9/21/12

Post date: Sep 21, 2012 6:3:50 PM

Second Grade Newsletter 9/21/2012

We are looking forward to our trip to Barr Lake on Tuesday, September 25th. Please feel free to join us. We will be taking photographs for our project, please send in a camera or device that has SD card or a USB that we can download from. If you do not have a camera we can share, please let us know. Don’t forget a sack lunch, sunscreen, layered clothing, and other necessities for outdoor adventures! 

Please look for a technology form in your child's Friday Folder.  This needs to be signed and returned next week so we can start working on our individual google sites!   

Science –

-man-made landforms

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

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

-investigate how wind and water can move Earth materials from one place to another and change the shape of landforms

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

-analyze a habitat

Technology-

-Edmodo

-IXL

-Pebble Go

-Brain Pop Jr.

-iPod math games

-publish writing

Engineering

-cooperative and collaborative groups formed for work with Simple Machine

-Simple Machine gears within Legos

-establish engineering notebook protocols

-connect, construct, communicate, contemplate

Math

-Fact Families

-Explorations: Exploring Weights and Scales, Odd and Even Patterns, and Equal Groups

-Name Collections

-IXL

-Unit 2 Math Homework on USB Drive

STEM Success “Lynx”

Thank you Mr. Clayton for your great erosion and weathering lesson! We are so excited to work with you this year!

How can you help?!?!

Please make sure your child is reading and writing in their Reading Journal each and every night. Please look for math game bags and content bags next week, enjoy them with your child!

Serving You,

The Second Grade Team