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Watch Your Child's Learning Soar!
Dear Parents, October 10th, 2013
Welcome to our first class blog! So far second grade has been off to an amazing start. We have been learning so many new and interesting things and getting to know each other in the process. Read on to find out what has been happening in Ms. Huzarsky's classroom!
We completed our first two mathematical units on Place Value and Addition so far. The kids did a fantastic job navigating through both units. We learned how to read and write numbers to 1,000, use the three different forms of place value, and we learned how to compare and order numbers. In our Addition unit we learned how to add with and without regrouping, realized the importance of showing our work, and figured out how to solve challenging addition problems by reading and underlining important key words. Next up is our Subtraction Unit! We're Math Maniacs in Room 29!!!
Our Reading Workshop lessons have been full of skills and strategies to help us become better readers. We are currently focusing on making Text to Text connections both in school and at home. Ask your child to explain how to make a connection at home as you are reading with them. You will be impressed with how well they are able to apply this skill! Reading Rocks!!!
We're working hard in our Writing Workshop! As you know, the writing process consists of collecting entries, drafting, revising, editing and finally publishing. We just finished drafting our first pieces and are starting to revise this week! We're so excited to learn how to revise for leads, endings, and titles. Look out for your child's published piece in the next few weeks! Writing Rules!!!
We just kicked off an exciting Social-Studies unit on Communities in Room 29! We are going to be learning about what makes up urban, suburban, and rural communities. We will be learning about the three different types of communities through books, power points, Brain pop videos and more. Stay tuned for an important letter regarding our Community unit in the upcoming week.
In the Science Lab we are currently learning about Nutrition/Measurement. We also kicked off our Scientist of the Week project in our classroom in which every child will be assigned a date to bring in a science experiment of their choice to perform for the class. We're Savvy Scientists in Second Grade!!!
This week we started to highlight our first Pilot of the Week! The Pilot of the Week gets to sit at their own special desk, run errands for the teacher, and bring in their favorite book to read to the class on Friday. Our first Pilot is Shivani!!! Look out for your child to be spotlighted as the Pilot of the Week some time this year.
We also kicked off our first Scientist of the Week experiment on Wednesday! Every week one child will be given one weeks notice to find and practice an experiment at home. The experiment will always be done in class on a Wednesday. This week Dylan was our first scientist and he performed an amazing experiment in which he exploded a volcano! Great job Dylan!!!
Thank you for your continued support! Please feel free to contact me any time with any questions you might have. We're Superstars in Second Grade!!!
Sincerely,
Ms. Huzarsky
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