Mrs. Ealy's 2nd grade class is preparing for St. Patrick's Day by having a green snack on March 16th. She is still in need of some donations for the snack. The class is also starting a new science unit on landforms and will be making landform projects in art class on April 10th. In math, the class is learning about fractions and there are websites listed to help students practice fractions at home.

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2 Grade News
Mrs. Ealy’s Class
March 9, 2012
Letter from Mrs. Ealy Next Week’s Specials
Dear Parents,
Monday - Wellness
Next Friday, March 16th we will be celebrating St. Patrick’s
Day. We will not be having a party for this holiday, just quick Tuesday – Art
“green” snack to celebrate the day. If you volunteered to donate
some food or supplies for our snack, a reminder note was sent home Wednesday – Music and Computers
today. We are still in need of:
• Cups Thursday – Music and P.E. (Wear Sneakers)
• Green Candies
Friday – Library and P.E. (Wear Sneakers)
• Green Apples
• Kiwi
• Or a green food of your choice  What We’re Learning About!
If you would like to donate any of these items, please let me know by
Wednesday, March 14th! Remember to have your child wear green Math – This week we started Unit 8 on fractions. Students learned what
to school that day! We will also be doing a couple of activities that each part of a fraction means and how to write them. We also looked at
relate to St. Patrick’s Day and tie into our curriculum. fractions of a collection. Fractions are a very difficult concept to master,
Our next science unit in class will be landforms. My hope is however there are tons of ways to practice at home! Try having your
to start this unit next week. As a culminating project we will be child break apart a collection of toys or their favorite snack in half, thirds,
making landforms in art. Mrs. Krupa has volunteered to work on this fourths, fifths, etc.!
with our kids. The second grade teachers are looking for volunteers
to help with the mixing and molding of the landforms in art class. Reading – During reader’s workshop this week finished up our unit
Students will be working on this project Tuesday, April 10th. Please about building good comprehension and fluency skills. We also started
read and fill out the note that was sent home in your child’s folder out unit on nonfiction. The class worked together to make a T-chart to
today. compare what we know about fiction and nonfiction.
Fractions are a very hard concept for 2nd graders to grasp. I
have added a list of websites that will help with fractions on our Writing – This week students worked very hard on writing their
classroom site. Making some type of game out of fractions is always paragraphs about their animal. We started typing our magazine in the
fun for kids. Try using M&M’s, pizza, apples, or coins to separate computer lab on Wednesday. We practiced writing “How To” stories.
into different fractions. At the end, if they get it correct they can We will begin our “How To” story for our magazine next week.
either eat the M&M’s or keep the coins in a piggy bank!
Today I have sent home another orange scale for your child Social Studies – This week we finished up our unit on Citizens in a
Community. We ended the unit with a Patriotism day in class. We had
to keep track of their reading. Please return the first one to school on
a great conversation about what it means to be patriotic. We made
Monday. I will start putting them up in the hallway next week!
patriotic stars on our last day of the unit!
Our field trip is less than a week away! If you have not sent
in your permission slip, please do so as soon as possible. Reminder:
Since we are going to a live performance at a theater, we would like Upcoming Events and Dates to
to use this opportunity to teach the children about how to display
appropriate theater-etiquette. We are hoping that the children will Remember
dress nicely for this trip. I will send home a reminder about this again Mar. 12 Dining for $ at Buffalo Wild Wings
next week before the trip.
Mar. 14 Field Trip and Spring Conferences
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Remember you can reach me by our folder, by email, or by phone. Mar. 15 Spring Pictures
Sincerely, Mar. 16 Green Snack Celebration and Board Game
Mrs. Ealy Day
Mar. 19 Market Day Pick-Up
• Please remember to return library books every Friday! Mar. 23 Cozy Read in Day
• Please remember to return Book N’ Bags every Friday! Mar. 26 OPC Meeting @ 6:30
Mar. 26 Magic Carpet Story Hour 6:30-7:30