Special Thanks!
Thanks so much for all the nice notes and gifts that you and your children sent me for both Teacher Appreciation week and my birthday! The classroom supplies were much needed, and you helped make my birthday extra special!
Curriculum
Language Arts:
- Determining the author's purpose for writing
- Summarizing
- Reading captions, charts, tables, and maps that go along with the text
- New vocabulary
- Reading informational books
- Review of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and pronouns
- Antonyms and Synomyms
- Subject and Predicate
- More work with homonyms
Writing:
- Writing informational paragraphs
- Dictionary skills
- Using a thesaurus
- Using on-line reference sites such as Cobb Virtual Library
Math:
- Addition and subtraction of three digit numbers with and without regrouping
- Comparing numbers up to four digits
- Counting money, making change, problem solving (detrmining item bought when given the purchase amount and the change)
- Measurement-inches, feet, yards, centimeters, and meters
Science: Space
- What causes night and day?
- Stars are different in size, brightness, and patterns.
- Phases of the moon
- What causes seasons?
Social Studies:
- Junior Achievement lessons
- Allocation of goods and services
Book Reports
The February book report is due on March 8th. Students should come to school dressed as a character from a book they have read. Second grade students will have a "Character Parade" through our hallway that morning. Costumes do not need to be elaborate. They can be made with items around the house. Students have the option of creating a sign or badge to show others who they are. Students do not have to turn in anything in writing but will be expected to present the book they read, tell the author, and tell something interesting about their character.
The March book report will be our final book report this year. Students will be reading a biography and creating a timeline for this report. Directions will sent home at the beginning of the month.
Friends Musical
Join us for the second grade musical "Friends" on Friday, March 4th at 8:15 am in the cafeteria. Please note that this is a change in time from the 8:30 am time listed in the February blog.
March 18th
March 18th is a school day for students. This is a make up day due to snow days.
School Pictures
School pictures will be taken on Friday, March 18th. This is a change from the original date.
Dates to Remember:
March 4th--Friends Musical at 8:15 am in the cafeteria
March 7th---Boosterthon Pep Rally
March 8th--Character Parade and book report presentations
March 14th-18th---Assessments for the third nine weeks will be given.
March 18th--School day for students; school pictures
March 18th--End of the 3rd nine weeks grading period
March 24th--Report cards go home
March 30th---Kindergarten registration
