NEWS FROM SECOND GRADE
FROM MRS. BESTEIRO
December 3, 2009
Hello! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I can’t believe we are only 2 weeks away from the holiday break. Where is the time going?
The second grade class has been extremely busy during the last few weeks. I know that the children have been very excited during the holiday season but they have been focused and work well as a group.
In writing class, the students have been studying how the author Ezra Jack Keats uses his words in interesting ways. I encourage you to ask your child in what interesting ways they have used words in their stories. Story telling is always a great way to help the writing process.
In math class the students have been working on how to solve number stories, how to read and show temperatures, and how to develop strategies for adding 2 and 3-digit numbers. The class will soon move on to basic geometry, studying line segments, points, and parallel lines.
The second graders have finished studying the Great Plains Native Americans and have moved west to study the Northwesten Coastal Native Americans. For this unit the children will study the culture, food, clothing and shelter of the Northwestern Coastal Native American. We will also be looking carefully at totem poles and writing about them.
Science class has been very active. The children had a great time dissecting the cow eye and learning how the eye works. They tallied up all the eye color of DDS students and learned that the most common eye color brown, followed by blue, and then hazel/green. The next until will be on light studying how light travels.
REMINDERS:
1. WARM CLOTHES: Every child will need a warm winter coat, hat and gloves each day! Once we have snow, a pair of boots and snow pants will be required for playing in the snow. Each child has a place to store boots at school. An extra pair of socks are essential if your child enjoys playing in the snow.
2. Book Fair is this Friday for the second graders, at 11:10
I would like to thank the room mothers, Debbie Domber and Keek Hatfirld for organizing the successful Halloween party and for organizing the treats for the holiday gingerbread houses. I would also like to thank all the parents for supplying the class with a variety of candy for our holiday project!
Stay Warm!
Diana
