Thursday, February 4th, 2016

Today in the second grade, we:

• had our final rehearsal for tomorrow's Chinese New Year festival
• took turns sharing about various sports, and worked on the final draft of our sandwich book report in language and spelling class
• echo read "Violet's Music" from Journeys and mapped out the story in reading and phonics class
• practiced regrouping 10 ones as 1 ten when needed in math class 
• discussed how people use language to express their own culture in social studies class

 
Chinese New Year Homework:

• Complete the five activities in your holiday journal.
• Complete five entries for your reading log.

Announcements:

• The students have received their holiday homework. They do not need to bring their school bags or books tomorrow. They only need to bring:
  
  • their long-sleeved white shirt tomorrow for the dance
  • their water bottles
  • any treat or junk food they wish to share with their classmates tomorrow
• Tomorrow's festival begins at 2 p.m. I hope to see you there!

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016

Today in the second grade, we:

• practiced combining action parts of sentences with the conjunction "and," and listened to our latest class story in language and spelling class
• visited the library to check out new books
• regrouped 10 ones and 1 ten, and counted by tens on a 100 chart to add in math class
• worked in groups to review the key concepts from unit 4 in social studies class
• continued to discuss wild weather and how we can be prepared for each kind of storm in science class  

Tonight's Homework:

• Complete Science Fusion pg. 306-308. For pg. 308, the students were directed to write in cursive, and to write at least six sentences. They were encouraged to be creative with their writing (a story, a letter, a poem, etc.)
• Read aloud for 15 minutes and have a parent sign your reading log.  
• Prepare for tomorrow's sharing time on sports.

Announcements:

• We will have our dress rehearsal tomorrow for the Chinese New Year concert. The students need to bring in a long-sleeved white shirt so they don't get too cold. Thank you!

More 10 Drums Pictures!

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016

Today we spent the day at the Ten Drums Cultural Center in Tainan, where the students got to learn about Taiko drumming, try out drumming themselves, watch a splendid performance of some professional drummers, and enjoyed some time exploring the grounds.

We then returned to complete a reflection activity on our field trip. Finally, we met for some game time with our K2 reading buddies. It was a great day! Thank you for packing healthy snacks and ID cards.

Tonight's Homework:

• Complete Social Studies Activity Book pg. 46.
• Read aloud for 15 minutes and have a parent sign your reading log.

Announcements:

• Library day tomorrow: the children are reminded to bring their library books.
• P.E. day tomorrow: the children are reminded to wear their P.E. uniforms. 

Monday, February 1st, 2016

Today in the second grade, we:

• were updated on our house points, celebrated the angel of the week, and learned about the virtue of "prudence" during our weekly assembly
• took our weekly spelling quiz and our unit 3 phonics quiz in reading and phonics class
• used mental math and basic facts to add tens  in math class
• listened to and compared the story of Cinderella as told from a Egyptian and Korean point of view in social studies class
• made sentences with this week's idiom: "Out of the Woods," brainstormed ideas for this Friday's sharing time, listened to our latest class story,  voted for February's class poem and song during ECA

Tonight's Homework:

• Complete the sandwich book report on the historical person you chose (the students checked out books from the library last week) and check the rubric (in your child's language notebook.) 
• Read aloud for 15 minutes and have a parent sign your reading log. 
• Complete your sharing time outline on Sports if you haven't finished it yet.

Announcements:

• I sent home the weekly spelling quiz. Please sign and send it back with your child. Thank you!
• For Chinese New Year homework, I will be assigning the students five activities in their holiday journals, as well as five reading log entries. 
• For tomorrow's field trip to the Ten Drum Cultural Center in Tainan, we will be leaving at 8:30 a.m. sharp in order to be able to enjoy the entire program that is available at the center. Please bring your child to school by 8:20 a.m. tomorrow. Thank you! the children will need to bring:
  
  • a small bag they can carry themselves
  • a water bottle that can they can either wear or that fits inside their small bag
  • a healthy snack (fruit, vegetables, nuts are all great options: we'll be eating some junk food on Friday!)
  • their national health ID card