January 12 in Room 11

• Second graders are still laboring over ABC order. Putting things in order either alphabetically or numerically is a crucial skill in primary grades.
• Numerically speaking, learning and ordering place value still takes a front seat in math this week. Written work centered around drawing and writing number representations and trading ones for tens.
• Organization is part of writing this week as well. Students are putting the sentences they wrote about satellites in order; numbering, then recopying them into paragraph form.
• Reading groups were introduced to vocabulary words and some Spanish accompanying the reading story of the week. The teachers' accents are wanting, but effort and intent are heartfelt.
• Students are also learning the meanings of "true" and "false."
• Comprehension of an idea or story is also being emphasized in second grade.
• That classic American game of P.I.G played under the tall hoops in the gym was introduced to the P.E. group today. It's a challenge for those second graders who are under six feet tall.
• If work is finished early, students have the opportunity to fold, cut and design snowflakes.