Important Dates
- Thursday, December 12- 2nd Grade S.S. Test
- Thursday, December 19 @ 2:00 – Music Concert
- Friday, December 20 @ 1:40- Holiday Party
Reading
Our focus is determining the main idea and supporting details of an informational text.
Writing
We are wrapping up our opinion paper and publishing it using Google Docs. We will be doing a short How-To paper next week on How to Catch an Elf.
Spelling
Both 2nd and 3rd grades are working on beginning blends. A blend is when 2 or 3 consonants are next to each other and you hear each sound. For example, in the word “stripe” you hear each sound of the /s/, /t/, and /r/ together.
Math
2nd Grade
Students are working on using several strategies to compose and decompose a Ten.
Lesson 8: Use math drawings to represent the composition and relate drawings to a written method.
Lesson 9: Use math drawings to represent the composition when adding a two-digit to a three-digit addend.
Lesson 10: Use math drawings to represent the composition when adding a two-digit to a three-digit addend.
Lesson 11: Represent subtraction with and without the decomposition of 1 ten as 10 ones with manipulatives.
Lesson 12: Relate manipulative representations to a written method.
3rd Grade
Students will be building the foundations of understanding area and relate it to arrays and multiplication.
Lesson 1: Understand area as an attribute of plane figures.
Lesson 2: Decompose and recompose shapes to compare areas.
Lesson 3: Model tiling with centimeter and inch unit squares as a strategy to measure area.
Lesson 4: Relate side lengths with the number of tiles on a side.
Lesson 5: Form rectangles by tiling with unit squares to make arrays.
Lesson 6: Draw rows and columns to determine the area of a rectangle given an incomplete array.
Lesson 7: Interpret area models to form rectangular arrays.
Social Studies
Both grades will be constructing a project in class to showcase their learning of the unit we just completed. Stay tuned for pictures!
Science
We will be using Mystery Science to explore matter and its properties.