We have been working hard and having fun in second grade. Thank you for coming to conferences to discuss your child's progress and make an action plan. The kids have been getting faster at their math facts, and their reading keeps improving. Our new math unit will be mental math with two-digit numbers. Our big idea in language arts will be creative ideas.
Our class has been studying weather and animals in science. We will move into units on plants and citizenship.
We had a wonderful Veterans Day assembly on Monday, where we honored the veterans in our families and in our community. It was nice to have kids in our class bring pictures, letters, and even family members.
Our money day was a big success. The kids brought unique and interesting coins that we all enjoyed seeing. We will have a rock day next Friday where they can bring a couple of their favorite rocks.
Thanks for helping your child remember their homework each Friday. Please make sure they do three spelling tic-tac-toe activities each week. Remember you can cross them out and make your own activities like doing a practice test, writing them in paint or markers, or drawing a picture of each word. Try to tap into your child's interests.
Here are some of the fun activities we have been doing in class:
We had a fabulous time on our rock field trip. We had five different stations that included mining for minerals, learning about fossils, and seeing erosion in action. It fit in perfectly with our rock unit!
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| Mining |
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| Learning about Fossils |
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| Erosion Table |
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| Classifying Rocks |
The PTA made it a great Red Ribbon Week for us. Here we are on Friday wearing our red clothes. Some of us even had red hair!
Halloween was lots of fun. We decorated our room, and our fabulous room mothers planned a great party for us. Everyone had a great time!
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| Halloween Game |
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| Snack Time! |
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| Witch's Broom Art Project |
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| Pumpkin Game |
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| The second-grade teachers |
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| Look at all those great costumes! |
Congratulations to all of our Reflections participants! They were honored at an assembly on Thursday.
The kids loved our Friday assembly about the arts. They learned about the history of the theater and heard lots of great music. Some of our students got chosen to be volunteers and go up on stage. They were fabulous actors!
I love teaching your children. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks for everything you do!
Kristen Adams
kristen.adams@canyonsdistrict.org