I wanted to give you all a heads up on a few things that are happening in the classroom the next couple days.
-In Math (as you may know from the packet that came home) we just started Unit 3. This unit is all about measurement. We are just finishing lesson 18 and with that comes a mid-unit test. You will see a review coming home Thursday for that.
-In writing we are making "lab report" books and learning about how scientists write. Ask about the experiments your child is doing and what they are learning about force and motion. :)
...and finally, in Reading we have some very exciting events coming up! The kids don't know this quite yet and we are keeping it a surprise until Friday. We are going to be doing a March Madness "Book Tournament." Throughout the month, kids will be reading the books that are in the tournament and voting on which ones they liked better. They will also be filling out a bracket and they have a chance to see if they predicted the most books correctly and the 2nd grade favorite book or winner of the bracket at the end of the month. Here is how it works:
-Everyone will fill out a "prediction" bracket
-Everyone will get a packet that shows the books that "play" against each other (the book with the most 2nd grade votes moves on to the next round)
-When the voting begins - students can only vote if they have read both books that are playing against each other (and have written a brief summary about the book in their packet)
Below are the titles of the books in the tournament and they are listed against the book that are playing against in the first round. This may be important for you to know because although we have each of these books in the classroom, some of them we only have one copy of and will have to share. Some kids may want to read some of these books on their own from the library or if you have access to them.
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