Second Grade News

Mrs. Humphrey

Well, I think fall has arrived. What a beautiful weekend with wonderful temperatures! I hope you all enjoyed the outside.

We had a great week last week. Our class earned free time and popcorn on Friday. It always makes me smile when I see them make creative choices. We may have some future engineers!

This week we will start Unit 2 in math. They did a great job on their first test!

 On Friday, we are going to do a math project with base ten blocks and place value.

We will continue our reading workshop. This week we will add mini-lessons about characterization, visualization, and predictions. We continue to work on our stamina.

In writing we have been writing in journals. I usually give them a prompt and we write for 10 minutes, draw for 5, and then write for 5 more minutes.

 They LOVE it!

We will also do a reading and writing project with the book, Creepy Carrots.

On Monday, they will come home with a new spelling list. We will have a spelling test and dictation on Friday.

I am excited to start our first science unit called Water Works! Science is my favorite and this unit is a blast!

THANK YOU so much for taking time to do homework with your child! Reading at home is a huge part of their growth!

Have a wonderful week!

CAN YOU HELP US?

Second graders are very creative. I am finding that any free time they have is used for creating….it is awesome.

If you have any of the following we would love to take it off your hands:

paper towel rolls

tissue paper

LOTS of tape

pom poms(big and small)

cotton balls

paper (white and colored)

yarn

string

empty yogurt containers (or small containers)

buttons

scrapbook paper

pipe cleaners

Lots of popsicle sticks..any size and color