2nd+Grade


 * 9/26/2 011: Last week we worked on writing stories. We used an online story maker [|(Story Maker Website)] **
 * to write interactive stories. We loved the story we created about the Pirate that found a treasure of cupcakes and another story we wrote about an astronaut that went to the moon and found a genie! It was really important that we recognized that each story has a setting, characters, and a beginning, middle and end. This week we are focusing on writing quality sentences. **


 * 9/7/2011: For the next two weeks, our writing group is going to focus on writing reports! Wow! We are using different types of balls to write a shared piece of writing together before we venture on our own to write reports about our families! We know it is important to write a main idea and give details. We continue to practice answering Who, What, Where, When, and Why questions appropriately and using expected behaviors during our work! **


 * 8/29/2011:** 2nd Grade worked on writing sequences this past week. We discussed the steps in our new Wilder-Waite Morning Procedure as well as the steps necessary to washing our hands. We used pictures of ourselves to guide and organize our thoughts! We now understand the importance of keeping events and details in order so that our stories and our writing makes sense!