Donors Choose

Last Friday, I submitted a Donors Choose for our class to receive a rug. The 2nd graders and I looked together and chose a rug that would complete our classroom meeting spot. We already have 3 donors! If you get a chance, please take a peek. Of course, there is NO pressure to donate! You would help us by sharing this information on social media or with close friends and family.

 For the next 6 days, when someone donates to our project and enters the code LIFTOFF, DonorsChoose.org will match their donation dollar for dollar, up to $50 per donor.  

https://www.donorschoose.org/project/coming-together-to-learn/4499485/?challengeid=21305195

Twitter

Do you check our Twitter account yet?  If not, the link to our page is:

https://twitter.com/lexie_anderson_

I post quick pictures and updates often! I also recommend following Mr. Welnetz and Suamico school's Twitter. The link is:

https://twitter.com/SuamicoElem

Updates and Reminders

We had a great four-day week together in 2nd grade! Here are a few updates and reminders:

Reading: In reading, the 2nd graders have been learning about our first unit, "Readers Grow Like Beanstalks!" They are doing a great job! They are working on choosing how to set goals for how much reading they can do in a session. They are also working on reading the books how the author intends for them to be read by using clues like punctuation, pictures, and context clues.

Math: We have done a lot of reviewing in math with number sense. The second graders have spent some time focusing on place value and also the "Make 10" strategy for addition. At home, please take some time to review correct number formation with your child. I have noticed that a few kiddos are still mixing up their numbers and making them backwards. I would also recommend practicing addition and subtraction flash cards (a bag with flash cards should be coming home with your child each night and should be returned to school each day). 

Social Studies: The second graders did a great job wrapping up their citizenship project! Be sure to check out your child's SeeSaw account to see their project. (*SeeSaw information was sent home a few weeks ago. If you need an extra copy, please let me know.) We have now started our second Social Studies unit on "Life Long Ago." Our field trip to Heritage Hill this week was a great kick-off to the unit! 

From Mrs. Foley's (Guidance) office: Just a reminder for families from Mrs. Foley. (This is also found in the school newsletter). Click on image to enlarge:

Week #4 Cherry Pie Spelling Winner: Our winner this week was Delaney! We are so proud of you! 

Paws Pals: We met with our kindergarten Paws Pals from Mrs. Preston's class on Friday for the first time! The second graders got to share picture books with their Paws Pals and did a great job!

Have a great 3 day weekend!

Heritage Hill

Today was our field trip to Heritage Hill! We had a blast! The 2nd graders got to learn about life on a farm in the early 1900's. They got to feed chickens, learn about different vegetables in a garden, different chores that boys and girls their age did, and even got to make butter! We really appreciated the staff from Heritage Hill welcoming us back for another great trip! A big thank you also goes out to Mrs. VerHaagh for being a wonderful chaperone and helping out our entire class all morning! 

(*Please also know that you can click on any image on our blog to enlarge it! :))

To make butter, you need to use a lot of arm muscle!