It's Friday! There's only 5 more school days until winter break. We have had quite a few discussions about personal space, specifically at recess, and it is important to keep our hands and bodies to ourselves. It is always important, but especially this year as we are all doing our best to be safe.
We are looking for grown-ups from our class to come share about a holiday or tradition you have! If you're interested, please be prepared to share:
- What the holiday is (which can be from anytime during the year)
- When the holiday is celebrated
- Why it is celebrated
- Your personal family traditions for the holiday (please feel free to share personal family photos or momentos)
You can also have the kiddos do a short activity (listen to a read aloud, make a craft, do a related game). If you have questions or need help with ideas, please feel free to reach out to me! This is a new activity that Mrs. Herchelroath (another second grade teacher) and I are trying out so thank you for your patience as we work out any possible bugs that pop up. To sign up, please check out this Sign Up Genius. Thank you!
Reminders for Friday, December 10th
- Please remember to bring your Chromebook and charger to school each day!
- 30 minutes of RAZ kids due by Friday, 12/17
- Oceans and Continents quiz on Monday, 12/13 (social studies)
- Maps and Globes test on Thursday, 12/16 (social studies)
Notes
- The Book Fair is coming to Pinebrook 12/13 - 12/17!
- **If you have not already, please consider putting extra masks in your kiddo's backpack. Accidents happen and it's always best when the kids have masks that they are already comfortable wearing.
- Please also be sure that your kiddo's masks fit their faces well!
- LCPS lunch menu can be found HERE
- Look for the white dropdown box, click to choose elementary school, and then click SY Lunch @ ES. It changes each month.
- Scholastic Book Club December orders are due by 12/15/21. Our class code is RKQRV.
Morning Meeting/SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) - We continued learning about powerful emotions and how we can all have different opinions or feelings about the same topic.
Reading - We continued doing research on a chosen topic, using Epic, and learned about some nonfiction text features (table of contents, headings, index, glossary vs. dictionary). Next week, we will share our research to show how we can learn from our reading and learn about more nonfiction text features (labels, captions, bold print, italic print).
Writing - We published our All About books. Next week, we will practice answering prompts.
Writing - We published our All About books. Next week, we will practice answering prompts.
Math - We practiced how to regroup (carry the ten). Next week, we will start 2-digit subtraction.
Social Studies - We learned about maps vs globes, hemispheres, equator vs prime meridian, and continents vs. oceans. We will review continents and oceans and learn about the different landforms (rivers, mountains, lakes) next week.
Stay warm this weekend,