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Five Winter Holidays

11/30/2015

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For the month of December second graders will be exploring the customs and traditions of five different winter holidays celebrated around the world; Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Three Kings' Day, and the Chinese New Year. We will be diving into fiction and nonfiction texts to examine how different stories and traditions from different cultures can convey similar messages and the spirit of the season. We hope to cultivate a community in which the students learn to appreciate and respect cultural differences.
Below are pictures from our "kick-off" activity- an Object/Picture Sort:
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Day of Giving (Spanish & English Info)

11/30/2015

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Conference Schedule

11/23/2015

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Special Readers & Game Day Pictures

11/20/2015

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Two of our reading groups presented a book and reading strategy to the class today. The Chrysanthemum group focused on Text-to-Text Connections. The Look Inside Group taught the class about Main Idea and Details. Below are pictures from our Game Party! We had so much fun building, twisting, guessing, pay-daying and magnetiling!
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Conference & Party Reminders

11/19/2015

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Book Orders Are Due Tomorrow!!!
 Conferences are next week on Monday and Tuesday. The kids and I have decided that STUDENTS ARE WELCOME to come to their conference to share some work with you. But they are not required to. Your child will join us for the first 10  minutes or so, then we will send them to the hallway while the adults talk. I am very much looking forward to sharing your child's growth this year! And when you come, don't forget to check out our latest writing the hallway: Informative Writing on Native American clothing, food, or hunting.
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Tomorrow is our Game Party. I completely forgot to remind the kids, so hopefully you'll see this blog post and remind them. I don't know if we decided 100% about wearing pajamas, so they can or don't have to- depending on their comfort level. But you can send in a game or building materials (Legos, etc) if you want.
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Game Party on Friday!

11/18/2015

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The amazing 2B has earned another party! This time they voted for a Pajama Game Day! (every option had pajamas, because why not!?!) Here are the details:
  • Wear Pjs on Friday
  • If you want, bring in a board game that can be played by 2 players or more in 30 minutes or less. 
  • I will also have building materials and games (Legos, Magnatiles, Keva Planks, and some of my games from home.)
  • We will party, build and game in the afternoon.
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Grammar & Reading Update

11/8/2015

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New Types of Nouns!

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After a quick review of NOUNS, we spent the past two weeks studying COLLECTIVE NOUNS. Ask your child about them!

We are now beginning to explore IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS. We started with a sort on Friday. Next week we will play "Go Fish" and "I Have, Who Has?" At that point, they will have explored and discovered what we are studying through these games and we will then take notes on it to solidify our learning!
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Text to Text Connections

Good readers make connections. We often make Text-to-Self Connections, and now we are noticing that good readers make connections to other books while they are reading (Text-to-Text Connection). To practice this, I have been reading books aloud that partner with similar themes. Our most recent was Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers and Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems. The class thought these two pictures summed up the connection we made: both books have a character that is lonely and finds an unlikely friend. Go ahead, you can say, "Awwww...." We all did. 
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Important Reminders and Dates!

11/6/2015

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Word Work Homework Due Date
We forgot to write the due date on our latest Word Work Homework Menu. The due date is Friday, 11/13/15.

​PTO Book Fair
I hope to see everyone at the Book Fair this Sunday from 10am-8pm. I'll be reading at 11:30! Details to the right (flyers coming home today, too!)
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Conferences
Thank you all for turning in the conference forms. I will be sending home conference time confirmations on Tuesday.

Music Show Date
SAVE THE DATE! The 2nd grade music show will be Friday, February 19th at 2:30-3:00 in the Small Gym.
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