April 23, 2010

Earth Week
The students enjoyed all the activities sponsored by Beye School's Green Team.
Reading
We wrapped up our unit on Courage. Our last story was a story about a boy who was nervous about entering the school spelling bee, Brave as a Mountain Lion. We did not take a comprehension test on this story. Instead we had an in-class spelling bee. Congratulations to our first place speller, Luke Meister, and our second place speller, Jewell Johnson!
Writing
We shared our autobiographies this week. As you read them keep in mind that the students did their own editing and revising. I left notes for students about things to look for as they edit. Students were then responsible for making these changes on their own. I was VERY impressed with their independence on these stories. Our focus was on writing interesting details to support a main idea. Way to go, second graders!
Math
You should have seen the math test on fractions in the folder this week. We are moving on from fractions into measurement. This includes a review of time, money and linear measurements. I will be supplementing our Everyday Math Curriculum with a lot of computation practice.
Science
Our butterflies have formed chrysalids. Thanks to Kate Ulrich for transferring them to our butterfly house. We eagerly awaiting the butterflies! In the meantime we are reading about frogs and toads and about their life cycle.
Calendar
I will update the blog next week with a list of upcoming events and dates for the rest of the year. We have a lot of exciting things happening in May!