Valentine's Day is quickly approaching!  

With the recent food changes, there have also been changes in class celebrations.  This year we will not be having an official Valentine's party as we are only allowed 3 parties a year.  Our class has already had 2 parties (Halloween and Holiday).  Our last party will be saved for the end of the year.  At this party, we will be allowed one sweet treat to celebrate! 

Please keep in mind while shopping for Valentine cards, students are NOT allowed to pass out any candy or treats in their Valentines. 

If your child attends Read Strong, please be sure to check your email.  Mrs. Grandi has included a link to complete an online Read Strong Summer School Reading Survey, by Feb. 1st.  Below I have also attached the link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RNVZTGJ

2nd Grade Puppet Show!

When?  Wednesday January 20, 2016

Where?  2nd Grade Pod

Time?   10:20-11:20am

Hope to see you all there! 

Please be aware that as of today, Friday January 8, 2016, there can not be any food that is brought in to share with classmates.  This goes for birthday celebrations, class parties (Valentine's Day and End of the Year), or special class treats. 

Valentines CAN NOT include candy or other treats as well. 

Students can only bring in food for themselves for snack and lunch time.  Thank you for your cooperation! 

January 4- January 15

Welcome back!

We have a busy 2 weeks ahead in 2nd grade, here's what's going on! 

Ms. Gwen, our puppeteer will begin working with students January 11 creating their very own glove puppet.  Please be sure your child brings in 1 empty toilet paper roll or paper towel roll cut in half to create their puppet!  We have a very generous supply started thanks to the Roberts Family!  

Math:  Money- counting, adding, and subtracting passed $1

Time- to the minute, reading clocks, and drawing the hands, using more than one way to describe the time (i.e.: 4:15 or a quarter after 4), using am and pm 

Word Problems- explaining our thinking and showing multiple strategies

Fractions- looking at pictures and describing the shaded and unshaded regions, fractions of a set, equivalent fractions

Language Arts:  Retell, Identify the genre, explain the moral, read nonfiction text using the text features, writing procedural text, vowel teams, write a story about the puppet they are creating using descriptive words 

Science:  Digestive system- label the parts, describe the basic function, ways to take care of it, and describe the process

Respiratory system-  label the parts, describe the basic function, ways to take care of it, and describe the process

Circulatory system-  label the parts, describe the basic function, ways to take care of it, and describe the process