Dear Parents,
This was a quick , but great week of learning packed into four days. In math we began a unit on solid shapes that will continue into next week. I will be sending home a homework page so that you can see what we are doing and can help reinforce the math vocabulary. We are describing, classifying and analyzing the attributes of spheres, cones, cylinder cubes, rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, and pyramids. We are counting their faces, edges, and vertices.
In language we are continuing with our
poetry books as we wrote a poem about eating a fortune cookie. We filled out a sensory chart of our eating experience, then composed our poem. We learned that adverbs tell how, when, or where a verb does its action.
In reading we continued analyzing and visualizing poems and then took our assessment on Thursday. Some of our visualizations will be added to our poetry books.
In science we have been looking at animal characteristics. We have looked at the shape and placement of their eyes, ears and teeth. We have observed their limbs and body coverings and how these things help them survive. We created our own super animal with physical characteristics that will help it survive in the wild and named it.
In social studies we have continued learning map skills, but also focused on the three branches of our government. We read about each branch and created a government tree.
*Please send in a standard plain, white pillow case for a second grade keepsake activity. If you would like to donate an extra pillow case for another child, you may.
( sometimes they come in sets of two)
* Watch for the animal report information letter that will be coming home today.
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