Hello Second Grade Families,
Content Corner This Week:Math -
Unit: MultiplicationWe will be finishing our multiplication unit this week with review, equal groups, skip counting, and how to use the times symbol.
Chapter 6 Review sent home on Wednesday, April 1stChapter 6 Unit Test on Thursday, April 2ndCumulative Assessment # 3 on Thursday, April 3rd
They will be using a hands on approach with using base-ten blocks during each days lesson.
Videos were sent home on the weekly blog email if you need help!
Please check agendas/red folders for homework when assigned.
Unit: Multiplication
Spalding -
ALL OF SPALDING WILL BE IN CURSIVE!
Phonograms: We are starting to work through all 70 phonograms each week. We recommend choosing a few each night to review with your scholar.
ALL OF SPALDING WILL BE IN CURSIVE!
Spelling Words: express, turn, lesson, half, father, social, society, steal, steel, strange, anything, table, high, June, date, trophy, voices, voice, eight, ate(20 words)
Spelling Test on Thursday!
Don't forget your scholar has Spalding homework Monday-Wednesday.It is located inside their red folder.
Grammar -
Spelling Test on Thursday!
Don't forget your scholar has Spalding homework
Monday-Wednesday.
It is located inside their red folder.
Scholars will be continuing to identify and label parts of speech within given sentences.
Prepositions: a joining word, it joins the noun to the rest of the sentenceObject of the Preposition: always comes after the prepositions and answersPossessive Pronouns: a pronoun that replaces a possessive nounPossessive Noun: name of a person, place or thing that owns something
History -
Unit: Immigration and CitizenshipScholars will be continuing our unit about Immigration and Citizenship. Students will be learning about the living and working in America and success stories about Andrew Carnegie.
Ancestor Project Due April 16th
Science -
Unit: Human Body & Digestive SystemScholars will exploring that cells make up tissues of different organs. Then they will be learning how those the body eliminates waste and how to choose healthy practices regarding nutrition.
Unit: Human Body & Digestive System
Literature -
Unit: The Boxcar Children
Students will be build reading comprehension be defining new vocabulary based on context , answering comprehension questions, and checking their predictions.
Next Classic NeedThe Boxcar Children By: Gertrude WarnerDue: March 30thISBN: 978-0807508527Please write your scholars name inside so if it gets misplaced it can be easily returned to them!
Reading Log-Each day, students are reading a book from their home library for a minimum of 20 minutes. At home, students will read this book aloud to an adult.
Each day please log:1. The title of the book from home.
2. The total minutes your student spent reading (20 minutes minimum each night).
3. Parent initials confirming minutes read.
Please make sure you scholar is reading each night and this log is filled out and turned in on THURSDAY!!
Poem -
"Harriet Tubman" By: Eloise Greenfield
DUE: April 20th
Please help your child practice nightly. They are required to speak the title, author and poem from memory in front of their classmates.
"Harriet Tubman" By: Eloise Greenfield
DUE: April 20th
Please help your child practice nightly. They are required to speak the title, author and poem from memory in front of their classmates.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- March 30th: BOXCAR CHILDREN BOOK NEEDED
- April 3rd (FRIDAY): No School (Holiday)
- April 6th (MONDAY): No School (Holiday)
- April 10th: Full Day Friday
- April 17th: Early Release/Spirit Day
- April 18th: GHNO Fiestaval (4-8pm)
- April 24 (FRIDAY): No School (Holiday)
- May 1st: Early Release / Lower School Spring Concert
Thank you for your support this week!
Warm Regards,
2nd Grade Team