This week we have been all about monsters! We read two great books. One was titled I Need My Monster and Hey, That's MY Monster by Amanda Noll. The children loved these books. Ethan cannot sleep without his scary monster under his bed. When that monster leaves, Ethan is not happy with the substitutes.
We wrote and shared some really great stories about monsters under OUR beds. As students shared them with the class, we wrote some positive comments on their work.
Our class has finished reading The Haunted Library. Kaz and Claire solved the mystery. Be sure to ask who the ghost was.
A special thanks to Woburn Fire for taking the time to teach us about fire safety. Be sure to check your fire alarm batteries and find a safe meeting place outside in case of an emergency.
REMINDER: Progress reports are in your child's folder. Be sure to sign it and return to school on Monday. Next Wednesday is a half day and parent/teacher conferences are on Thursday night.
********Notes from Mrs. Potamis' Class
Friday, October 20, 2017
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Spiders and Crankenstein
Things are getting SPOOKY in second grade. Spooky may not be the...best word. Neither our spider unit or Crankenstein were scary at all. Students are now experts on spiders after reading Gail Gibbons' book Spiders along with a few other non-fiction spider books. Spiders are pretty amazing creatures. Did you know the biggest could be the size of a dinner plate? I hope I never run into that one.
Crankenstein is a little boy who is CRANKY. Well at least he is until he meets another Crankenstein. We talked about character traits and did a super fun directed drawing to go with this story. Everyone gets cranky sometimes, so we read and talked about ways to calm ourselves down when it happens to us. Some students had some super, great strategies to share.
The Haunted Library is the chapter book were are reading in class. The title may sound spooky and there are ghosts, but ye...not spooky. Kaz is a ghost who was blown away from his family and is now living in a library. He has made friends with a "solid" named Claire. I can't wait to see what happens next.
Students are becoming experts at place value and adding/subtracting 10 and 100 to numbers. YIPPEE!!!
Ms. Elin is rocking writers workshop with us. Students practiced "show don't tell" writing. This is when authors use describing words to show how a character is feeling instead of just telling us how. The makes the story so much more enjoyable to read!
I cannot WAIT until Wednesday!! Our first "mystery reader" is on the calendar. Do you know anyone who'd like to be a mystery reader? Just holler......we'd love to have them!!!
Crankenstein is a little boy who is CRANKY. Well at least he is until he meets another Crankenstein. We talked about character traits and did a super fun directed drawing to go with this story. Everyone gets cranky sometimes, so we read and talked about ways to calm ourselves down when it happens to us. Some students had some super, great strategies to share.
The Haunted Library is the chapter book were are reading in class. The title may sound spooky and there are ghosts, but ye...not spooky. Kaz is a ghost who was blown away from his family and is now living in a library. He has made friends with a "solid" named Claire. I can't wait to see what happens next.
Students are becoming experts at place value and adding/subtracting 10 and 100 to numbers. YIPPEE!!!
Ms. Elin is rocking writers workshop with us. Students practiced "show don't tell" writing. This is when authors use describing words to show how a character is feeling instead of just telling us how. The makes the story so much more enjoyable to read!
I cannot WAIT until Wednesday!! Our first "mystery reader" is on the calendar. Do you know anyone who'd like to be a mystery reader? Just holler......we'd love to have them!!!
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