March 15-April 1

Hello Families! We are back in the swing of things. I think we are all adjusted after the transition of teachers. We are working on RESPECT in our classroom right now. Ask your child what does respect look and sound like, what does it not look like and who are the respect reporters. We are celebrating when we see respectful behavior. We are working towards a popcorn party. Ask your child how we are going to earn the party.

Here is what we have been up to:

*In reading, we have been making inferences (using the pictures and/or text clues to understand the text better). This week we participated in character book clubs. The kids choose a character. Then read books with that character. As the kids read, they had to write down character traits and support their trait with clues from the text. So I could say that Clifford is caring because he helped a cat get down from a tree. The kids have had time every day to meet with their book club and share their ideas and read books.

*We are reading my favorite read aloud in 2nd grade: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo. Ask your child who Edward is and what words can you use to describe him.

*We will begin to publish our humor pieces we have been writing. We will each make a Funnies page with our work. After our Humor unit, we will begin to write poetry (This is my favorite writing unit!) After spring break, we will host a Poetry Cafe that all families will be invited to attend!

*Our Measurement unit in math will be ending next week (Test is Wednesday). The Everyday Math program loves to expose kids to lots new concepts and math skills that the kids will not be expected to master. So if the concepts have seemed challenging, it is because they are; the kids are simply being introduced to the concepts (like liters and milliliters and conversions)

Class News:

*Knuffle Bunny Field Trip Mon March 21st- no need for a bag lunch, we will return in time for lunch at school

*Conferences Thurs Mar. 24 and Tues Mar. 29

*Visit the Book Fair:)

If It Could Talk...

"Is it my birthday?" by Sonia

"Help! I'm going bananas!" by Ethan S

"Thump, Thump, Thump! Come on! I'm tired people." by Taylor

"I'm so warm. Where is the AC?" By Justin

"Please don't break me again!" by Will