This week we started a new unit in Reading. Our big question this week was "What do good citizens do?' We heard a story about "A Boy Named Martin." This was the story of Martin Luther King as a boy and how he started to feel about segregation and what he decided to do about it as he grew up. We also read a story about a boy named Wyatt who had to make a "Difficult Decision." He found a GameMaster and after first thinking he should keep it, decided to look for the owner instead. This made the owner very happy and made Wyatt a good citizen.
We finished up our poetry writing. The students typed up the poems they wrote and created a poetry folder to keep them in.
In math, we reviewed more skills like multiplication and division facts and graphing. Please review the multiplication facts with the fact triangles that were sent home. Of course, review of addition and subtraction facts is always needed too. We will be taking our final unit assessment next week. Then it's review, review, review until the end of the year.
Probably the most exciting thing this week was starting something that's been a second grade tradition.......reading our favorite book.
We have started reading the book together as a class. We will continue to read it and complete many activities to go along with it.
Please remember that our field trip to the Academy of Natural Sciences is on Thursday. Each student should come prepared that day with a bag lunch and a drink. It is indoors so school clothes are appropriate attire. It should be a fun day. We always have a good time.
Have a nice weekend.
