Good morning everyone,

This is our last week of school. I am sad I can’t be with you all this week. Normally we would have had fun activities all week, culminating in a class party and yearbook signing. This year may be different, but I tried to come up with some fun things to do this week. They are optional and are meant to be fun review.  Please check our weekly assignment list and resource page for details.

You will have the option of doing a virtual “Escape from 2^nd Grade”, a math mystery hunt, a summer bucket list, and virtual beach field trip. You may also finish your 2^nd Grade Memory book. There are two Flipgrids you may do as well. One is for sharing what you did this week, and the other is for saying Happy Summer to your classmates.

Remember to pick up your personal belongings on your assigned day and return library books and chromebooks or any technology you borrowed. In addition to the bags of personal belongings outside the classroom on the shelf, there will be a small lost and found bin of things that didn’t have names on them. Please check in there if you are missing anything, especially headphones.

We are not doing our regular Zoom sessions this week.

Wednesday at 10:00 is our Zoom with the other 2^nd grades to see the animal show. Be sure to use the invitation that was sent to you.

Thank you for the class End-of- Year gift. I haven’t been into the school to pick it up yet, but I appreciate your thoughtfulness.

You have all worked so hard during this time. I have missed you and enjoyed teaching all of you this year. I wish you all a wonderful summer!

Sincerely,

Ms. Smith

 

 

CORRECTION to my earlier message: Our Animal Zoom meet with the other second grades is NEXT Wednesday, June 10th. Sorry for the mix-up. We will still meet at our regular time this Wednesday though for our class awards. Thank you!

Good morning everyone.

I hope everyone is safe this morning.

This week we will be winding up our academic year. Thank you for all you’ve done to make the most of this unique time period we are going through.

Please see the weekly overview for the reading assignment choices. You may either do the regular Wonders assignments or read and do activities for Dinosaurs Before Dark.

In math we are finishing up geometry and working on patterns. You may work through the chapter at your own pace this week and next. You may use any unused pages in the workbook for summer math practice. IXL starred assignments are optional this week.

In writing you will be working on a commemorative class coin and 2^nd grade memory book.

We have our class party tomorrow, Tuesday, at our regular Zoom time of 9:00. It will probably go longer than 30 minutes. Please be sure to have your child prepared ahead of time. I sent an email about this, so please let me know if you have any questions, so no one misses out on the fun. That email will also be posted later today for reference.

On Wednesday we will have our class awards, which are awards I give for each child, at our regular Zoom time of 9:00. This will be our last Room 8 Zoom.

Also on Wednesday we will be joining the other 2^nd grades on a fun Zoom meeting at 10:00. They will be seeing a live animal show with an animal expert. Please let me know if you haven’t received an invitation. Join if you can.

Next week there will be some fun academic activities. We will have a math challenge, 2^nd Grade “Escape Room” activity, online virtual beach field trip, and summer bucket list activity. There will also be the option to say good-bye and happy summer on Flipgrid.

Remember to pick up your child’s personal belongings next week on your assigned day. There will also be an end-of-year goody-bag in your child’s bag of things that the room parents put together.

Speaking of room parents- thank you to Mrs. Woo, Mrs. Winkler, and Mrs. Vancura for being our room moms this year. They have done a spectacular job of helping whenever we needed something.

Also thank you to all who were able to come in this year to help in the classroom. Your help makes a big difference.

And finally, thank you to all parents for helping your child learn always, but especially these past 2 ½ months where you have been your child’s teacher while trying to juggle everything else.

Have a wonderful week everyone!

Ms. Smith

 

Good morning everyone!

I hope you had a restful holiday weekend.

My apologies for not having a post last Monday. It is in the Post section of our edlio site. I’m not sure why it didn’t make it to the front page. It is in there if you want to read it.

This week we will be focusing on summarizing and main idea/detail in non-fiction texts. Our vocabulary strategy will be Greek and Latin roots. 

In writing, please put the finishing touches on your animal report and e-mail your report to me by Friday. I have also set up a Flipgrid topic, so you can share your report there if you wish. Also don’t forget to do your journal topic on Tuesday. Email me your paragraph. We will be using the ideas next week.

We finished learning about time in math last week. We are moving on to geometry for the final weeks. 

In science, continue learning about matter on IXL. Be sure to check out the Brainpop Jr. videos through the portal if you haven’t yet completed them. There are also two short Mystery Science lessons this week.

I see some students have accessed the Epic website for reading. It's a fun way to get your 20 minutes of reading in. You can choose books by topic, title, or reading level. My 4th grade son is enjoying a series called "The Best Quiz Ever". If you find a book you like on Epic or anywhere else, recommend it to others on Flipgrid. Epic also has videos related to interests you may have. We have Epic for free until June 30^th.

Announcements:

June 8th and 9th: Personal belongings pick up and textbook/ library book drop off:

Please pick up your child's personal belongings on your designated day and time from our classroom. They will be left in bags on the shelf outside the classroom. I have gone through each child's desk to be sure all belongings were put into the bag. I collected library books that were left in the classroom and will return them to the library for you.  

There will be tables set up in the main hallway by the MPR by grade level if you need to drop anything off. 

 

 

 

Thank you everyone! Have a wonderful week!

Ms. Smith

 

Good morning everyone!

     I hope you had a restful weekend.

     This week we will be focusing on rereading for understanding and author's purpose in non-fiction texts. Our vocabulary strategy will be looking for clues to meanings of words within a paragraph. 

     In writing, please work on finishing your report, including a cover page, table of contents, diagram, and glossary. Please e-mail your report to me by next Friday. I will also set up a Flipgrid topic so you can share your report there if you wish.

     In science, we are moving onto learning about matter. Be sure to check out the Brainpop Jr. videos through the portal.

     We are continuing to learn about time in math this week. We will focus on a.m. and p.m. as well as elapsed time. 

     I see some students have accessed the Epic website for reading. It's a fun way to get your 20 minutes of reading in. You can choose books by topic, title, or reading level. My 4th grade son is enjoying a series called "The Best Quiz Ever". If you find a book you like on Epic or anywhere else, recommend it to others on Flipgrid. Epic also has videos related to interests you may have. 

 

     It is Spirit Week. For our Tuesday and Wednesday Zoom lesson, try to participate:

     Next Monday is the Memorial Day holiday, so there won't be any lessons for that day. I will still post the week's plan on Sunday.

 

     June 8th and 9th: Chromebook drop off and personal belongings pick up: Please refer to Mrs. Pastell's e-mail about when to drop off your chromebook if you borrowed one. Please also pick up your child's personal belongings on that day from our classroom. They will be left in bags on the shelf outside the classroom. I will go through each child's desk to be sure all belongings are put into the bag. I will take library books that were left in the classroom and return them to the library for you.  If you have a library book at home, you may drop it off in the office or wherever things are being collected. Please contact me via e-mail if you feel something is missing from your child's personal belongings or if something is in the bag that doesn't belong to your child. If you cannot pick up belongings on your designated day, please let me know so we can make other arrangements.

     Thank you everyone! Have a wonderful week!

 

Good morning everyone!

 

I hope everyone enjoyed Mother's Day with your families.

 

Students, thank you for all the kind and precious notes and videos for Teacher Appreciation Day. I really felt special. I miss all of you and wish we could be back together to do all the things you mentioned you like about our class.

 

This week and next we will be learning about time concepts in math. Please use the math resources page for help with the concepts. There are many useful videos and lessons there. I will be teaching about time in our Zoom lessons as well.

 

In language arts, we are learning about myths, reviewing the comprehension strategy of rereading when we don't understand something, learning about theme, reviewing how to use context clues to determine the meaning of a word, and reviewing adjectives and using commas in a series. Please continue writing your animal report pages. We have this week and next to finish up.

 

In social studies, we are finishing up economics. There are 2 Mystery Science mini-lessons this week. 

 

Remember to go through the portal to use Brain Pop Jr. You can access all your assignments there. Monday's regular Brain Pop assignment is also located through the Brain Pop Jr. website in the portal. 

 

Remember to post in Flipgrid. If you are feeling shy about it, send me an email, so we can figure out an alternate way for you to show your work.

 

Since libraries are still closed, I found a helpful website that we can use to read books and watch videos related to what we are studying. It is called Epic. We can use it during our last few weeks of school. I will send an email out for you to sign up. A few of the this week's time resources can be accessed on Epic. 

 

Have a great week, everyone! Continue to email me with questions if you need help with anything.

 

 

 

 

 

This is a link to our 2nd grade garden lesson for the month. 

Good morning everyone!

 

I hope you had a restful weekend. 

 

This week remember we have Zoom lessons on Tuesday and Wednesday at 9:00. We will be learning about making paragraphs from our notes for the animal report. I look forward to seeing everyone then!

 

Remember to work on IXL when assigned. (Grammar, Social Studies, and Math this week) There are some starred assignments in Language Arts too if you have time to do them.

 

In social studies, we will be studying economics. There is an optional art activity found in the Resources section that goes with the unit . There is a video of how to do the project as well.

 

In math we are continuing to study fractions. Next week we will begin time. Please do the assigned Brain Pop videos to review what we have already learned about time this year. This will help you be ready for next week's concepts.

 

Remember to post on Flipgrid when assigned. I am loving your videos! Remember to read the response I post too.

 

Have a great week everyone!

 

 

 

Good morning everyone.

Please continue to look at the weekly overview tab for the week’s assignments.

We will have Zoom meetings at 9:00 on Tuesday and Wednesday. You may use last week's invitations.

For Tuesday's meeting, we will be talking about fractions. If your child wants to do the activity along with me, be sure to have them print "TR 26" from the Math Ch 12 tab and cut out the pieces and have a pencil.This is optional. 

Please continue to email me with any questions and to submit finished assignments.

Hope you have a wonderful week!

Ms. Smith