Week 4

Important Reminders:

• Picture day is coming up in September
• 2R - Tuesday 12
• 2S & 2K - Wednesday 13

• No assembly Tuesday, September 5th.

• September 6th is a Sunday schedule to accommodate the loss of classroom time for specialists during holidays that land on Sundays.
• 2R Will swim on Wednesday as it is a Sunday schedule.
• Birthday Celebrations with the Principals
• Thursday, Sept. 7 at lunchtime (12:10-12:50) principals will be celebrating August and September birthdays during their scheduled eating lunch time. Students will receive a small gift (sticker, pencil, bookmark) and a popcorn treat while eating lunch with the principals either on the playground or in Cafe Greco.

• Sept 12 ALL Faculty, Staff, student ES school photo, ES Lawn after assembly.

Elementary Banners- Due Tuesday, September 5. Thanks for helping your kids to create their own portraits to decorate our school.

Student Leadership Opportunity

Students who are in grades 2 through 5 have an opportunity to apply for ES Student Leadership.  This is a great way for them to show their leadership skills and support the community.  If you feel that your child would be interested in applying please read this Letter and have them fill out the Application and return it to their teacher by Thursday, September 7th.

After School Activities (ASA) Click here for the link:

SIGN UP for after school activities is closed now. Schedules of confirmed activities will be sent by e-mail to parents on Tuesday, Sep. 5th after school.

All activities will begin on the week of Sunday, Sep. 10

Production will begin on Wed. Sep. 6

What’s Going on This Week in Grade 2

Readers’ Workshop

Readers will learn to decode unfamiliar words. We will talk about when we come across a word in our book we do not know we stop and think quickly, ‘What could I do to figure out this word?” Once again, as second-grade readers, we have decisions to make.
We ask ourselves: “We could think about what is happening, then reread to get a running start, all the time thinking about what would make sense here.” Or  “We also can start right in with the letters, chunking them and trying to figure out what the word might be saying, and then after a bit of that, we reread and put the first bit of the word in there, and think, “What might the rest of this word be?”

Essential Question:

• How can I become a strong, independent reader?

Some suggested discussions to do at home:

• Ask your child how to find a just right book.
• Discuss some favorite genres and what they like about it.
• Read and talk about books

Writers’ Workshop

Our writers are working hard setting goals and making plans for writing time. Students learn that just as dancers and athletes work hard, practice, and get stronger, writers can do that, too. Sometimes this takes five minutes, sometimes a day and sometimes even a whole month! Writers work hard to get better. Writers set goals and plan to work toward these goals.

Writers will reread to make sure that their writing says what they want it to say and that it makes sense. They also look for end punctuation. To build this writing habit, it can help to stop after each page, reread, and ask," Did I use punctuation on this page so that it makes sense?"

Essential Question:

• How can I use the craft moves from a mentor authors' writing?

Some suggested activities you can do at home:

• Brainstorm topics to write about
• Talk about small moments vs. a whole event

Math

Module 2: Addition and Subtraction of Lengths

This week we will begin module 2. Students will be able to:

• understand concepts about the ruler.

• measure and estimate length using different measurement tools.
• measure and estimate length using different measurement tools.
• relate addition and subtraction to length.

This week we will cover concepts about the ruler and measure and estimating lengths.

Essential Questions

• How can tools be used to determine measurement?
• How can lengths be compared and contrasted?

*Don’t forget to check out Eureka Math at https://greatminds.org/

* Module 2 Parent Tips Letter

Essential Questions:

• Are cultures the same?

Some suggested discussions you can have at home:

How can you...

• show respect for the ideas of others.
• work collaboratively.

Circles

Focus: Respectful behavior when working with others, how do disagree respectfully

Students will look at core values in more detail especially respect. What do they look like in our classrooms and in our interactions with others? What does respect look and sound like when working with others?