MARCH, 2016

Classroom News It’s Marvelous March! On March 16th, we will go on our Maple Sugaring Field Trip to the Taylor Road Family Recreation Facility in Hamburg. The students will learn about the process of how maple sugar is made and will even get the chance to buy some maple sugar products. Please send the permission slip and lunch slip back as soon as possible. Don’t forget to send in one canned good or an old pair of sneakers for donation for your child and bring an extra one if you plan on attending the field trip as well. In writing, the students are working on nonfiction writing pieces called, All About Books. They choose a topic they feel they are an expert in and write a book to teach others about their subject. The books include a table of contents, multiple chapters, bold words and a glossary. Some fun topics the students came up with include: All About Being an Uncle, All About Washing Cars, All About Being the Oldest Kid and All About Summer! March will be full of science! We are continuing our Growing Healthy Unit. The students learned about making positive choices, what peer pressure is, and will learn about bullying. They will also learn about how to make healthy food choices using the Food Pyramid, make healthy snack options, the importance of exercise and maintaining a healthy mind as well. Science is embedded within our next literacy unit, Seasons and Weather. The students will learn about weather patterns, how life changes along with the seasons, how severe weather affects us, and how people can measure and predict weather.

Mrs. McHale’s Corner This year, our school is having Family

Fun Night on Friday, March 18th from 6-8 p.m. Our class is putting together a basket with a “sports” theme. If you would like to donate an item or send in money for the basket, please do so as soon as possible. Thank you to the parents who have already sent in money or donations for the basket!

Our school is still collecting Box Tops, so please continue to send them in!

Room 33 Mrs. McHale

Second GradeNEWSPAPER

Monthly Topics Reading : ELA – English Language Arts

o Unit 4 – Comprehension skills and strategies: Read nonfiction text for facts and information; Make Connections; Compare & Contrast; Text Features: Venn Diagrams

Vocabulary Strategy : Antonyms (review synonyms)

Spelling & Word Work : Unit 4: Words with C or G; Spelling Pattern /oo/ spelled oo; words with Long O sound; Verb endings with –ed and –ing; Three Letter Blends: str, spr, scr; spl; Word Family: -ALK;

Phonics : Adding ED and ING to the end of verbs, compound words, analogies, context clues

Writing : Nonfiction writing: All About Books Math : Topic 12 – Geometry; Topic 14 - Money Social Studies : St. Patrick’s Day Science : Growing Healthy Unit (continued);

Seasons and Weather (embedded in LEAD 21 Reading Program)

Above… Mrs. Mazgaj came to read us the new Dr. Seuss book in honor of his birthday on March 2nd.