Curriculum News & Information

It is so hard to believe that we are in the last week of our 2017-2018 school year.  I do not know where the past nine months have gone.  During our final week we will be taking a look at some fun summertime stories to get kids ready for their break.  This will allow us to talk a bit about summertime safety tips.  Students will also be writing a bit about their summer plans and activities that they are looking forward to participating in over the next several months.  I do strongly encourage all students to keep up with their reading through the summer…..even if it is 5 minutes a day.  We want students to start off strong when they return in August and I do expect great things from this group!  I will continue to keep the website RAZ Kids open for this class to use throughout the summer.  They know how to log on and are familiar with how it works.  Please also encourage them to practice their math facts as many are still struggling with the memorization of the basic addition/subtraction facts.  This will only help ensure success in the following year of school!

Obviously there will be no spelling test during our last week of school.  We will also be done with our assignment books.  Each day next week we will probably be sending some things home so please bring book bags each day next week!

I also want to thank all of the parents for helping encourage and push your students to be the best that they can be.  It has truly been a pleasure having this wonderful group of second grade students!  As I said before, I do see this group doing some amazing things in the future!  Hope everyone has a safe and wonderful summer break!

 

Reminders/Announcements:

Monday (27^th)- No School/ Memorial Day

Tuesday (28^th)-Fun Video Day

Wednesday (29^)- Walking Shoes Day

Thursday (30^th)-Exchange Autographs Day & 2:00 Dismissal

Friday (31^st)- Yellow Day & 2:00 Dismissal

Monday (3^rd)- Zoom Out of School Day & 11:30 Dismissal

 

Mrs. Johnson

 

 

Curriculum News

  During our Reading/Literacy time, we will be wrapping up our unit on famous artists and will begin our Summer Unit.  This will give us a chance to look at a lot of fun stories that celebrate the upcoming season.  This will lead us into some fun but worthwhile discussions about summer safety and fun and will allow us to use our creative ideas to come up with some fun, adventurous stories about summertime.

In Math we will be spending more time with fractions before moving on to the topic of measurement.  This will allow us to look at different ways to measure mass, liquids,  length, and weight.  We will also be reviewing some of the important concepts covered this school year!

During our Science time we will continue to take a look at our environment and the weather.  This will give us the opportunity to talk about the many different types of weather phenomenon that take place here in Illinois as well as around the world!

 

Spelling Words (Last Test of the School Year)

ocean   vacation   watermelon   jumping    heat   sand    insects    running     pineapple    saltwater    swimming    July      June     sandals

 

Reminders/News

*We are officially done with reading logs!  Keep reading throughout the summer!

Dress Up/Theme Days

Monday- Quiet Day

Tuesday-Rainbow Reading Day

Wednesday-Sunglasses Day

Thursday- Team Day

Friday- USA Day

 

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Johnson

Curriculum News

  During our Reading/Literacy time, we will be taking a look at several different stories written by the author Laurence Anholt.  While he has written a variety of types of books, we will be focusing on some of his stories that tell a bit more about some very well-known artists.  Our stories will also give us a chance to look at some very famous works of art such as Van Gogh’s Sunflower painting and Monet’s Water Lillies….just to name a few.  Students will also be working a bit more on their concept books as we try to complete them before the end of the school year!

In Math we will be spending our time working with fractions.  Students will get the opportunity to see how important fractions are as we take a closer look at how they are used in our daily lives.  We will still continue our work with reviewing basic facts to help ensure retention as they progress to more challenging concepts in the years to come.

During our Science time we will continue to take a look at our environment and the weather.  We will be tracking and monitoring our weather and get a taste of what it takes to be a meteorologist!

 

Spelling Words

helpful     cheerful    useful   painful    careful    awful    thankful   grateful   forgetful   joyful   hopeful   tearful

 

Reminders/News

*No early outs or special events!

Dress Up/Theme Days

Monday- Letters to Your Teacher Day (L)

Tuesday-Mismatch Day (M)

Wednesday-Neon Day (N)

Thursday- Orange Day (O)

Friday- Pajama Day (P)

 

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Johnson

Curriculum News

  Students will be continuing their work with concept books.  They will be given more time to do some research on their chosen topic.  During this time we will also be taking a look at some stories that reinforce those character traits that we have studied throughout the school year!

For math, we will continue to work on a few different geometry skills.  We will discuss the many different kinds of shapes along with working with fractions!  During our Science time we will be studying the topic of weather a bit more closely.  They will soon have a better idea of how meteorologists do their job and how they use science to determine our forecasts.

Students have continued to do very well with their reading logs!  We are down to our last 2 weeks of completing these!  Keep reading everyone!

 

Spelling Words

fastest     slowest   biggest     shortest     loudest    softest   smartest    bravest    greatest     tallest    hardest     funniest

 

Reminders/Announcements: 

  *Our K,1, & 2 field trip will be occurring on Tuesday, May 7^th.  We will be leaving at approximately 8:45 and returning between 2:00-2:30 that day.  We will be visiting the Kidzeum in Springfield.  This is a rather new and fun educational place for students to visit!  We will be breaking up into groups and exploring different areas which will allow students the opportunity to learn a bit more about their health and how to take care of their bodies.  If you turned in a form stating that you were bringing your sack lunch, don’t forget to pack it in a paper or plastic bag.  We will have coolers available to transport lunches.  There is no need to bring anything else!  We look forward to a fun-filled day!

 

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Johnson