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Field Trip 11/7  Minerals from Mt. Apatite, Auburn, ME    Click on the Minerals of Mt. Apatite page or this PDF and get a preview of the minerals we will see tomorrow!

Click on the City Rock Guide page or this PDF to look at our field trip guide for igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks on State and Congress Street

2nd Grade Routines

Share Time Each day children have the opportunity to share news, books or items from home that tell about themselves, their families or nature.

Toys

Please keep toys at home, as they often disrupt learning. Kids who want to bring something to play with during recess, may do so, but only if they are capable of keeping the toys in their backpacks for the rest of the day. If I see toys during learning time, I will keep them until the end of the school year, unless parents contact me directly. Of course, comfort items that help children feel secure, are always allowed.

Homework Homework will be a reading log and some math work and begins at the end of September. Reading should take between 15-30 minutes a night. Students may get new books at school each day when they return an old book. Book logs are turned in Friday. Students will also have math homework from Monday to Thursday. Math homework should take 10-20 minutes and be turned in the next day. At a second grade level, homework is another opportunity for students to practice their learning. It also helps children to practice the responsibility of working at home and returning their work to school. Homework should never become a burden, or a source of tears. If it does, please contact me immediately. It is always important to take family time for fun and sometimes emergencies happen. When things come up and your child is unable to do their homework, simply sign the paper so I know you’re aware.



These are some of the rocks and minerals we will be learning about this year. See if you can find them at home. As we begin fact and word work, try our Quiz-let to practice sight-words and math facts. Remember, there are many more exciting fact practice games out there on the inter-web. Go and explore! Click on Flashcards to Hear Them Read To You [|List 1 Sight-Words] •••••• [|Math Facts +1 +2] [|List 2 Sight-Words] •••••• [|Numbers to 10] [|List 3 Sight-Words] •••••• [|Doubles]

[|List 4 Sight-Words] ••••• [|10'S (+ or - 1),Doubles (+ or -1)] [|List 5 Sight-Words] ••••• [|10 +] ••••• [|9's]