Math News:
From Grade 2: Second graders began working on addition within 50, with a focus on using ‘friends of ten’ strategies to efficiently compose and decompose numbers. As we explore larger numbers, students are developing a deeper understanding of number relationships. To support this learning, students created their own 100-bead strings, which will help them visualize number patterns and reinforce their understanding through hands-on practice.
From Grade 3: Last week we continued rounding to the nearest ten and hundred, and modeling our thinking with number lines. Students created number riddles to stump their friends and used their rounding skills to solve problems. Next week we will begin practicing addition and subtraction within 1000.
Project News: We wrapped up our citizenship and government unit last week when we created our Grade 2/3 set of classroom rights and responsibilities! Both classes began by brainstorming the rights all students in our classes should have (For example, to learn and grow, to be treated kindly and with respect, to make mistakes...). Students then traveled between both classrooms in a "carousel" activity to brainstorm responsibilities that are necessary so everyone can have these rights (A few--treat others how they want to be treated, ask for help, help each other...). Finally, each student advocated for the one right or responsibility they thought was most important. We gathered on Friday to finalize our ideas, and soon this document will be posted in both classrooms, as well as on our classroom website. Students worked very collaboratively to create this set of common agreements!
Literacy News: We have been continuing our literacy unit on the importance of school. This week we focused on developing our speaking and listening skills when discussing texts in a small group. We have also been working on the learning target of identifying the lesson or moral of a story, and comparing and contrasting stories. Second graders have been writing about the lesson from a story, while third graders not only write about the lesson, but are expected to provide evidence for their ideas using details from the text.
Ask your child...
*Tell me about your classroom rights and responsibilities. Which one is most important to you?
*Third graders: What are all the numbers that can round to 50 when rounding to the nearest ten? How would you round 483 to the nearest ten? Can you model that with a number line?
*Second graders: How can you use friends of ten when adding 27 + 5?
*Tell me about the fables you read last week. What was the lesson from the story? How were they alike and different?