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quarter 2, week 6

11/19/2021

 
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Our class' first visitors to the Book Vending Machine.
Guest reader on "Thankful for Reading Day." Ms. Becker was my 5th grade teacher and now teaches at Dolvin! 
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Surprise visit from Officer Lemke and his service dog, Pandora!
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Buddy/flashlight reading on "Thankful for Reading Day!"
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Our final guest reader, Waldo (oh, it's Mr. Stein)! What an awesome day!

​THIS 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: Hey Little Ant; Tale of Two Beasts
  • 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.a Use collective nouns (e.g., group).
      • Examples: pride of lions, colony of ants, crowd of people, gaggle of geese, etc.
  • Phonics ​
    • ​ELAGSE2RF3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
      • Vowel Y as long E or long I
        • ​Y as long E: very, cherry, tidy, cozy, etc.
        • Y as long I: sky, fly, sly, etc.
  • Math 
    • Unit ​2.3 - On Level 
      • ​MGSE2.MD.4 Measure to determine how much longer one object is than another, expressing the length difference in terms of a standard length unit.
      • MGSE2.MD.5 Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve word problems involving lengths that are given in the same units, e.g., by using drawings (such as drawings of rulers) and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
      • MGSE2.MD.6 Represent whole numbers as lengths from 0 on a number line diagram with equally spaced points corresponding to the numbers 0, 1, 2, ..., and represent whole-number sums and differences within 100 on a number line diagram.
    • ​Unit 2.6 - Advanced ​
      • ​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.
      • 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.
  • Social Studies 
    • ​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.

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

  • Monday,  November 22nd - Friday, November 26th Thanksgiving Holiday/No School
  • Friday, December 3rd Rescheduled Bingo Night
  • Friday, December 3rd Spirit Day
  • Friday, December 3rd Rescheduled Parent Coffee
  • 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 Thanksgiving week/holiday ahead! Enjoy all the family time and yummy food!

Sincerely,

​Bianca Popola

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