Important Dates:
Friday, June 15th- Highland Playground Tuesday, June 18th- LAST DAY! Walking field trip to Main St. Ice Cream |
Rain and gloomy skies didn't prevent us from having a great week! Students were excited to begin their next science unit. A flyer was sent home this week regarding our school's upcoming Book Fair. We will be attending the Book Fair on Tuesday, October 24th after lunch. If you would like your child to purchase something during school, this is the ideal time to do so. A smany of you know, trinkets/bookmarks/etc. are also sold at the fair. If you DO NOT want your child purchasing these items and only want them to buy books, please indicate so on a note with their money.
* Please send in an emergency sweatshirt with your child's name on the tag * Pink code of conduct forms should be returned * If possible please send $3 for the PTSA to use for homeroom parties/etc. If your family needs help purchasing new winter clothing, please contact our school social worker, Heather Cantie, at 646-3280 ext 4218. She also works with many local groups to anonymously provide holiday gifts for our families. Thank you! On 11/7 Nick Bruel, author of the Bad Kitty series, will be joining us here at UPES for some wonderful presentations. If you'd like to order a signed copy of one of his books for your child please use the following link: https://fs12.formsite.com/msmdbooks/form37/index.html Reading: This week students learned about finding the main idea in their reading. This can be a very complex skill for second graders. Students were taught that clues for what the story's focus or main idea will be can be found in the title and cover picture as well as on the text of the first and last pages. We compared the main idea to a pizza and the details to the toppings on the pizza that give it flavor and color. In small groups we read about spiders, determined the main idea and details, and next week will do a craftivity with this. Math: Word Problems Students continued solving word problems this week using CUBS and ensuring they write an equation for each problem. This week comparison bars were introduced for word problems where people or things are compared to each other. Students draw their comparison bars (one larger rectangle on top with one half its size below) with a circle next to the smaller rectangle. The circle is for any number that is attached to more or less; if the question is asking how many more or how many less, you know this will be empty. The bars are for the two people or things being compared. Whichever has more gets the larger bar and whichever has the least gets the smaller bar. We then think of it as a math mountain to decide which operation to use and write an equation. Students began using a new online game that can be accessed at home to practice skills. the link for Sumdog can be found on the UPES homepage under the students tab, or through our math review tab on this site. Student's login information can be found there (our class site) as well. To gain access to the site students must use this specific link; they cannot just go to sumdog.com or they will have difficulty logging in. Writing: Personal Narrative Students continued working on their personal narrative drafts and ensuring that they are writing with complete sentences. It's very important for students to be starting all sentences with a capital letter and ending with punctuation. This will assist in greater writing success throughout the year. We practiced adding dialogue to our narratives to help the reader feel like they are there in the moment. Social Studies: Communities Students completed a walk about the room where they read about different kids and decided what type of community they must live in. Science: Balancing and Weighing In preparation for this upcoming unit students were partnered up and put together their scales.
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