Learning highlights from the week:
Math- Second graders continued their work with number strings this week. Work will wrap up next week and we will be moving on to work on “enough for the class” problems.
Example: Ms Jones has 24 students and 16 pencils. Does she have enough pencils for the class? How many more does she need? I am looking for students to not only solve the problem, but to represent it with an equation and show proof of their thinking. First graders continued to work on addition story problems, choosing a strategy, showing their work and writing an equation.
Reading- We continue to build our reading stamina and we're slowly stretching our reading times as well. This next week we will officially be launching our Literacy Block. Our goals for the week will include “building good reading habits, staying focused during our reading stations and building stamina”
Writing- We continued working in our writing notebooks and directed drawings. We were really focused on forming our letters correctly, using capital letters to begin sentences and periods and exclamation marks to end sentences.
Science- Students learned more about the properties of rocks. We learned how pumice is formed and tested the density of different rock types. We used a float or sink experiment and learned some rock types float!
Mindfulness - We continued to read books and talk about kindness, friendship and acceptance.
Building Strong Work Habits- So much of the hard work we do in first and second grade involves building strong work habits. Helping students build stamina, perseverance, and resilience are integral parts to our school day. It’s not uncommon for students, at this time of year, to come home very tired.
- Time Management - Students are also learning how to manage their time during their school day. Getting work completed in a given time frame is a learning goal for all first and second graders.
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