Hello families...I hope everyone has had a great week! The students have finished working on Contractions and Fractions. We started working on graphs (pictographs, tally charts, and bar graphs) on Monday. So far so good. We have also started on a new writing project- creating a money word problem. The students have written their problem, and next they will begin creating their piggy banks. They will be taking home their penguin writing this week. Attached is their writing rubric based on what they produced. Before each final is created, I go through their sloppy copy and circle and misspellings and other mistakes. At this point, it's the students' responsibility to put in their corrections.
We have started using the Renaissance Place program called Accelerated Math. How it works is I put in the objectives I want the students to work on. Let's say, fractions. The computer program puts together the chosen objectives into a test format, and the students fill out a scan card to answer. Once finished, I scan the card on a little machine, and then it prints the students' reports of their mastery. If the student receives a score of 80% or higher, this is considered mastery in the topic. If not, I print out a practice based one what they need to master. We've moved on to graphing, so the students will be getting a graphing test tomorrow. I am controlling how we are pacing through the program- so if students have not mastered a topic, they'll meet with me for intervention. However, if a student masters the topic at anytime during the week they received the test then they don't have to complete any Accelerated Math sheets for the rest of the week. I scan the cards everyday, so this helps me be flexible with my intervention groups.
Conferences are coming up next week. I will be sending home a letter on Friday to set up a conference based on need- both academic and behavior. If I don't send home a letter, and you would like to meet- please contact me so we can set up to meet in person or have a phone conference.
Also in the coming weeks is our Title I-sponsored Glitteracy event- a fun morning where the students will create Valentine's Day-themed activities. As with the 100th Day celebration, we will be switching with the other 2nd grade classes. A letter will be going home in the coming week or so, but if you would like to help please let me know. You would be moving with your students and assist with the class in the other rooms.
The students have been working on the digestive system- I'm sure they showed you their "small intestine". Next up is the respiratory system. Both units will be graded seperately, but on the same areas: neat, correct, and complete journal, and class participation.
As a reminder, if your student has a birthday coming up, please feel free to send in a snack with him/her to share. We can distribute the snacks sometime during the day. Also, please send your student in with cold weather clothing. The weather is, as always, fluctuating. Students have said they're not cold, but my motto is always "It's better to have it, and not need it, than need it and not have it" when it comes to jackets and sweaters. If you are having trouble with jackets and other cold weather clothing, please contact me. I can send your student to the nurse's office and she can find a jacket which fits.
News
Feb. 8 Parent/Teacher conferences, 1/2 day early release at 11:30.
Feb. 8 Progress reports.
Feb. 13 Teacher in-service, 1/2 day early release at 11:30.
Feb. 18 President's Day, no school.
Feb. 27 Teacher in-service, 1/2 day early release at 11:30.
Birthdays
Jan. 2 Corey
Jan. 26
David
Jan. 27 Sage
Feb. 1 Jacob
Feb. 12 Kevin
Feb. 24 Logan
Thank you for all you do!
Elizabeth Townsend
PDS
Second Grade
elizabeth.townsend@svps.k12.az.us
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