Curriculum News & Information
During our morning literacy time, we will begin our Wild West Unit. It will start out with our exploration of tall tales as we look at some examples of some American Tall Tales about Paul Bunyan and John Henry. Both are American classics and will allow us to look at the 4 characteristics of this particular type of story. Our Language Arts/Writing time will be spent working on adjectives and using more in our own writing to help enhance our work. We will also be working on writing book reviews so that other second grade readers might get the opportunity to see what their peers are saying about some of the fascinating books in our classroom library.
Second graders will also be able to learn a bit more about the geography of our beautiful nation during our Social Studies time as we learn how to identify some of its many landforms and bodies of water. Hopefully this will help them have a better appreciation for beauty of our land and why we are so lucky to live in this amazing country!
Our upcoming C.A.T.C.H. curriculum lesson will focus on the differences between natural and added sugars in the foods that we eat. Students will see examples of foods that have too much added sugars and will hopefully be able to make better choices when it comes to both snacks and meals.
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Reminders
There are no additional activities on the calendar for this week. I will remind you, however, that we will be having a Halloween Day Parade (weather permitting) on Monday the 31st at 1:00 PM. If it rains, students will parade around the gym several times. Following the parade, parties are in classrooms for most of the afternoon! Students may wear their costumes to school that day as long as it is not too distracting to them during the school day. If you do not want your child to wear them to school, we will allow time for them to change or add things to their costume before the parade.
Mrs. Johnson