Week of December 1-5

Dear Parents,

We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break! It is always great to have special time to be around family and friends. And before you know it we will be at winter break. We hope to see you all at Barnes and Noble and/or Cold Stone Tuesday evening. Both events start at 4. There will be some of us reading our favorite books at Barnes and Noble during the book fair while others are scooping ice cream. Also, Chik-fil-A fundraiser is Tuesday and Wednesday of this week :) We always love seeing all of you outside the school setting. 

This week we will focus on...

F.A.S.T (Phonics)- We will begin concept 12, diphthongs. In this concept, the students will learn the sounds for au, aw, oo, ou, ow, oi, oy. For the sound /aw/, we use the spelling au when the sound is at the beginning or middle of the word but when it is at the end of the word, we use the spelling aw. The spelling oo makes two sounds. The first is the sound you might make if you got punched in the stomach with a ball. The second is a sound you might make when you see a cool car. The spelling ow and ou make the sound /ow/, like if you got pinched. You use the ou spelling at the beginning or middle of the word and the ow at the end of the word. Lastly is the sound /oy/, spelled oi at the beginning or middle of the word and oy at the end of the word. 

Math: In 2nd grade math, we are continuing our work in Geometry. 3rd grade math will be reviewing and testing on Unit 4.

Reading: We are continuing to ask questions as we read. We are working on not only asking questions but finding the answers to those questions in the book. We learn that some questions we ask might not be answered by the book we are reading and that is alright! If we are able to ask questions and find answers to them, it helps up keep track of whether we are paying attention while we read. Reading homework will be around asking questions in either nonfiction or fiction texts. 

Wordly Wise: We are starting our first week on lesson 7 words. For extra support, check out http://wordlywise3000.com

Writing: We are writing an imaginary piece about "What would it be like to live in a place that was 20 degrees below zero?". This prompt is based around the book "Recess at 20 Below" which we are reading this week. 

Social Studies: We are continuing our unit on "How communities are diverse".

FOSS: FOSS teachers will continue to teach the current unit.