We are super excited for the start of school tomorrow! 
Parents and family, please join of for Back to School night Thursday, August 24, 2017 at 7:00 (program at 7:15 in Mrs. Weger’s side) to see the 2nd grade pod, where your child calls home during the school day.
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We are studying place value. Students worked in pairs to creat a pic collage of 5 ways to write a number.
This week are learning the 5 closed syllabel exceptions: ind, ild, old, olt, ost. They are an exception to the closed syllable type because the vowel sound is long. The vowel should be marked with a macron (long line above the vowel). The word/syllable should be scooped underneath and marked with C with an X over it, symbolizing closed syllable exception. Watch the video below to clarify.
This week we are reviewing and the learning glued sounds in Fundations. There are 11 glued sounds: am, an, all, ang, ing, ong, ung, ank, ink, onk, unk. Students should mark the vowel with a brev and put a box around the glued sound. Words and syllables with glued sounds are closed syllables. Students should scoop the syllable and mark with a c , for closed.
C is usually used at the beginning of words when you hear the /k/ sound. Except!…
Use a K…
Use ck at the end:
1. Immediately after a short vowel
AND
2. At the end of a 1 syllable word
The countdown to the 2015-2016 school year has started. The 2nd grade teachers are preparing the room physically and academically for a learning rich enviroment. Each teacher has sent a letter home and is excited to meet each student. Please feel free to email them with any questions or concerns you have. You are also invited to join Mrs. Rumberger @TeamRumberger for a Twitter chat about 2nd grade on Tuesday, August 11th from 8:00PM-9:00PM. Use the hash tag #GWDES2nd to chat.
We had a lunch party to celebrate learning our multiplication facts. These kids can multiply and dance.
This past week we have been studying the non-fiction genre of Biographies. Each student chose a famous American to research. They completed a graphic organizer and then created a PicCollage. Those who finished early took the PicCollage and app smashed it into ThingLink for a multimedia presentation.
Noah Webster by Benett
Helen Keller by AshlinPicCollage
Abraham Lincolm by Tristin
Thomas Jefferson by Chase
P.T. Barnum by Jillian
George Washington by Garrett
Ben Franklin by Kane
Molly Pitcher by Hazel
Johnny Appleseed by Ethan PicCollage
Mrs. Rumberger’s 2nd grade math class created a trailer about 2-digit addition using the iMovie app. After learning how to add two digit numbers with regrouping, the students were challenged to create an iTrailer that demonstrated the steps to 2-digit addition with regrouping. The students worked in pairs to complete the trailer. Fabulous work 2nd grade!
October 7 was Grandparents Day at Greenwood Elementary. Many grandparents came to see what 2nd grade is like today. Here is a movie the students created with iMovie.
