Week 14

 Dear Parents, 

        We had another fun filled week of learning in second grade. I told the class how impressed I am with their responsibility at school. We are working to do our best, and learn from our mistakes- with a good attitude! In math this week we continued with measuring using standard and metric measurements. We also reviewed area and perimeter with a fun activity using Cheez-It crackers! We made sure to build on a paper towel so we could eat them when we were finished. We reviewed on Thursday and took our assessment on Friday.

          In writing we worked on an acrostic poem to honor our veterans at the upcoming assembly on Nov. 11^th. A paper went home this week asking you to invite any veterans you would like to honor at our assembly. I will attach another copy of the flyer if you missed it. We then began to brainstorm and plan an expository writing explaining why we like something.

           In reading/ Social Studies we read about our three levels of Government and created a flip book about some of the facts we learned. It was fun seeing the faces of our Mayor, Governor, and President as well as learning their names and seeing the pictures of buildings in which they work. On Friday we read a story about reading and chose our favorite book to create a chatterpix telling why we liked our chosen book.

          In science we continued investigations and learning about the three forms of energy. We learned the parts of the ear and eye that help us experience this energy. We added heat to chocolate and observed as it turned from a solid to a liquid and then back to a solid as we added heat, and then removed heat. We really had fun drawing in the chocolate when it was in a liquid state. We took a vocabulary cloze procedure and finished up our assessment on Friday. Next we will be learning about force and motion!

 

*We are almost out of classroom snacks again. If you would like to donate some snacks it is appreciated. They really love goldfish and Cheez-Its!

 

*For the Veterans Day Assembly second grade is to wear a blue T-shirt.

 

*The November Habit Newsletter went home today in your child’s Coyote Folder- If you fill them all out- you will become a lighthouse Family! They are to be turned in by Wednesday November 10^th.  The grade level that completes and turns in the most habit newsletters will receive a grade level choice reward!