APPLE TASTING DAY

On Monday we tasted and observed several varieties of apples. We discussed similarities and differences, and then voted for our favorite tasting apple. The results? Red delicious won, with golden delicious a close second. THANK YOU for all of the apples you donated!

THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF FLAT STANLEY!

FLAT STANLEY IS HAVING QUITE THE ADVENTURE AROUND OUR COUNTRY! THIS WEEK WE HEARD FROM SEVERAL RELATIVES OF OUR STUDENTS ABOUT HIS ADVENTURES IN VERMONT, FLORIDA, MAINE, ARKANSAS, AND TOWNSEND, MA. THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS WHO HAVE BEEN TAKING GOOD CARE OF STANLEY AND HELPING HIM TO HAVE QUITE AN AMAZING TIME!  WE WILL BE CHARTING STANLEY'S TRAVELS ON MAPS BEGINNING NEXT WEEK. EACH STUDENT WILL RECEIVE HIS OR HER OWN FLAT STANLEY TRAVEL SUITCASE WHICH WILL HOLD A MAP OF THE WORLD INSIDE. STUDENTS WILL BE USING THE MAP TO LOCATE DIFFERENT STATES, COUNTRIES, AND CONTINENTS!

John Chapman

John Chapman

We are learning about the life of John Chapman, who was born in Leominster, on Monday, September 26th. We will be reading books about his life and discuss major events. We will also be making applesauce and tasting and observing different types of apples in science.  We are looking for donations of apples. Please consider donating one or two apples to help make our applesauce tasty! Thank you!

Rights and Responsibilities

In social studies we are learning about rights and responsibilities of citizens. We have brainstormed various rights which include the right to vote, freedom of speech, and the right to education. We also have talked about responsibilities at school and in the classroom. Some responsibilities include cleaning up after yourself, doing your homework, and taking care of your pets. Today we made flip books and listed these rights and responsibilities.

SkippyJon Jones Update

SkippyJon Jones has been having a great time so far! He has visited two families and done a lot of amazing things. This weekend he was very busy enjoying the great outdoors! 

In math we are learning about doubles. Last week we read the Chinese folktale Two of Everything. In the story the Haktaks found a black pot and discovered that when they put an item into the pot, it doubled. We made a class book to go along with the story, and today students took home their very own copy!

Spelling Lists for the week of September 18, 2016

*Note - These spelling groups frequently change. Please note what color list your child brings home on Monday.

Green - best, lend, smell, stomp, jogging, funny, lemon, stuff, octagon, pond, six, want, here, see, what

Blue - went, tell, pet, job, fog, not, tug, hut, tub, bun, fix, has, one, or, see

Orange - net, leg, hog, job, bus, not, top, hut, tub, bun, six, has, one, or, see

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/math/addition-subtraction/relate-add-and-sub.htm

Check out this awesome video that talks about how addition and subtraction are related!

Differentiated Spelling Lists for the Week of September 12 - Please study your spelling words nightly. The assessments will take place on Fridays.  Students will receive their list on Monday.

Orange:

has, rag, bad, six, kit, sat, had, pig, him, if, can, hit, why, for, help

Blue:

has, wag, bad, six, will, sat, had, fix, him, if, can, hit, why, for, help

Purple:

hasn't, snag, glad, slim, will, catch, hand, fixed, fits, if, can, hit, why, for, help

BONUS WORDS FOR ALL: nervously, perfectly, rescue

THIS WEEK IN SCHOOL - SEPTEMBER 6 - 9

READING - This week in school we will begin reading. Our school uses the Reading Wonders program by McGraw-Hill. In the first few weeks our class will learn how to read fiction stories and nonfiction articles carefully. During this time our class will focus on ways to talk about their reading with partners, learn the steps of the writing process, and learn key phonics foundations using Fundations to build reading skills used in the Wonders program. 

DIFFERENTIATED SPELLING LISTS WILL GO HOME THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 12th

MATH - This week in math we begin EnVision Math. Students will take an assessment just so I can see which skills students need to be taught in second grade. MATH HOMEWORK THIS WEEK IS TO COMPLETE THE 'MATH ABOUT ME' PROJECT BEING SENT HOME. The students will create Math People and they will be on display at Open House on September 13th.

WRITING - Students will be writing a descriptive paragraph about a person who is special to them. They also will continue to write in their journals, and will write a letter to a person living out of state.

Important Papers Going Home on Tuesday, September 6th: Scholastic Book Order Forms (due September 16),  Reflex Math Log-in forms, Lexia Reading Log-in forms, Math About Me project papers (due Friday), Flat Stanley project information and envelope (please return this by Friday). 

Somebody is coming to 2F this week! Stay tuned for more details!

A Work in Progress! We are getting there! This week was very busy for the students. We spent a lot of time building community in our classroom. The students listened to the books The Name Jar, Chrysanthemum, Tikki Tikki Tembo, First Day Jitters, and Don't Eat The Teacher. The students also made a name bar graph, a birthday pictograph, and a "Ways We Get Home" pictograph.  Next week we will begin math as our workbooks arrived this afternoon. The kids were very excited to get their second grade math workbooks! We will also begin reading and in science we will be comparing and contrasting frogs and toads. Thank you again for all of the donations to our classroom!