, revise, edit, and publish.  The stories came out 
great and are hanging in the hallway for everyone to admire.  I am so 
proud of our second graders!

 In Math, addition and subtraction strategies have been our primary 
focus.  We are playing a variety of math games and are also using 
math manipulatives to help reinforce the concepts we are learning.  
Last week, we worked on solving subtraction word problems.  Students 
have been counting back, counting up, and using related addition 
facts to solve subtraction problems.

 In Reading, we have been learning about the phases of the moon.  
While reading with our whole group, students have been recording 
important things they notice and questions they are wondering.  Each 
child has a special reading journal to record his or her thinking 
during reading.  This week, we are starting the story, Midnight on 
the Moon.  This is a Magic Tree House chapter book.  Each day, we 
will read one to two chapters in class.  Please read the same 
chapters for homework with your child.  We will be sure to write the 
homework chapters down in our agenda books.  Feel free to read the 
chapters to your child or let your child read to you.



 In Science, we have been investigating air through a variety of 
hands-on activities.  Students have observed how air is captured, how 
air can be compressed, and how air under pressure can move things 
around.  In our next investigation, students will observe daily 
weather and record their observations.  We will use different weather 
instruments to collect data and learn more about the job of a 
meteorologist.


 In Social Studies, we are finishing up our study on Family Ties.  In 
this unit, we discussed family traditions and relatives, types of 
communities, and how transportation has changed over time.  We are 
about to begin Unit 5- Discovering our Past.  In this unit, the 
children will learn about our country’s history. We will learn about 
Native Americans, colonists, explorers, and pioneers.

 Fall Conferences:  If for any reason, you are unsure of your 
conference date/time in November.  Please jot me a note and I will 
gladly send home the information.  Thank you!

 Keep up the Great Work!