This week in 2nd grade...

WELCOME BACK! I am so excited to begin the second half of the school year with such a wonderful class of 2nd graders. Can you believe it, in 5 short months, they will be in 3rd grade?! WOW

This week will mostly be used to get back into our routine and remember our expectations.

Reading

In the coming weeks, I will be giving our benchmarks for AIMS and testing students with the DRA. Both of these were given at the beginning of the year, so we are looking to see growth in these numbers. The best thing you can do with your child at home is continue to read every night!

Reading logs will go home next Monday. I am not sending them home this week, but if you would like to keep track on a slip of paper and send it in, that is okay with me!

Math

We are continuing to work on two digit addition strategies. When we have completed all of our strategies, each child will have 5+ ways to solve problems! If you would like a copy of the strategies we are using, let me know!

Writing

This week we are focusing on completing our writing about something we know a lot about. This is an informational style writing, so we will be adding text features this week and next week, when we begin publishing. Our specific focuses this week will be writing body paragraphs, introductions, and conclusions. Together, we are writing an informational piece about dogs. 

Thanks for all you do with your child at home! If you have any questions, contact me at klister@cpsk12.org or on Remind!