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Miss Toohey’s
2nd Graders Room 161
Spring Newsletter
Ask me about… Writing and Reading Fairytales Cursive Writing All 10 Essentials Maps and Atlas Activities Horrible Harry and Judy Moody
Reminders The report cards are currently available on Infinite Campus. Conferences (if needed) will be scheduled upon request. Friday 4/26 is an early dismissal day!
April 2013
Lately we have been… In reading workshop, we recently launched series books clubs. We are looking across a book series to study characters, craft and structure. We will begin to explore different comprehension strategies such as inferring and using text evidence to support our ideas and conclusions. Scaffolded learning will continue to be inherent in reading workshop and small group instruction. In writing, we are writing persuasive reviews. We are using our craft to persuade others to dine at restaurants, read books, see movies and purchase toys or electronics! This is a structured form of opinion writing and teaches students to elaborate and use examples to support their opinions. In math, we will be reviewing a very important skill: regrouping. We will be working with three digit numbers starting next week. In social studies, we are identifying different maps and understanding how they can be used for different purposes. We have begun to use our classroom atlases to explore the world around us.