October 8th-12th

Parents,

I have enjoyed meeting with everyone so far to discuss your child's progress in second grade. I am looking forward to chatting with the rest of you this week!

In writing this week, we will be finishing up our super hero stories. Students have had fun coming up with their own super hero and writing a daring story where he or she gets to save the day! This week, we are working on editing our stories using rubrics and peer editing. Come check out the bulletin board at the end of the week to see our finished products!

In reading, we are in full force Daily 5! Students are becoming independent readers and I am enjoying seeing each child progress! We are also working on making connections to the books we read. You can help at home by asking your child "What did this book make you think of?" Or "Did this book remind you of another book?"

Math: We are adding to our addition strategies as well as beginning to look at subtraction strategies. We will also be learning about multiple addends and how we can take a difficult problem and turn it into problems we know.

Science: Our study of matter continues! We will be learning about physical and chemical changes. We will be doing several neat experiments to show that a chemical change makes a new product and a physical change doesn't change the actual product, only how it looks.

Reminders:

Bike Rodeo is this Saturday, October 6th. Bring your bike and helmet and learn about bike safety!

There is no school on Monday, October 8th. I look forward to seeing those of you who have conferences scheduled for that day.

Wednesday, October 10th is Spirit Night at Catfish Parlour beginning at 5pm. 15% of the cost of your dinner goes straight to Caraway!

For those planning ahead, the Give a Hoot picnic is the following Thursday, October 18th. Come and enjoy a picnic with your family and friends!