2nd Grade Update

Fall Party

Our Halloween party is this Friday. As a school, we decided not to dress up this year, so I do ask that students do not wear their costumes to school on Friday. We will have a busy and fun day planned for Friday! The party begins at 2:30 and will end at 3:00.

Tiger Reading Buddies

We have now completed 3 weeks of Tiger Reading Buddies! I hope that you are hearing about it at home. It is so fun to watch the Mizzou students work with the kids. This past week they dug into the kids phonemic awareness. This means they did activities to find out what they know about beginning/ending sounds, blends, and digraphs! They will then begin customizing what books they are picking for the students to read, based on what they know about their learning. It is such a fun process to watch. There is a new picture on our Twitter page, and I will also post it at the end of this post!

Money

We are beginning a new topic in math this week over money. We will talk about the different values of money as well as money equivalencies (ex. ___ quarters = $1.00). The 2nd grade team is asking that parents/guardians take advantage of each opportunity to make money equivalencies/calculating change a real-life situation for their child. For example, if you happen to be using cash at the store, just take a couple seconds to mention how you know how much money to pay with!

It will also be very helpful to practice money at home this week! We will be working on identifying coins and understanding their values this week, and will move into equivalencies the following week. 

Lastly, I am attaching a link to a practice test for this topic. This could be a helpful resource for at home practice! 

Topic 13 Practice Test

Reading Logs

I am so sorry for forgetting to send those home until Wednesday this week! I will make every effort to get them home on Monday. I have also designated a couple kids to remind me that afternoon! I do ask that you ensure you are sending them back on Friday morning! This is a great way to hold your students accountable, and will also ensure they get that extra check on their Friday Folder! Thank you!

I'm looking forward to another great week in 2nd grade! Please let me know if you have any questions! You can reach me on Remind, or at klister@cpsk12.org