Dear second graders,

We are nearing the end of the school year! About 4 weeks left. Lots of events and learning are taking place. Keep up the good work!

Congratulation on finishing your MAP tests! These test required a lot of focus and determination, well done.

Next week we will be heading to Iraq El-Amir for our final field trip. 2LB is going on Tuesday, 2R is going on Wednesday, and 2F is going on Thursday.

Here are a few things you should bring in your backpack: a hat, water bottle, money for the handicraft center, and a healthy snack. It will be very hot and sunny so might consider putting sunscreen on before you come to school! Be prepared for a lot of exploring. Safety is extremely important on this field trip. Discuss with your parents a few ways that you can be safe. *** In addition to money that you might want to spend at the hanicraft center, you will need to bring 1.50 JD for an entrance fee. Thanks for remembering to bring it! 

In math, we are continuing to use and practice strategies to solve addition and subtraction facts to 1,000. We have looked at some word problems that require us to think and solve multistep problems. It is extremely important to be flexible in our mathematical thinking which is why we have practiced many different ways to solve these problems.

In writing, we are finishing our timeline books. It has been a fun way to share our life events while teaching us that events happen in order. It’s important to put dates in order to tell our history. We look forward to sharing our books with each other. In the next month, we will continue to review the 6 + 1 writing traits that help us write detailed and interesting stories.

In reading, we continue to respond to reading by asking and answering questions. We also identify the characters, setting, problem and solution. We are also able to identify the author’s purpose for writing the story. We do all of this to understand the story better. Reading is thinking!

We are looking forward to the last month of school with you all! Keep working hard.

Kailey Ripley

Michelle LeBlanc

Nina Frazier

Susanne El Hadeed

May

Dear second graders,

There are only seven more weeks left of school and there is much left to learn and do.

In Social Studies and Science, we will be a looking at the history of our community and the history of our Planet Earth.  We are very excited to be going on another field trip to Iraq Al Amir!  More details will come shortly.  This field trip is our favourite in second grade because we get to explore an ancient site in Jordan and we get to see cool rocks and land formations.

In Math, we are going to be problem solving and reviewing all the different strategies we have learned this year.  We will be using these strategies to help us solve addition and subtraction facts to 1000.  By now, you will have a strategy that works for you, but in order for you to be a 'fluent' mathematician, you will need a variety of strategies to use.  You will also need to show your teachers how you solved the problem and how you know you are correct.  Having multiple strategies is very important for this reason.

In reading, you will learn how you can respond to reading.  There are many ways that you can do this.  Your second grade teachers will show you a few.

In writing, we are going review the 6 traits of writing that help us create exciting stories.

On May 3rd, 4th and 5th, second graders will complete their MAP reading test.  On May 11th, 12th and 13th, they will complete their language test and on May 19th, 20th and 21st, they will complete their math test.  Please note that if you do not complete the test in the 45 minutes that is allotted, you will need to complete it on that day.  You may have to leave the classroom in order to finish.

Please make sure that you get a good night sleep the night before your test and have a healthy breakfast in the morning.

We look forward to sharing these last 7 months with you.  This year has gone so quickly and you have all grown so much.  We are proud to be your teachers!

Mrs LeBlanc
Ms Frazier
Mrs Malha (nee Ripley)
Mrs El-Hadeed