September Newsletter

Check out our September newsletter that went home this week in Friday folders. If you are missing your copy you can download it from the website:

1. http://littleptsa.com
2. click "Teacher Pages" on the left hand side
3. click "2nd Grade - All teachers" under "Teacher Pages"
4. Scroll to the links at the bottom and click on "2nd Grade Newsletter - September"

The newsletter will give you a full overview of what we have been learning and will be learning in each subject. Be sure to read it and have conversations at home with your child about what they are learning. -2nd Grade Teachers

Online Books

Want to read some books online? We have a one month trial of http://www.tumblereadables.com

Username: littleele
Password: login
Log in to access a bunch of online books that you can listen to and follow along.

Non-Fiction Elements

Today the students were introduced to the Non-Fiction library in our classroom. Everyone was all a buzz with excitement to read about topics we were interested in. As we were reading we started noticing some things that were different from fiction books. Here is the list we created on the SMART Board about what we noticed. We will be able to start using these elements to our advantage to help us understand what we are reading. We will also be able to start writing our own non-fiction books next week!

Paragraph

Today we started learning about paragraphs. We are writing descriptive paragraphs about our shoes, and the writing is turning out amazingly well! Look for a paragraph writing assignment in your homework next week.

Beans!

Today we dissected beans. It was fun to learn about what will eventually turn into a plant!

Math

Our math has sure been fun as we have started exploring tens. I hope you continue to practice "Make Ten" and "Tens Go Fish" at home!