Smile! It's school picture day!

     Smile! Today was school picture day! Everyone was so excited and brought their best smiles!  Mrs. Rimkus and I had such a great time watching everyone proudly smile for the photographer. You could tell by the looks on everyone's faces that this was a REALLY important moment in the life of a second grader. We can't wait until the pictures go home so you can see them too! You are going to LOVE them!

    This has been a busy week for us in second grade! We have continued to learn about the routines and procedures for our literacy block. This week we continued to practice read to self. We also introduced read to someone and learned how to use this strategy to practice both our reading fluency and comprehension. Ask your child to tell you about how we check for understanding and how we practice fluency with a partner. (We call this "I read, you read.")  We learned more about the life cycle of the frog this week in science and in math we worked on telling time, counting coins, and finding equivalent names for numbers.  We also worked on super silent and speedy transitions this week! Ask your child to tell you why it is important that we transition quickly and quietly from one activity to another.

     Next week we will be learning about second grade writing expectations. We will be learning the expectations for spelling, punctuation, organization, and capitals in our writing. In science we will be learning how to tell the difference between frogs and toads. In math we will be learning more about equivalent names for numbers and working with base-10 blocks and dominoes! Curriculum night for second grade is on Thursday, September 20 from 6:45-8:00 PM. We hope to see many of you there! Please let me know if you cannot make it so I can send home the materials with your child. I will be handing out information on second grade in general, volunteering in our classroom, and the November conference day.

Have a great week!