Hi Families,
This morning we wrote in our writing journals about our weekend. Then we had morning meeting. After that we wrote our own "I Have a Dream" speeches in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Then we watched a brain pop video about forces and motion. We learned about friction which is when two things rub together and it slows them down. We also learned a force is a push or a pull. Then we finished our first lab reports. We wrote the conclusions and results part. We wrote about if our hypothesis was correct and why. In reading, we learned about main idea and did a main idea activity. In math today, we started to learn how to do math vertically. We also wrote script for our animal videos. Have a great Tuesday!
From,
Juliet
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Friday, January 15, 2016
Friday, January 15, 2016
Hi families,
It was a short day. We did a math quiz. We listened to the speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. called I Have a Dream. We wrote in our Friday journals (make sure to check them out in your child's home school folder). We had computer lab for special.
Love,
Krysta
It was a short day. We did a math quiz. We listened to the speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. called I Have a Dream. We wrote in our Friday journals (make sure to check them out in your child's home school folder). We had computer lab for special.
Love,
Krysta
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Thursday, January 14, 2016
REMINDERS: Tomorrow is a half day. Dismissal is at 11:45 am. It is also HAT DAY. Students can wear a hat for $1.
Hi Families,
We had a wonderful day. We do morning meeting and Kevin was the person of the day. After that, we worked on our lab reports. We used a ramp and saw how far the car went on the floor on the tile floor. It went further on the tile floor than on the carpet. We practiced sorting facts and opinions. A fact is a true statement and an opinion is someone ideas or thoughts or beliefs. We learned about Martin Luthr King, Jr and read Martin's Big Words. We did a KWL chart to activate background knowledge -- looking at what we know, want to know, and learned. In math, we practiced adding and used base ten blocks.
From,
Kevin
Hi Families,
We had a wonderful day. We do morning meeting and Kevin was the person of the day. After that, we worked on our lab reports. We used a ramp and saw how far the car went on the floor on the tile floor. It went further on the tile floor than on the carpet. We practiced sorting facts and opinions. A fact is a true statement and an opinion is someone ideas or thoughts or beliefs. We learned about Martin Luthr King, Jr and read Martin's Big Words. We did a KWL chart to activate background knowledge -- looking at what we know, want to know, and learned. In math, we practiced adding and used base ten blocks.
From,
Kevin
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
It has been a very busy week!!!
Hi families,
We did word problems using lots of different strategies –
using addition and subtraction. We wrote lab reports about science. We put a
car down a ramp and find out how far it can go. We are comparing the tile floor
and the carpet. The materials we are using are 4 dictionaries and a white board
for a ramp. Also a hot wheel car and a meter stick. We are learning about the difference
between facts and opinions in reading. It has been a busy week, sorry we have
not added more until now!
From,
Noah and Lillyana
For homework, students only need to pick 3 of the word problems to complete. If they choose a problem with multiple parts, that still counts as one problem. Please let me know if you have any questions!
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Hi Families,
We finished our phonics sentences this morning with our ch words. We did math. We were practicing subtracting the arrow way. We also read. We are practicing author's purpose this week. There are three type of author's purpose one is to entertain, to inform, and to persuade. In writing, some of us worked on finishing our All About Animal books and some of us did acrostic poems about winter and winter illustrations. We had gym for special and we did Geomotion and danced.
Have a great day!
From,
Suri and Rhianna
Anchor chart on fiction and nonfiction features
A group effort during indoor recess!
We finished our phonics sentences this morning with our ch words. We did math. We were practicing subtracting the arrow way. We also read. We are practicing author's purpose this week. There are three type of author's purpose one is to entertain, to inform, and to persuade. In writing, some of us worked on finishing our All About Animal books and some of us did acrostic poems about winter and winter illustrations. We had gym for special and we did Geomotion and danced.
Have a great day!
From,
Suri and Rhianna
Why do authors write books?
Table of contents for our nonfiction books
Math work from today!
Creations from indoor recess this morning
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Tuesday, January 5, 2015
Hi Families,
Today we did calendar. I was the person of the day. Our phonics words all the "ch" sound in them. One of the words is chocolate. I think chocolate is yummy. We did art today. We made snowflakes for our moms and dads and our nanas. We write goals on snow globes and colored them. We did math today. We added by groups of 10s and subtracted by groups of 10. We got new desks. Also, when we came back from art we were confused where our desks were. I like my new desk. We read books. We talked author purpose. There are three reasons they write a book: to entertain, to inform (teach us), and to persuade.
Love,
Andrew
Today we did calendar. I was the person of the day. Our phonics words all the "ch" sound in them. One of the words is chocolate. I think chocolate is yummy. We did art today. We made snowflakes for our moms and dads and our nanas. We write goals on snow globes and colored them. We did math today. We added by groups of 10s and subtracted by groups of 10. We got new desks. Also, when we came back from art we were confused where our desks were. I like my new desk. We read books. We talked author purpose. There are three reasons they write a book: to entertain, to inform (teach us), and to persuade.
Love,
Andrew
Andrew's new seat!
Monday, January 4, 2016
Happy New Year! Curriculum Updates from Ms. Petzold
Hi families,
I hope everyone enjoyed winter break! We jumped right back into learning today and I wanted to take a few minutes to update you on some of the new curriculum units we are embarking on.
First, in math, we finished our third unit right before break. Graded Module 3 tests should have come home in your child's home-school folder today attached to a blue rubric. Please let me know if you have any questions or if the test did not make it home. We began Module 4 today in class, and their homework is from lesson 1, module 4. I also sent home a daily homework helper sheet (on yellow paper), and the module overview (on pink paper). I will be updating the parent and family resources page at the top of this blog shortly with links to all module 4 resources. This unit focuses on solving addition and subtraction equations to 200, and also focuses on solving word problems to 100. The Eureka program is great at teaching students why we do certain things in math, instead of just teaching students an algorithm and having them apply it. Here is a link to the Module 4 overview page: http://greatminds.net/maps/documents/tips-for-parents/Eureka_Math_Grade_2_Module_4_Parent_Tip_Sheet.pdf
In reading, we are embarking on a new unit all about non-fiction books. Today we did a comparison between fiction and non-fiction stories. We will learn about non-fiction text features, the structure of a text and why it is organized that way, identify the main idea and supporting details of texts, and so much more. I hope some of your child's nightly reading can be centered around non-fiction texts throughout January, it is great to expose children to different kinds of texts!
With writing, we are currently finishing up our animal informational books. Students have worked so hard on these and they are coming out wonderfully. We took some time today to set some goals for the year, and will continue setting goals tomorrow.
With phonics, we have now studied all short and long vowel sounds. We are working on "h-brother" digraphs. A digraph is a single sound, formed by two letters. This week we are studying the "ch" digraph as in cheese or peach. Next week we will be studying the sh digraph as in sheet. Then we will study the th digraph, as in thumb. We will finish January by studying the wh digraph as in whale.
I hope this helps you have a little more insight into where we are currently in our curriculum. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me by e-mailing me at cypetzold@methuen.k12.ma.us
I hope you all have a happy, healthy 2016! Looking forward to talking to you soon!
Smiles,
Ms. Petzold
I hope everyone enjoyed winter break! We jumped right back into learning today and I wanted to take a few minutes to update you on some of the new curriculum units we are embarking on.
First, in math, we finished our third unit right before break. Graded Module 3 tests should have come home in your child's home-school folder today attached to a blue rubric. Please let me know if you have any questions or if the test did not make it home. We began Module 4 today in class, and their homework is from lesson 1, module 4. I also sent home a daily homework helper sheet (on yellow paper), and the module overview (on pink paper). I will be updating the parent and family resources page at the top of this blog shortly with links to all module 4 resources. This unit focuses on solving addition and subtraction equations to 200, and also focuses on solving word problems to 100. The Eureka program is great at teaching students why we do certain things in math, instead of just teaching students an algorithm and having them apply it. Here is a link to the Module 4 overview page: http://greatminds.net/maps/documents/tips-for-parents/Eureka_Math_Grade_2_Module_4_Parent_Tip_Sheet.pdf
In reading, we are embarking on a new unit all about non-fiction books. Today we did a comparison between fiction and non-fiction stories. We will learn about non-fiction text features, the structure of a text and why it is organized that way, identify the main idea and supporting details of texts, and so much more. I hope some of your child's nightly reading can be centered around non-fiction texts throughout January, it is great to expose children to different kinds of texts!
With writing, we are currently finishing up our animal informational books. Students have worked so hard on these and they are coming out wonderfully. We took some time today to set some goals for the year, and will continue setting goals tomorrow.
With phonics, we have now studied all short and long vowel sounds. We are working on "h-brother" digraphs. A digraph is a single sound, formed by two letters. This week we are studying the "ch" digraph as in cheese or peach. Next week we will be studying the sh digraph as in sheet. Then we will study the th digraph, as in thumb. We will finish January by studying the wh digraph as in whale.
I hope this helps you have a little more insight into where we are currently in our curriculum. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me by e-mailing me at cypetzold@methuen.k12.ma.us
I hope you all have a happy, healthy 2016! Looking forward to talking to you soon!
Smiles,
Ms. Petzold
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