Dear Parents,


Today was a very exciting day in 2nd grade.  We released our
butterflies!  I have pictures that I will post to Dojo as soon
as I can. 


This week we are reading Click, Clack, Moo and will discuss
the importance of the beginning, middle, and ending of
the story.  Our spelling words have consonant blends using
r, l, and s.  In language we will learn about plural nouns and
types of sentences.


In math we continue our work on measuring using non-standard
units, as well as understanding place value.


This Friday is the Warrior Walk!  We will walk from 1:25-1:55. 
You are welcome to come cheer us on! 


Don't forget to send in your form to request a parent teacher
conference.


Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Kane

Happy Monday Everyone!


This week we are reading a folktale How Chipmunk Got His
Stripes. and  will work on the reading skill understanding
characters.  Our spelling words have the long o and u
spelling pattern.  In language we continue to work on knowing
the difference between a common and a proper noun and writing
complete sentences.


This week in math we are working on understanding place value.
Students should be able to demonstrate an understanding that
the digits in a 3-digit number represent amounts of hundreds,
tens, and ones. We will also practice finding the total number of objects
in an array using addition, as well as, measuring objects using
non-standard units (unifix cubes).


Next Friday, September 30th, is Warrior Walk.  I hope you can come
to cheer us on!


I hope everyone has a wonderful week!


Mrs. Kane

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Parents,

I would like to fill you in on some grading procedures that you will see at the tops of papers. Remember that there will be no % grades or letter grades this year.

check marks:

- a "check mark" means that I looked briefly at the work and was simply looking for completion

- a "check - " means that the student did not do as well as I would have expected

- a "check + " means that the student did better than I expected

-0, -1, -2, ...:

- simply shows how many mistakes a student had on an assignment

1,2,3,4:

-This is the standard proficiency scale of standards for the year.  

1 means that a student with help, has partial success of basic processes

2 means that a student performs basic processes and is progressing towards the standard

3 means that a student has mastery of the standard at the current expectations

4 means that a student shows an in-depth understanding that goes beyond the grade level expectations

If a paper is marked with 1, 2, 3, or 4 it is POSSIBLE that this will be used to determine the students' mastery of a standard. 

 Correct and return - these do not have to be returned the next day.

I hope this answers some questions...

Mrs. Kane

Happy Monday!


I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend!  I could tell
your children missed each other while they were apart!


This week we are reading Teacher's Pet.  We are learning
about story structure: characters, setting, plot.  In language
we will focus on proper nouns.  We will not have a spelling
test this week. In math we are beginning Unit 2 - working
with three-digit numbers and skip counting.


There is no homework assigned this week.  However, I would
encourage you to read with your child every day to foster
a love of reading.


Progress reports will come home tomorrow.  Please sign
one copy and send it back to school in the envelope
with your child.


Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Kane