The Week Ahead

I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!!  I am looking forward to a fabulous week in second grade!!!  We have a lot going on this week...

Monday

We will complete our math study guide.  We will also continue looking at Cynthia Rylant books as we discuss characters, setting, and plot.  This will we will begin talking about the problem and solution in stories.  We will begin looking at map skills and well as start our first spelling lessons.  We are stretching our brains each day as we work hard.  There will be days we make mistakes but our goal is to take those mistakes and learn from them.

Tuesday

I will be out on Tuesday due to a Doctor's appointment.  However we will have our math test on place value!!

Wednesday

We will have our second word wall assessment test.  Students will be asked to read the second list of words that were sent home.  

Thursday

We will have our Math MAP test.  We will also have our first Math MInute test.  Be sure to go over the math minutes that are in your child's morning work section of their binders.

Friday

We will have our first spelling test.  We will also read a cold passage where we will practice looking for evidence.  This will count as a class work grade in reading.  We will also have another tasty Nutritious Nibble for snack on Friday.  Thank you to Matthew and his family for our first delicious treat this past Friday.

Represent a Number in Multiple Ways

This week we have been working on representing numbers in multiple ways.

We have worked on....

1. Standard form using the numerals

2. Word form where we write out the words.   Students are learning to use a hyphen to connect the tens and the ones.

3.  Expanded form is where we use the value of the numbers to create a number sentence.   For example, 84 =80+4

4.  Base ten models where we represent the number using tens rods and unit cubes.

5.  Decomposing the numbers where we look at other combinations of tens and ones.  Ex.  84 can be...

                   8 tens and 4 ones

                   7 tens and 14 ones

                   6 tens and 24 ones

                   5 tens and 34 ones

                   Etc...

Class DoJo All-Stars

Our top point earners for this week were....Lilly and Joshua!!!!

Base Ten Models

Tonight for math homework, students are asked to draw place value or base ten models of numbers.   In the math section of their binders, students have problems we worked on together in class.   Below you will see an example as well.  I hope this will help with homework!!

Let's Get a New Week Started

The first week was a blast!!!   

We had some serious times ...

We had some silly times...

And by the end of the week, I think we were all...

This week we will be really getting into our second grade curriculum and beyond!   I look forward to an awesome week ahead!!

Terrific Thursday

Today was a great day!   We started our day working on composing and decomposing numbers.

We then worked on making predictions from the pictures we see in a book.   We also began to look at our vocabulary words for the story, The Relatives Came. We took a brain break to "whip and nae-nae".

After a busy day in second grade, we had a fun night at the Back to School Bash!!!   Here are a few pictures I was able to capture in the midst of all the fun!!!

I am loving every minute with these fun kiddos!!!

Another Great Day

Today we started working on second grade curriculum!   We took a pretest in math to decide what we know and don't know about place value.   Then we began talking about authors.  We looked at what an author is and where authors get their ideas. 

We also looked at why authors write.

We introduced the author that we are going to be studying...Cynthia Rylant.   I think we are going to have a great year of learning this year!!!

First Day in Second Grade

Recess

Lunch time!!!!

                                         

Weekly Newsletter

This week your child will be bringing home a hard copy of our newsletter.  However this will not be the case every week.  Normally the newsletter will be found here on the blog.  I will put it in a post and I will also add it to the Weekly Newsletter page as well.  We are having an awesome first day!!!  Thank you so much for sharing your children with me!!

Week 1 Newsletter

Figure Me Out

See if you can "Figure" Mrs. Mcabee out!!!  Try to figure out the answers to the questions below!!  Have your parents help you to email me with correct answers and I will add 5 points to your first math test!

                                       

AHOY MATEY!!!!

Wow!!!  It is hard to believe that the summer is almost over.  I can't wait to get back to school to start our wonderful year with some awesome kids!!  To get our year started off correctly, I wanted to let you all know a little about myself and our classroom.

All About Mrs. McAbee

This is my 15th year teaching.  I am married to my best friend Jason and I have one spoiled rotten second grade boy named Grant.  I am a Christian, a wife, a mother, a teacher, a sister, and a friend.  I love to work puzzles.   My favorite subjects in school have always been math and science.  I enjoy spending time with my family, camping, and reading. 

Our Classroom

This year, I classroom will be a place of learning and fun.  We will explore our wonders and find answers to our questions.  As a part of this learning, students will be reading and writing in all subject areas.  Students will have opportunities to use technology in multiple formats.  Students will work independently, in pairs, and in groups.  We will work together to find ways to meet the needs of all students. 

Important Dates

Wednesday, August 12th...1:00-6:00...Meet the Teacher Day (I can't wait to meet each child!!)
Monday, August 17th...First Day of School!!!  (Can't wait!!!!)