LANGUAGE ARTS: This week we read and discussed The Growth of a Sunflower and Experiment with What a Plant Needs to Grow. The Growth of a Sunflower is a photo essay while Experiment with What a Plant Needs to Grow is an informational text. We worked on skills such as decoding words with /oo,/ /ou,/ /o,/ /ew,/ /ue,/ and /u_e/ as in food, group, to, stew, blue, and tune, identifying adjectives that tell how many, identifying adjectives that end in "er" and "est," listing words in alphabetical order and using a dictionary to understand word meaning, decoding words with inflected endings "s" and "es" (as in jumps and branches,) using story vocabulary in context, and learning ten new high-frequency words.
MATH: Students added three-digit numbers using place value and partial sums, and recorded three-digit addition using the standard algorithm with possible regrouping of ones, tens, or both.
GUIDANCE: On March 6 we will discuss lesson 8 in our guidance book. Lesson 8 is called "Promises." In this lesson students will learn that marriage vows are a sign of love. We will discuss how families work at solving problems. We will also show how making promises relates to the sacraments.
SPELLING: We will not have a spelling pre and post test next week due to the short school week.
TAKE HOME FOLDERS: I will not be sending take home folders next week due to spring break. I will also not be posting a second grade newsletter on my blog. Any important notes from the office, etc. will be sent home in your child's backpack next week.
SPIRIT DAY: Tomorrow, March 6 is a "Spirit Day" at St. Malachy. Students can pay $1.00 to wear sweatpants or a hat to school if they wish. The money raised will help those in need in our local community.
PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES: Parent/teacher conferences will take place on Monday, March 9 from 3:40-7:00, Tuesday, March 10 from 3:40-7:00, Wednesday, March 11 from 3:40-5:00, and Thursday, March 12 from 8:00-11:00. I look forward to visiting with you about your child's progress next week!
