Hello Everyone,
It's been a busy couple of weeks here at school.
To help with our reading we have been learning about connections. Connections help us understand what we are reading by linking things in the book to things we already know. So far we have looked at text-to-self connections (when the book reminds us of something that happened to us, making it easier for us to understand what is happening in the book), and text-to-text connections (when the book reminds of us another book we have read, making it possible for us to make predictions about what will happen next, explore plot structure, explore the author's methods, and more).
In math we have finished up working on patterns and are working to understand two digit numbers. We have discussed how there are only 10 digits: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, and 9, and that these digits make up all of the numerals (or numbers) that we know. In grade two we will only really be working with two digit numbers but to understand them we need to understand place value. That's what we are looking at right now, as well as how to represent (or show) these numbers. The students have learned about the tens digit and the ones digit. They have also learned that 24 is not 2+4 but rather 20+4. Soon we will be looking at odd and even numbers, ordering and comparing numbers, estimating, and skip counting. When we finish this we will be ready to start focusing on addition and subtraction.
There are no important events for this week but next week will be very full. Be ready for our Open House Night on Tuesday, Oct. 22, starting at 6:30. There will be a book fair that evening. It will also be open on Wednesday at lunch for kids who missed their chance the night before. Hope to see you all there.
Just as a side note, I will be away at a conference this Friday (Oct. 18) and Mrs. Beynon will be returning to substitute teach for us.
Have a great week.
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