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Mrs. Duncan’s Second GradeClass NewsletterAugust 29, 2016
We are off to a great start this year! Everyone has been busy learning our routines and finding out about second grade expectations.
MathThis first unit in math has been
covering ways to find missing partners and totals, (addends and sums). Now we are covering the strategies of: count all, count on, and make a ten.
ReadingWe are working on our Daily 5
Routines. The kids have worked their stamina up to 18 minutes for Read to Self, and 10minutes so far on Work on Writing. This week, we’ll start Read to Someone.
I’ve been busy assessing your child’s reading strengths and areas for improvement, so when we start book clubs, we can really focus on those skills your child needs to be a successful reader and writer.
The 5 Finger ‘Just Right’ Book Test
We’ve also been discussing ‘just right’ books. They are books that aren’t too easy or too hard for us to read. It is okay to get ‘just for fun’ books – (too hard or too easy,) but it is also important to have ‘just right’ books. The way to test a book is to open to any page and begin reading it. Every time you’re not sure of a word, put up a finger. If you have 0 fingers up, it’s a just for fun book because it is too easy. If you have 5 or more fingers up, it’s a just for fun book because it is too hard. If you have between 1-4 fingers up, it’s a just right book. When we go to the library to check out, I am encouraging the kids to have a just for fun book and a just right book. You might help your child practice this with some books that they have at home. It’s a great tool to use when you go to the public library, or the bookstore.
Other News*I am sending home 2 book order
forms today. If you are interested in ordering any books, please fill out the form and send it back to school with a check made out to Scholastic by next Friday, Sept. 11th. You can also order online at https://orders.scholastic.com/FM63COur classroom code is FM63C. If you order online, our classroom gets a free book and the student also gets a free book.
*I will send newsletters home about every two weeks. I plan to send them every other Monday. I will also send them to your
email address. If you did not get this newsletter at your email address, send me an email and let me know. We try to keep everyone’s email addresses current. [email protected]
Class Website UpdateOur class website is up but not yet quite up to date. There will be photos, newsletters, special person calendar, etc. The site is http://www.usd497.org/Domain/1792I am working to put up some pictures on our class website of WHAT READ TO SELF looks like. As soon as I do, I’ll let you know.
BridgesWe will be starting a unit next
week on bridges. The kids will be learning about the three main kinds of bridges, doing some research on a bridge and then making a suspension bridge. Ask your child about it, and I’ll post pictures on the class website.
MAP TestingWe will begin MAP testing
next Wednesday and Thursday. MAP stands for Measure of Academic Progress. There is a computerized reading test and math test. We will take the reading test on Wednesday morning, and the Math test on Thursday the 8th.
Please help your child to get a good night’s sleep and a good breakfast beforehand. Thanks!
