Week 6

 Dear Parents,

                This week in math we reviewed for our base 10 assessment and took it on Tuesday. I led them through the test, reading it together so that they understood what the question was asking and what strategies we use to get the answer. As we begin the year second graders do not know how to take a test, that they must show their work and use strategies. As the year progresses they will take the assessments on their own. We then began our next unit which is adding two digit numbers with and without regrouping. When I send the homework papers home, please help your child as they work through the problems. This is a very hard skill for second graders and support early on makes all the difference.

               In writing we wrote to the prompt.- write about a time someone made you feel special. I scored this writing as their Beginning of year sample. We then spent the rest of the week taking it through the writing process. Final copies will be graded on a rubric after we have revised edited and written final copies.

                In social studies we have been learning about the Constitution, Constitution Day, and the rights our government gives us. We also learned why laws are important to follow.

                 In science we are working on our changing matter as we sanded, broke, and bent matter. On Friday we learned what adding heat to chocolate does. We used the melted chocolate to draw a picture and had a chocolate sample that was not melted.