September News

• August 23, 2023  Open House, come visit our classroom!

• August 24, 2024  First Day of School!

• September 4, 2023 Labor Day (No School)

• August 30 , 2023 First Early Release Wednesday

• September 25, 2023 Yom Kippur (No School)

• September 7, 2023  Parent Night

• September 12, 2023  Picture Day

• October 9, 2023 Columbus Day (No School)

I am so excited to start our year together! We will be working on establishing new routines and increasing stamina in reading and writing.

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Please review these pages to see what your child will be learning and how you can support him or her. I look forward to working with you to help your son/daughter reach their potential.

Reminders

• Please send a healthy snack with your child to school each day.

• Please help your child return their purple homework folder daily.

• It is important that students read 20 minutes each night and complete their reading log.

• If you have any concerns, please feel free to contact me at bruneauh@glastonburyus.org. 

When school begins,  we will get to know each other during a variety of fun activities. We will get to know each other and will work on learning our class routines. Your child will also be assessed in reading and math in September once they have adjusted back to the school routine.

Reader's and Writer's Workshop

We will launch Reader's and Writer's Workshop. Students will learn the tools and  routines they use to work productively and respectfully as members of their classroom reading and writing communities. They will set goals to build their skills and independence. 

Math

In math we will begin Unit 1, Place Value with Large Numbers. Students will extend their understanding of the base-ten system. Students will understand multi-digit numbers(up to 1,000) written in base ten notation, recognizing that the digits in each place represent amounts of thousands, hundreds, tens, or ones (ex. 853 is 8 hundreds + 5 tens + 3 ones). 

Social Studies

Our social studies curriculum is organized around the five themes of history, geography, civics, economics, and culture. In 2nd grade students begin their study of these themes by exploring the structure and purpose of a variety of communities.  

Science

In science we will be studying  Earth: Our Changing Planet over the coming months. Students will use information and models to identify and represent the shapes and kinds of land and bodies of water in an area and where water is found on Earth. Students will apply their understanding of the idea that wind and water can change the shape of land to compare design solutions to slow or prevent such change.