2L Class News

October 28th, 2015

Dear Parents,
Please read our newsletter. You will find all newsletters archived
on the 2L class website in addition to current student blogs.
Thank youLaurie Luebbe

InReadersWorkshopwehavebeenworkingonseveraldifferentlessons.Hereareafew:

*Readersnoticehowcharacterschangewithinastory.
*Readersunlocknewmeaningbyrereadingthetext.
*Readerscontinuetochoosejustrightbookschallengeourselves.

WHYREADINGALOUDTOYOURCHILDMATTERS
www.SixWise.com

1. Build a lifelong interest in reading. "Getting kids actively involved in the

process of reading, and having them interact with adults, is key to a lifelong
interest in reading," said BeAnn Younker, principal at Battle Ground Middle
School in Indiana.
2. Children whose parents read to them tend to become better readers and
perform better in school, according to the National Center for Education
Statistics.
3. Reading to kids helps them with language and speech development.
4. It expands kids' vocabulary and teaches children how to pronounce new
words.

5. Reading to toddlers prepares them for school, during which they will need
to listen to what is being said to them (similar to what they do while being
read to).
6. Reading to older kids helps them understand grammar and correct sentence
structure.
7. Kids and parents can use reading time as bonding time. It's an excellent
opportunity for one-on-one communication, and it gives kids the attention
they crave.
8. Being read to builds children's attention spans and helps them hone their
listening skills.
9. Curiosity, creativity and imagination are all developed while being read to.
10.Being read to helps kids learn how to express themselves clearly and
confidently.
11.Kids learn appropriate behavior when they're read to, and are exposed to
new situations, making them more prepared when they encounter these
situations in real life.
12.When read to, children are able to experience the rhythm and melody of
language even before they can understand the spoken or printed word.

Wewillbeginmodule4soon.Hereisanoverviewofwhatwewillbelearningandteaching:

Grade 2 Module 4: Addition and Subtraction Within 200 with Word Problems
to 100
In Module 4, students develop place value strategies to fluently add and subtract within
100; they represent and solve one- and two-step word problems of varying types within
100; and they develop conceptual understanding of addition and subtraction of
multi-digit numbers within 200. Using a concrete to pictorial to abstract approach,
students use manipulatives and math drawings to develop an understanding of the
composition and decomposition of units, and they relate these representations to the
standard algorithm for addition and subtraction.

Science

WehopeyourgotachancetovisitourBalanceandMotionGalleryyesterday.Children
consistentlyshowagrowinginterestincreatingmodels,scienceexperimentsandothertrials
whichhelpthemmakeconnections.HereisawebsitethatIrecommendasaresourceto
encouragemorescientificthinkingwithourchild.

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/parents_handsonscienceactivities.shtml

WritersWorkshopWRITINGABOUTLITERATURE

Wearebeginningtoengageinthenextstrandofthegradetwo
writingcurriculum.Wewillcontinuetousethewritingprocessaswe
engageintheseskills:
Text Types and Purposes:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.1

Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about,
state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words
(e.g.,
because
,
and
,
also
) to connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding
statement or section.

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Grade2BalanceandMotionGallery(
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Pleasecontinuetolabelyourchildsbelongings.Allhats,coats,jackets,sweaters,etc.should
belabeledsothatwemaymakeourbestattempttosupportyourchildinkeepingtrackofthese
items.Thankyou!

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