I will be sending Wonders usernames and passwords home tonight in case you have misplaced the first ones. This is a great way to see what we are learning in second grade. The stories that we are reading each week are included. If you have any troubles with the user names and passwords, please let me know and I will send an email to our computing people.
On a technology note, if you come across any apps for the ipads that your child likes and that are educational, please let me know. I have one classroom ipad that we have been using this year.
This week is all about how the earth changes. We have read about earthquakes, volcanoes, glaciers and tsunamis.
We started cursive this week. We have learned the letters i and t so far. The students are all very excited about learning cursive and they are doing a nice job with it.
We also started our 3rd quarter writing genre this week as well. It is descriptive writing. With this unit, we will start “show and write”, your child will be allowed to bring one thing from home on Thursdays and Fridays to write about. This item needs to fit into their bag. Please remind them that they may not bring anything that breathes, rots or is of irreplaceable value. Some ideas could be a favorite stuffed animal, a picture, a toy or any other object that is school appropriate and that the children can describe in detail. In the past, the children have really enjoyed this activity and I look forward to show and share with your child.