The Rochell Reader

September 30, 2016

Conference sign-up sheets are still available. Stop in after school, if youd like to sign up!
October Scholastic Book Club online orders are due Oct. 10th. LG8MX is our class code.
Please read, sign and return the permission slip in your childs Friday folder, still in need of 2!
(Time change) Our first field trip we will explore the Botanical Gardens on October,19th from
12:30-2:00.
The Fun Run at Logan will take place Oct.5th at 11:00 for second grade!
T-Shirt orders, and website permission slips should be returned by Wednesday.

Math

Writing

We played Fishing for 10!

We continued to learn from the

masters as we read mentor texts. We
learned why a good ending is necessary in
a story.

Quick Look Cards were used to help the

students with number sense.
The Reference Book was introduced. (Its

We have been working on how to add

details to a good small moment.
Individual conferences continue to be
part of this process.

also found online in ConnectED.)

Students investigated quarters.
We explored even and odd numbers using a
double ten frame.
Skip counting on calculators and number grids

Science/Social Studies

were practiced. We also looked at the place

value pattern created in their counts.

We continue working on the concept of urban,

We reviewed relation symbols: Is less than, is

suburban, and rural areas.

greater than, and is equal to.

The students were introduced to life cycles.

Partners played the number-grid game.

They created life-cycle diagrams for humans,

bean plants and frogs.

Reading

We read, The Reason for Seasons to

examine other examples of cycles.

Phonics lessons consisted of learning about

consonant clusters, recognizing compound words,
making compound words, identifying long vowel
sounds and reviewing short vowel sounds.
Word Study practice has begun! (Spelling)

The students began a yearlong study of our

class tree using their senses.
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