Happy November Room 6 Families!
It was a pleasure meeting with everyone for conferences throughout the month of October. Can you believe we have already completed our second month of school?!
The students in Room 6 have been very busy these past few weeks. In reading we are working with students on developing their fluency, comprehension, and accuracy skills. We encourage students to read outloud to family members, pets, or even stuffed animals at home to continue practicing their reading.
Personal Narratives are still the focus in writing and students are exploring adding detail to their small moment stories. Students should continue to add possible writing topics in their “Tiny Topics Notebook” when they encounter a small moment in their day that they might want to write about.
In math we are well on our way to completing our second math unit involving place value. We have begun our “Math Shuffle” this past week where students work in groups with peers from each of the second grade classrooms to further develop their math skills.
In science we have been exploring the concepts of weather. The students have even constructed their own weather vanes and pinwheels to explore air. Thankfully the weather has been cooperating, allowing us to take our learning outside of the classroom to observe the wind and clouds. Check out an awesome “Water Cycle” song on our blog (and I bet your child can even teach you the dance moves to go along with it!)
The second grade meteorologists had so much fun on our Blue Hills Weather Observatory field trip on Friday. Thank you to Debbie Bell, Cathy Caulfield, and Dee Wilson for chaperoning the trip! First, the students took a tour of the observatory and were able to explore the different weather tools that we have been learning about in class. Each student was also able to build their own kites which we will be testing out this week (fingers crossed for a windy day!) On our hike down the hill, students learned about different types of trees and how to figure out the age of a pine tree! The students asked such great questions throughout the field trip and it was a great opportunity to expand our learning outside of the classroom!
We also had a busy week inside the classroom as well. Thank you to those who sent in vegetables for our Veggie Skeleton activity on Thursday! It was so great to see how much the students LOVE to eat veggies and it was a great way to celebrate Halloween. Our class also did a great job harvesting the vegetables in the Happy Hollow Garden for Harvest Day.
We look forward to more exciting learning opportunities to come over the next few weeks and as always, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns please do not hesitate to email us at any time!
Room 6 Teachers,
Ms. Niles, Ms. Basterache, & Ms. Fallon
