Week of November 12th

Glad to see moms, grandmas, aunts and special ladies at PTA Muffins with Mom! Don't worry dads, you will have doughnuts later this year!

We have learned all of the subtraction strategies of Topic 5. Students saw the same strategies from Topic 3 with addition back for subtraction. The end goal is for students to be able to subtract so they need to have one or two strategies that will allow them to find the difference. We are going to take the test before the break so we can come back to subtraction with regrouping. Students brought home the review sheet today and it is due back Tuesday. Again, they do not always have to uses the stated strategy in the problem. We will take any questions on it Tuesday before we test.

In Wonders, we answered the essential question of how are offspring like their parents? This included learning about the life cycle and how it goes from child to adult and then stats ALL over again. The nonfiction stories talked about eaglets which we sure know a lot about and baby bears. A cool facts that we all LOVED was that adult turtles return to the beach that they were born on to lay their eggs. We wondered how do they know where the beach is after having swam around in the ocean for years? We also started some animal poetry. Poetry is a writing style were author's can express their thoughts and feelings using rhythm and rhymes. In grammar, students practiced common and proper nouns. In FUNdations, suffixes is the skill including the rules of s (s, es or ies) and the sounds of ed (ed, d or t). We are learning about procedural writing where you write the materials and steps needed to complete a task. I demonstrated for the class how to brush your teeth! Starting with the supplies needed, then saying your ABC's 3 times, rinsing and flossing (NOT the dance!).

Students completed their habitat research project. They turned out great! Now, we are traveling back into social studies for our biography unit. This unit will end with our 2nd grade showcase- The Wax Museum. Save the date now... Thursday, January 31st from 6:30 to 7:15. Today, students are bringing home the name of their historical individual. All of the research and projects will be completed in the classroom. The help we will need from home is the night of January 31st, students need to come dressed as their individual. You do not need to buy expense costumes. Just find things around home, make something or check out Goodwill. It is the BEST day of the year!

Students are bringing home their Snowflake Shop information. We are shopping in the afternoon.

Only 2 days next week! I am thankful for you and your children. This class is a very special class and I am thankful for them!

Thanks,
Marissa Wilhelm