Dear Parents, 

     Last week in math we started Unit 12 “Year End Reviews and Extensions.”   We reviewed time equivalences, calendar facts, and read clocks in different ways.  We also discussed how to read a timeline and added events to a timeline.  On Friday, we worked together to solve the Open Response problem from the Unit 11 test.   This week we will continue to review multiplication and division facts, focusing on fact families.  We will read, create, and interpret graphs that compare the speed of animals and people.  We will also organize data to find the median (middle number) and mode (the most common number).  The students will take their last timed test of second grade on Friday!

     Last week we had our Many Moments Author’s Celebration.  This week we will be starting a Poetry Unit.  Although there isn’t much time left in the year, I wanted to give the students a chance to work on this great unit!  This week we will practice looking at everyday objects in new ways; using our poet’s eyes. We will talk about the importance of line breaks when writing poetry and that the students should write about topics that are meaningful.  Finally, we will discuss that (just like when writing stories) we can show strong feelings in poetry by using “show, not tell.”

     In science, we will finish our Insects unit.  Last week the students continued to observe their mealworms and noticed many changes in their behaviors and appearance.  The students took a quiz on the different needs of a mealworms (the larva stage) compared to a pupa. This week we will discuss the adult stage of a mealworm.

<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Notes and Reminders: </span></strong>
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	<li>Please check around the house for any library books that belong to Ray School or Room 207.  <strong></strong></li>
	<li><strong>End of the Year Calendar: </strong></li>
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June 10: Latin Gala (in the evening)
June 15: Music Fest Assembly

June 16: Ray School Picnic (a note will be sent home next week with details about the picnic)June 17: No School
June 18: Last day of school; 9-10 AM

 <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Questions to ask at home:</span></strong>
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	<li>What does it mean to use your “poet’s eyes?” Give an example.</li>
	<li>Practice multiplication and division fact families using the Fact Triangles that have been sent home as Home Links. (5 x 2 = 10, 2 x 5 = 10, 10 ÷ 2 = 5, 10 ÷ 5 = 2)</li>
	<li>Practice finding the median and mode of a set of data.    2, 5, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10…the median (middle) = 6 and the mode = 5.</li>
	<li>What is happening in the book <span style="text-decoration: underline">Because of Winn-Dixie</span>?</li>
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<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Homework</span></strong><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">: </span></strong>

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<td width="110"><strong>Monday</strong></td>
<td width="110"><strong>Tuesday</strong></td>
<td width="110"><strong>Wednesday</strong></td>
<td width="110"><strong>Thursday</strong></td>
<td width="110"><strong>Friday</strong></td>
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<td width="74"><strong>Math</strong></td>
<td width="110" valign="top">Home Link 12.4</td>
<td width="110" valign="top">Home Link 12.5</td>
<td width="110" valign="top">Home Link 12.6</td>
<td width="110" valign="top">Home Link 12.7</td>
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<td width="74"><strong>Reading</strong></td>
<td width="110">Read at least 15 minutes</td>
<td width="110">Read at least 15 minutes</td>
<td width="110">Read at least 15 minutes</td>
<td width="110">Read at least 15 minutes</td>
<td width="110">Read at least 15 minutes</td>
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