Mrs. Johnston's Weekly Updates

Important Dates

October 25- early dismissalOctober 26 and 27- No school

October 31-October birthday celebrations and Happy Halloween

Halloween Celebration

If your child has a birthday this month, we are celebrating on Halloween, so please let me know if you want to contribute to that celebration. Also, if you wish you can bring in treats for Halloween. Kiddos are allowed to wear costumes that day, but please nothing scary, no masks, or weapons.

We CAN differentiate between open, closed, and magic e syllables.

We can spell one and two syllable words.

We CAN read, talk and write about how leaves change through out the seasons.

We CAN write informaion text, using a topic sentence and supporting details.

We CAN print upper and lower case letters legibly.

We CAN participate in conversations about 2nd grade topics.

We CAN fluently add and subtract to 20.

We CAN write and read numbers up to 1000!

We CAN compare numbers to 1000, when written in various forms

Our big study right now in out Wit and Wisdom curriculum is weather, with a focus on fall.We have learned about animals migrating, holidays in the fall months, and this week we are looking closely at what happens to trees in the fall and through out the year. Ask your student about chlorophyll and pgment. Here are a few other videos to spark conversation.

Fluent reading is a major part the 2nd grade reading ccurriculum. Fluent means reading all the words correctly, using emotion when you read (not reading like a robot), and going the right speed (not too fast or too slow). To practice fluency each week we will have a fluncy poem, that we will read every day in class. On Fridays the kids get to perform the poem for the class.

She comes by night, in fearsome flight,

In garments black as pitch,

The queen of doom upon her broom,

the wild and wicked witch.

Take care to hide when the wild witch rides

To shriek her evil spell.

What she may do with a word or two is much too grim to tell.

7:50 Morning Meeting

8:10 Phonics

8:35 Whole Group Reading

9:40 Small Group Reading

10:30 Ecore

11:30 Lunch

12:00 Math

1:15 I/E Intervention or enrichement time

2:00 Recess

2:30 Social Studies or Science or Health

I believe communication is the way we are going to make this year an excellent success! I check my DOJO daily and repeatedly so please send me a message about any questions or concerns. If you need to call me please do that from 10-45-11:15 or 3:30-4:00