Welcome back!

Welcome back from spring break!  We are in the last stretch of the school year! 

Early Release

Don't forget TODAY is Early Release Day!  That means dismissal will start at 1:40.

Writing

Here is what we are working on in Writing this week:

• Easter themed writing projects

High Ability

Here is what we are working on in our high ability unit this week:

• persuasive writing

• researching a topic

• finding answers to questions

• compare and contrast characters

• reading-- The Tale of Despereaux

Math

Here is what we are working on in math this week:

• measuring with a ruler to the 1/4 inch
• extended multiplication and division facts
• factors of counting numbers

Wonders Reading

Here is what we are working on this week in reading:

• essential question--What do good citizens do?
• genre--realistic fiction
• phonics--long u, variant vowels, /oo/
• Grammar--pronoun-verb agreement
• vocabulary---suffixes--ful
• writing--realistic fiction
• writing--strong conclusions
• writing--peer conference--edit--proofread
• comprehension--predictions
• comprehension--sequence
• text features--point of view
• Spelling test on Friday!

Upcoming Dates

 

Here are some upcoming dates to add to your calendar!

• 5/10--NWEA testing
• 5/11--NWEA testing
• 5/14--DIBELS testing
• 5/21--Field Day
• 5/26--Last day of 2nd grade!

Have a great week!!