Hello Parents,
4.5 more academic days before Fall Break! As such, most things are wrapping up for the quarter.
Classroom Updates
-Fall Break is upon us! A reminder that Friday is a half day (12:30 pm dismissal). School will be closed during the week of October 6th - 10th. Parent-teacher conferences will be held on campus on Monday & Tuesday, October 13th & 14th. Students return to campus on Wednesday, October 15th. Please log into Configio payment portal to sign up for a parent/teacher conference; we use the system for scheduling the appointment times.
-Mrs. Shroll's birthday is TODAY, Monday, September 29th!
-Students are invited to complete cards & bring in food donations for Chandler First Responders for our Fall Kingdom's service project. We watched a video today in the classroom today. Card templates were handed out today in class & there are boxes/envelopes at the front for collections. Food donations can include boxes snacks, boxed sweet treats or homebaked goods (breads, sweets or meals). Items/cards will be collected through October 24th.
-Wednesday is a busy day with both our first Kingdom's event & visiting the 5th grade animal science faire in the MPR.
Conversation Starters from Week 9 Content
-Was the story of Beauty & the Beast what you expected it to be?
-What does a Japanese haiku poem entail? (three lines - first has 5 syllables, second has 7 & third has 5 syllables; typically about nature)
-In comparing a three digit number with same amount of hundreds, which place value do we look to next? (the tens)
-What are some examples of animal habitats you discussed in class?
Week 10 Academics
Poetry: Students will recite Seashell by Federico Garcia Lorca on Wednesday this week.
Grammar/Writing: Students will complete a copywork assignment on Monday & dictation assignment on Tuesday that will be taken for their Q1 grades. You'll see the graded copy during parent-teacher conferences.
Literature: Students will enjoy the original version of The Little Mermaid this week. It's a long tale, so we'll break it across the week & is very different from the version they may be familiar with.
Spalding: Regularly scheduled new word instruction on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, review on Thursday & test on Friday.
Math: Students will practice identifying missing numbers from number lines this week & work through our Q1 material posed in standardized test-type questions as a review.
History: Our Japan quiz is on Monday. Students will complete a craft from the Japanese holiday known as Children's Day.
Science: We'll explore animal hibernation this week. Students will complete a craft/art project exploring what hibernation is and the different types of habitats where it occurs.
We wish you a relaxing & restorative Fall Break! See you all in October.
Thank you,
Second Grade Teaching Team
