A Wintry Mix

This week may have ended with freezing temperatures, but our mathematicians were on fire with their new subtraction regrouping strategies and skills! We even learned some new chants and cheers to help us remember our steps (ask your mathematician what we do if there's more on top, more on the floor, or numbers are the same). This concept is one of the toughest ones we tackle in second grade, but we've got very persistent learners! We keep using our positive self-talk, reminding ourselves to go step-by-step, and understanding that mistakes are learning opportunities.

We demonstrated Earth's rotation and revolution with lights, swivel stools, and students--a fun way to bring these big ideas to our small room!

While we spent most of today indoors due to the wintry weather, we did get a chance to check out the sleet for a minute. 

We celebrated the end of the week with our weekly Go Bananas song.Stay cozy this weekend!
Mrs. Blake

 

Hello, February!

We spent the last week of this month being persistent mathematicians and problem-solvers. We applied our knowledge of regrouping to three-digit numbers and used several strategies to ensure accuracy. We even channeled our inner superheroes and did some Hulk Smashing to uncover our addends!

Next week, we dive into subtraction with regrouping.

Our weather provided opportunities to observe the different types of clouds we've been studying and we've even collected some precipitation in our rain gauge! Things will keep looking up for our next unit, Objects in the Sky.

Happy Friday!
Mrs. Blake