Weekly Update 8/27

We did it!! The first week of second grade was a huge success. I am so proud of each and everyone of your children. We spent the first week learning the rituals and routines of the classroom. A few activities included:


-The children were given foil, pipe cleaners and popsicle sticks. they were told to create “something” with their team using only the materials provided. The point of this activity was to work as a team and to get their creativity flowing. Challenges encountered were: not brainstorming ideas with the team before starting, not agreeing on what to make and wanting to use other material such as glue, paper scissors ect. We has some really creative ideas such as palm trees, a dolphin and a planets. After the team building activity, the children were given their own materials to make something independently and then write a descriptive paragraph about their creation.
-We completed our beginning of year writing prompt. These are hanging inside the classroom.
-We discussed kindness and what it meant to throw kindness like confetti. We then created a self portrait and wrote about what we could do to share kindness. These are hanging outside of our classroom. Come check them out!



A few reminders:
-Pick up is on Peach Street at 3:45.
-I will ask for donations to provide for the afternoon (that seems to be a long stretch of time). Your child may bring a snack from home if they would like a morning snack. No sugar please.
-Southmoor Birthday Celebration Policy: We celebrate birthday’s once a month at Southmoor. Our birthday celebration day for the months of August & September is on September 9/28 .  This helps us cut down on the amount of sweets brought into the classroom. If your child had a birthday in the month of August and in September, you may bring in a treat. Please email me so that we mix up treats and don't have a zillion cupcakes.
​-Thursday Folders and homework will begin this week (Thursday). Stay tuned for more info


WE NEED A ROOM PARENT! Please email Mrs. Brady if you are able to help.


This week:

This week in Superkids, we will:
Associate vowels with short-vowel sounds
Blend sounds to decode words
Listen to and discuss a read-aloud selection
Read and encode words with /sh/ and /ch/
Understand and discuss memory words
Use capitalization and periods
Understand and classify nouns
Recognize and form possessives
Use apostrophes
Understand pronouns
Discuss Onomatopoeia
Encode words with /ch/ and /tch/
Edit sentences with incorrect spelling
Identify rhyming words
Ask your child: What is a noun? How is that different from a Pronoun? Why do we use an apostrophe? Give me an example of 2 rhyming words.
 
This week in Writing, we will:
Recognize that writing has different purposes
Review sequence worcds
Generate ideas before writing
Follow oral directions
Free write
Use props to support spoken messages
Distinguish between complete and incomplete sentences
Ask your child: What does every sentence need? What are the 3 things we do when we give feedback? (kind, specific, immediate). What is stamina?
  
This week in Math, we will:
 Understand standard notation (< >) (+ =)
Generate equivalent expressions for a number
Begin iReady on computers during centers
Develop vocab to name and describe shapes
Identify and recognize coins and their values
Explore money
Develop an understanding of the structure of the 100’s chart
Count, write, and read numbers to 100 and beyond
Review skip counting (2’s, 5’s, 10’s)
Ask your child: Write your numbers to 100 (make sure your child is not writing numbers backwards). How many sides does a triangle have? Hexagon? Trapezoid? If they can, have them draw the shapes. What is the value of a penny? Nickel? Dime? Quarter? 


Wish List:
Hand sanitizer and soap
Two or three big bottles will last us a very long time.

Upcoming Dates:
August 31: Mrs Brady is out. Don;t worry we have our SUPER Sub, Mrs. V. If you are familiar with Southmoor, you know that she is very well known at Southmoor and knows my expectations very well.
9/4- No School
9/5 PTO Meeting
9/5 CSC Meeting
9/6 New Family Night 5:30-6:00
9/6 Back to School Night 6-7pm
9/20 Picture Day
9/28 August & September Birthday Celebrations
10/3 CSC Fall Forum 5:30
10/6 Moose is Loose Carnival 2:00
10/11 Muffins for Mom 8:00am
10/19-10/23 No School Fall Break
10/26 October Birthday Celebrations
10/31 Halloween Celebrations 2:45