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Our 2nd Grade Readers, during English Literacy, will start practicing how Readers Workshop looks like. This includes reading routines, how to take care of books and how to choose just right books. Our readers will start reading in partners and independent. During Phonics: our Tigers will recall the skills learned in 1st grade as Word detectives to revisit the rules for the silent E. They will review that silent E can sneak onto the end of a word and change the vowel sound , and that there are some exceptions for this rule like in have, come or live. 

Phonics: Add the bossy E to the following words to make a new one: con, pin, can, hop, mad, kit, tub, hug, tap,hid, cut.

This week in Spanish Literacy we begin our valuable " Narrative Writing Workshop", where our writers will discover small important moments and then think of ideas to write a story. Just as master writers do, they will learn to capture ideas and write them down in the Spanish notebook, then choose one of their ideas and stretch out a small moment, using either the writing sheets or the Spanish notebook. Remember that great stories develop from small moments. At the end of the week you will write with detail, pay attention in a small moment and see if the reader can see all that you as a writer are seeing. To write with detail you need to ask yourself questions like: What did you see, what did you hear, how does it feel, you could also include precise actions and dialogue.

-Remember small moments

-Write down ideas in a Spanish notebook.

-Read a non-fiction story-narrative book.

-Use writing sheets, take an idea from the notebook, write story-narratives.

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Our Mathematicians will generate multiple ways to sort the beetle glyphs and place them in a Venn Diagram and create a Picture Graph. The students will then transfer the information to a Bar Graph and write comparison statements about the data.

You can create your own beetle glyphs, decide on the body shape, the color and the number of stripes you will give yours. How to make a beetle Glyph

Students will be making strong observations that lead to scientific questions.

Students will be exploring their own yards to look for phenomena to observe and ask questions about.

Learners and friends the following tigers rules and goals: Tigers are kind and help others.

Tigers show respect for themself and others.

Tigers listen and follow instructions to learn mo

Tigers celebrate when they work and play together.

Through reading stories, you can reflect with your child on how the characters act according to the rules and goals of a tiger.