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PS 230 2nd Grade Team

Front Row (L to R) - Mrs. Kolenovic, Mrs. Randazzo, Ms. Sauco, Ms. Connuck, Ms. Orefice,

Back Row (L to R) - Ms. Saeed, Mrs. Markovinovic

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2nd Grade News - November 2018

 What is 2nd Grade Learning this Month?

Reading Workshop:

     In reading workshop, we will be focusing on a non-fiction unit of study.   Students will use non-fiction text features (table of contents, index, bold words, glossary, captions, etc.) to further develop their comprehension on the topic they are reading.

Helpful Tips for Parents:

     Please continue to encourage your child to read the books in their reading baggie every night for 20 minutes!   To support your child at home, ask questions to retell the important facts they learned.  Then help them think beyond the book by asking questions such as…

·  How does the author use compare and contrast?

·  How did the author organize this book?

·  What was the author’s purpose for writing this book? Is it to entertain, persuade or inform?

   
 

Writing Workshop: 

     In writing workshop, students will continue to work on writing Small Moments.   We are focusing on revising, editing and publishing.   Writers will revise their work with a red pen by adding more detail or fix their work to make sure it makes sense.   Editing is when you use a purple pen to look through your writing piece to correct spelling, punctuation and uppercase/lower case letters.  

Helpful Tips for Parents:

·  Encourage your child to reread his/her writing and revise/edit to make it sound like a story you would read in a book.

 

Social Studies:

     This month second graders will be continuing their learning of the physical characteristics of a community.  We will also begin our unit on New York long ago. 

  

STEM

Math Workshop:

      In math workshop, students will continue to work on telling time to the nearest half hour and solving single and multi-step word problems.

      We will be moving into our geometry unit.  We will be focusing on 2D and 3D geometry and the foundational ideas about fractions.  Students will learn about rectangular arrays and partition squares, rectangles, and circles into equal parts. 

Helpful Tips for Parents:

     At home, talk to your child about finding fair shares!  You can practice partitioning objects into equal shares.   Ask your child, “Let’s cut your sandwich into halves.  How many different ways can we cut your sandwich so we can have equal pieces?” 

 

Science:

     Second graders will be starting a new unit of study in November called, Pebbles, Sand and Silt.  Students will observe how rocks are different by looking at various properties of rocks. Students will also classify rocks and observe rocks interacting with each other and with water.  This unit provides experiences that heighten students awareness of rocks as earth materials and natural resources.  This would be a great time to start a rock collection at home! Help your child explore the different properties of rocks from your backyard!

  

ENL

English as a New Language (ENL):

    Ms. Weinstein will support our ELL's to strengthen their reading, writing and language skills.

 

Music:

     In November we will begin our study of the qualities of music.  We will learn how composers use dynamic markings to indicate when to play or sing quietly or loudly.   We will also begin to learn the solfege syllable singing system used by vocalists.       

  

Art: 

   Students will be learning about the wonderful Mexican celebration, Dios de los Muertos.  In art class we will look at the creations made by the Mexican people to honor relatives from the past, and also to create wonderful fanciful skulls.

   

Physical Education

Gym:

     We are practicing and refining our gross motor skills through high energy activities.  For example, we are working on our balance & coordination while exercising using many different body functions in a fun and active way such as jumping, hopping & leaping.