Dear Families-
Thank you so much for joining in on the Turkey Trot.  The students sure enjoyed pajama day!  We will be resuming with school on Monday, December 2nd.  Your child will have a reading conference on their regular day.  Friday Folders are coming home on Tuesday.  There will be no school Wednesday 11/27 - Friday 11/29.  Have a wonderful and safe long weekend!

This week, you can expect:  

   
MATH:  For 2nd grade math-We are working on Unit 5 Geometry.  In 3rd grade math- We are working on Unit 5 Place Value in whole numbers and decimals.  Stand Out Math Computation tests given every week and Stand Out Math taught on Friday.

 

 

 

WRITING:  We are working on Narrative Writing. Our prompt next week will be "Tell about your long weekend."

PHONICS AND  VOCABULARY: 

 

Continuing to practice our FAST phonics. Fast spelling test (lesson 12) will be on Friday, check out the spelling tab for the current list. 

 

Lesson 6 in Wordly Wise will be continued (badge, banner, corner, design, display, fold, parade, rectangle, salute, and tread )  don't forget about the wordly wise 3000 link as an extra resource.

LITERACY:  Continuing whole group reading and responding, as well as small group conferences around individual reading levels.  We are currently working on using information from illustrations to demonstrate an understanding of setting.  

FOSS Science:  Monday and Thursday

Social Studies- Unit 3 Map Skills

 

Upcoming Events:

 

 

Wednesday, November 27th-Friday November 29th- No School Thanksgiving Break

 

Wednesday, December 4th- Barnes and Noble Night

 

Tuesday, December 10th- Choir Performance

 

Thursday, December 19th- PACK Assembly

 

Monday December 23rd- Friday, January 3rd Winter Break

Dear Second Grade Families-

We have had a wonderful and busy week.  There was a lot of excitement in the air with the snow and thoughts of the delicious meals and family time we will be enjoying next week.  We have been enjoying some wonderful classical music in our rooms.

 As a team, we decided not to do reading conferences next week since there are only 2 days.  Your child's reading will be due on the normal conference day the following week. 

We are due for some fun.... Tuesday is going to be a pajama day, and we are going to watch Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Tuesday afternoon. 



Remember the dance is tonight, November 22nd, at Fox Ridge Middle School at 5:30pm.   



Barnes and Noble and Cold Stone Night will be on Wednesday December 4th,  we hope to see you all there! 



Turkey Trot was moved to Monday during your child's recess, please come and join if you would like. 


We are so thankful to have the opportunity to work with your children and your families, and hope you enjoy the family time as there is no school Wednesday-Friday next week. Happy Thanksgiving!

The Turkey Trot date has been changed from this Friday during recess, to Monday during recess due  to the cold weather projection. Hope to see you there!

Thursday, November 13th-

Hello Families!

Thank you for joining us for parent teacher conferences.  It was so nice to touch base with you, and discuss your wonderful children. 

 

Friday, November 13th is a non-contact day for students.

 

We enjoyed a Veteran's Day Assembly last Friday, and had the opportunity to have Veteran's speak in our classrooms on Monday.  The students wrote a card to thank a Veteran for their service as well. 

 

Next week Dr. N is coming to our grade to talk to the students about PACK expectations.

 

Thank you for your wonderful donations to the food drive, which will continue next week!

 

We will be having our annual Turkey Trot on Friday, November 22nd during recess, come out and join us if you can!

 

The School Snowflake Dance will also take place on Friday, November 22nd in the evening.

 

 

This week, you can expect:  

   
MATH:  For 2nd grade math-We have been working on ballpark estimation, and partial sums.  Your child will have a unit 4 review on Tuesday, and unit 4 test on Wednesday... so no homework that night.   In 3rd grade math: will continue working on finishing up unit 4.  Stand Out Math Computation tests given every week and Stand Out Math taught on Friday.

 

 WRITING:  We are working on Narrative Writing. Our prompt will be "Tell about a time you were Thankful." Through Focused Modeled Writing, kids will have an opportunity to learn as teachers model, as well as apply their thinking as they create their own thinking maps and writing. Our focus will be on building the structure in writing, while still learning to add details and use descriptive language.

PHONICS AND  VOCABULARY:  Continuing to practice our FAST phonics. Fast spelling test (lesson 11) will be on Friday, check out the spelling tab for the current list.  Lesson 5 in Wordly Wise will be continued (our words are: absorb, anchor, brush, bud, center, core, factory, hive, sapling, trunk )  don't forget about the wordly wise 300 link as an extra resource.

LITERACY:  Continuing whole group reading and responding, as well as small group conferences around individual reading levels.  We are currently working on using information from illustrations to demonstrate an understanding of characters, setting and plot.  We are asking questions like what do the illustrations tell me about the setting, what do the illustrations tell me about how a character is feeling, and what do the illustrations tell me about the plot. 

FOSS Science:  Monday and Thursday

Social Studies- Unit 2 How are Communities Different?

 

Upcoming Events:

 

Friday, November 14th- non-contact day for students

 

Friday, November 22nd- Turkey Trot, Snowflake Dance

 

Wednesday, November 27th-Friday November 29th- No School Thanksgiving Break

 

Wednesday, December 4th- Barnes and Noble Night

 

Tuesday, December 10th- Choir Performance

 

Thursday, December 19th- PACK Assembly

 

Monday December 23rd- Friday, January 3rd Winter Break

 

Thursday, November 7th

Hello Families!
The first week back has flown by.  It was so wonderful to hear about the fun trips and relaxing family time over break.  We enjoyed seeing your children, and getting back into the routine.

 

This Friday, November 8th- your child's report card will come home in their Friday Folders.  You will see some N/A's- this marking represents the current status for some of the report card categories not yet introduced in 2nd grade.  It is also used for the FOSS science unit emphasized this trimester in your child's classroom.  While your child has been continuously engrossed in rigorous scientific inquiry. we have not explored all units to completion preventing the determination of a performance rating at this time. 

 

Friday, November 8th- The second graders have been invited to a Veteran's Day Practice Assembly at 2:45pm in the gym.

Monday, November 11th- We will be welcoming Veteran's to join here at Coyote Hills for an assembly at 9:15am in the gym, and some will even speak in our classrooms.  Following the classroom visits, there will be a reception in the library.  We are excited to welcome and honor our Veteran guests. 

All next week we are looking forward to visiting with you to discuss your child's progress and goals during our parent/teacher conferences.  If you have not signed up yet, please contact your classroom teacher as soon as possible. 

Friday, November 15th is a non-contact day for the students. 


This week, you can expect:     
MATH:  For 2nd grade math- We are focusing on Unit 4 Addition and Subtraction.  We will be developing strategies to add 2-digit numbers along with exploring measurement.  In 3rd grade math: we will be continuing with unit 4, and developing multiplication and division strategies with number stories.  Stand Out Math Computation tests given every week and Stand Out Math taught on Friday.

WRITING:  We are working on Narrative Writing. Our prompt will be "tell about a time you were proud" Through Focused Modeled Writing, kids will have an opportunity to learn as teachers model, as well as apply their thinking as they create their own thinking maps and writing. Our focus will be on building the structure in writing, while still learning to add details and use descriptive language.

PHONICS AND  VOCABULARY:  Continuing to practice our FAST phonics. Fast spelling test (lesson 10) will be on Thursday.  We will start Lesson 5 Wordly Wise  the words are: absorb, anchor, brush, bud, center, core, factory, hive, sapling,  and trunk.  If you would like to further support your child, check out the wordly wise tab on the right side tool bar of our team website. 

LITERACY:  Continuing whole group reading and responding, as well as small group conferences around individual reading levels.

FOSS Science:  Monday and Thursday

Social Studies- Unit 2 How are Communities Different? Unit 3 How do we use maps?


Community Events:

 NA

Look forward to Novembers events!

 

Looking Forward:

Fri. 11/8 Report Cards go Home

Mon. 11/11 Veteran's Program

Mon. 11/11 Conference Week

Fri. 11/22 PTCO Snowflake Dance

Wed. 11/27-11/29 Thanksgiving Break