Ask your child...

to tell you the difference between external and internal character traits and identify them in the stories they are reading at home.

This week's ELAR lessons will focus on external and internal character traits, and informational text features. We will learn about runner Wilma Rudolph, women's rights advocate Abigail Adams, and civil rights activist W.E.B. DuBois.

In writing, we are working on expanding sentences and writing more every day. Writing takes perseverance for our little ones. Managing ideas, handwriting, spelling, and grammar is a lot and we are proud of those up for the challenge.

Ask your child ...

How are you doing with counting mixed coins up to a dollar? Have them show you. 

This week our 2nd grade mathematicians began working with money.  Thank you for sending your children with their coins.  We sorted them, learned about them, skip counted "like" coins, and couted mixed coins throughout the week. Also, we reviewed fractions, 2 digit subtraction and addition, and word problems. 

Next week we will take our 2nd grade Math TEKS check over fractions, 2 digit addition and subtraction and word problems.  We will work with money where they will have a target amount to make and list of some of the coins with  1 or two coins missing. They will have to find what is missing to make the target amount. 

Please contiue to work on their Math Facts (we call them Fun Facts).  You can use a deck of cards, dice, flash cards, or some of their apps on their ipad.  

Science

Ask your child...

How does wind or water change the Earth's surface?

Last week, our students got to participate and observe how wind and water can change the Earth's surface. 

We observed how wind can move sand from one place to another to create dunes in a quick change and how over a long time wind blowing sand against rocks can create a very interesting landform called a mushroom rock.  

We talked about water current and how that impacts how water carries soils and small rocks down mountains as well as the power of water to change the surfaces of beaches daily. 

Perhaps on a family walk, you all could notice how water has changed the surfaces around creeks or other areas where you live. 

Social Studies

Ask your child...

to share characteristics of a good citizen.

This week students will learn about citizenship- what is means to be a good citizen, our rights and responsibilities, and the importance of serving one's community. If your family regularly serves the community we would love to hear about it. Perhaps your stories will inspire others.

Please send your child with two healthy (nut free) snacks. They may want a  morning and afternoon snack. 

Students go to PE every day.  Please make sure they are wearing (or have in their backpack) a good pair of closed toe shoes (sneakers).