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SECOND GRADE NEWS 5-3-13
Dear Parents,
In math this week, we continued to use measurements. The focus was on estimating
the lengths of objects in yards, feet, inches, meters, and centimeters. The main
objective was for the children to increase their mathematical proficiency by making
use of the structure of objects and measuring tools. First they matched the objects to
the most appropriate and efficient tools and then estimated the lengths of the objects
by comparing them to these known lengths. Estimating lengths is certainly a
necessary life skill. To finish the activity, we did actual measurements and compared
these to the estimates.
Mrs. McCombe is coordinating wonderful art projects with our study of space. The
children created scenes looking out of spaceship windows. They also made a papiermâché solar system that will hang from our classroom ceiling. The back bulletin
board of our classroom is decorated with a colorful mural of the solar system made
by the students. It serves as a visual resource during our study.
This week the class has continued to write space adventure stories with some
interesting plots. They first used a graphic organizer to plan their stories and then
began the drafting process. After revising and editing their work, many people have
moved on to typing the stories. We will publish these in books made in shapes
related to our space study.
In Language Arts we have been working on a variety of skills such as syllabication,
using cause and effect to increase comprehension, suffixes, antonyms, and present
and past tense verbs.
Auggie was a great Star! We enjoyed learning more about him and his favorite
activities. The class wrote wonderful paragraphs and drew great pictures about
Auggie. Aidan will be our next Star.
Reminders:
 Library books are due on Wednesdays.
 Please remember to bring or wear sneakers for PE.
 Your child needs to wear jeans or dark pants or shorts (not too short) and
sneakers for the Spring Concert on May 30.
Sincerely,
Barby Michel