WORK HARD, BE KIND!
Kristina Ackerman
Contact info:
908-231-1022 ext.2006
B6 Class News and Important Information:
week of 9/15 - DIBELS screenings
Tuesday, 9/16 - Look forward to meeting you at Back to School Night!
Wednesday, 9/17 - Mrs. TenKate reads aloud to our class!
Thursday, 9/18 - Ms. Spagnolo, our guidance counselor, teaches a lesson in regards to the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act. The second grade topic is My Emotions, My Choices.
week of 9/22 - MAP testing at Crim School
Tuesday, 9/23 - Rosh Hashanah, School Closed
Wednesday, 9/24 - Extra music with Mrs. Kane - We are rehearsing for our winter concert!
Tuesday, 10/2 - Yom Kippur, School Closed
Writing: In "The Writing Community," students see themselves as contributing members of a writing community. They hear and discuss examples of good writing and learn about the writing practices of professional authors. They generate writing ideas by drawing, listing ideas, and writing sentences. The students write about their lives. They approximate the spelling of unfamiliar words, use ending sentence punctuation and capitalize proper nouns and the first letters of sentences. The students also learn the cooperatives structures "Turn to Your Partner" and "Think, Pair, Share." They share in pairs and with the class, applying taught speaking and listening skills.
Grammar : What Do I Know From First Grade?
This unit is designed to review the aspects of grammar that was previously taught in Grade 1. The unit will be on-going throughout the year. Students will have the opportunity to review previously taught skills. In reviewing the core concepts from prior years, students will be ready to connect new ideas to their prior learning. This unit reviews fundamental applications of capitalization, parts of speech, punctuation and sentence composition.
Phonics Unit: Week 1 review: In this unit, students will review the words containing all first grade content including consonants, blends, digraphs protectors, short vowels, vowel teams and open and closed syllables. They will review suffixes such as -s, es, -ing & -ed and discuss how they change the meaning of a word. They will review first grade Heart Words for automaticity and to prepare students to learn new words using the Heart Word approach.
Handwriting: Zaner-Bloser manuscript
Math: In topic 1, your child is learning about addition and subtraction within 20. In this topic, he or she will learn several strategies for finding sums and differences. Some of the strategies include counting on, counting back, making ten, using doubles and near doubles, and using the relationship between addition and subtraction.
The Grade 2 Family Engagement Link will bring you to Envision resources that are designed to make math concepts more accessible and engaging for both you and your child.
Social Studies: "Do Rules Make Better Communities?" - Students will learn about their community and develop knowledge of the laws and rules needed to live, work, and sustain different types of communities. They will also learn about the responsibilities of being a citizen and the ways in which citizens contribute to a community through leadership and service.
Science: