A Great Start!

We are off to a great start in Room 210!  The children seem happy and engaged in all we are doing. We have been setting up our routines and procedures and have begun to delve into many areas of the curriculum. 

In math, we are reviewing some basics that the students have been exposed to in First Grade so we can get going on building on those skills and thinking deeper- like Second Graders.  The children have already learned that the big thing in Second Grade math is explaining how you know the answer to a math problem.  

The class is excited about Writers' Workshop.  The students seem to have lots of stories to tell.  Our first unit of study in writing is Narrative, and we will be learning how to stretch out the small moments in our storytelling.

The children love to read and they have been developing stamina for reading independently.  So far, as a group, they can sustain about 10 minutes without talking or getting up and moving around the room!

As you may have heard we have started our mapping unit in Social Studies.  This will lead us into the study of the world's continents and oceans.  We have compared maps to globes and have identified the key components on each.  

Maybe more important than all these academic topics is developing our classroom community.  We start the day greeting one another and sharing about ourselves.  You have probably heard about the "All About Me" bags.  The students have enjoyed showing their classmates the items brought in.  We have generated a list of hopes for our Second Grade year and the students have drawn pictures to show the one most meaningful to them.  

I am excited to tell you more at Curriculum Night on the 27th.  Hope you have it marked on your calendar.