Week 3 Blog!

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Term 2- Week 3- 2nd Grade Blog

LOOKING BACK:

UOI
*Students chose a new explorer/ exploration to research independently. They gathered information through books, articles, photos and videos, and created a Google Presentation to share their findings with the class. Students also had an opportunity to create a magazine college on a map of Japan for our art project of the week!


 Math
*This week we learned about the "Read Draw Write" strategy. Students practiced reading a math problem twice, drawing a diagram or picture to represent the problem, and then made sure to write both a number sentence and a word sentence. We also reviewed some number fluency activities to become faster at mental math.



English
*Students continued to practice their paragraph writing as they wrote on topics they could teach others about. They learned how to give both positive and constructive feedback to one another, in order to help improve their writing!


LOOKING AHEAD:
UOI
*We will learn about a few very famous (and some infamous) explorations of the past, and the effects they had on communities.

Math
*We will continue solving real-world math problems, using the Read Draw Write strategy to represent and solve the problem. We'll also continue reviewing math fluency strategies.

English
*We will transfer what we have learned about paragraph writing to write letters to a reader, including fictional and realistic letters.

LOOK OUT (Important Announcements/ Dates)
*HOMEWORK-- This week I began tracking students' homework completion. If they completed all HW tasks for the week, they will receive a merit! Missing more than one HW assignment will result in a demerit. Please encourage your child to complete their reading and HW every night.

*Monday, September 24-- No School
*Friday, September 28-- SPORTS DAY
*Thursday, October 4 (TBD)-- Field Trip to the Osaka Museum of Housing and Living
*Monday, October 1-- No School
*Monday, October 8-- No School

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