2c newsletter week of aug 20

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This Weeks Schedule

Grade 2CMs. Eatons Class

A short, but GREAT first week of second grade!

Welcome Grade 2 Families! It has been a pleasure getting toknow your children for the first two days of school. Their lovesof learning and creativity are already starting to show and givehope of a fantastic year to come. This week I look forward tomeeting all of you a t Tuesdays Parent Coffee and hope that you

do not hesitate to ask questions, as I am eager to share myhopes and dreams with you.

Monday

*Early Dismissal at 2:45 PM

*Korean

Tuesday

*P.E., Music, Art *Exploratory Fair

*Receive laptops

Wednesday

*P.E., Music*Exploratory Fair

A U G U S T 2 0 , 2 0 1 2

8:30- Parent Coffee

Back to school night

No school for students-Professional Development

Day

KISAC- Grades 2 & 3 soccerat C.I.

Half day

Thursday Friday

*Korean, P.E., Art *Exploratory Fair

*House Assembly*Community Sing,Korean


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here We Are in Place and TimeCelebrations

: Families recognize important personal and cultural events throughtraditions.

LiteracyThis year literacy in our classroom will model the curriculum goals of Chadwick International along

side the structure of a program called The Daily Five. The objective of this structure is to allowstudents a range of choices while supporting their independence in literacy. Please see the 3 rd page of this newsletter for more information.

In writing, I am looking forward to building a classroom of writers who write because they enjoy it, not because they feel they have to! This week we will discuss different reasons people write. Students willfocus on writing about topics that interests them without worrying about conventions.

NumeracyThis week our Numeracy focus will be on introducingthe Daily Calendar routines as well as somecomponents of the Everyday Math program. We willalso explore pattern blocks as tools to createillustrations for number stories.

UOIOur first Unit of Inquiry this year will focus on

personal and cultural events especially traditions andcelebrations. This aligns well with the beginning of theyear as we practice and establish important pieces of our classroom community such as our hopes anddreams, essential agreements, and routines.


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The Daily 5Dear Parents,

We have just begun our Daily 5 and FACEadventure! This is the reading and writingprogram implemented in my classroom.

Daily 5 is the structure we will use to planour morning literacy block. Children will bebusy completing meaningful literacy tasks.The choices will be:

*Read to self *Work on writing*Word Work *Listen to reading*Read to Someone

Also included on the Daily 5 schedule are*Meet with Ms. Eaton and *Guest Star.These portions of the schedule allow forGuided Reading time as well as ESOLsupport.

This week, we will be focusing onincreasing our stamina to work independently during Read to Self. Withinthe next few months, the other choices willbe introduced. While the students arecompleting their literacy tasks, I will bemeeting with small groups andconferencing with individual students.

Daily 5 is how we schedule our languageblock. FACE is what we study during thistime. FACE is an acronym for the four majorcomponents of reading. They are:

F for FluencyA for AccuracyC for ComprehensionE for Expanding Vocabulary

The children will learn reading strategieswithin each category. These strategies willbecome tools for the children to use to helpthemselves become better readers andwriters. I will keep you informed when newstrategies are introduced. Then, when youread with your child at home, you will beable to reinforce these concepts.It is going to be exciting to watch your

child's reading and writing skills blossomthroughout the year. If you have anyquestions regarding this program, pleaseask. I am always excited to share what Iknow about Daily 5 and FACE!

Best,

Ms. Eaton


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Student S otli ht Please check in to this section of the newsletterfor special student spotlights from our class.I hope for it to be a forum of celebration forstudent work.

Learner ProfilesInquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers,communicators, principled, open-

minded, caring, risk-takers,

balanced, reflective

Core Valueshonesty, respect, compassion,

responsibility, compassion

Student Work Coming Soon!


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Books Weve Read

Websites We Love

The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds Elmer, by

Alexander and the Wind Up Mouse, by Leo Lionni Frog and Toad Are Friends, by Arnold Lobel

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