January!

Hello!
I hope 2018 is off to a good start for everyone. As I'm sure you can tell (or have heard) we jumped right back into the swing of things in 2nd grade! Here's a bit of what's happening:

ELA:

We have finished up our work with Unit 3. This week (1/22-26) we will do some review activities and take our Unit 3 Assessment.
Did your child tell you about the new thing we do for Daily 5? Ask them to tell you how they get to choose what they do for their Daily 5 work each day!

Math:

Last week we took our End of Module 4 Assessment and started Module 5. Module 5 is a continuation of our work in Module 4, however we will work with 3 digit numbers. Many strategies were introduced in Module 4 and I've been stressing to the students to stick with a strategy they understand best. Don't hesitate to contact me if you ever have any questions!
Also, I know some of the homework can get lengthy. The goal is for them to have some practice at home-set a timer for 20 minutes and whatever gets done in that time is fine to turn in the next day! Kids need time to play and be kids along with working on being responsible for their schoolwork!

Science:

Have you been getting updates on our science experiments? We've been having lots of fun exploring how wind and water can change the land and solutions we can use to help stop erosion from happening. Here are a few pictures of our experiments. Have your child explain what is happening!

We'll be wrapping up our work with erosion this week with a "design challenge." Your child will have to put their engineering skills to work to solve an erosion problem. Stay tuned!

Have a great week everyone!