Mrs. Krahenbuhl’s Class News

October 3, 2008
http://teacherweb.com/IL/Corron/Krahenbuhl/ Brrr… don’t forget those jackets!

Kids at work!
•October 5-11 is Fire Prevention Week
•October 8th is the Corron Building Proposal Presentation with Dr. Schloman from 6-7pm
•No school on October 10th
•October 18th at 7:00pm: Corron Gala
•Fall Fest is now October 24th
•October 31st at 1:30 will be the costume parade followed by parties.

Lessons this week…
Reading and Writing
•Theme 3, Week 1
•Personal Narratives
Math
•Unit 2, Lessons 2.3-2.6
•Math Games
Social Studies
•Completed Lesson 2

Literacy
We are learning how asking questions can help us understand what we read. When we ask questions
as we read, we understand better.
You can help your child practice asking questions with the following activity:
•Curious Child: Find a book your child hasn’t read. Tell your child you are going to read a
new story together. Ask: What do you want to find out about this story? Prompt your child to
generate a list of questions, such as: What is exciting about this new story? Write down your
child’s question. Read the story. Go back through the questions and see if your child can
answer them. Remind your child that asking questions makes us active readers.
During writing time, we have been practicing completing the steps of the writing process. Part
of this focus has included the editing process where we have been paying special attention to
our end punctuation. We have had an opportunity to publish a personal narrative this week.
Today we had a wonderful time sharing some of our writing. Next week we will focus on the
elements of a story, and how to write a complete story.

Math
This week we continued Unit 2, Addition and Subtraction. We have been learning “shortcuts” to
help us solve single digit addition problems. These shortcuts should help when it comes to the
timed tests! We have also been practicing writing and solving addition and subtraction number
stories. We have a lot of fun thinking of silly stories. Today we were able to practice our
new skills when we played math games.

Social Studies
This week we completed our Social Studies Lesson 2. Now, we all know the difference between
urban, suburban and rural communities. We know that South Elgin is considered a suburb. Next
week we will begin our Mission Nutrition unit!

Snapshot…
Hallway best is not easy when you are in second grade and you just want to run, play, and talk
to your friends. This week we have been practicing our hallway behavior to limit any
disturbance to students who are learning. Ask your child to show you what hallway best looks
like!

Feel free to e-mail me about anything!
My e-mail: Lauren.Krahenbuhl@d303.org

See below for a family reading tip!


Activity: Dictionary words
A dictionary is a valuable learning tool, especially if your child makes up his or her own
booklet of words that are challenging.

What you'll need:
Paper and pencils
A stapler
Old magazines
Newspaper and supplements

What to do:
Encourage your child to make a dictionary by putting together several sheets of paper for a
booklet. Ask your child to write at the top of each page a new word he or she has recently
learned. If the word can be shown in a picture, have him or her look through magazines and
newspapers to find pictures that illustrate the words and paste them on the correct pages.
Have your child write the meaning of each word and a sentence using each new word. Your child
can then use some or all of these sentences as the basis for a creative story. Have your child
read this story to you and other family members.



Adapted from: http://www.readingrockets.org/article/392