Homework: The
math packet and reading log are due on this Friday. Please return it in
your Yellow Reading Log/Math Homework Folder. Please make sure you sign
your
child’s reading log.
Language Arts/Social Studies: We will look for leadership traits and evidence from the
text to support the trait. In addition we are learning about learning about
character’s feelings and how those feeling change in stories. We will work on
the vowel team ea/ee in our word work. We
will work on writing poetry this week. The students will write Haiku, Cinquain and Limericks.
Mathematics: We have finished our first workbook. It was sent home
last week. You will find that we did not do two chapters. These chapters do not
correlate with our second grade curriculum here in Shrewsbury so our district
has decided for us to skip these chapters. Certainly they are still good pages
if you chose to work with your child on them. We are beginning chapter 10 on
mental math. The students will learn that mental math can be used to find the
exact answer in addition and subtraction. Estimation can be used when an exact
answer is not needed. The students will learn how to use number bonds to add
and subtract two and three digit numbers with and without regrouping. They will
also learn how to round numbers to estimate sums and differences and check for
reasonableness.
Valentine’s Day Information: Please remember that our Valentine cards must be
candy/snack free. Thank you for
your help with this. I am sending
a list of our classmates for you to help your child make a card for each
classmate. We will have our celebration on Valentine’s Day.
Supplies: We just passed the
half way point of the school year. It is a good time to check in with your
child about his or her Twistables. These are the one
item is not a part of our community supplies. Our classroom community is in need of more tissues, erasers
(the block eraser or pencil toppers) and glue sticks. Thank you in advance to
anyone who is able to volunteers to help out our classroom community with
supplies.
Ways you can help at home: Read with your child and discus the character traits.
Read a biography together. Look for ea/ ee
words as you read. Practice spelling sight words. Go on Greg Tang Math and play
some games with your child. Practice asking your child what is 10 more, 10
less, 20 more, 20 less than a number, 100 more and 100 less. Talk about how to add numbers. Review
weekend activities with your child on Sunday night or Monday morning so your
child will be ready to write in his or her journal about the weekend.
Cursive:
We will continue to practice the cursive a.
