November 10-14

November 10-14

Writing

This week we will continue our writing project called Student Treasures books.  These are class books that we will send off to have published and bound for you to purchase.  Our class book will be called The Counterpane Fairy.  Each child will write an additional chapter of the story. We will be working through the writing process and will also include an illustration page that goes with our writing.  We will choose a cover and title page illustration for our class book also.

Reading

We will continue learning about nonfiction text and graphic features this week. Students will be able to identify and comprehend the meanings of diagrams, bold print, captions, labels, etc as they look through nonfiction texts. Towards the end of the week, we will learn all about synonyms (two words that have the same meaning) and antonyms (two words that have opposite meanings).

Math

This week we are focusing on subtraction strategies. We will learn to break apart numbers, use a number line, and learn to use addition to check our work. At the end of the week, we will combine everything we’ve learned with some mixed problem solving. Students will practice reading the problem, choosing an appropriate strategy and then solving.  

Social Studies

We’re continuing in Social Studies with government services. Who pays for these services?  We all do and we will discuss that citizens pay taxes that are then used to pay for services. When we all contribute, we are able to accomplish some big projects that we could not do individually.  Students will learn that each citizen puts in a portion from their income, sales tax and property tax.  When these monies are all put together, the government can pay for government services.  The community can provide valuable services for all members of the community, services that include police and fire protection, libraries, schools, and parks.  Mapping our community will be fun as we explore why people choose to live in a certain area.  We’ll  identify the government services provided around us and discuss private businesses as well.  At the end of the week we will identify the leaders and their job title. Students will compare the roles of mayor, governor, and president.  

Reminders

November 13- Second Grade field trip to Inner Space Caverns