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● 10/23: Author Jeff Savage will be

visiting 2nd-5th grades.

● 10/23: Library Pumpkins Due

● 10/26: 2nd Grade STEAM day.

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● 10/27: Shafer Fun Run

● 10/31: Book Character Parade

● 11/3: Socktober Socks Drive Ends

Week of October 23 - 27

Save the Date:

Next Week’s Content Focus:Reading:

Students will become reading experts. They will begin reading

Non-Fiction.

Word Study:Continue learning i_e words.For example: hike, line, wide

Writing/Grammar:Writing: Continuing Nonfiction

writing.Students will write more

nonfiction books about topics on which they are experts!

Grammar: Singular & plural nouns

Social Studies:We will be continuing with

Reviewing COntinents and Oceans.

Math:We will continue to model addition and

subtraction models using picture method, jump method and then introduce split method. The checkpoints will have specific methods for them to show understanding of over the course of

this Unit.

The Math Homework book has been ordered, but has not arrived yet. Once we receive the

homework book, we will send it home with the students who’ve requested having one.

Science:We are continuing learn about physical changes

of matter. We have learned about how cutting, sanding, and heating have caused change in

Matter.

Next week, we will be learning about physical changes with folding, bending, and breaking. We will then begin to review the unit. Reviews will

come home on Wednesday.

Assessment will be on Monday, Oct. 30th

M Day 2*Jeff Savage Author Visit for Grades 2-5!

T Day 3 Mrs. Fickes’ Birthday!

W Day 4Pumpkin contest pumpkins due!

Th Day 1

F Day 2 Fun Run Shirt Day!

Sign up for the Kingdom Color Fun Run

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inCreate: One log-in and

password for your whole family.

Reading: What does it mean to become an expert?Students will be reading to learn information from non-fiction books. Students will learn to identify text features of a non-fiction book. Students will learn to use context to build knowledge of unknown words. Non-fiction readers can ask themselves what is this book teaching me.

What are text features of non-fiction? Non-fiction books have similar features across the board. They have headings, pictures, diagrams, captions, bolded words, tables, and close ups.

Writing: Non-Fiction WritingStudents will ask themselves, “How can I make my writing interesting to keep the audience engaged?” Non-fiction writers consider what information their audience wants to know.

Matter: Anything that has mass and takes up

space.

Mass: The matter in an object.

Physical Properties: Something about an object

that can be observed, measured, or changed.

Length: The distance from one end of something to

the other end. Our students are currently learning

how to use non-standard units. I.e. Paper clips,

cubes, etc.

Temperature: How hot or cold something is.

Texture: How something feels.

Flexibility: The ability to bend without breaking.

Liquid: Material that can flow and drip.

Solid: Material that keeps it’s shape.

Melt: When solids become liquids.

Freeze: When liquids become solids.

Sanding: To rub away the texture with sandpaper.

Combine: Mix together.

Addition:Gooney Bird bought 25 gumballs. Then Malcom gave her 14 more gumballs. How many gumballs does Gooney Bird have now?Picture Method Jump Method Split Method

Subtraction:Gooney Bird collected 57 gumballs from her friends. Malcom wanted 14 gumballs back. How many gumballs does Gooney Bird have now?Picture Method Jump Method Split Method

Reading & Writing Concepts:

Math Charts:

Science Vocab:

Student have been learning about maps and how to use a map. We will be using this information about where they are in our world and how we use Natural Resources to help meet our basic needs. Our basic needs are food, water, and shelter. We will extend our understanding of maps into identifying continents and oceans.

Social Studies:

Reviewing Short Vowel Sounds and -er:Phonics Rule:

A single vowel in the middle of a syllable is usually short (e.g. not, cat, picnic, cabin)Short a: that, brat, chat, flat, glad, mad, *than, plan, clan, scan, slap, clap,Short e: fret, met, yet, men, when, then, bled, fled, shred, *spell, smell, Short i: quit, spit, slit, slid, skid, hid, spin, *grin, twin, thrill, swim, trim,Short o: not, spot, plot, snob, glob, frog, log, jog, shock, clock, *long,Short u: *shut, strut, but, club, grub, scrub, plug, snug, shrug, drum,

Phonics Rule:

When a syllable has a single vowel followed by an “r”, it is called an r-controlled syllable. The

letter “r” is so strong that it changes the vowel sounds so that it is no longer short.-er: her, fern, herd, term, germ, stern, per, perk, perch, clerk, nerve, over, freezer, border, *never, counter

Singular and plural nouns

boy / boyspencil / pencilsbook / books

child / childrenfoot / feet

person / peoplehouse / houses

picture / pictures

Word Study Review:

Math Problem Solving Model

Grammar:

Continuing with i_e:Phonics Rule:Silent “e” on the end of a word usually

makes the preceding vowel long.

ide: ride, side, slide, glide, wide, pride, tide, stride, hideise: wise, riseive: dive, drive, strive, alive, thrive, five, hiveite: kite, site, polite, write, bite, whiteine: line, vine, nine, fine, mine, whine, twine, pine, dine, spine, shineike: like, bike, trike, spike, hike, strikeipe: swipe, stripe, ripe, pipe, wipe, gripeime: dime, prime, chime, slime, lime, grime, timeile: file, mile, pile, smile, tile, vile, whileice: rice, mice, nice, ice, lice, slice, spice, price, spliceire: wire, hire, fire, tire

Word Study:

Understand:Students think through the story problem and think about what it is asking them. They will answer the question, with a blank, prior to starting to solve the problem. This provides them the opportunity to think through and ask themselves, what am I looking for in this math problem?

Plan:After determining what the question is asking, students will make a plan for what they need to do to solve the problem. They have learned how to use number bonds to ask themselves these following questions. “What information do I know?” “Am I looking for a part or am I looking for the whole amount?” This information will help them because, if the part is unknown, then they need to subtract from the part. If the whole is unknown then they can add the parts together to find the whole.

Solve:After finding the plan, students will transfer the math equation into the solve section and then use a method taught to help solve the problem. We are moving through a process where we build on our prior knowledge with place value, using concrete materials, and modeling it in various ways. This will be ongoing throughout the year. They do not move on to abstract math until later on.

Check:After finding either the part or the whole, students will then check their work by solving the opposite operation using the same strategy they solved the problem with. By checking their work, they can see if they solved it correctly. If they didn’t get the same fact family, then they need to look back and check for errors.