Week Ending 5/3/19

I can't believe it's May already!  We've got just 31 days of school left!  We have a lot to do between now and then and I can't wait to see how all their hard work comes together to end the year.

Important information:

• CAP forms went home this past week so please sign the permission slip and return to school if you haven't already.
• Be sure you've saved the date for Friday, June 7th.  We'll be having our Art Integration and End of Year morning.  

3 measuring activities we worked on this week were...measuring with yard sticks, inches, and centimeters.  We've been working on measuring the same items, (yarn that represents how far each student jumped) but with different measuring tools.  We've been talking a lot about good strategies for measuring.  *Ask your child 2 efficient ways to measures.

2 pourqoui read aloud we listened to were Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears and How Zebras Got Their Stripes.  We used them to focus on the elements of a pourquoi talking about how the stories not only teach us a lesson but also these stories tell us why something is the way it is.  *Ask your child why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears.

1 writing activity we've been working on is writing why 2nd grade is awesome!  The students have brainstormed ideas, we gathered all the ideas, then in their groups they chose their top ideas.  We've been working to write a whole class opinion piece on this topic.  We're working slowly and really paying attention to stating our opinion, giving our three reasons, and then adding details directly related to our reasons.  When we have a finished piece, we'll be sure to share with you all.  *Ask your child one reason 2nd grade is awesome.