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December 13th, 2021

12/13/2021

 
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Elf hunt around the school for the Holiday Challenge Extravaganza! We found all 20! Good eye, team. 
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Celebrating the 80th day of school in style!

LAST WEEK, WE LEARNED ABOUT...

  • Reading
    • ​ELAGSE2RL6 Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.
      • ​Mentor texts: Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs; Seriously, Snow White was SO Forgetful!: The Story of Snow White As Told By the Dwarfs
  • Writing
    • ​ELAGSE2W2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.
    • ELAGSE2W5 With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.
    • ELAGSE2W8 Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
  • Grammar
    • ELAGSE2L1.b Form and use frequently occurring irregular plural nouns.
      • Examples: feet, children, teeth, mice, fish.
  • Phonics ​
    • ​ELAGSE2RF3  Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
      • Comparative Adjectives -er/-est
        • big/bigger/biggest
        • small/smaller/smallest
        • funny/funnier/funniest
  • Math 
    • Unit ​2.3 - On Level 
      • MGSE2.MD.7 Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, using a.m. and p.m.
      • MGSE2.MD.9 Generate measurement data by measuring lengths of several objects to the nearest whole unit, or by making repeated measurements of the same object. Show the measurements by making a line plot, where the horizontal scale is marked off in whole-number units.
      • MGSE2.MD.10 Draw a picture graph and a bar graph (with single-unit scale) to represent a data set with up to four categories. Solve simple put-together, take-apart, and compare problems using information presented in a bar graph.
    • ​Unit 2.6 - Advanced ​
      • ​MGSE2.OA.3 Determine whether a group of objects (up to 20) has an odd or even number of members, e.g., by pairing objects or counting them by 2s; write an equation to express an even number as a sum of two equal addends.
      • ​MGSE2.OA.4 Use addition to find the total number of objects arranged in rectangular arrays with up to 5 rows and up to 5 columns; write an equation to express the total as a sum of equal addends.
  • Science
    • ​S2P2 Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to explain the effect of a force (a push or a pull) in the movement of an object (changes in speed and direction).
    • S2P2.a Plan and carry out an investigation to demonstrate how pushing and pulling on an object affects the motion of the object.
    • S2P2.b Design a device to change the speed or direction of an object.

HOLIDAY CHALLENGE EXTRAVAGANZA!

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  • Monday, December 13th: Wear your best plaid - it's National Hot Chocolate Day (we will celebrate tomorrow, Tuesday, 12/14)
  • Wednesday, December 15th: Wear white - it's Snowman Day! 
  • Thursday, December 16th: Hawaiian Day - bust out your best Hawaiian/floral shirt! 
  • Friday, December 17th: PJ/slipper/stuffy day to celebrate winter break! 

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

  • Monday, December 20th - Friday, December 31st Winter Break/No School
  • Monday, January 3rd Teacher Workday/No School
  • Tuesday, January 4th First Day of Second Semester

CLOSING

Please always feel free to reach out with questions and concerns. I hope you have a great and safe week ahead! 
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Sincerely,

​Bianca Popola

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