April 28 - May 1 PTA Book Fair

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2nd Grade Important Dates
April 28 - May 1 PTA Book Fair May 1 Mrs.
Jaos class visits the Zoo May 8 Ms. Jacob and
Mrs. Chows classes visit the Zoo May 28 No
School - PD Day
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• Reading
• It is really exciting to see how each second
  grader is growing as a reader. Here are some
  questions you and your second grader can ask each
  other when he/she reads just right books
  independently and when you read interest books
  together.
• What is the author trying to
• tell the reader?
• Why do you think (pick a
• character) acted that way?
• Does this story remind you
• of something you have done
• or read about?

The faces of thinkers!
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Writing After composing numerous fictional
stories and beautifully written poems this year,
we now turn our focus to non-fiction writing.
Its not so much a research paper as it is an
expression of a topic they are already are
familiar with. For example a student may feel
that they are an expert at playing soccer so
they will use their Writers Workshop time to
create a nonfiction piece about soccer. Students
will rely on their planning skills, revision and
editing skills to put together an informative
final product.
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Spelling The children are continuing to study
words with different spelling patterns and high
frequency words that they misspell in their daily
writing. They often sort the words with different
patterns and find other words that fit the
pattern. They have been playing games with their
words and using their words in sentences.
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• MATH
• As we continue to work in our 2nd Math Journal
  here are some of the concepts we will be looking
  at
• Unit 10 Decimals and Place Value
• Using money
• Review estimation dollars and cents notation
• Exploring area, polygon and geoboard fractions
• Unit 11 Whole Number Operations (including
  multiplication and division operations)
• Multiplies of equal groups
• Multiplication and division fact families
• Unit 12 Review
• Time measurement
• Mental and algorithmic computation
• Data representation and interpretation

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Insects and Plants What an exciting time it is
in the grade two classrooms. All kinds of things
are growing and changing right before our
eyes. The children have all planted seeds and
watched them sprout. Were hoping to see them
flower and produce new seeds before the year
ends. All classes have also seen caterpillars
form chrysalises. Some butterflies have emerged.
Its exciting to set them free and watch them
take flight!
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ESL We had a wonderful opportunity to discuss the
new FOSS science unit, Plants and Insects, and
our new genre study, non-fiction, at the April
ESL Parent Workshop. to explore our upcoming
science unit, Plants and Insects. It was the
perfect time to revisit the Language Focus Form
and discuss how tiered vocabulary can help you to
focus on vocabulary your child needs to learn. We
will be meeting again on Wednesday, May 6 at 235
in room 2A13. Please feel free to come and learn
more about what you can do to help your child
retain and improve upon their language skills
over the summer. Your child may have informed
you that the ESL department has begun their
assessment process. After meeting with classroom
teachers, we will be able to decide upon the ESL
status of your child for Grade 3. Please be
patient.