We spent this week getting back into routines and getting used to our new schedule. We have been reading Red Clover books and introducing Reader's and Writer's Workshops through them. We spend most of this week reading and doing activities connected to Who Stole the Mona Lisa. We acted out lines from the book and pretended we were different characters in the book. Our final activity was creating our own books telling the same story from a different character's perspective. Everyone did an amazing job with this activity! Today we read Stand Straight Ella Kate. This is a story about a woman who had gigantism and how she was able to turn something that made her cry as a child into something that made it possible for her to lead a remarkable life. Next week we will continue with this story and activities that support understanding of this story. We have been reviewing letter sounds and formation in Fundations this week. Next week we will begin Unit One which reviews digraphs (sh, th, ch, ck and wh), blends (sp, scr) and closed syllables, and teaches spellings of /k/ sound.
We have begun Unit One in Math this week. We began the unit learning about glyphs and creating our own glyphs. This unit focuses on patterning, sorting and number. We were introduced to our first math work stations and have had time to explore with the materials we will begin using next week for a variety of activities that reinforce our learning in this unit.
Our Hands On Nature lesson this week was about insect life cycles. We watched a puppet show, learned about simple and complex metamorphosis and worked in small groups to reinforce our learning. This lesson tied in nicely to some learning some of our second graders are doing about fireflies. A big thank you to our HON parents for this fun learning experience.
Homework will begin next Friday for Firefly Second Graders. Students will be be asked to choose three activities from a tic-tac-toe board to complete each week. My intention is for these activities to give students opportunities to apply some of the learning we are doing in school. Please feel free to give me feedback if this is not working for your family.
During the month of September, students in grades k-2 will have the opportunity to build, explore and play with the Imagination Playground. Please check this week's Friday Folder for more information about this. Please make sure to return the permission form by Tuesday or your child will not be able to participate when Firefly goes that day.
It was so nice to see so many families at curriculum night. I know it is a very busy time of year and we really appreciate everyone taking time out of their busy schedules to attend.
Have a great weekend!
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