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How to Reach Us
• Put a note in your child’s folder.
• We can be reached by phone 425-431-7754
• or e-mail • [email protected]
Math
• Math Expressions– Daily Quick Practice of basic facts and skills
already learned.– Math lesson with
• White board practice• Math Talk• Time to practice what we learned• Working in our math books• Using manipulatives to help our thinking• Daily 5 Math
– Homework that matches lessons from class
Reader’s Workshop
• Everyday students Independent Read, write about their thinking in Response Journals, have conferences and small groups with Ms. Hall
• Benchmark Literacy Lessons– One unit every 3 weeks
• Week 1, we learn with posters• Week 2, we learn with a Big Book story• Week 3, we learn with a Readers Theater
• Word Study – we learn new words, and how to spell and read challenging words.
• Daily 5
Writer’s Workshop
• This year students will write: Narrative – fiction and nonfiction stories Opinion-writing that states an opinion
about different topicsInformative – writing that teaches or
informs
• Writer’s Notebooks– Students will be able to write stories that they
choose
Science
• Learning about the Scientific Method• The Kits we receive from Edmonds– The Lifecycle of a Butterfly– Balance and Motion
• Use a Science Notebook
Homework
• Math– One page each night- Mon-Thur
• Reading – Please read for 20 minutes a night– Read at least 4 nights a week and fill out
weekly reading log
• Spelling– Practice words 3-5 minutes daily– Tests every Friday
Parent Communication
• Monthly Newsletters will be sent home.
• PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR CLASSROOM WEBSITE AT THE Meadowdale Elementary WEBSITE!
• http://teacher.edmonds.wednet.edu/meadowdale/mde-second-grade
Field Trips & Special Presentations
• November - Seattle Pacific Science Center (Approx. $7.00)
• March - “The BFG” at the Village Theatre in Everett (Approx. $7.00)
• April/May- Transit trip (Free)
Volunteers
• Please take a volunteer form home with you and fill out if you are interested in volunteering. Send it back in your child’s homework folder.