We are expanding our study of seasons and weather this week. We've been charting the weather each day, including the sunrise and sunset times, high and low temperatures, and this week we will start graphing the data. They are so amazed at how the days are shortening incrementally! We've collected leaves and made creatures last week and we will use those creatures this week to work on adjectives (also known as "sparkle words!") to improve our writing.
Our Math adventures continue as we "cement" our number bonds and expand our work into place value. Knowing numbers can be written in number form, word form and expanded form is an important basis for moving on to the next steps.
Please remind your children they should be showing their best effort on all school work. Also, it might be a good idea to double check their homework before they turn it in...I'm finding packets are turned in incomplete and a quick check at home will hopefully help this. Thanks in advance for your assistance.
We go outside with temperatures as low as 20 degrees, so please, please, please, check the weather with your children and be sure they are dressed appropriately.
This week's Spelling words are consonant clusters - next, spin, clip, grade, swim, plant, last, test, skin, left, drag, glide, from, slip, climb and bruise. The word of the week (finally!) is does. When we have a word of the week, I choose a frequently misspelled word. We write it on every paper for the whole week, with the hopes they will be able to forever be able to spell it correctly.
Our first quarter ends on Friday, which means report cards and conferences are soon to follow! Please call the school office to schedule your conferences. If the schedule does not work for you, please email me directly and I'll arrange a time for us to speak about your child's progress so far in second grade.
Be sure and check out some of our other blog postings from the past few weeks - there are some great photos of your children here in school. Thanks so much and please email me with any questions or concerns at mlbuster@torahacademy.org
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