Language – Students continued their focus on Point of View today, and read “No, David” by David Shannon and talked about how that story was written from the point of view of David’s mom.  Students then got into partners and were given a page from the story and were asked to write from the point of view of David. Ask your child to share with you their ideas from today.

Math – We continued looking at the 2-D shapes, looking at how many sides and vertices various shapes have.  Students worked on an activity where they had to draw and identify the various 2-dimensional shapes. Check yesterday’s post for a link to “Splash Math” to review shapes in an on-line game (or download the app).

Science – We read “The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss and began looking at pollution in the world and began to touch on how we can help the world. Many of you may have seen the most recent movie version of The Lorax – Have you seen the original one?! Here’s a link to it – it is only 25 minutes long, and might be worth a watch!

Language – We continue discussions and activities to identify and describe the difference between fiction and non-fiction texts. We have also started talking about voice in reading.  Today we read the story “The Day the Crayons Quit” and talked about how it was written from the different perspectives of the crayons. View it again here on YouTube!

Math- Students are focused on 2-D shapes, looking at how many sides, vertices, and how to describe and name them. Here is a “Splash Math” game students can play at home to help review shapes! (Try both the grade 1 and grade 2 games.) You can play Splash Math on-line, or download it as an app.

Gym- We started working with Mrs. RG on the dance for DanceFest!  We went down to the gym with Mrs. Parr, Mrs. RG and Ms. Webster’s class to begin learning.  The boys and girls did an amazing job following directions, listening and watching.  Great work!

Religion – We continued discussions and activities focusing on Lent.  Today we talked about The Last Supper and will continue talking about The Stations of the Cross in the upcoming days. Here is an age-appropriate video depicting the Last Supper you may want to watch in the days leading up to Holy Thursday.

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Wednesday/Thursday Updates

• Language: We continued to work on procedural writing and looked at how to catch a leprechaun.  Students wrote out a first, next, then, last on how to build a trap to catch a leprechaun.  They had quite a bit of fun doing this.  They all wanted to then go out and build a trap!  We won’t have time to do this at school… but maybe at home…? 😉
• Health: We continued to look at personal safety at home (riding a bike with a helmet and bell, never swimming alone, etc.).  Students are very knowledgeable about this topic!
• Religion: We continue to talk about the parts of a mass / reading over what we need to say, what the priest says, etc.  We also are continuing to look at our good deeds.
• Science/Math: Students reviewed how to read a thermometer, whether the temperature is rising or falling, and what we need to wear depending on what the thermometer says. Here is a fun experiment you could try at home!

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