Week of October 6th- October 10th

 Hello Families-

What a great week we just wrapped up!  It is amazing to think there are only ten more days until Fall Break. 

As always we are grateful for all you do to support us in our classrooms!  Be on the look out for an email from your classroom teacher or room parent(s) in regards to your child's fall celebration.  

Don't forget about this coming Friday's fun Bingo night!  This is an amazing night full of prizes, food and laughter.  

Friday, October 10th is also a PTCO Friday Fun Day, bring in $1 and wear your best mismatched outfit!
This week we will focus on ....

Math: In second grade math, we will be continuing unit 3. This week's lessons will discuss using coins to buy things, telling time and looking at data.  Typically your child will have homework Monday through Thursday.  We will be working on higher level thinking activities on Fridays, and will not assign homework over the weekend.  For 3rd grade math students, they are continuing their work in unit 3 focusing on linear measurement, perimeter and area. *Please continue to time your child 2 minutes and 15 seconds with their math facts. 

FAST (phonics):  We are working on concept 7 (Complex Fronts) this week. We will discuss that many words start with two consonants.  These are complex because there are more sounds to segment for spelling.  As good readers and writers we will segment for spelling and blend (stretch the sounds together like pulling on a rubber band or bubble gum) for reading.  If your child ever forgets their spelling spiral, please check out the spelling tab on the blog. 
 
Reading: 
In Class: We will be working on making meaningful connections to texts.  Our goal is to help the students understand that their own personal experiences are important to understanding what they read and learn.     

For Homework: Your child will be asked to build "T-charts" that demonstrate what their connection is and how the connection helps them better understand their personal text.

Wordly Wise: We are continuing to work from Lesson 4 this week.  The words we are focusing on this week are: ape, brain, branch, cavern, chimney, dozen, flame, net, spear, and torch.  Check out the wordlywise3000 website for addition support.
  
Writing: We are continuing to work on Personal Chronological Narrative.  This week your child will be writing about "A time they have shown PACK".  We are writing into our focused modeled writing notebooks. There is an opening sentence, three sentences for details, three sentences for extended details and a closing sentence.  We are modeling so many wonderful writing strategies within our lessons based on our rubrics and the student's needs. 

Social Studies:  We finished Unit 6 "How are goods made and brought to us?" We will be starting Unit 8 "How Can I be a Good Shopper?" This addresses the financial literacy standard for second grade.
 FOSS:  FOSS science is in full swing.  Your child will get to experience FOSS in their classrooms on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:45pm-3:25pm.

Upcoming dates to know:
10/8 Walk to School Day
10/10 PTCO Friday Fun Day, bring in $1 mismatch day
10/10 Pizza and Bingo Night
10/16 Cherokee Trail Spirit Bus
10/16 Pack Assembly
10/17 PTCO Friday Fun Day, bring in $1 mustache day
10/20-11/2 Fall Break