Fall Graphing Activty what a display of our second graders showing off their skills with graphing. They were so excited to graph candy corn and stickers! The students measured Twizzlers in inches by using rulers. The next activity was measuring the circumference of the pumpkin, identifying the texture, shape, smell, and size. They enjoyed counting pumpkin seeds. We watched the students dig into the slimy pumpkins and estimate the number of seeds in each pumpkin. They were treated with some “Halloween” snacks.
Thank you to our parents-Ms. Murzi and Mrs. Armistead for volunteering to help with the Fall Graphing Project.
Volunteer Opportunity coming soon!
Our next fun learning project is the building of Creek and Cherokee villages in the classroom. Mrs. Armistead will be contacting the parents via signupgenius for donations and volunteer opportunities.
Field Trip to see Junie B. Jones Musical:
Friday, November 6 at 8:45 – 1:00pm
Students will travel by bus to the Teaching Museum in Roswell. They will watch and listen to the Georgia Ensemble as they portray Junie B. Jones in a magical story.
Fall back……the time is changing on Sunday, November 1. Please set your clocks back one hour. We will all enjoy an extra hour of sleep!
Red Ribbon Week
We had a great time with Red Ribbon week and learning to be safe and stay drug free this week. The kick off assembly with the Alpharetta Police Officers and their canine officer was a big hit with everyone!
2.2 Math
Students have been practicing their skills with geometric shapes, fractions, and arrays. They are using many strategies that will help support them on their upcoming assessment. The test is scheduled for Wednesday, November 4 and Thursday, November 5. A study guide has been distributed and is due back on Monday, November 2. We will be reviewing the concepts on Monday and Tuesday. Thank you for your support with your children!
New Math Unit – Odd & Even Numbers, Multiplication, and Graphs
In this unit students will:
MGSE2.OA.4. Use addition to find the total number of objects arranged in rectangular arrays with up to 5 rows and up to 5 columns; write an equation to express the total as a sum of equal addends.
Vocabulary:
New Math Unit – Patterns in Addition and Multiplication
This unit, students will solve one and two step word problems using a variety of strategies for multiplication and division within 100 and assess the reasonableness of their solutions using mental math. They will also begin to recognize patterns in multiplication and work to develop ideas about area and perimeter. Students will understand the meaning of a square unit. They will use tiling by multiplying to find the area of plane figures. Students will also be able to draw arrays to represent the area and perimeter of a given plane figure. By the end of this unit, they will be able to find the missing side length of a rectangle when given one side and the area or perimeter. Students will find rectangles with the same areas but different perimeters, and with the same perimeters but different areas.
MCC3.OA.9 - Identify arithmetic patterns (including patterns in the addition table or multiplication table), and explain them using properties of operations.
Science
New Unit-Causes of Change!
S2E3 - Students will observe and record changes in their surroundings and infer the causes of the changes.
S2E3.a - Recognize effects that occur in a specific area caused by weather, plants, animals, and/or people.
In this unit of study, second graders will learn how to observe changes and infer the causes of change. The world is changing everyday.
Changes are made by weather, plants, animals, and/or people. These changes directly affect the everyday life of the earth's inhabitants.
How does everything I do to my environment affect other things around me?
Our class scientists will take a nature walk and see erosion on the school grounds. The children will observe the surface to the Earth and its changes. They will discuss the evidence of erosion and determine its causes.
Writing
Our first author’s celebration is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 3. The students are so excited to share their published pieces of writing with each other and of course they can’t wait for the yummy treats! Thank you so much to everyone who is donating donut holes and hot chocolate for our author’s celebration.
After our celebration on Tuesday we will begin preparing for our next writing unit. We will be moving on to informational writing. This unit ties in so nicely with our reading. Students will be able to take what they are studying about reading informational books and put those skills to use when writing informational books. Wednesday and Thursday will be our informational writing pre-assessment. This will help me see where each student is in their informational writing and know how to guide them throughout the unit.
Our grammar skill next week will focus on compound words. We will discuss how to use the word parts to find out the meanings of words.
Reading
In reading we will continue to review and practice the skills of answering questions, and main idea. We will also move on and beginning talking about text features. Students will be introduced to the variety of text features that can be found in an informational book, and we will learn how these text features can help us understand and learn more from nonfiction books.
One skill that we have been working hard on and continuing to practice is going back and using the text to help us answer questions. Many students in their eagerness to complete their assignments try to think of answers just using what they can remember from their reading of the text. We have talked, reviewed and practiced rereading the text and finding exactly what the book or article says before answering the question. Please encourage your children to take their time on assignments and to use all the resources available to them to do their best always!
Thank you to our parents-Ms. Murzi and Mrs. Armistead for volunteering to help with the Fall Graphing Project.
Volunteer Opportunity coming soon!
Our next fun learning project is the building of Creek and Cherokee villages in the classroom. Mrs. Armistead will be contacting the parents via signupgenius for donations and volunteer opportunities.
Field Trip to see Junie B. Jones Musical:
Friday, November 6 at 8:45 – 1:00pm
Students will travel by bus to the Teaching Museum in Roswell. They will watch and listen to the Georgia Ensemble as they portray Junie B. Jones in a magical story.
Fall back……the time is changing on Sunday, November 1. Please set your clocks back one hour. We will all enjoy an extra hour of sleep!
Red Ribbon Week
We had a great time with Red Ribbon week and learning to be safe and stay drug free this week. The kick off assembly with the Alpharetta Police Officers and their canine officer was a big hit with everyone!
2.2 Math
Students have been practicing their skills with geometric shapes, fractions, and arrays. They are using many strategies that will help support them on their upcoming assessment. The test is scheduled for Wednesday, November 4 and Thursday, November 5. A study guide has been distributed and is due back on Monday, November 2. We will be reviewing the concepts on Monday and Tuesday. Thank you for your support with your children!
New Math Unit – Odd & Even Numbers, Multiplication, and Graphs
In this unit students will:
- Understand and model multiplication as repeated addition and as rectangular arrays.
- Determine if a number is odd or even (within twenty).
- Create and interpret picture graphs and bar graphs
MGSE2.OA.4. Use addition to find the total number of objects arranged in rectangular arrays with up to 5 rows and up to 5 columns; write an equation to express the total as a sum of equal addends.
Vocabulary:
- addends
- addition
- array
- bar graph
- columns
- data
- equal sharing/forming equal sized groups
- equation
- even
- odd
- pairing
- picture graph
- product
- rectangular
- rows
- scale
- sum
- total
- 3.1 Math
New Math Unit – Patterns in Addition and Multiplication
This unit, students will solve one and two step word problems using a variety of strategies for multiplication and division within 100 and assess the reasonableness of their solutions using mental math. They will also begin to recognize patterns in multiplication and work to develop ideas about area and perimeter. Students will understand the meaning of a square unit. They will use tiling by multiplying to find the area of plane figures. Students will also be able to draw arrays to represent the area and perimeter of a given plane figure. By the end of this unit, they will be able to find the missing side length of a rectangle when given one side and the area or perimeter. Students will find rectangles with the same areas but different perimeters, and with the same perimeters but different areas.
- Understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and addition.
- Find the area of a rectangle with whole- number side lengths by tiling it.
- Multiply side lengths to find areas of rectangles with whole-number side lengths in context of solving real world and mathematical problems.
- Construct and analyze area models with the same product.
- Describe and extend numeric patterns.
- Determine addition and multiplication patterns.
- Understand the commutative property’s relationship to area.
- Create arrays and area models to find different ways to decompose a product.
- Use arrays and area models to develop understanding of the distributive property.
- Solve problems involving one and two steps and represent these problems using equations with letters such as “n” or “x” representing the unknown quantity.
- Create and interpret pictographs and bar graphs.
MCC3.OA.9 - Identify arithmetic patterns (including patterns in the addition table or multiplication table), and explain them using properties of operations.
- Understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and addition.
- Find the area of a rectangle with whole-number side lengths by tiling it.
- Multiply side lengths to find areas of rectangles with whole-number side lengths in context of solving real world and mathematical problems.
- Social Studies:
Science
New Unit-Causes of Change!
S2E3 - Students will observe and record changes in their surroundings and infer the causes of the changes.
S2E3.a - Recognize effects that occur in a specific area caused by weather, plants, animals, and/or people.
In this unit of study, second graders will learn how to observe changes and infer the causes of change. The world is changing everyday.
Changes are made by weather, plants, animals, and/or people. These changes directly affect the everyday life of the earth's inhabitants.
How does everything I do to my environment affect other things around me?
Our class scientists will take a nature walk and see erosion on the school grounds. The children will observe the surface to the Earth and its changes. They will discuss the evidence of erosion and determine its causes.
Writing
Our first author’s celebration is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 3. The students are so excited to share their published pieces of writing with each other and of course they can’t wait for the yummy treats! Thank you so much to everyone who is donating donut holes and hot chocolate for our author’s celebration.
After our celebration on Tuesday we will begin preparing for our next writing unit. We will be moving on to informational writing. This unit ties in so nicely with our reading. Students will be able to take what they are studying about reading informational books and put those skills to use when writing informational books. Wednesday and Thursday will be our informational writing pre-assessment. This will help me see where each student is in their informational writing and know how to guide them throughout the unit.
Our grammar skill next week will focus on compound words. We will discuss how to use the word parts to find out the meanings of words.
Reading
In reading we will continue to review and practice the skills of answering questions, and main idea. We will also move on and beginning talking about text features. Students will be introduced to the variety of text features that can be found in an informational book, and we will learn how these text features can help us understand and learn more from nonfiction books.
One skill that we have been working hard on and continuing to practice is going back and using the text to help us answer questions. Many students in their eagerness to complete their assignments try to think of answers just using what they can remember from their reading of the text. We have talked, reviewed and practiced rereading the text and finding exactly what the book or article says before answering the question. Please encourage your children to take their time on assignments and to use all the resources available to them to do their best always!