January News

The first week of January flew by so quick!  This month brings us new units to explore in math and writing.  While we will continue to work with money, adding and subtracting, and telling time, we will also explore a unit in math on data analysis.  Students will learn how to read and interpret data, as well as how to collect data and make representations of their results.

In writing workshop we have just completed our unit on Information Texts, and will begin to learn how to write opinion pieces.  So far this year, second graders have really risen to the challenge of our new writing program.  I am excited to see where the Opinion Writing unit will take us!

Reading Response

The purpose of our Reading Responses is not only to get students thinking about their reading, but also to encourage students to talk about good books as they present their Responses to their peers.  I am incredibly pleased at the level of conversation that takes place around the books that students in our class are reading!  The passion for a good story ends up spreading to others and students find themselves reading and enjoying books that they might not have noticed otherwise.  Thank you, families, for supporting your child's reading - and responding to reading - at home!  It is quite evident how literacy rich this classroom is.

Mark Your Calendars

Monday, January 19 -- No School