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Our 2nd Grade
Classroom News
Wednesday, October 26th, 2016
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 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