Hi,
Scholastic Books came in today. Orders were sent home with your child today. New Scholastic order forms are with the papers sent home today. You may order online. There is a link to the right, under "Links".
Continue
the great work in reading with your
child from 30 minutes each day and recording it in their RAH folders. In reading we’re working on predicting,
determining the most important events or details, sequencing, retelling
stories.
Continue
to have your child use Xtra Math and
SumDog. If you need the passwords,
please let me know. Some students need a
bit more work in place value. I've given
some extra sheets in the packets to help students who haven’t met the standards
yet or didn't complete the work in the stations during class time. Also I've included the latest assessment
over several of our standards for second grade.
Please go over these carefully with your child and help him/her as
needed. I will eventually retest these
standards for those who haven’t met them yet.
We’re now ready to begin repeated addition and delve into
multiplication.
Have
your child use the website on “Links” on my website, titled “Telling Time” and “Place
Value Game”.
Social Studies: We are learning about the presidential
election.
Science: We’re beginning our study of matter (anything
that takes up space and has weight (mass)).
Students are learning about the three states of matter: solid, liquid, gas. They’re also learning about the properties of
each.
Family Writing: (In school we are working
on telling stories and writing personal narratives.)
Our goal this year at Forest Ridge is to
improve students’ writing. I’d like to encourage you and your child to write
together. The graphic organizer and story are due on Tuesday, October 9. (I forgot to write this on the paper copy of the letter.)
Think of
an early memory you have that you could write about. Tell a
complete story with beginning, middle and ending—See if some personality can
come out in the story!
Show your story to your parent. See if you can add some details with your
parent to make the story more clear and vivid. Writing together encourages your
child to see you having fun with writing, and allows you an opportunity to
spend time with your child while he/she learns.
I’ve provided a graphic organizer. The circle is for the title. The rectangle at the top is for the
beginning. The bottom rectangle is for
the ending. The rectangles coming out of
the circle are for the details (in order).
Writing together encourages your child to see you having fun with
writing, and allows you an opportunity to spend time with your child while
he/she learns. After filling in the
graphic organizer, write the story on paper.
The Aesop’s Fable play was canceled by
TheatreWorks, so we won’t be going on October 29.
