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Save the Date:
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April 29th-
Sights and Sounds festival at the mall. Marshall's 2nd
graders are invited to perform with their violins on Sat. April 29th for the
FUSD Sights and Sounds event from 10am-4pm. The first 25 2nd graders to sign up
will perform from 3:30-3:50pm closing out the event.
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May 3rd- PTO at 6:30
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May 4th-
Suzuki concert in the square @ noon (permission
slip needed)
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May 1st-
5th- teacher appreciation week
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Literature Study
NEXT WEEK! You can order a copy for your child,
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The Core Value for
the month of April is, Perseverance. I would like the students
to persevere through their school work even when they might feel like they want
to give up. Also, persevering through
the school day as our energy levels may decrease.
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Keep an eye out for
information about our end of the year play! The song practice sheets will be sent home
next week for students to use as they prepare for the show.
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We are looking for:
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GLUE STICKS
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SNACKS for the class
for snack time
Next Week:
Literature.
We will start our literature study on Tuesday as we read a
classical favorite, Charlotte’s Web! THANK YOU for the donated copies as you
picked one up for your child. We checked
out additional copies from the library so each student will have a book. As we read chapters 1-4 next week we will
work on summarizing, character traits, motivations, and sequencing, I cannot
wait to read this book together!
Science
Our extra unit time will be Social Studies based as we completed a
large habitat unit recently and are digging deep with Westward Expansion.
Social Studies
We have been introduced to our Westward Expansion unit. So far we
have been introduced to Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea, and the
Corps of Discovery. We also reviewed the
developments of boom towns as prospectors moved west for the gold rush. As a class we have made a time line
connecting all these events, as well as adding simple machines to the timeline
as they relate to the growth of our country.
Next week we will be focusing on the route, challenges, transportation, and
dangers of the Oregon Trail.
Math
We have assessed all
measurement and data standards. I am so
impressed with our growth as we have worked on geometry and time. We will go back to module 5 as we continue to
work with addition and subtraction within 1,000. I will be sending home a parent letter for
you to use as you refer to the various strategies within this module.
Have a wonderful weekend
second grade families!
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