Mrs. Mackenzie’s May News
Hello Parents! I hope all is well! It is hard to believe that it is already May. Thank you to all who attended our Second Grade Concert. The students did an awesome job!
So far this trimester, students have been working hard in all areas! We have been learning about the environment and how to take care of it. In Language Arts, we researched how recycling affects our environment and wrote an essay using two articles as resources. Our class has also been enjoying reading poems. We started our Insects and Plants unit for Science. Students planted seeds and have been observing their growth. Luckily we have a very sunny room for the plants! Students have also been observing mealworms and will watch them grow and change into beetles. We will learn about other types of insects and their life cycles, including Silkworms and Painted Lady Butterflies. During Math, students have learned various strategies for adding and subtracting 3 digit numbers. We have also been reviewing our shapes, fractions and telling time. Our next unit of study for Language Arts/Social Studies will be national symbols. We will continue to work hard! Please encourage your child to give their best effort on all tasks, especially on our end of year assessments.
As we wrap up our school year, please be sure your child continues to bring a refillable water bottle and a snack everyday to school. Students may keep a sweatshirt in school because our air conditioning can make the room quite cold. Students should also bring their homework folder everyday and complete homework on time. Homework includes math home links, fact practice, and reading for 15 minutes. Please take advantage of the websites for RAZ-kids and Math fact lab.
Thank you for all your continued support. Together, let’s make this last month successful. If you have any questions or suggestions, please email me.
Mrs. Mackenzie