Wow, November is going by too quickly!
The children learned about why we celebrate Veterans Day and the importance of the holiday.
We are discussing the problem and solution in the stories like Brave Irene by William Steig and Strega Nona by Tomie DiPalo.
The children are embracing Writers Workshop and are starting to use craft moves that they see their favorite authors use.  Ask them what ellipses are!
We are finishing our first module in math.  The children are really becoming efficient at adding and subtracting.  They continue to practice solving math problems clearly and efficiently.
I also started to read aloud The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes.  Ask your child about Billy and why he is worried about second grade.
We have also been working on capitalization and punctuation.

Report cards will go home on Friday.  Please remember that they are new and based on end of the year standards.  I am eager to sit down with you to give you a true picture of your child as a learner and member of our classroom .

Have a terrific week ahead.