September 16, 2016

 

Greetings from Room 116!

Thank you so much for helping students to settle back into school successfully. We have already started internalizing daily routines, which in turn will help us to maximize time on learning. This week, we set group goals for our classroom and laid the foundation for a safe learning environment through the creation of a classroom constitution. Following is a brief recap of the rest of our busy week:

ELA: We discussed the key elements of non-fiction and started reading leveled non-fiction books in reading groups. We also reviewed the “short a/i” vowel patterns and discussed fundamental sentence structure components (subject/predicate).

Math: We explored basic concepts of multiplication and division, focusing on the number of equal groups, the size of the group, and the total number of items (factor x factor = product and dividend/divisor = quotient).

Science: We continued our exploration of life cycles, learning about how different plants and animals mature. We worked in small groups to study the life cycles of individual species and created informational posters to teach others what we learned.

Other: We practiced keyboarding skills ad reviewed Library routines.

The EHBi Open House will take place on Thursday, September 22^nd, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm, immediately followed by the Book Fair from 7:30 to 8:00 pm. I look forward to meeting everyone then. Have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,

Ms. Feeney

September 9, 2016

Greetings from Room 116!

Thank you all so much for helping students to successfully transition back to school! We have been working hard to internalize daily routines and classroom expectations, which will help us to maximize our time on learning.

This week we set individual academic goals for ourselves. We also worked together to lay the foundation for a safe learning environment, which will help us to achieve those goals. Following is a brief review of our busy week:

ELA: We read Ish, Name Jar, and Chrysanthemum, discussing and answering questions about these stories. We also worked on our “Hopes and Dreams” for this school year.

Math: We reviewed second grade place-value and addition concepts before launching our new multiplication unit. (Please find attached a Parent Overview for Module 1 as well as a lesson-by-lesson Homework Guide.)

Science/SS: We started our science unit on life cycles. This unit connects to first grade life cycle lessons and to our Grade 3 social studies unit on cranberries.

Other: We practiced keyboarding skills in Computers.

Please mark your calendars for the EHB Open House, which will take place on Thursday, September 22^nd, from 6:00-7:30pm. Best wishes for a warm and wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,

Ms. Feeney