We are collecting tab tops to benefit the Ronald McDonald House. Please send in any tab tops you collect with your child. Thank you!
The Six Flags Read to Succeed Program deadline coming up on Friday, February 26th. If your child would like to earn a free ticket to Six Flags, please have them complete their six hours of reading and signed reading log by the deadline. Reading logs can be sent back to school with your child.
2nd grade students will be listening to a Child Abuse Prevention Program presentation this Wednesday, February 28th. The program is designed to teach them about body safety. A flier describing the program was sent home last week in the green folders. *If you do not want your child to attend the program, please fill out the bottom of the form and return it to school.*
Class Updates:
Retired Lindbergh teacher Deborah Nelson Linck returned to Long this week to help celebrate Black History Month. Students learned about several St. Louis musicians and their music from the 20s and 30s. The children listened to some amazing blues and jazz and learned a few swing dance steps!
We had a great time in math trying out a 3-Act Math problem solving lesson with coins! Students worked together in pairs to solve a mystery of how many of each type of coin was put into a bank to total $1.00. They only had a few clues to go on, such as the first coin was a nickel and the second was a dime. I was proud of how each partnership worked together and tried multiple strategies to find the answer! We will finish up Chapter 8 this week and have a test on Thursday.
Our Scholastic News in reading this week focused on how prey have adaptations to help protect themselves from predators. The children learned all about animals that live in the Arctic. We practiced reading diagrams to help learn more information about the topic.
In writing, most students are well into drafting their introductions and subtopics for their final informational books. Some children are trying out new craft moves like using comparisons to teach about their topic or putting definitions and cool facts into text boxes.
Students learned all about the Northeast Woodlands region of Native Americans this week in social studies. We explored what moccasins, longhouses, and wampum are. Children compared and contrasted how this group of tribes lived with those who lived in the Pacific Northwest. Students are creating lap books as we move through the unit to help them organize new facts and begin to learn note-taking skills.
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