Social Studies

We've been talking about urban areas, rural areas, and suburbs.  The students made Venn Diagrams to show how urban areas and rural areas are alike and different.  Hopefully you'll have a little time this weekend or on Monday evening to review Unit 1 with your child before the test on Tuesday, Sept. 11th.

Writing

The students have been writing several stories about "Places They Like to Go" just like Donald Crews does in Big Mama's.  We read more about the author Donald Crews yesterday. He likes to sketch places and things that he likes and then he turns those sketches into stories.  Today, we took a little walk around Long and sketched some things on the patio and on the playground and we're going to turn those ideas into stories next week. Check out a few more stories about Places "We Like to Go":

Math & Social Studies News

We reviewed for the chapter 2 math test tomorrow. The review sheet was graded and sent home today. You can check to see how your child did on the review and go over any errors. We also reviewed for the Social Studies test today.  I sent home the Social Studies book so your child can review unit 1 before the test on Tuesday, September 11th.

Goal Setting

The students wrote goals for September. Some students wrote goals about math facts, handwriting, and reading. Ask your child what goals he/she has for the month of September. It might be something you can help them with at home.

Tie Dye Video

Click on this link to view our Tie dye video:  My Animoto Video

Writing

We've been writing about favorite places. Check out a few of our stories.

Week in Review

The students have been working hard and building stamina in "Reading to Self".  Our record time of reading without anyone getting up, talking, and/or not reading is 24 minutes!  That's absolutely awesome!  They're building their reading skills!  During this time, I've been meeting with individual students and checking on their reading level now, compared to where they were at the end of 1st grade.  Next week, I'll be checking in with students again before deciding on groups. We're hoping to start reading groups the week of Sept. 10th.

In math, the students are practicing counting forward and backward to 100.  They're also working on number patterns and skip-counting by 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, and 10's to 100. Next week, they'll be learning about odd and even numbers and finding a pattern in a list of numbers.  We'll review on Thursday and the Chapter 2 Test will be on Friday, Sept. 7th.

In Social Studies, the students are learning about urban, suburban, and rural areas.  We're talking about how they are alike and different.

Have a great weekend!