February 4th, 2019  

Hello Parents,  

We just wrapped up another great week of teaching and learning at Killian.  I am looking forward  to another productive week beginning Monday. 

A Special Thanks  to those parents who  were able to come out to the First Friday breakfast.   It was great seeing all of you!   

Our story for the week will be Mice and Beans. We will focus on the skill of analyzing story structure and distinguish between fantasy and reality.   Students will take their assessments on Thursday.   

Black History Wax Museum Throughout the month of February,  we will celebrate Black History Month here at Killian Elementary School.   Our second grade students will be involved in research projects, oratorical, as well as creating projects to share our rich history and lift up those who have paved the way for so many.  

Please carefully review the information below to help your child prepare for our Wax Museum. A hard copy will be sent home on Monday with your child. All research will be completed in the class. Your primarly responsible will be ensuring your child deliveres an AWESOME presentation and their costume and props fits the hero they are researching.   I am looking forward to seeing all of the students dressed up and hearing them present!

Math Night
Tuesday, February 12th  will be Family  Math Night . Students will get the opportunity to will engage in math stations designed by the second grade teachers.  I look forward to seeing each of you! 

Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day will be  Thursday, February 14, 2019.     Below you will find a class list  if you plan to purchase hearts for your child to share.   



Class List
Elijah Glenn        Shawn Habersham           Nina Moore              Aziah Parker     Makalya Mackey      Haley Briggman            Jesuel Alvarez             SeMya Dukes           Sharvae Brisbon  Jordan Young         Lorenzo Sutton                      Olivia Pressley                Danika Booker        Halen  Wright             Bryson Bradley       Michiko Moore        Sanaia Newton        Jaydon Cato

Skills for the Week

Story: Mice and Beans

Reading: Analyze Story Structure, Distinguish Between Fantasy and Reality

Language Arts:  /au/ sound spelled a, aw, au (saw, sauce, walk) 

Grammar: Contractions, 

Writing:   African American Research/ Opinion 

Math:  Telling Time

Science:   Weather

Social Studies:  Economics 

Homework

Monday
Reading
Re- read the story of the week. *Complete Comprehension Check  Questions 1 - 3

Vocabulary:   Choice Board
Math: Activity Sheet

Tuesday

1.    Who is the main character? What is the setting?

2.    What does the word casita mean?

3.    Look carefully at the illustrations. What things could happen in real life? What things could not happen in real life?

4.    What happened to Rosa Maria’s napkin? How do you know?

Vocabulary:   Choice Board

Math: Activity Sheet

Wednesday

5.    What happened to the new mousetrap that Rosa Maria put out?

6.    Why does Rosa Maria go to the pasteleria? What do you think the word pasteleria means

7.    At the end of the story, what did Rosa Maria do differently on that night?  Why? 

Vocabulary:   Choice Board

Math: Activity Sheet

Thursday:
Reading- Activity Sheet

Vocabulary:   Activity Sheet

Math: Activity Sheet

Famous African Americans Wax Museum

Common Questions and Answers

Q: What is a Wax Museum?

A:  A Wax Museum is an opportunity for the students to
share all of the information that they collected about their
person during their research.

Q: What work will my student need to complete at home?

A: Students will be expected to practice their speech
and decide on a costume to represent their person.    

Q: When will the performance be and can our family come
to watch?

A: We will be performing for other second grade classes
and our families on Wednesday, February 27  9:30 am
and 12 noon. Our performance will
take place in our classroom.

Q: Will my student need to bring their costume, props,
poster and speech to school?

A: YES!!! Please bring everything to school on ____.   

Q: How will my student be graded on this project?

A: Please see the attached rubric to see how
I will be grading.

Wax Museum Project Checklist

Follow these steps to complete your project:

❏ Prepare a 1-2 minute speech about your  person’s life in the
first person (this means to pretend like you are them!)
Write your speech on index cards.

❏ Practice saying the speech with personality and expression.
You want your audience to “believe” you are that famous person.
Memorizing  it would be GREAT!

❏ Decide what you should wear for your presentation.
Try to dress like your person.  Props should add to
your presentation.

❏ Look at the grading rubric to see how you will be graded.
Do you need to make any changes?

❏ Bring everything (speech, poster and costume) to school
with you on the day you present.