Welcome to the new year!!!
Thank you for all the gifts you gave me before the break. They all came in very handy.
This Week:
We have been busy in the classroom writing about our New Year's Resolutions, 3 digit addition, and geography.
Upcoming Skills
ELA
*identifying reflexive pronouns and use them correctly
*Fairy Tale unit to cover
* central message, lesson, or moral of story
* compare/contrast 2 or more versions of a story
* recount/retell story
Writing-
* we will be moving on to animal research.
* define research and how it is different than other types of writing
* Research a topic with others
* work with others to write about a research topic
* answer questions using information recalled or gathered
Math
We will continue to work on 3 digit addition until about January 26th. The students seem to be doing ok. They just need to remember to regroup the ones in the correct place.
Geography-
We are working on
* what is a map
*continents and oceans (names and location only)
* Where they are city, state, country, continent
*Finding Wichita, Kansas City, Topeka, and Tonganoxie on the Kansas map
*Finding and labeling Kansas, Rocky Mountains, Missouri River, and the Golf of Mexico on a map of North America.
Please remember to send a heavy coat, hat, and gloves to school every day. The mornings tend to be are very cold.
Homework-
I will be sending more homework with your child this semester. My expectation is that all work is completed by the student and returned with in two days. If they are not returned with in two days they will be given half credit. I understand things happen just let me know and we can extend the due date by 1 day, as long as it is not a common occurrence. I will send Homework on Monday's and Wednesdays which means it will be due on Wednesday and Friday. This will usually be a math homework page that should not take more than 15 minutes.
Reading Bag
Reading bags will be coming home every day. Please read the book with your child.
Spelling-
Please make sure you are working on the spelling words with your child.
Upcoming events-
1/18- No School Martin Luther King Jr. Day
1/25- PTC meeting at 7pm in TES Library
1/29- Kansas Day
2/3 to 2/4-No School Parent Teacher Conferences
2/5- No School
2/11- 2nd grade Music Program
2/12- Valentine's Day Party (morning sometime waiting to hear from office)
2/16- TES Spring Pictures
2/27- TES PTC School Carnival at TES 1-4pm
Thank you for all the gifts you gave me before the break. They all came in very handy.
This Week:
We have been busy in the classroom writing about our New Year's Resolutions, 3 digit addition, and geography.
Upcoming Skills
ELA
*identifying reflexive pronouns and use them correctly
*Fairy Tale unit to cover
* central message, lesson, or moral of story
* compare/contrast 2 or more versions of a story
* recount/retell story
Writing-
* we will be moving on to animal research.
* define research and how it is different than other types of writing
* Research a topic with others
* work with others to write about a research topic
* answer questions using information recalled or gathered
Math
We will continue to work on 3 digit addition until about January 26th. The students seem to be doing ok. They just need to remember to regroup the ones in the correct place.
Geography-
We are working on
* what is a map
*continents and oceans (names and location only)
* Where they are city, state, country, continent
*Finding Wichita, Kansas City, Topeka, and Tonganoxie on the Kansas map
*Finding and labeling Kansas, Rocky Mountains, Missouri River, and the Golf of Mexico on a map of North America.
Please remember to send a heavy coat, hat, and gloves to school every day. The mornings tend to be are very cold.
Homework-
I will be sending more homework with your child this semester. My expectation is that all work is completed by the student and returned with in two days. If they are not returned with in two days they will be given half credit. I understand things happen just let me know and we can extend the due date by 1 day, as long as it is not a common occurrence. I will send Homework on Monday's and Wednesdays which means it will be due on Wednesday and Friday. This will usually be a math homework page that should not take more than 15 minutes.
Reading Bag
Reading bags will be coming home every day. Please read the book with your child.
Spelling-
Please make sure you are working on the spelling words with your child.
Upcoming events-
1/18- No School Martin Luther King Jr. Day
1/25- PTC meeting at 7pm in TES Library
1/29- Kansas Day
2/3 to 2/4-No School Parent Teacher Conferences
2/5- No School
2/11- 2nd grade Music Program
2/12- Valentine's Day Party (morning sometime waiting to hear from office)
2/16- TES Spring Pictures
2/27- TES PTC School Carnival at TES 1-4pm