May 18th, 2018
Dear Second Grade Families,
These weeks are just flying by. It
was just another great week in second grade! Here is what we did when we were
in our room this week…
Language Arts - - This week our focus was on reading Greek Myths. We
started the week reading about the 12 Olympian Gods. I think we all pretty much
have them memorized with a picture aide. We read Prometheus and Pandora, and Demeter
and Persephone, Icarus and Daedalus, and Arachne the Weaver. This was a
great tie in to our history unit Ancient Greece. We again worked on writing complete sentences
with our spelling words. Spelling
patterns for this week were ow, oo, ew, and ou.
These are some of the more difficult vowel teams. This was our last week
of guided reading and spelling. At the end of the week we took a new end of
year assessment to better help us put students in their MUR groups for next
year.
Math - - This week was INTERIM WEEK! We
took this same interim back the first week in school. Scores on averaged ranged from 0% to about
25% correct the first week of school. We saw a MUCH different score this
time. I see growth every day in these
kids, but it is also fun to see the data in black and white. J You will see
the results on their SLP when it comes home the last week of school.
Core Knowledge History – Trojan War, how Athens got its’ name, intro to democracy,
and the Olympic games were just a few topics we covered this week in Ancient
Greece.
Writing– This week finished up the How To pieces, next
week we will begin Pigeon stories.
Be The
Teacher – Our student teachers started this week and
so far we have had some great teachings! We have learned how to make a sock bunny, do
some planting, and make ice cream sandwiches.
More wonderful lessons coming up next week! Our time is tight, so please
make sure your second grader has their materials on their day. I will try to send reminders home in the
folders the night before. Thanks!
Looking
Ahead Last two weeks of school!
21st
-25th – Spirit Week
Monday- Comfy clothes
(PJ's, active wear, sweats, etc)
Tuesday –Genre Day
Wednesday – Sports Day
Thursday- 80’s Day
Friday- College tees, non-uniform bottoms, and
CRAZY socks!
25th – Reading Calendars are DUE and reward time. Also early release and 10:00 OSA.
28th – No School – Memorial Day
29th – Field Day – 9:00-10:45 rain or shine. Athletic wear (tennis shoes for sure!)
30th – College
tee shirt with non- uniform bottoms, all day field trip Lake Rebecca Reserve
(sack lunch, sunscreen, and tennis shoes!)
31st – Last day of school! Talent Show 9-10:30 Regular
uniform day.
Have
a great weekend!
Karrie Maetzold
