We had a wonderful (and short) 4 day week! We enjoyed spending time with our special grandparents today too.
Here is a link to the video we watched today with our grandparents. Thank you to all of the parents who were able to send me pictures at the last minute :-).
Here are two pictures to share of me with my grandparents. I love them so much! My Abuela (brown jacket) is still here with us and is 83 years young! I feel so blessed to still have one grandparent here. I miss the other two dearly! My Abuelo (in the navy jacket) used to call me "Miss America" and was the sweetest, kindest man! My Grandma Betty (in the gray sweater) was the most gentle soul on earth! My niece is named after her. Their lessons remain with me today and I feel so blessed to have had them in my life for many years.
Here are Miss Smith's sweet Grandparents on both sides!
Scholar Shout-Outs:
Landon shared a neat magic trick with us on Tuesday. He shared that it was his great, great grandfather's magic trick. He even brought in a family tree and a picture of him! Thanks Landon!
Happy Birthday Norah! Thanks for the donuts and sharing your neat Rocks and Minerals book, too!
Looking into Next Week...
From The Classroom to The Kitchen Table...Math and Phonics night is taking place on Wednesday, September 13th in the evening from 6-7pm. Please plan on attending as we are ready to give you many tips and tricks on helping your child with our Singapore and Spalding curriculum! We look forward to seeing you here at school. No homework will be assigned that evening. Just a reminder (like Curriculum Night) this is a parent only event.
Picture Day is on Thursday, September 14th. Don't forget to comb that hair and brush those pearly whites :-). Clean looking uniform shirts too!
Spalding Words Next Week: 20 words only
Monday: cloud, draw, drink, garden, goose, hopping, hop, knife, mouth, oak
Tuesday: peach, pole, queen, rope, season, sign, space, wagon, wheat (eat), window
Wednesday: None ~ Math and Phonics Night :-)
Literature: We will read Chapters 15-17 as we learn how Wilbur gets ready to go to the fair! What kinds of things are at the fair? Please have a discussion about the fair with your child. Especially if they've never been to a fair before! This will help us a great deal leading into an activity next week.
Looking into Next Week...
From The Classroom to The Kitchen Table...Math and Phonics night is taking place on Wednesday, September 13th in the evening from 6-7pm. Please plan on attending as we are ready to give you many tips and tricks on helping your child with our Singapore and Spalding curriculum! We look forward to seeing you here at school. No homework will be assigned that evening. Just a reminder (like Curriculum Night) this is a parent only event.
Picture Day is on Thursday, September 14th. Don't forget to comb that hair and brush those pearly whites :-). Clean looking uniform shirts too!
Spalding Words Next Week: 20 words only
Monday: cloud, draw, drink, garden, goose, hopping, hop, knife, mouth, oak
Tuesday: peach, pole, queen, rope, season, sign, space, wagon, wheat (eat), window
Wednesday: None ~ Math and Phonics Night :-)
Literature: We will read Chapters 15-17 as we learn how Wilbur gets ready to go to the fair! What kinds of things are at the fair? Please have a discussion about the fair with your child. Especially if they've never been to a fair before! This will help us a great deal leading into an activity next week.
Poetry: Recitation Grades from Bed in Summer can be found in your child's Friday Folder today. Next week we will learn and practice stanza 3 of Something Told the Wild Geese.
Writing: Your children will identify the central theme of a poem called My Shadow and we will continue to work on sentence dictation.
Grammar: We will be introduced to prefixes, suffixes, and adverbs next week! We will review the topics learned in grammar so far, including classifying sentences, parts of a sentence, and capitalization rules.
Math: This week in Math we are going to begin our journey into addition with renaming/regrouping! (Ex. 28 + 7 = 35) Renaming can often be a good challenge for second graders so please keep in mind your child may need a nice cheer or encouraging word while completing the nightly homework. There will be no homework Wednesday - we hope to see you at Math and Phonics Night!
Writing: Your children will identify the central theme of a poem called My Shadow and we will continue to work on sentence dictation.
Grammar: We will be introduced to prefixes, suffixes, and adverbs next week! We will review the topics learned in grammar so far, including classifying sentences, parts of a sentence, and capitalization rules.
Math: This week in Math we are going to begin our journey into addition with renaming/regrouping! (Ex. 28 + 7 = 35) Renaming can often be a good challenge for second graders so please keep in mind your child may need a nice cheer or encouraging word while completing the nightly homework. There will be no homework Wednesday - we hope to see you at Math and Phonics Night!
History: This week we are traveling across the Pacific Ocean to Japan! Students will be introduced to modern Japan and Tokyo, as well as be able to discuss the differences between school here and in Japan. We will also talk about the symbolism of the Japanese flag and why Japan is called the "Land of the Rising Sun" (because it is the first country in Asia that sees the sun rise).
Science: Next week we will HOP into our next animal life cycle: a frog! We will learn about how the frog experiences metamorphosis through these stages: egg, tadpole, froglet, and adult frog. Did you know that there are thousands of different kinds of frogs in the world and they don't all look alike? See if your 2nd grader can answer these to questions: Do you know what a group of frogs is called? Frogs live on every continent in the world except _____.
Love,
Mrs. Dombrowski
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