Classroom update March 30th
It was a pleasure meeting with you
during Parent Teacher Conferences! It is always nice to share the growth that
the children are making! Thank you for taking the time to meet with me. It's
hard to believe that we are in our 3rd Trimester already! However, the students
still have lots to learn!
Also, thank you for coming to our
Second Grade Performance, Kids are Kids the Whole World Round! The children
worked very hard preparing and were thrilled to share the performance with both
the school community and the parents. I was incredibly proud of them!
Over the past couple of weeks, the
students have been quite busy. During our reading groups, we have continued to
read non-fiction texts focusing on the non-fiction text features and the
purpose of those features. We have also been working on interpretation and
reflection questions with non-fiction. We have done this skill throughout the
year with fictional texts, but now the children are learning how to answer
these questions when they are reading a factual book.
We are continuing to work on our Poetry
Unit during our writing blocks. The children have written several poems, such
as a Haiku, Cinquain, and template poems. They are really enjoying this type of
writing. In April, we will begin Informational Writing in conjunction with
learning about ancestors. Please be on the lookout for a form to be coming home
on Monday asking for you to record countries from which your child has
ancestors. We will use this information to put the children into groups to
research a country. The information that they learn will be used to write
informational paragraphs and ultimately create a book about their country.
In math, we are continuing to work on
Unit 7, which has a large focus on measurement. The children explored the U.S.
Customary length units and measured to the nearest inch, foot, and yard. They
also used the Metric System to measure to the nearest centimeter and meter. The
children enjoyed finding personal references for both the U.S. and Metric
systems in order to help them with making estimates in the future. The
students had fun measuring their arm spans and using the information to create
a line plot.
We are continuing our trip around the
World. The past two weeks we have been on the continent of Africa and focusing
on the country of Nigeria. The children have enjoyed learning about the African
Animals and the culture of Africa. We've learned about the African animals and
even enjoyed doing some African weaving. Our next stop is Antarctica!
Next Thursday, April 4th we will be
visiting the Living Lab at Day School for our Spring visit. The children will
be learning about beach erosion. We will be leaving Robinson at 10:50 and will
be back around 12:30. Therefore, there isn't a need to send a special snack or
lunch, as we will have our regular snack and lunch at Robinson. We may spend a
few minutes at the brook so please have your children dress for the weather.
Upcoming Dates:
April 3rd- Early Release for
Professional Development
April 4th- Trip to Living Lab
April 24th- Attend the 5th Grade Chorus
Performance at Crisafulli
