A Peek at the Week: 

ELA- 
This week is Johnny Appleseed's birthday (September 26th).  We'll celebrate with some apple themed activities this Friday.  If anyone is willing to donate apple cider donuts for our celebration please leave a comment below or email me!  If not, I'm happy to provide them for the 12 Sailors in our morning crew and 8 Sailors in our afternoon crew.  

Math - 
We are working on Chapter 2 Numbers to 1,000.  We're trying to focus on finding patterns to help us work with these larger numbers.  When you're riding in the car, ask your child to count by tens.  Start them on random numbers, for example: Say, "Let's count by tens starting at 76." Then they would say, "76, 86, 96, 106, 116... etc."

FYI -

Library - MPE library books due TUESDAY :) 

Baggie Books - We will collect the first baggie books on Friday.  We'll quarantine them over the weekend and then your Sailor will get a new baggie on Tuesday the 29th.  

Scholastic Book Club - Please use our Class Code if you'd like to place an order.  This is completely optional. :) 
Class Code - VJK36

MPE Book Fair - Our Fall School Book Fair will end on September 30th.  This is completely optional.  :)

Remote Packets -
I appreciate you helping your Sailor remember to turn in their packets each Tuesday.  Thanks so much for your efforts with this!  ​

Wonders Weekly Words - grass, trips, crack, still, west, mask, clap, plans, milk, belt


​A Peek at the Week!
Reading - 
Last week we worked on Visualizing.  We used that strategy while we read Dinner at Alejandro's, Maria Celebrates Brazil and The Big Red Lollipop.  We also discussed the characters, setting and events in them, too! 

Math-
Last week we wrapped up our lessons for Chapter 1.  On Tuesday we'll do a practice test and send it home for a study guide.  We'll test over Chapter 1 on Wednesday.  On Thursday we begin Chapter 2 - Numbers to 1,000.
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FYI -

ALL ABOUT THE BOOKS:
Library - books due TUESDAY :) 
Baggie Books - please see the letter about or included at the bottom of our email for more info about Baggie Books 
Scholastic Book Club - Please use our Class Code if you'd like to place an order 
Class Code - VJK36

Donations -
If anyone has any fun fall decorations that they're willing to part with, we'd love them!  Our downstairs second grade team wanted to spread a little joy by decorating our rooms and hallways a little more than we normally do.  We thought it might help warm up our environment since it's a little more sterile than usual.  We completely understand if you're unable to send anything.  Possible ideas: leaf cut outs, banners, pumpkins, apple decor, anything fall and festive is game. :)  It also can 100% be fully homemade!! 

Remote Packets -
I appreciate you helping your Sailor remember to turn in their packets each Tuesday.  Thanks so much for your efforts with this!  

Math -
This week we'll continue to dive deeper into number sense.  We now know how to represent two digit numbers in standard form, base ten form, expanded form, word form, and decide whether it is even or odd.  I'm so proud of my mathematicians!

Reading -
We're working on story elements.  We will retell story events, characters, and setting on the stories we read this week.  We're going to continue working on short vowel cvc words for o, e, and u.  

FYI -

Dawg Walk - Thank YOU and PTO for making it a great success!

Remote Packets -
I appreciate you helping your Sailor remember to turn in their packets each Tuesday.  Thanks so much for your efforts with this!  

Donations -
If any of you have any large popsicle sticks you are willing to donate, I'd appreciate it!  I'm looking for 24 sticks if possible.  

Wonders Weekly Words - short a and short i

has, wag, bad, six, will, sat, had, fix, him, if

​A Peek at the Week!
Reading - 
Last week we worked on Visualizing.  We used that strategy while we read The Lion and the Mouse and My Neighbor's Dog is Purple.  Ask your child about the mental images their brain created as they listened to the story.  It was so fun to see how they changed!

Math-
Last week we began Chapter 1: Number Concepts!  We're focusing on recognizing whether the numbers are even or odd, understanding the value of 1 and 2 digit numbers, comparing the numbers using > , < , and =.

FYI -

Dawg Walk -
Donations may be collected online through next Friday, September 4th.  :)

Remote Packets -
The second "At Home" packet was sent home on Friday.  The first "At Home" packet will be due this Tuesday, September 1st.  We'll continue to send home the new packets on Friday and return the previous week's packet on Tuesdays.  Thanks so much for your help with this!

Donations -
A huge thank you to those of you who sent in mini water bottles and paper cups.  These have already come in handy when Sailors accidentally forget their water bottles at home.  *We're still in the market for hand sanitizer.  :)

MAP testing -
We completed our MAP testing for reading and math this week.  It was pretty brutal considering the test is created for use of 2nd grade - 5th grade.  I reassured the kiddos that it was TOTALLY OKAY if they found a lot of the questions too challenging .  

"Morning Meetings"- 
This time at the beginning of each session has been so helpful for getting to know one another.  Our "mask breaks" have also been a huge help with this!

Thanks again for reading and for helping us navigate these first few weeks of social distancing in second grade!
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Donations - little water bottles, disposable cups, hand sanitizer (especially smaller bottles with hand pumps)
*If you're able to spare any of the items above, we would greatly appreciate it.  

FYI

​Picture Day - this Friday, August 31st 

Please send in a picture of your child if you haven't already. :) 

Library - Check out time - Tuesdays at 9:15 - 9:30 and 1:00 - 1:15 

Please keep the School Supplies that were left in your child's backpack at home.  These supplies will be helpful during the "at home" learning portion of the weeks.   We have already organized the rest of their materials in their cubby at school.  

On Mondays we will have "Student Help" Hours - during the following time slots - 10:30 - 11:15  and 2:30 - 3:30
This time will be used for any questions or communication.

Clever Badge Log in Cards - We will be putting these cards in their orange Home folders. This way we can have them handy at home and school.