Math Explorations and Narrative Writing

We started unit 5 (in math) today by doing some explorations. Unit 5 will cover 2-D and 3-D shapes. A parent letter, explaining this unit, was sent home today. Please keep this as a reference. It has ideas for practice at home, along with the answers to the homework for the unit.


Exploration A: Sharing Equally (introduction to division)



Exploration B: Attribute Blocks: What's My Rule?



Exploration C: Clock Concentration (matching game)


Before Thanksgiving break we were working really hard on our expository (information) writing. Today, I introduced narrative (story) writing. We will be working on narrative writing until winter break.

Please don't forget to return the report card envelope, signed. This lets me know that you did look at your child's report card. The report card stays at home.

I hope you all had a relaxing Thanksgiving break. Now...if only we could get some snow!

2nd Grade Memory Books

At the end of the school year, your child will be bringing home a memory book from their 2nd grade experience. We will be completing and compiling the memory book pages throughout the school year. This past week in the computer lab, we did our Halloween memory page using a program called Canvastic.

We're Going Batty!

We have just completed our first big writing project of the year--our bat reports. Each student chose a type of bat to study. We researched information in books and on the internet. Notes were recorded, which were later turned into rough drafts. After editing, we typed our reports in the computer lab and put them into a bat book.


notes...



rough draft...



the completed project...


Ta-da!