Ms. Chantal Binginot, Grade 2

Morristown Elementary School

Classroom Newsletter

Chantal.Binginot@morrisville.org

February 1, 2008

Happy February! Here is the latest scoop from our classroom.

Literacy
This week's Open Court story was called How To Hide an Octopus and Other Sea Creatures by Ruth Heller.  This story had beautiful illustrations of very interesting sea creatures.  Did you know that the octopus can change its color and can change its skin from smooth to rough in order to be camouflaged?

We worked on words with the suffixes -er and -est. We also learned that every complete sentence has two parts- a subject and a predicate.
We have also been working on writing a "How To..." book. Examples of procedure books being written by the students include "How To Take Care of a Dog" and How to Make a Scrambled Egg".          
       
Math

Our focus during math this week has been on ordering and comparing numbers. We have practiced putting numbers in order from least to greatest and have also learned about the "greater than " (>) and "less than" (<) signs.

Theme
We have enjoyed learning about all the wonderful creatures found in the tropical rain forests of the world. We have learned that this habitat is very important to all living things on earth because so much of the earth's oxygen is produced in the rain forests. Did you know that the basilisk lizard can actually run on water?

Other News
Janice has been our Star of the Week!
    

We enjoyed another interesting Four Winds lesson on teeth and skulls. We learned that teeth can show whether an animal is a carnivore (meat eater), an herbivore (a plant eater), or an omnivore (meat and plant eater). Nico's mom, Kary, is now one of our volunteer Four Winds teachers!
    

Here is our Friday riddle:
What stays in the corner and can travel around the world?
   

Have a wonderful weekend!
     
  

The Wild Habitat

Animal Habitat (Kidspiration-Inspiration)

Animal Habitats

Animals & Nature (National Geographic)

Math Facts, Time, & Money Links

Learn to Count Money

Counting Money

Just in Time (Learning to Tell Time)

Time for Time

Handwriting For Kids