The Year of Billy Miller

So far we have read Chapters 1-3 of The Year of Billy Miller. We learning a lot of things about Billy Miller and his classmates. Please add a note to the padlet (click on the book to get to the padlet) to share your thoughts about the story so far. What do you think will happen to Billy Miller next?

We are reading the next section of The Year of Billy Miller called Father. In this section we are getting to know Billy's father a little better. Click on the book to share your thoughts on the new padlet. What would you say to Billy about his diorama?

Global Read Aloud

Today we are very excited to be starting our Global Read Aloud project. For the next six weeks I will be reading The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes aloud to the students. Many other schools around the globe are reading the same story. We are hoping to make some global connections with other classes around the world. Be sure to ask your child about this exciting project our whole school is participating in. Stay tuned for more information soon. Thank you to Mrs. Baker for bringing this exciting project to Fuller Meadow. Please leave me a comment about what you thought about the first chapter of The  Year of Billy Miller.

Depending on Others

Our  first Social Studies unit is Depending on Others. We brainstormed a class list of people we depend on and why we need these people in our lives. We discovered that some of the people we depend on are people we know and others may be people we don't know but are still people we need in our lives. We hope you enjoy our chatter pix video about the people second graders depend on.

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Essential Question: How do we depend on others?

Show the Number

We have just finished our first Math Unit, Numbers to 1000. We learned how to read and write numbers to 1000. One of the fun activities we did was playing a game called Show the Number. The students used base ten blocks and a place value chart to show their number. Second graders had to write their number in all three forms, standard form, expanded form, and word form. They also compared, ordered, and used 3 digit numbers in patterns.

2. NBT.A 3. Read and write numbers to 1000 using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form.

Homework Page Update

Be sure to check out the updated homework page. You can print the weekly homework sheet from this page. Weekly reminders will also be posted on this page. You can also access the recommended homework and extra practice websites from this page.

My Teacher's Secret Life

We have been reading some funny stories about teachers. One of the books we read last week was My Teacher's Secret Life. This is a funny story about what the teachers and staff might be doing when the students go home. Everyone knows teachers sleep at school. This story sparked the children's curiosity about what their teacher does after school. Click on the picture below to read our versions of My Teacher's Secret Life.

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W 3. Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.

First Day of 2nd Grade Video

It was so exciting to finally meet our new classmates. It wasn't long before all those butterflies fluttered away. Click on the image to view our first day video.