Brrrrrr!! Weekly Recap

Hello 2-3 Families!

I hope you have stayed warm this week during our cold weather.  Here is a recap of the past 2 weeks in our classroom.

CRAZY HAIR DAY!
What a fun way to wrap-up our shortened week!  2-3 has some serious school spirit and I LOVE IT!!  Check us out....

MAP TEST WRAP-UP
Last week the kids took their winter MAP tests in reading and math.  We will go over these scores during spring conferences in March.  That will be here before you know it!

2-3 ROCKS!
Last week we were so excited to have Miss Tabitha from the program High Touch, High Tech come in and teach the kids about rocks.  It was an amazing exploration time for the kids and they were thrilled to get to take their own bag of gems home.  The kids learned about different rocks and minerals and how to test the hardness of a rock.  Check out our photo gallery below to see the fun we had.



TREASURES UNIT 3
Today the kids are taking the Unit 3 Treasures test.  This week we reviewed the topics of alliteration, cause/effect, prefix/suffix, and synonym/antonym to prepare for the test.  Now that the class is taking the test independently I am continuing to remind them to take their time and double check their work.

MATH CHAPTER 6
We are cruising right along with chapter 6 in math.  This week we spent time learning the basics of multiplication (which the kids have loved!). Next week I will introduce them to the basic concepts of division and then we will take our chapter 6 test.

CURSIVE
As you have heard and seen, we have started cursive in 2-3.  I am so proud of the class for putting their best effort into their cursive work.  I want to explain the "grading" system for the cursive homework the kids are receiving.  I base the evaluation on a stoplight....green, yellow, red.  If you see a green smiley face on your child's cursive practice page, that means they did a GREAT job!  If you see a yellow smiley face, that means I want them to slow down and take more time when forming the letters I have circled.  If your child receives a red smiley face, that means I would like them to redo the entire page for additional practice.  The only time I permit the students to write in cursive in the classroom is during cursive time since they are just learning the alphabet.  As they learn more letters, they will have additional times to practice writing.  



That is all from 2-3 this week! Have a safe and warm weekend!

- Danielle Porte