First Week of School

We had a great first week of school!  We are really working hard on practicing our rules and procedures for our classrooms.  Maestra Anabel and I met with both classes on the first day of school so  we could establish the rules together.

We look forward to meeting with you at the Back to School Night this Thursday, September 5th, from 5-6 p.m.  All 2nd grade families will meet in room D4 where Maestra Anabel and I will have a short presentation, followed by time for you to ask any questions you may have.

Here is a look at some of the work we did in class last week:

After reading Chrysanthemum, we talked about things that make us wilt and things that make us bloom.

 

We also talked about the differences between toys and math tools.  This will get the students ready to use the math manipulatives as tools, not toys, during math lessons.

I will be implementing The Daily 5 in our classroom this year.  This will take the place of "centers" while I am working with reading groups.  The Daily 5 consists of Read to Self, Read with Someone, Listen to Reading, Word Work, and Work on Writing.  We have, so far, worked on Read to Self.  Our goal while practicing has been to build our stamina so the children can read for longer periods of time.  We made this anchor chart as a reminder of our behaviors during Read to Self.