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January 16, 2018

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Famous American Biography Project 

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Second greade standards require students to understand the importance of individual action and character and explain how heroes from long ago and the recent past have made a difference in others’ lives.   This week, the students will choose (in class) a famous person to research.  The kids will learn how to take notes from different resources and organize their notes according to topics.  Our final project, a "Who Am I?" interactive video, will be displayed at Open House on February 22.  More details to come!

This Week in 2nd Grade

Math- The students have done a great job with double digit subtraction with regrouping!  I am so proud of them!  We will continue to practice this concept using base ten blocks.  Here are two helpful videos, in case you were wondering... youtu.be/iHPApVGn4K4 & youtu.be/8a78H6Za5Go.  

Science-  We finished up our plant unit last week!  The next few weeks of science will be investigations and STEM challenges.  This Friday we will ask the question:  Are mittens warm?  

Reading/Writing-  This week we will be reading the book, The Mitten, by Jan Brett.  The students will use sequencing and cause and effect reading strategies for this unit.  

Social Studies-  The kids will start our biography unit off by interviewing each other and presenting facts to the class.  We will also talk about what makes someone "famous?"   
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Spelling-  The students were given their spelling words on Thursday during the word work center.   I know this is a short week, so I will be sure they get the same amount of time as they do in a regular week to practice their words.  Spending some time on the words at home will also help!  

STAR Homework

I really enjoyed reading the student's "how to brush your teeth" papers!  They did a great job!  For a writing option this week, give your child a topic to write about in sequence, similar to last week's assignment.  Remember, editing is just as important as writing!  

Spelling activities can include Spellingcity.com or the students can grab a Spelling Tic Tac Toe from the class (not included in folder).  

I will have sent home some math practice pages from their workbooks.  Students who practiced the math concepts with their parents came in much more confident the next day!  These math pages do not need to be turned in, just mark a STAR for each activity/page completed.

And of course...there is always READING!  I will have some biography books available for some of the famous people we are researching.  This will be a fun way for you to engage in their famous person research!  Feel free to look up and read more about their famous person together to create excitement and increase interest (I highly suggest you are present when they use online resources).  10 minutes = 1 STAR

Upcoming Dates & Events

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2/3-Rummage Sale
2/14-Field Trip to Laxon (Info coming home soon...will need drivers!)
2/16-19-President's Weekend {No School}
2/22-Open House (Famous Person project)
2/23-1st Trimester Ends 
3/1-2-PLP Conferences {half days}
3/16-Staff Development Day
 3/30-Potential Snow Day {No School?}
4/2-9-Spring Break
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