Donations

Good Morning everyone! As the year come to an end, we are beginning to run low on some of the things we use every day. If you would like to donate any of these items to our classroom, that would be much appreciated!

• Hand Sanitizer (any brand!)
• Goldfish (snack for students who forget theirs)
• Lined Paper (wide ruled)

So far, we are holding strong on pencils, dry erase markers, and Clorox wipes, which I was not expecting. Any donation of any supplies is always welcomed and, again, much appreciated!

UPDATED: Book It!

This entry has been updated to reflect grade-level changes.

We are starting a new program called Book It! Through this program, your child can win a personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut each month!

This means, it is extremely important for your child to bring back their reading log EVERY FRIDAY morning. I will track their minutes through a chart in my room.

Our goal this month (December) is to read 20 minutes, three nights per week! This means 60 minutes per week when we have a full week of school. Goals will be altered on shortened week.s This being said, reading for the reading log and reading for Book It can be combined. For example, if your child reads 20 minutes each night for one week, they will have met their requirement for school AND exceeded their goal for Book It!

Our overall goal for December is 140 minutes. When a student reaches this goal, I will send home a certificate!

For more information about the program, visit bookitprogram.com, or send me an email!

This week in 2nd grade...

I hope everyone had a wonderful fall break! I am so glad to be back. We have a lot of learning to do between now and winter break, and I cannot wait to see all they will accomplish!

**Book and T-Shirt Orders went home Monday, 11/28. Book order are due by 12/12, and T-Shirt Orders are requested ASAP! We hope you love the new logo!
            Our Scholastic.com code: Q4Z2H

Writing

We are continuing labs this week and will conclude the labs by Friday. 

NEXT WEEK: We will begin writing about something we know a lot about. I talked to the class yesterday about how it needs to be something they consider themselves experts in! For example: If they want to write about basketball, they need to know rules, how to play, etc. Please help your child begin thinking at home about topics they would be interested in and know a lot about. We will not be doing research, but simply writing from what we know.

Math

We will conclude geometry with a test on Friday of this week. Be watching for a review to come home on Thursday. This week we will focus on cutting apart (partitioning) shapes to make new shapes.

Reading

We are continuing with non-fiction text features. We will talk about labels/diagrams, photographs/captions, and how the author creates their topic. This will relate into our writing in talking about adding these text features into the writing we are doing in class. 

Social Studies

We will start civics this week and begin studying elections and government!

As always, let me know if you have any questions! klister@cpsk12.org or on Remind!

Here are some pictures for you to enjoy from our study of shapes last week. We made the shapes with our bodies and then traced the sides/angles on the Smartboard!

Thank you Ms. Lange! VIDEO

This is a wonderful video Ms. Lange (paraprofessional in Ms. Kolostov's classroom) made for us. It is filled with pictures from the field trip! I'm sure you will see some very familiar faces :)

This week in 2nd grade...

We have a very short week ahead of us, but we won't let that stop our learning! I hope everyone has a wonderful break and enjoys their time with family/travels!

Math

We are still working on geometry. Being gone last week set us a few days behind the other 2nd grade classes. This being said, we are still taking our time to really understand each concept. I am noticing a lot of success with geometry in our classroom, so this makes me very excited!! This week we will do a few fun activities to help us remember 2D and 3D shapes, and learn a new shape game!

Writing

We have started informational writing and hit the ground running! Our classroom is looking into informational writing and combining it with a little science. We are using experiments to help us write lab reports. This helps us know how to write with detail, use our 5 senses, and use a few facts as well. Last week we talked a lot about physical and chemical changes, and that will continue this week! Here's an overview of our experiments this week:

• Monday: Putting an egg in vinegar. We will use our sense of sight to notice what happens when we put the egg in, make predictions about how we think it will react, and then check it out again on Tuesday!
• Tuesday: We are using milk, food coloring, and Dawn dish washing liquid. We will drop the food coloring into the milk then squirt a drop of Dawn to see what reaction is created!

I hope your child has come home just as excited as they are in school each day. It is so fun to see them ready to work on writing, and our classroom is quiet enough to hear a pin drop!

Reading

We are working on non-fiction text features. The first couple days this week will be focused on determining non-fiction vs. fiction text and telling how we know. Next week, we will move into features of non-fiction text we can carry over into our writing!

Health

We wrapped up health last week by talking about the heart. We will be beginning civics in the coming weeks and focusing on government/elections!

Finally, Friday Folders will come home this week with work we have completed BUT they will not include the behavior sheets. We will resume behavior sheets next week. Please be sure to send the folder itself back on Monday so we have it for next week!

As always, if you have any questions about anything, please contact me! klister@cpsk12.org or on Remind!

This week in 2nd grade...

Math

We are continuing money. Please continue to practice this at home!

Manipulative were sent home with your child Tuesday, 11/1. These were donated by the math department to each child. Please use these to practice at home (especially the money!).

Reading

Our new reading logs went home today, 11/1, for the month of November, please remember to return these each Friday!

Scholastic book orders are due November 14th! You may order online or send in check/cash. Let me know if you have any questions!

Writing

We concluded narrative writing this past week, and took our writing assessment. We will begin informational writing next week. Watch for more information to come about that unit! This week, we are focusing on America to do a few quick writes in preparation for Veteran's Day. 

Health

We are continuing the Organ Trail this week. Our organ focus for this week will be the brain! We are learning lots of cool things about the different lobes of the brain and how they function!

Fall Party

Thanks for all the parents who came to help with the fall party! I will add photos this evening! We had a blast.