You would never know it was January from the weather, but you know from the shorter days, and from the presence of snow pants and boots in our hallways! (Keep them coming in- I’m sure the snow will come!)
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The huge project of reports cards is complete, but I encourage you to contact me if you have any questions. This is a 2-way street and communication is the key to safe and happy travels :) An enormous amount of time is spent integrating information gained from observations, data and interaction. This provides a snapshot of your child’s journey on their way to a successful second grade year, and builds goals for the rest of the year.
As you can see from the report cards, there are many specific skills we are working on to meet end-of-the-year standards. In a general or day-to-day sense, what is going on in Room 6? Here are some of the highlights:
- Kids love science! We are in the middle of a unit called “Changes in States of Matter” and they are learning so much about the world around them. We are working together to conduct experiments in teams to observe, process and document these changes.
- Kids have valuable opinions! We are learning how to clearly communicate these opinions through Opinion Writing. In this unit we are using literature as a basis for our writing, so they can develop thoughts about characters, use adjectives to describe them, and use “evidence from the text” to support their thinking.
- Students are finding books, series, authors and genres they love, that will help foster their lifelong practice of reading, and make learning fun! We have completed our units of Independent Reading Skills, Monitoring for Meaning, Schema and Making Connections, and Retelling. We are now developing the skills of Asking and Answering Questions to help them interact with reading and build comprehension.
- Students learn phonics skills through our Words Their Way Spelling program. They sort, discuss, and analyze words to build concrete, life-long word study skills. Thank you for your support for this program, and all of your child's learning, at home!
- Students are becoming great friends, peer-to-peer helpers and responsible learners with the help of our Social-Emotional Learning curriculum. Speaking of that, we have a family night to expose parents and siblings to some of the methods by which we learn these concepts. Save the Date! Thursday Feb 25: 6:30 pm Pasta dinner, 7-8 pm Program. See the latest E-Blast for more information!
- Finally there is a Math Curriculum and Games Night on March 3 that will be both informative and fun! Here is the link to a poster with more information Family Math Night.
As always I welcome your feedback, questions and involvement. Watch this blog for more links to great literature, photos from your child’s day, helpful programs to support the learning of math skills, and other resources.
