2H Class Blog!: We're off to a great start in 2AA!

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Ms. Arnold’s Classroom News (9/3/14)

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What We’ve Been Up To:

We made it into our second week of the school year. While they may be a little tired, they’ve certainly had a great start with a lot of learning!

*Literacy: We have launched right into our reader and writer workshops and students have been eager to both read and write! In reader's workshop, students were reminded of strategies for finding just right books, had a chance to "shop" for both fiction and nonfiction books for their bookbins, and have begun building their independent reading stamina! In writer's workshop, we've used two different types of paper for writing, established our writing folders, created "heart maps", and have begun drafting several stories!

*Math: As we delve into Everyday Math Unit 1, students have been refreshing their math brains with the numerous skills we have reviewed this past week. Students explored their math journals and built their math tool kits; they reviewed number sequencing (counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s) and coin values; and completed a fun graphing lesson looking at who they had for a first grade teacher!

*Scholastic Book Orders: Scholastic Book Orders were sent home on today. Orders are due on Monday, September 15th. If interested, you can order online at www.scholastic.com/readingclub with the activation code HXF8D, or by sending your order into school.

*Reading Buddies: We had our first day of Reading Buddies with Ms. Hodgdon's fifth grade class today. Some were a little nervous at first, but all settled in nicely with their partner. Ask your child who their reading buddy is, what they read together, and what's the one thing they learned about their new friend! We will continue to meet regularly with our buddies, typically every "Blue" day, for the remainder of the school year.