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2 Grade Weekly Newsletter

Issue Date: September 25, 2015
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First day of Fall!

Picture Day!

We learned a LOT!

Quotation of the Week

Reading: Students were introduced to, and

practiced, the final Daily 5 rotation listen to
reading. Students are now prepared to begin
the Daily 5 routine on a consistent day-to-day
basis. They will rotate from reading to self for
20 minutes, to work on writing, to word work,
to listen to reading, to guided reading with Mrs.
Gannon each day.

A persons a person, no matter

how small.

Writing: Students have begun the writing

workshop, and are writing stories of their
choice. They have been taught various strategies to help them think of ideas, spell words,
and build writing stamina.
Math: Students have completed a variety of
activities allowing them to place objects in order and identify their ordinal numbers first
through twentieth. They also played a matching
game to help them learn and recognize the
written words of ordinal numbers.
Social Studies: Students have begun our next
unit on geography. Theyve learned the parts of
a map, labeled a map, seen what Google Maps
and Google Earth shows, and constructed their
own maps of their bedroom or classroom.
Tiger Time: Mrs. Gannon has been administering the Developmental Reading Assessment
(DRA) test to students to determine their current reading levels.

-Dr. Seuss

Reminders

Tuesday Folders need to be signed

and returned each week.
Snacks need to remain nut free,
have no potent odor, and should be
healthy! Please no drinks other
than water during snack.

Homework
Next weeks homework will be sent home
in homework folders on Monday and is
due Friday:
Read with your child 10-15 minutes
each night and complete reading log.
Spiral Math Review #3

Sight Words
-Words your child should knowthose around would

before

always

why

first

their

gave

goes

been

your

us

read

does

off

many

very

dont

which

these

because

write

use

We give it a thumbs up!

-Classroom highlights

Learning in Action!

Students have done a phenomenal

job practicing both fire drill and lock
down procedures. Were prepared!
Our class earned its first respect
sticker party on Friday! They voted
to bring in a
stuffed animal
for the day. Our
students are so
respectful!
Students use unifix cubes to practice ordinal numbers.

Looking Ahead
Reading: Students will begin participating in focus lessons about retelling a
story by its beginning, middle, and end.
Writing: Students will be adding to
their stories and stapling all papers together in book form. They will explore
additional types of writing like list making and writing letters.
Math: Students will begin learning
about place value.
Social Studies: Students will be identifying and labeling large land masses and
bodies of water.

Students record their findings and answer

supplemental questions about ordinal numbers.

Community Activities:
-Fall FunCox Farm is one of Ms. Epleys favorite
places for fall fun, located in Centreville,
VA. I love when my students can get outside and enjoy the weather of the season! Daycation DC is a great resource for
finding all kinds of VA/DC/MD activities!
Website: www.daycationdc.com
Twitter: @DaycationDC

Contact Me
Ms. Deanna Epley
Email:
Phone: