Friday Updates 5/5/23

Friday, May 5, 2023

 

Reminders for Friday, May 5th

  • Remember your Chromebook and charger every day!
  • 30 minutes TOTAL of RAZ Kids due by Friday, 5/12
  • Contractions quiz on Tuesday, 5/8 (reading)
  • Geometry test on Tuesday, 5/8 (math)
    • 2-d and 3-d shapes
  • Patriotic Symbols quiz on Thursday, 5/11 (social studies)
  • Symmetry quiz on Friday, 5/12 (math)
  • Economics Project due by Wednesday, 5/24 (social studies)
  • Food Chains Quiz on Wednesday, 5/17 (reading)
    • Not a quiz on food chains. The focus on is fiction reading comprehension skills.
  • Prefixes and Suffixes Quiz on Tuesday, 5/23 (reading)
  • Writing and Reading Fractions Quiz on Wednesday, 5/24 (math)
  • Economics Test on Wednesday, 5/31 (social studies)
  • Compound Words Quiz on Thursday, 6/1 (reading)
  • Comparing Fractions Quiz on Thursday, 6/1 (math)
Notes
  • Weekly Reminders
    • Wear sneakers on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for P.E.
      • If you do not wear sneakers/tennis shoes/trainers or closed-toed shoes (NO boots), you will not be allowed to participate in P.E. This is a rule from the P.E. teachers.
    • Return library books by Wednesday!
      • If you do not return your books, you will not be allowed to pick out new books.
    • Ice Cream at lunch on Thursday!
      • Ice cream is $1.
      • Kids are welcome to get ice cream any day. Second grade is encouraging kids to go on Thursdays so that it is less confusing and chaotic.
    • House Spirit Days are on Fridays.
      • Wear your house color on Fridays to show house spirit. 
    • Parents can join at lunchtime on Tuesdays and Thursdays!
      • Please be sure to bring your ID card to get in the front door.
      • You can walk your kiddo back to the classroom after lunch (when Ms. Stiffler comes to pick them up) if you would like.
      • Our lunch is 12:20 - 12:50pm.
Week Overview
Reading - We started learning about food chains. We will continue this learning next week.
Writing -  We used our knowledge about Native Americans to write a short story. We practiced using prefixes and suffixes. We will continue this next week.
Read Aloud - We continued learning about contractions. You can check our learning on the mind map.
Math - We learned about 3-d shapes. We will finish this next week and start learning about symmetry. 
Science We finished learning about the states of matter and started a short unit on patriotic symbols. We will continue this next week.
Handwriting - We practiced our cursive writing.

Have a wonderful weekend,