Happy Easter!

 Glue Sticks

We are running very low on our classroom supply of glue sticks.  If you would be willing to donate some to our class to get us through the end of the school year, I would greatly appreciate it!

Writing

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

• poetry

• persuasive writing

• Easter themed writing projects

High Ability

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

• problem based learning project

• research project

• analyzing a story

• reading--The Tale of Despereaux

Math

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

• fractions on a number line
• comparing fractions
• arrays
• equal shares
• fractions of collections
• The math test on chpater 7 will be Monday, April 18.

Wonders Reading

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

• essential question--How do we use money?
• genre--expository text
• phonics---closed/open syllables
• Grammar--abbreviations
• vocabulary---paragraph clues
• writing--persuasive essay
• writing--develop topic
• writing--descriptive language
• comprehension--summarize
• comprehension--problem and solution
• text features--subheadings and graphs

Upcoming Dates

 

Here are some upcoming dates to add to your calendar

• 4/20--early release day @1:40pm
• 4/22--e-learning day-no in person school!
• 4/26--PTO meeting @6pm
• 4/27--early release day @1:40pm
• 5/4--early release day @1:40pm
• 5/5--Careers on Wheels 2nd grade trip to H.S. 
• 5/9--EOY NWEA testing
• 5/10--EOY DIBELS testing
• 5/11--EOY NWEA testing
• 5/16--2nd Grade Field Trip to Indianapolis Zoo! (more info TBA)
• 5/18--early release day @1:40pm
• 5/19--FIELD Day 
• 5/20--last day of 2nd grade!!!

Have a great week!!