Mrs. Kuieck's Second Grade Blog

Embarking on a learning adventure… together!!!

P.O.R.T. – A Service Project

Jan 24

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PORT: A Service Project

Lily Wressell, a fourth grader in Mrs. Huizenga’s class, is asking her fellow Georgetown students and families to join her in supporting the Pediatric Oncology Resource Team, P.O.R.T., that operates with Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. 

P.O.R.T. provides much needed resources and hands-on support for families with a child diagnosed with cancer or life-threatening blood disorders. 

Lily will be collecting items to put into theme baskets for the P.O.R.T. Winter Night Out fundraiser in February. 

In particular she is requesting items related to kids arts and crafts such as; paints, crayons, paper, stencils, stickers, etc. 

She is also looking for gift wrap items; paper, bags, bows, ribbon, cards, etc. 

If you are interested in donating items there will be a box located in the lobby until Monday, Feb 6 that you may put them in. 

Thank you for helping Lily reach her goal of providing two baskets to help P.O.R.T.

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Writer’s Celebration!

Jan 23

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Today we celebrated together with a special presentation, How To Make a Root Beer float.  The kiddos have done such a wonderful job writing how to pieces and today we rejoiced with one another.   Some of our students even gave their own “toasts” to class.  I am so very proud of them!

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Telling Time Apps

Jan 22

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Since many families have an ipad, itouch or iphone, here are some apps that may provide a fun way to practice telling time.  Click on the name of the app for more information from itunes….

Tell Time Lite

Math Tappers

Learning to Tell Time is Fun

Kids Time Fun

 

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Did you meet Johnathan Rand????

Jan 22

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….. well my boys and I did :) and I was tickled to see that some of you did too!!!   I saw Jaden, Andrew and Paige at Barnes and Noble on Saturday waiting to meet Mr. Rand and have him autograph their books :) .  Check out my boys with one of my favorite children’s book authors.



 

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Updates for January 22, 2012

Jan 22

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Hi Families,

Our second graders have been busy beavers in the classroom!  Please make sure to check out the newsletter below for  important classroom information:    Jan. 22 Newsletter

For a quick peek at our adventures, check out these highlights:

Writing:  WOW!  We have some talented second graders.  We have all enjoyed watching each child’s How To presentations.  We will wrap up tomorrow and have a VERY SPECIAL celebration.   Check out a link later this week to our YOUTUBE channel that will contain video clips of the presentations.  We will be moving on into writing an ALL ABOUT piece this week.  Look for information coming home this week pertaining to some research that your child may need to do for their topic.

Reading: Our second graders are working hard at inferring while they read.  This week we will learn a new strategy to aide our comprehension by asking ” I wonder” statements.  I have also begun individual reading assessments in preparation for report cards.  I am amazed at the reading growth each child has made so far this year!  Each child has made progress at their own level and I am so proud of them!

Math:  We have wrapped up our study of two digit addition, but it will be important to continue to review these strategies at home through homework and independent practice.  Our next unit of study concentrates on telling time.  The goal for second graders is to tell time to the nearest 5 minute on an analog clock.  This is a tricky concept for some children as our main method of telling time revolves around  a digital clock, not a traditional analog clock.  Any additional support you could provide at home would be helpful :) .

Word Study:  The words that we are focusing on these week are :  good, new,  write, our, me

Don’t forget to visit the Word Study link located on our blog on the right hand side to practice these words throughout the week ( Unit 15).

Social Studies:  Our classroom has been buzzing with government!  We have elected a mayor, Braden and a judge, Luci.  We acted as a city council and formed committees to create “laws” for different places in our building.  They all take their rules very seriously and it offers us a great opportunity to discuss the three branches of local government ( city council, mayor, court).

Here’s to a great week ahead!

Love, Mrs. Kuieck :)

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MLK Jr. Day

Jan 16

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Our second graders enjoyed hearing a little of Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous speech and wanted to share it with you too.

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Let’s Make Cinnamon Toast

Jan 11

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We have been writing HOW TO pieces in the classroom. Together we wrote, edited and even acted out this piece to see if it was missing any information. The kids LOVED sampling our finished product and really wanted to share it with you.

Show All Totals…

Jan 9

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Marissa is going to show us how to do the show all totals method for double digit addition:
Add the total number of tens together, add the ones total together, then find the GRAND TOTAL :) . You don’t have to make the proof drawing but you can. Way to go Marissa… YOU ROCK!

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Spelling Words by Samantha

Jan 9

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Updates for Jan. 9, 2012

Jan 8

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Hi Families!!!

Welcome to the second week of January, although it seems more like March weather out there.  We all quickly adjusted to our second grade schedule and dove back into our learning.    For a  complete update of our classroom happenings, please see our most recent newsletter.      Jan. 12 Newsletter  

For a quick peek at our adventures, check out these highlights:

Writing:  WOOHOO!!!!  We are moving on into non-fiction writing, in particular constructing “How To” pieces.

Reading: We are learning a new strategy to aide our comprehension of text called inferring. Click on the following link to learn more about the strategy and how you can help at home.  Inferring Parent Guide

Math:  Two digit addition continues to be our focus.   There is a NEW site where we can practice the strategies and concepts that we are learning.  The beauty of the site is that I assign the kiddos assignments and they are specific to our math content.  It is called TenMarks.  You can either click on the following link,  TEN MARKS, or it will be housed under the Math Links Tab on our blog.  Your child’s username and password will be sent home on Monday.

Word Study:  The words that we are focusing on these week are :  called, just, where, most, know

Don’t forget to visit the Word Study link located on our blog on the right hand side to practice these words throughout the week ( Unit 13).

Our classroom supply of dry erase markers and disinfecting wipes is getting VERY low.  If you would be willing to donate any of these items, we would be so grateful :)

Here’s to a great week ahead!

Love, Mrs. Kuieck :)

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