Twitter: @ThraneExplorers Our 2nd Grade Classroom News Wednesday, October 26th, 2016 Email: thranek@hudson.edu Twitter: @ThraneExplorers Upcoming Events Writing Hooking readers from the start of each chapter Making writing interesting while keeping an audience in mind Answering readers’ questions Self-assessing, setting goals, and revising Editing spelling, punctuation, capital letters, etc. “Fancying up” nonfiction books for an audience (using mentor texts for help) Science/ Social Studies Weather safety and preparedness lesson from Hudson Fire Dept. Spider investigations Group project/ presentation Date Event 10/26 Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences 10/27 No School: Parent/Teacher Conferences 10/31 Halloween Parade @ 2:45 PM 10/31-11/16 Holiday Sharing Program (see flyer) 11/3 Ready, Set, Relax! (no homework) 11/16 picture retakes 11/23-11/25 No School: Thanksgiving Break! Reading Sharing about nonfiction learning with partners Examining and identifying nonfiction text features as well as understanding their purposes: Headings Photographs and drawings Captions and labels Table of contents Glossary Index Math Odd and even Skip counting by 5s, 10s, and 100s within 1,000 Writing numbers within 1,000 Double-digit addition with sums to 100 Writing equations and finding the total number of objects in arrays Identifying, describing, and extending number patterns