It's the first day of Autumn on Satuday! I cannot believe it...as I get older, it truly seems like time flies!
The same is true in 2nd grade this year. I cannot believe we are already post-testing our first unit in reading. Those tests will be done by the end of the next week. Our second grade team will gather after the data is collected and decide which areas need to be retaught or reinforced. I have enjoyed our new reading curriculum so far. I love the emphasis on phonics, grammar, and comprehension stratgies. Hopefully you have been asking your kiddo what he/she has been learning each day. The kids are used to me telling them what our purpose is for each lesson. I think it's important for kiddos to understand that they aren't simply "Doing" stuff at school, but there is actually something to learn and apply to what they do in reading and math.
Our math unit will end the following week. Similarly, once the assessment is done, we teachers gather to discuss the data and to see what skills still need to be practiced. Be sure you're working on basic facts for both addition and subtraction with your kiddo. They really need to fluenty add and subtract by the end of this year. We will work on strategies for solving our problems quickly in class, too. We work a lot on solving math stories in our lessons. We hope that students can solve them using at least two strategies, or methods. We will work on solving story problems for the remainder of the year!
Don't forget to plan to join us at the Blank Park Zoo on Tuesday, October 2nd. Dress accordingly since our evenings have been getting cooler!
See you on Zoo Night!
Mrs. S. :)
The same is true in 2nd grade this year. I cannot believe we are already post-testing our first unit in reading. Those tests will be done by the end of the next week. Our second grade team will gather after the data is collected and decide which areas need to be retaught or reinforced. I have enjoyed our new reading curriculum so far. I love the emphasis on phonics, grammar, and comprehension stratgies. Hopefully you have been asking your kiddo what he/she has been learning each day. The kids are used to me telling them what our purpose is for each lesson. I think it's important for kiddos to understand that they aren't simply "Doing" stuff at school, but there is actually something to learn and apply to what they do in reading and math.
Our math unit will end the following week. Similarly, once the assessment is done, we teachers gather to discuss the data and to see what skills still need to be practiced. Be sure you're working on basic facts for both addition and subtraction with your kiddo. They really need to fluenty add and subtract by the end of this year. We will work on strategies for solving our problems quickly in class, too. We work a lot on solving math stories in our lessons. We hope that students can solve them using at least two strategies, or methods. We will work on solving story problems for the remainder of the year!
Don't forget to plan to join us at the Blank Park Zoo on Tuesday, October 2nd. Dress accordingly since our evenings have been getting cooler!
See you on Zoo Night!
Mrs. S. :)
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