11/25/2012

Post date: Nov 26, 2012 4:30:51 AM

Second Grade Newsletter 11/25/2012

    What an eye-opening experience it was to see first hand what happens to our recycled items.  A big thank you to Alpine Waste and Metech for taking the time to learn about the human impact and the adaptations people are trying to make to preserve our natural resources. The companies truly care about what is happening to our waste and trying to make.  Our lunch at KFC was a sight to see and the management and our parent volunteers were just fabulous with serving, cleaning and in general just being so kind to all of the students.  It was so fun to see us take over KFC’s lobby!!!

   This week we will begin our first Problem Based Learning on Prairie Dogs and their impact on the environment.  We will be putting the students in collaborative groups to work as a team toward a common solution to present to a panel next Tues. Dec.  4th.  We will be utilizing Web 2.0 tools to help the students make a presentation of their understanding of the situation and what they propose as a solution.  Mr. Marshall and Ms. Caulderon will be assisting us this week in helping the students find resources, follow a rubric and prepare for questions from the panel.  We ask that all students come dressed “professionally” on presentation day.  We will stream it live and also we have planned a parent presentation on Thursday from 6:00 pm. to 7:30 p.m. in “The Commons”!  

Science –

-impact of the animals within that environment(focusing on humans)

-construct an explanation about the effect of environmental changes on the survival of plants and animals

-obtain and share information how landforms provide homes for living things

-observe and compare the many kinds of living things that are found in different areas

-analyze a habitat

Technology-

-Waterford Reading Program

-IXL

-EduCreations

-Pebble Go

-Brain Pop Jr.

-Google Site Development

-iPod math games

-Publish writing using MS Word

-Everyday Math Games

-Badge Maker

-National Geographic for Kids

Engineering

-Apply a force at a distance

-Change the direction of a force

-Increase force

-Increase movement

-Test, evaluate, and redesign models

-Define the terms engineer and materials engineer

-Understand that the properties of a material can make it a good choice for some uses and a poor choice for others

-Identify the steps of the Engineering Design Process

-Recognize that the properties of a material used can have a significant impact on the final design

Math

-Start Unit 5 3-D and 2-D Shapes

-Points and Line Segments

-Exploring Polygons, Arrays, and Attributes

-Quadrangles

-Unit 4 Math Homework on USB Drive

-Assessment Unit 4

STEM Success “Lynx”

Thanks to the parents that came on our field trip and helped supervise in our 3 events in 1 day!  You are the best!

How can you help?!?!

Ask your child about the prairie dog and what their group is thinking.  Why are they presenting this?  How will they present it?  etc.

Serving You,

The Second Grade Team

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