Dear parents,
It was wonderful to check in with some of you last week during conferences. Thank you for being so supportive of your child. This week we are discussing properties of matter. We also learned about a Blood moon that is caused by a lunar eclipse.
Tomorrow morning at approximately 5:50 am you can see a rare phenomenon in the sky. The last time this phenomenon took place was 35 years ago. There will be a Super Blue Blood moon. A Super moon is when the moon is a bit closer in its orbit than at other times. A Blue moon is when we have two full moons in one month. A Blood moon happens during a lunar eclipse when the light from the sun that normally reaches the moon is completely blocked by the Earth, the moon will be in the Earth's shadow.
This will be an exciting thing to see if you can manage to get up that early and if the sky is clear. We learned about the lunar eclipse today and the students are excited about it.
In math we are working on a number of thing: measurement, place value, time, money, adding and subtracting are at the forefront. Students can always get extra practice on their IXL account at home. Ten extra minutes once in a while can help.
Students are becoming better writers and are learning how to write complete sentences in a paragraph. By the end of the year, second graders should be able to write 2 paragraphs.
I've attached the math practice and the spelling words for this week. The spelling list that came home has the wrong date on it. The test will be on the 6th, not the 16th.
Some of you are already thinking about Valentine's Day. On the 14th, I will give students time to exchange Valentines if they would like. Students do not have to bring Valentines. If they choose to bring them, they need to bring one for each of their classmates. I've attached a list of students' names.
Feel free to let me know if you have any questions.
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