What a wonderful way to end the week by watching and listening to a Junie B. Jones Musical by the Georgia Ensemble! The second graders really enjoyed the performance. The field trip was a memorable experience for all.
Math Assessments: Thank you parents for your support with your children with their studies! The students performed well on their math assessments. I am so proud of their hard work and determination!
Fall Book Fair: Our students will be selecting books for their “wish list. The preview day is scheduled on Wednesday, November 11 at 1:20-2:00pm. Our exclusive buying time is on Wednesday, November 18 at 1:30 – 2:00pm.
MobyMax- The students can go online and practice their skills in math. Each student received directions along with their login passwords. The website is www.mobymax.com The user ids is the first initial of the first name and the last name. The password is 123456.
Example: jparson 123456
Thanksgiving Feast – Parents, family and friends are invited to attend the Thanksgiving Family Feast on Wednesday, November 18 during your child’s lunch time. Send in your reservation with payment for your family only. You do not need to pay for your child, they already will be eating and paying for their feast.
2.2 Math
This week, our class will be introduced to odd and even numbers…Is It Even or Odd?
To tell whether a number is even or odd, look at the number in the ones place. That single number will tell you whether the entire number is odd or even. We will have a math quiz on Thursday.
We will create arrays to illustrate an equation and solve word problems.
1. Complete the equation below using only 5(s). Then create an array to illustrate the equation.
25 = 5 + 5 +5 + 5 + _____________
The missing number is 5. An array can be created by drawing 5 rows and 5 columns by using a rectangular shape. The total amount of squares is 25.
2. The array below shows 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 24
X X X X X X
X X X X X X
X X X X X X
X X X X X X
Show what would happen if you added another row and another column to the array. What is the new equation?
7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 = 35
X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X
3. Stephanie was arranging lawn chairs on a beach. She wants to arrange the lawn chairs in 5 rows and 6 columns. Will there be enough for 28 people? Justify your answer with words, numbers or pictures.
Answer: Draw an array of 5 rows and 6 columns. It would add as 30 lawn chairs. So there would be enough lawn chairs for 28 people.
a. You could draw an array of 5 rows and 6 columns.
b. Another answer would be 5 X 6 = 30.
c. You could create a repeated addition sentence
5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 30
6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 30
There will be a quiz on odd and even numbers on Thursday, November 12. Review the homework to help the student understand the concept. Practice fact fluency! 2 + 2 = 4, 3 + 5 = 8, etc.
MCC2.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.
MCC2.MD.10 - Draw a picture graph and a bar graph (with single-unit scale) to represent a data set with up to four categories. Solve simple put-together, take-apart, and compare problems using information presented in a bar graph.
Our class will understand and model multiplication as repeated addition and as a rectangular array and determine if a number is odd or even (within twenty). We will create and interpret picture graphs and bar graphs.
3.1 Math
This week, we will be measuring area and perimeter on plane shapes. Students will practicing their skills and strategies during the week. A quiz will be conducted on Thursday of this week on area and perimeter.
MCC3.MD.5
MCC3.MD.5 - Recognize area as an attribute of plane figures and understand concepts of area measurement.
MCC3.MD.5.a - A square with side length 1 unit, called “a unit square,” is said to have “one square unit” of area, and can be used to measure area
MCC3.MD.5.b - A plane figure which can be covered without gaps or overlaps by n unit squares is said to have an area of n square units.
MCC3.MD.6 - Measure areas by counting unit squares (square cm, square m, square in, square ft, and improvised units).
Example:
The area of a two-dimensional figure describes the amount of surface the shape covers. You measure area in square units of a fixed size. Examples of square units of measure are square inches, square centimeters, or square miles. When finding the area of a polygon, you count how many squares of a certain size will cover the region inside the polygon.
Let’s look at a 4 x 4 square.
You can count that there are 16 squares, so the area is 16 square units. Counting out 16 squares doesn’t take too long, but what about finding the area if this is a larger square or the units are smaller? It could take a long time to count.
Fortunately, you can use multiplication. Since there are 4 rows of 4 squares, you can multiply 4 • 4 to get 16 squares! And this can be generalized to a formula for finding the area of a square with any length, s: Area = s • s = s2.
Science
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?
Due to the rain, our class scientists will take a nature walk and see erosion on the school grounds next week. The children will observe the surface to the Earth and its changes. There will discuss the evidence of erosion and determine its causes.
The second graders will participate in an experiment about erosion. They will observe how the land changes by adding water to soil in a tilted pan. The students will answer questions about the cracks in the soil they observe.
Writing: Setting writers up to investigate the title page and table of contents of mentor text by guiding them through a series of steps that help them answer the underlying question and begin planning for their teaching chapter books will be practiced by the students for the upcoming week.
Reading: More informational text or non-fiction books will be read during the week. Students will read to themselves, reading by partners, Raz Kids, guided reading with the teacher and choose some fun reading activities. The grammar usage will be collective nouns.
Math Assessments: Thank you parents for your support with your children with their studies! The students performed well on their math assessments. I am so proud of their hard work and determination!
Fall Book Fair: Our students will be selecting books for their “wish list. The preview day is scheduled on Wednesday, November 11 at 1:20-2:00pm. Our exclusive buying time is on Wednesday, November 18 at 1:30 – 2:00pm.
MobyMax- The students can go online and practice their skills in math. Each student received directions along with their login passwords. The website is www.mobymax.com The user ids is the first initial of the first name and the last name. The password is 123456.
Example: jparson 123456
Thanksgiving Feast – Parents, family and friends are invited to attend the Thanksgiving Family Feast on Wednesday, November 18 during your child’s lunch time. Send in your reservation with payment for your family only. You do not need to pay for your child, they already will be eating and paying for their feast.
2.2 Math
This week, our class will be introduced to odd and even numbers…Is It Even or Odd?
To tell whether a number is even or odd, look at the number in the ones place. That single number will tell you whether the entire number is odd or even. We will have a math quiz on Thursday.
- An even number ends in 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8.
- An odd number ends in 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9.
We will create arrays to illustrate an equation and solve word problems.
1. Complete the equation below using only 5(s). Then create an array to illustrate the equation.
25 = 5 + 5 +5 + 5 + _____________
The missing number is 5. An array can be created by drawing 5 rows and 5 columns by using a rectangular shape. The total amount of squares is 25.
2. The array below shows 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 24
X X X X X X
X X X X X X
X X X X X X
X X X X X X
Show what would happen if you added another row and another column to the array. What is the new equation?
7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 = 35
X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X
3. Stephanie was arranging lawn chairs on a beach. She wants to arrange the lawn chairs in 5 rows and 6 columns. Will there be enough for 28 people? Justify your answer with words, numbers or pictures.
Answer: Draw an array of 5 rows and 6 columns. It would add as 30 lawn chairs. So there would be enough lawn chairs for 28 people.
a. You could draw an array of 5 rows and 6 columns.
b. Another answer would be 5 X 6 = 30.
c. You could create a repeated addition sentence
5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 30
6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 30
There will be a quiz on odd and even numbers on Thursday, November 12. Review the homework to help the student understand the concept. Practice fact fluency! 2 + 2 = 4, 3 + 5 = 8, etc.
MCC2.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.
MCC2.MD.10 - Draw a picture graph and a bar graph (with single-unit scale) to represent a data set with up to four categories. Solve simple put-together, take-apart, and compare problems using information presented in a bar graph.
Our class will understand and model multiplication as repeated addition and as a rectangular array and determine if a number is odd or even (within twenty). We will create and interpret picture graphs and bar graphs.
3.1 Math
This week, we will be measuring area and perimeter on plane shapes. Students will practicing their skills and strategies during the week. A quiz will be conducted on Thursday of this week on area and perimeter.
MCC3.MD.5
- What is a square unit?
- How can I use square units to measure the area of a figure?
MCC3.MD.5 - Recognize area as an attribute of plane figures and understand concepts of area measurement.
MCC3.MD.5.a - A square with side length 1 unit, called “a unit square,” is said to have “one square unit” of area, and can be used to measure area
MCC3.MD.5.b - A plane figure which can be covered without gaps or overlaps by n unit squares is said to have an area of n square units.
MCC3.MD.6 - Measure areas by counting unit squares (square cm, square m, square in, square ft, and improvised units).
- Find the area of a rectangle with whole-number side lengths by tiling it, and show that the area is the same as would be found by multiplying the side lengths.
- Multiply side lengths to find areas of rectangles with whole number side lengths in the context of solving real world and mathematical problems, and represent whole-number products as rectangular areas in mathematical reasoning.
- Use tiling to show, in a concrete case, that the area of a rectangle with whole-number side lengths a and b + c is the sum of a × b and a × c. Use area models to represent the distributive property in mathematical reasoning.
- Recognize area as additive. Find areas of rectilinear figures by decomposing them into non-overlapping rectangles and adding the areas of the non-overlapping parts, applying this technique to solve real world problems.
Example:
The area of a two-dimensional figure describes the amount of surface the shape covers. You measure area in square units of a fixed size. Examples of square units of measure are square inches, square centimeters, or square miles. When finding the area of a polygon, you count how many squares of a certain size will cover the region inside the polygon.
Let’s look at a 4 x 4 square.
You can count that there are 16 squares, so the area is 16 square units. Counting out 16 squares doesn’t take too long, but what about finding the area if this is a larger square or the units are smaller? It could take a long time to count.
Fortunately, you can use multiplication. Since there are 4 rows of 4 squares, you can multiply 4 • 4 to get 16 squares! And this can be generalized to a formula for finding the area of a square with any length, s: Area = s • s = s2.
Science
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?
Due to the rain, our class scientists will take a nature walk and see erosion on the school grounds next week. The children will observe the surface to the Earth and its changes. There will discuss the evidence of erosion and determine its causes.
The second graders will participate in an experiment about erosion. They will observe how the land changes by adding water to soil in a tilted pan. The students will answer questions about the cracks in the soil they observe.
Writing: Setting writers up to investigate the title page and table of contents of mentor text by guiding them through a series of steps that help them answer the underlying question and begin planning for their teaching chapter books will be practiced by the students for the upcoming week.
Reading: More informational text or non-fiction books will be read during the week. Students will read to themselves, reading by partners, Raz Kids, guided reading with the teacher and choose some fun reading activities. The grammar usage will be collective nouns.