This week we went through 3 lessons on Growth Mindset. (This is the concept that people can develop their intelligence through effort.) We will regularly visit this concept through books and discussion and everyday experiences as children face challenging classwork.
In addition to this we have done the following, just to name a few:
Sign ups for conferences will be available online soon.
Have a great weekend!
Upcoming Events:
Tuesday, September 19 - Walking School Bus
Sunday, September 24 - Color Run
October 11 & 18 - Parent/Teacher Conferences
In addition to this we have done the following, just to name a few:
- Learned how to read with a partner with the goal of becoming a better reader, not just to read with a friend.
- Started jotting ideas for narrative stories in our Tiny Topic Notebooks .
- Planned our stories across our fingers to help us write across many pages.
- Read our first second grade level story in Reading Street, focusing on character and setting.
- Had our first 5 minute addition fact test.
- Learned how to use and care for the class calculators.
- Worked on nonfiction text features (bold words) with our Scholastic News.
- Took our first online spelling test.
- Were introduced to RazKids (which are online books) and the expectations when using this resource.
Sign ups for conferences will be available online soon.
Have a great weekend!
Upcoming Events:
Tuesday, September 19 - Walking School Bus
Sunday, September 24 - Color Run
October 11 & 18 - Parent/Teacher Conferences