Curriculum News
This week, during our literacy block, we will be taking a closer look at several examples of some non-fiction books written by author Gail Gibbons. She is an author who was born in Illinois and has written over 170 children’s books. She has always loved to do research as well as write, so it was a natural move to teach our young readers about the many fascinating topics which she has spent the time exploring herself! Our Math time will be spent wrapping up our unit on money and work with using, comparing, and even adding 3 and 4 digit numbers. Students have done very well with money but can always use any extra opportunity to count loose change! Their change should be coming home very soon! Also, as we are wrapping up the school year we will also be wrapping up our instruction of writing in cursive but it will be up to you to help ensure that they are ready to present some of their daily work in cursive by giving them extra opportunities to write things in cursive over the summer! During our afternoon Social Studies time we will be briefly going over some important people in the history of our country. Hopefully this will help them feel an even stronger sense of pride towards this wonderful country that we call home! As these 2nd graders prepare for the next step in their education, we will also work on writing out detailed reasoning for how they are coming up with their answers. It is always challenging to get them to the point of being able to thoroughly explain their thought process but I am confident that this group is ready!
Spelling Words
This week’s words are below:
painter washer dryer flyer server worker singer teacher speaker thinker
dreamer reason sketch problem justify check
Announcements/Reminders
There are no early dismissals this next week but there are still some fun activities that will be taking place at Emden Elementary. For starters our “Muffins With Mom” will take place the morning of Friday, May 6th. Also on that day will be our “Jump Rope For Heart” fundraising activity. Our wonderful and thoughtful students always work so hard to help out those who are struggling with heart disease! Our students and volunteers who help out with this even deserve a huge “Thank You!” for all that you do! Way to go!
Quote for the Week: “Today a reader, tomorrow a leader!”- Margaret Fuller (Keep reading!!!)
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Johnson