NEWS
In reading have been exploring comprehension strategies. Specifically understanding that the purpose of reading is to gain understanding, whether of a topic of a story, and that just saying the words without understanding the context is of little value in our lives as readers. We added a few word solving strategies to our repertoire and practiced apply more than one strategy at a time in our reading.
In writing, through mentor texts, students learned to add more craft to their writing emulating
"master" authors such as Mo Willems. Specifically, adding details in our writing through dialog, action, and setting. We also revised how to hook our readers with bold beginnings and making sure we wrap up our stories with strong endings. All the pieces to writing powerful personal narratives are now there and we just need more time to practice independently.
In math we have been applying our understanding of numbers in base ten to solve challenging word problems and riddles. We have also been identifying patterns in skip counting mentally and in writing, as well as extending our understanding of how numbers are composed through number bond modeling which is another way of decomposing numbers.
In social studies we focused on responsibilities of individuals in their social group and what it means to be good citizens in our community. Namely what jobs or roles do people have in their community and what happens when one chooses not to contribute in a way that is expected.
Important Dates
IMPORTANT
By popular demand, I have been instructed by 2AL students to send out the link for the KidPresident video that we watched in class this week ... here it is below. 2AL students love him and the videos he puts out are always great for conversations around citizenship particular and "being awesome" in general.
UPCOMING
Our first mini-academies will be held on Tuesday, 26 September from 1:30 p.m. in the grade 2 common area. There is still time and space to sign-up for mini-academies. Please click here to access the Google doc (you must be signed in with your ISKL email). It is still not too late to sign up! Alternatively, please let our room parent know the activity that you want to lead and we’ll be happy to add your name to the list.
Free dress day is on Friday, 29 September .
DINNER QUESTIONS
* If you are skip counting by 100 from 105, will 300 be in your count?
* Why is it important to be good responsible citizens?* What are some strategies that have helped you read a tricky word?
* What can you do to make your writing more interesting?
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