Dear Parents,
As we dive into the second half of the year we are doing a few middle of year assessments which mark the progress of your children. These assessments will be shared with you at our spring conferences which will be led by your child if you choose to have one. The dates have yet to be determined, but I will keep you updated. I am so proud of the progress each one of my students has made.
In math we took our MOY CBA for math. This is an assessment that every second grader in LISD. We then moved into three digit addition with and without regrouping. They are doing very well with this hard concept thus far!
In writing we learned to write a friendly letter. These letters will be delivered to their recipients. We also learned how to write a persuasion letter. Each child chose his/her own topic to write in the persuasive letter format. We then used a graphic organizer to map out our ideas and reasons. Next week we will take this letter through the writing process. The rough draft will be scored on our LISD expository writing rubric and count as the MOY writing sample.
In reading we continued looking at the different purposes of media. We also looked at the different techniques used to create media messages. We discussed the acronym URL. We also discussed vocabulary words such as email address, menu, pop-up, and video games. We looked at many examples and discussed them. We discussed how graphics, sound effects, and words are all used to create these types of media.
In science we took our unit assessment Monday, then started our new unit on natural and manmade resources. We looked at the objects in and around our school and grouped them by what type of resource they were. On Friday we watched a Brainpop Jr. video on natural resources and took a quiz.
Our social studies focus was on Martin Luther King Jr. as we read about him in our Scholastic News article. We discussed how we all can make a difference like this national hero did!
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