December 13th, 2021

12/13/2021

Elf hunt around the school for the Holiday Challenge Extravaganza! We found all 20! Good eye, team.

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!

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!

Sincerely,

Bianca Popola