The End of October

Hello!
Life in 2nd grade is not slowing down anytime soon....here's what we've been up to and some information you need to know:

In ELA we have started Unit 2. In this unit we'll be focusing on the skills of author's purpose, classification, steps in a process, context clues, and graphic sources. We'll also be working on contractions, antonyms, and quotation marks.
Last week we read the story "Three Hens and a Peacock." Have your child tell you about the story! We also worked on nouns and contractions. This week we'll be talking about steps in a process as we read "Amelia Bedelia's First Apple Pie."

In Math we've finished the first half of Module 3-working with place value. We took our Mid-module assessment on Friday and will continue our work with Module 3 today.

In Science have wrapped up buoyancy and are looking forward to sharing the boats we've created! We'll take a turn towards a social studies focus for a few weeks now, discussing more about maps and communities. Our next Science unit, Erosion, will start in December.

We have Friday Parent Reader Openings! This Friday, 11/3 is available, December 1st, 15th, and 22nd and almost every Friday January-May in 2018. Let me know if you're interested in this Friday, 11/3! I'll have the sign-up calendar available during parent conferences as well.

Here are the upcoming Share topics for November:

Week of 10/30- Sharing the boats we created
Week of 11/6- No Share this week (it's a crazy week with no school for students on Tuesday and Friday)
Week of 11/13- Share a favorite Thanksgiving food item you enjoy
Week of 11/20- No Share this week (Thanksgiving vacation Wednesday-Friday)
Week of 11/27- Free Share- Share whatever you'd like (or tell us about your Thanksgiving)

I'm sure your child won't let you forget that tomorrow is Halloween and a half day of school! :)
Students should bring their costume to school in a bag-we will have time to change and get ready at school. The Halloween parade will be at 10:00am-all parents are invited to come watch!

Have a spooky fun week!
Mrs. France