It was nice to see everyone at the concert. The 2nd graders did amazing! I was so proud of them. If you didn't know-- NDLC has a Facebook page where the concert was posted, so you can send it to any family that may not have been able to attend. The Facebook page is called NDLC Charter School.
I will be contacting chaperones this week for our upcoming field trip to 1000 Islands. Be on the look out for those emails.
We are finalizing the substitute teacher that will be here for the month of May. I am hoping to introduce them through the blog, along with their contact information, soon! We have a few great candidates. The students will be in great hands for the fun month of May.
Upcoming Events:
4/26 Color Day: 2nd Grade is Green!
5/3 Baby Tuma Due Date (but who knows!)
5/4 Field Trip to 1,000 Islands Nature Center
5/27 Early Release
5/30 No School
6/2: Last Day of School & Early Release
Reading
In reading we continue to work in Nonfiction Book Clubs. Students get to pick a topic to study/read within their clubs. They are coming together as clubs to share their thinking and grow their ideas. Things we have focused on so far are:
–Chunking the text to help us know when to stop and check in on our understanding.
–Using text features (captions, pictures, maps, graphs) to squeeze all we can out of the text.
–Stopping to explain to ourselves and what we just read (retell/recall)
–Building and growing our ideas across the text. Noticing when our thinking has changed. (They might say, “I used to think ______, but now I think _______.”)
Writing
In writing we started our second bend of the unit. Students picked a new insect to research and take notes on. Now they are starting to plan and draft their next chapter book.
Math
In math we are ending unit 6 on adding and subtracting multi-digit numbers. We will have a test on this unit at the end of the week. Students have been doing well finding a strategy that works for them!
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