Back from April Vacation!

Students were eager to share what they did during April vacation at Morning Meeting today. We played a game called "Fact or Fiction" that your child can tell you about.

Before vacation, we finished up a science unit about Earth Day and the environment.  We also did our part by cleaning up littering around our school!  Today we started talking about our new science unit- animal habitats.  We read a Scholastic News article about highway crossings that protect animals.  Tomorrow we'll start learning about living and non-living things.

In writing, students wrote many writing pieces in recent weeks to state their opinion on a topic.  Look for these coming home in backpacks!

In April children were introduced to using arrays and repeated addition as an introduction to multiplication.  Check out an example below.  We're reviewing double and triple-digit addition and subtraction and will begin a geometry unit soon!

Please note- homework was sent home today due to vacation.

Are you wondering what your child could work on at home?
Mastering basic math facts will help your child be successful!  Second grade students should know by memory all sums of two-digit numbers (9+7, 6+5, etc.).  Also, reading and being read to daily are beneficial for all students.  You can also ask your child to tell you about the many apps and online games we use to practice and review what we've learned at school!  Thanks for your help at home!