| Mr. Bailey's 2nd Grade
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Updates For March, 2010 Include:
We have been very busy in our classroom! We are currently finishing up our current unit of study In My Backyard. Your child is currently working on writing a six paragraph research paper all about Bats! This research paper contains a title page, introduction paragraph, four subtopic paragraphs about Bat Characteristics, Megabats, Microbats, Echolocation, a conclusion paragraph, and a bibliography. As you can see, we are indeed quite busy! This is the culminating activity for our research about bats. The children are very proud of their work and accomplishments.
I would like to take the opportunity to thank each and every parent volunteer that accompanied us on our past two fieldtrips to Bodyology, The Musical and to the Desert Museum. We had a wonderful time on these trips and they have truly enhanced the learning experience and curriculum for your child.
Our next unit of study will begin after Spring Break and is titled Bodyology. During this unit of study, your child will be learning about the Respiratory System, Circulatory System, and the Digestive System. The chldren will also be writing a research paper about these systems in Writing Block. We will be reading different books pertaining to these systems during Guided Reading and Self Selected Reading Blocks. Your child will be learning many new and exciting concepts about their body and how to care for it
Our Spring Break will be the week of March 15-19, 2010. No formal Weekly Homework Packet will be assigned during that week. Weekly Homework Packets will resume the week of March 22-26, 2010. Parents, please make sure that you are checking your child's weekly homework packets on a regular basis for neatness, accuracy, and content. This is crucial. Thank you for your support and cooperation in this matter.
Report Cards will be sent home on Friday, March 26, 2010. Please take the time to review your child's grades with them. Please remember to sign the report card envelope and return it to school. The report card is yours to keep.
Menu of Optional Internet Activities Include:
1. Click on the tab Sitton Spelling. Practice words for units 19, 20, and 21. Click on the tab Spelling City. Enter ten words sent home with each Spelling List on Monday to generate your own special activities.
3. Click on the tab Keyboarding Skills. Remember practice makes perfect!
4. Click on the tab Math Games. Go to Fun Brain. Play any of the math games found at this site. This is a wonderful way to practice your math facts in a fun way!
5. Click on the tab Holiday Fun. You will find many wonderful activities about St. Patrick's Day and Easter.
6. Click on the tab at the top of the Home Page that says "Email Mr. Bailey". Send Mr. Bailey an email and he will send you one back! This is a wonderful way to practice writing and computer skills.
Each update, I am dedicated to providing you with a set of questions to spark at home discussions. These questions all pertain to what is being done in our classroom. The questions for this update include:
1. What are bats?
2. What are microbats?
3. What are megabats?
4. What is echolocation?
5. What do bats eat?
6. Name one book in your Self Selected Reading Book Basket. What books are you reading in Guided Reading Block?
7. Tell me about the book Night Fliers.
8. What are you learning about in Everyday Math?
9. What are you writing about in Writing Block?
10. Are you enjoying the unit of study titled In My Backyard?
11. Tell me about the fieldtrips Bodyology, The Musical and the Desert Museum. What did you learn?
12. Tell me about your Research Paper that you are writing about Bats.
Important Dates To Remember:
March 15-19, 2010: Spring Break
March 26, 2010: Report Cards Go Home
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