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Our Second Core Work: The Rough-Face Girl

3/10/2015

 
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This week in social studies, second graders explored our second core work of the year, The Rough-Face Girl, by Rafe Martin.  This treasured Algonquin Indian story, reminiscent of the Cinderella fairy tale, tells of three sisters who are all trying to marry the Invisible Being in their village.  To marry him, they have to prove that they have seen him.  Only the youngest sister, her skin scarred from tending the fire, is able to prove that she has indeed seen the Invisible Being in the nature all around her.  Second graders listened to this story as a read aloud several times, studying the rich illustrations and thinking about the characters' actions and motivations.  Students discussed how characters exemplified the eight MKA character standards throughout the story.  They noticed qualities such as confidence, friendliness, fairness, honesty, and temperance.  Through close readings and examinations of text and pictures, students thought about the story's enduring messages of inner beauty and justice.  

The second grade teachers would like to wish all of our students and their families a happy, safe, and restful spring break filled with lots of memories together.  Have a wonderful break!

Non-Fiction: Fun, Facts, Knowledge!

3/6/2015

 
In Reading Workshop, Second Grade readers have been bursting with excitement as we have kicked off our current unit of study on non-fiction. Children began the unit by thinking about all that they already know about non-fiction books, focusing on the various characteristics of non-fiction books that distinguish them from fiction. Children know that non-fiction books contain facts and “true” information about an almost endless range of topics, from dogs and cats to elephants, rainforests, cars, and famous people. All three Second Grade classes have spent time studying a range of non-fiction texts and identifying common non-fiction features such as a Table of Contents, glossary, real pictures, maps, diagrams, captions, headings, bold words and an index. Children are also learning how to use these non-fiction features in a deliberate way to guide their reading and make meaning of content. Be sure to ask your child about the non-fiction texts and topics that he or she has been exploring in class. Almost as much as they love discovering new information and facts, children love sharing the knowledge that they have gained from reading non-fiction!

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Snow Day Assignment for 3/5/15

3/5/2015

 
Read for 15 minutes

Log onto IXL Math and complete one of the following math activities M.4; M.5; M.6 or M.7 

Click on the link to Storyline Online below
http://www.storylineonline.net/
Select one of the stories to listen to and then retell the story to someone at home.

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