Week of December 14
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
We have been reviewing unit 4 of Everyday Math, and our students will be given an open response on Tuesday, 12/15 and a written assessment on Wednesday, 12/16. Please continue to refer to the review section below to help your child study.
Mid-term Progress Reports will be sent home with the students on Wednesday, 12/16. Please discuss the report with your child and complete the bottom portion to return to us. If we have requested a conference with you, kindly email or call us to schedule an appointment. Keep in mind that we do teach the before-school program, and therefore, cannot meet with you during the following times: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 7:45 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
As you are aware, the second grade students will perform during the Winter Assembly on 12/18 at 9:15a.m. On the same day, we will celebrate by having a winter party at 12:45 p.m. In order for these events to be successful, the children need support from as many families as possible. Please consider volunteering for any of the activities we list below.
-assisting with costumes and make-up for the assembly (8:45a.m.)
-setting-up for the party (12:30p.m.)
-serving food
-monitoring craft activities
-cleaning-up (2:15p.m.)
Winter break begins 12/19 until 1/3. School will resume on Monday, 1/4/10.
Happy Holidays!
Language Arts:
Independent Reading (35-40 minutes at the beginning of each day)
Teachers provide guided reading lessons and/or reading conferences during this time. Differentiated Instruction:
- Guided Writing
- Guided Reading
- Writing conferences
- Reading 3 D Progress Monitoring
- Reading Skills: lessons on Context Clues
Spelling Words: carry, draw, far, hold, keep, myself, never, only, pick, six
Day 1:
Morning meeting/morning message
Reading: Analyze and evaluate
-Explain to students that we all have opinions. They help us to think critically, to analyze and to evaluate things around us. This kind of critical thinking is going to help us as we read.
Interactive Read Aloud: Erika-San by Allen Say.
-Read and discuss the theme of finding happiness in an adopted country. Pause occasionally to give students time to offer opinions and to evaluate the behavior of the characters.
Writing:
-Students select a piece of writing from this quarter to fancy up or use watercolors to illustrate last week’s writing.
- Practicing and making masks for winter assembly
Day 2:
Morning meeting/morning message
Reading: Analyze and evaluate
Interactive Read Aloud: Allison by Allen Say.
-Read and discuss the theme of adoption. Pause occasionally to give students time to offer opinions and to evaluate the behavior of the characters.
Writing:
-Students select a piece of writing from this quarter to fancy up or use watercolors to illustrate last week’s writing.
- Practicing and making masks for winter assembly
Day 3:
Morning meeting/morning message
Reading: Analyze and evaluate
Interactive Read Aloud: Stranger in the Mirror by Allen Say.
-Read and discuss the theme of acceptance.
Pause occasionally to give students time to offer opinions and to evaluate the behavior of the characters.
-Ask students to evaluate the story with a partner. Have them share their opinions about the author’s ability to help us understand the boy and his feelings.
Writing:
-Students select a piece of writing from this quarter to fancy up or use watercolors to illustrate last week’s writing.
- Practicing and making masks for winter assembly
Day 4:
Reading: Analyze and evaluate
-Explain to students that we all have opinions. They help us to think critically, to analyze and to evaluate things around us. This kind of critical thinking is going to help us as we read.
Interactive Read Aloud: Kamishibai Man by Allen Say.
-Read and discuss the tradition of “paper theater”. Pause occasionally to give students time to offer opinions and to evaluate the behavior of the characters.
-Students select a piece of writing from this quarter to fancy up or use watercolors to illustrate last week’s writing.
- Practicing and making masks for winter assembly
Day 5:
Winter Assembly
Math:
Unit 4 Review
- Calculate the value of a coin combination.
- Write the temperature shown on the thermometer.
- Mark the thermometer to show the temperature.
- Write whole numbers using base-ten notation (e.g. 34 = 3 tens 4 ones)
- Recognize numbers as odd or even.
- Fill in the number grid puzzle.
- Calculate the amount of change after paying.
- Solve the change-to-less problem.
- Solve problems using ballpark estimates.
- Solve problems involving multidigit addition (e.g. 74 + 45 =)
- Circle the digit in the 100s place. (e.g. 5,219, number 2 should be circled).
Open Response: Finding the Largest Sum (Tuesday 12/15/09)
Description: For this task, students create and add two-digit numbers to find the largest possible sum.
Focus:
- Identify the values of the digits in the 2-digit numbers.
- Compare and order whole numbers.
- Solve problems involving the addition of 2-digit whole numbers.
Unit 4 Written Assessment (Wednesday, 12/16/09)
- Calculate the value of a coin combination.
- Write the temperature shown on the thermometer.
- Mark the thermometer to show the temperature.
- Write whole numbers using base-ten notation (e.g. 34 = 3 tens 4 ones)
- Recognize numbers as odd or even.
- Fill in the number grid puzzle.
- Calculate the amount of change after paying.
- Solve the change-to-less problem.
- Solve problems using ballpark estimates.
- Solve problems involving multi-digit addition (e.g. 74 + 45 =)
- Circle the digit in the 100s place. (e.g. 5,219, number 2 should be circled).
5.1 Exploring Attributes Rules, Equal Sharing, and Time
Objective: To demonstrate rules used to classify shapes, to develop readiness for division, and to demonstrate telling time using digital and analog notation
- Mental Math and Reflexes/Math Message
- Math Message Follow-Up (Whole-Class Activity)
- Exploration A: Figuring Out the Attribute Rules (Small-Group Activity)
- Exploration B: Exploring equal sharing
- Exploration C: Making and Playing Clock Concentration (Small-Group Activity)
5.2 Points and Line Segments
Objective: To guide students as they define, name, and draw line segments
- Mental Math and Reflexes/Math Message
- Math Message Follow-Up (Whole-Class Activity)
- Discussing How Points are Named (Whole-Class Discussion)
- Defining and Naming Line Segments (Whole-Class Discussion) (My Reference Book, P. 50)
- Drawing Line Segments with a Straightedge (Partner Activity)
Social Studies:
- Practicing for the Winter Assembly.
Thank you for your support.
Anh Tuan Hoang, LuAnn Lawson