Important Upcoming Dates:
-Wednesday, September 26: Johnny Appleseed Day (Please pack your child with an apple for this day. We will be rotating classrooms. This apple can be any size and/or color.
-Thursday, September 27: Early Release (Dismissal at 12:50)
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Donation Items:
-Small drinking cups: We like to keep a stack of cups near our sink for anyone that may want a quick drink
-Clean Empty Yogurt Containers: We use these containers for many craft projects but mostly we use them when we are painting
-Extra Legos?: Our classroom could use some Legos for indoor recess/free choice/stem activities. If you would like to donate a few from home, we can hopefully get a good collection going!
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Here's a sneak peek into some of our learning:
- Growth Mindset-We can learn to change our mindset
We made self portraits with speech bubbles of words we can say when we need to change our mindset.
Some of the ideas the Starfish came up with included:
"I can do this"
"It's okay if I make a mistake"
"I will try my best:
"I can get help"
"I can't do this yet...but I'm going to keep trying"
"I can try this a different way"
"I will try to stay positive"
- Becoming Scientists:Exploring Magnets
We created a chart of what we knew about magnets and shared our wonders.
- Earlier in the week, we learned how to set up our science notebooks with the date, a question, and a space to record our findings.
- We learned how to set up a T Chart to help us record what was magnetic and not magnetic around 2M.
- On Friday afternoon, we had so much fun on the playground finding what was magnetic too!
Reading Buddies with 4th Grade
We had buddies first thing on Tuesday mornings at 8:40. Please make your best effort to have your child at school for arrival on Tuesdays. We don't want them to miss out on the fun! We start off by sharing Morning meeting together and then break off into partnerships for the rest of the time.
What's happening during Reader's Workshop:
Our main focus this week: 'Reader's don't just read and read and read. Readers have to stop and think about what's happening in their books'
-We used post-it notes during reader's workshop. We placed two post-its in our books (or a chapter) and when we got to that place in our book, we made sure to stop, think, and retell what was happening. This could be something you could try at home too!
How cute are these readers? A very creative way to use the crates for reader's workshop!
I hope you are enjoying the Circle Notebooks that are coming home on Friday. Please celebrate your child's writing coming home. As the year continues, we will focus more on second grade handwriting, punctuation, spelling patterns but for now my biggest goal is to celebrate them as writers and have them proud of their accomplishments!
Questions to promote a home-school connection:
1. What did you write about during writer's workshop this week?
2. I heard you are starting a math menu...can you tell me how this works?
3. What are you reading for chapter read aloud? Can you tell me about the main character and what's happening in the story?
4. I heard you have music playing during transitions. What does this mean? What songs does Mrs. Murphy play?
5. It rained this week... what did you choose to do for indoor recess?
6. Can you tell me how you used post-it notes for reader's workshop? How does this help you as a reader?
7. Can you tell me who you like to sit with a lunchtime?
8. What's your favorite part of your day at school?
Have a fabulous weekend! Looking forward to another great week ahead!
Best,
Megan Murphy
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