Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Quarter 1 Week 9

 Hello Second Grade Families,

Charlotte's Web Literature Celebration: Our first celebration is coming up next week on Thursday, October 8th. It will be celebrated during the school day from 12:40-2:10.

Please send in non-perishable items ASAP. Please bring in the perishable items on the day of the celebration.

Character Dress Up Day (Oct. 23rd): Costume proposal forms will be sent home soon. 

Content Corner This Week:

Math - 
This week in math we will continue to work on place value, and begin 2-digit with a 2-digit, 3-digit with a 2-digit, and a 3-digit with a 3-digit addition facts without renaming.

Check Up 2.2 Review sent home on Thursday, October 8th

Check Up 2.2 Test on Friday, October 9th

Videos were sent home on the weekly blog email if you need help!

Please check agendas/red folders for homework when assigned.

Spalding - 
Phonograms: 
We are starting to work through all 70 phonograms each week. We recommend choosing a few each night to review with your scholar.


Spelling Words: 
above, express, turn, lesson, half, father, anything, table, high, June, right, write, wrote, date, next, road, rode, ride, herself, power, march, March, indeed, four, wish, because, cause, world, country, another
(30 words)

Spelling Test on Friday! 
Don't forget your scholar has Spalding homework 
Monday-Thursday.
It is located inside their red folder.

Grammar - 
This week in grammar we will focus heavily on writing a summary based on a short story we read. We will also continue working on identifying parts of speech in sentences. 

History - 
 


Science -
Unit: Organism and Their Habitats
We are continuing our unit on Organisms and Their Habitats. We will learn about insect life cycles and will assign the Life Cycle Project this week. Life Cycle Project will be due on Thursday, October 29th.

Literature -

This week we will finish reading Charlotte’s Web!

Our celebration is 10/8!


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 the following FRIDAY, October 9.


Poem -
“Bed in Summer” will go home at the end of the week. Due week of 11/9
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

  • Oct. 8: Charlotte's Web Celebration from 12:40-2:10
  • Oct. 9: Early Release; End of Quarter 1
  • Oct. 12-14: Parent Teacher Conferences/Fall Break See email from school for links to sign up
  • Oct. 23: Character Dress Up Day; Early Release
  • Oct. 24: PSO Fall Festival
  • Oct. 28: Field Day for 2nd Grade
  • Oct. 30: Early Release; Spirit Day
Thank you for your support this week!

Warm Regards,
2nd Grade Team

Monday, September 28, 2026

Quarter 1 Week 8

Hello Second Grade Families,

Charlotte's Web Literature Celebration: Our first celebration is coming up next week on Thursday, October 8th. It will be celebrated during the school day from 12:40-2:10.

We still need a couple doors decorated, please sign up if you are interested in decorating a classroom door. Please send in non-perishable items by Tuesday, October 6. Please bring in the perishable items on the day of the celebration.

Character Dress Up Day (Oct. 23rd): Costume proposal forms will be sent home soon. 

Content Corner This Week:

Math - 
Last week we learned to add by making a 10 and using a 10 we already had.  This week we will be learning how to use doubles facts to help us add fluently within 1000. We will then be moving into addition with no renaming using vertical equations.

Check Up 2.1 Part 3 Review sent home on Wednesday, September 30th

Check Up 2.1 Part 3 Test on Thursday, October 1st

Videos were sent home on the weekly blog email if you need help!

Please check agendas/red folders for homework when assigned.

Spalding - 
Phonograms: 
We are starting to work through all 70 phonograms each week. We recommend choosing a few each night to review with your scholar.


Spelling Words: 
began, begin, begun, gone, go, able, done, do, suit, track, watch, dash, fell, fight, buy, by, stopping, stop, news, new, walk, talk, chalk, grant, soap, small, smaller, smallest, war, summer
(30 words)

Spelling Test on Friday! 
Don't forget your scholar has Spalding homework 
Monday-Thursday.
It is located inside their red folder.

Grammar - 
This week in grammar we will focus heavily on writing a summary based on a short story we read. We will also continue working on identifying parts of speech in sentences. 

History - 
Unit: Ancient China
This week we are continuing our unit on Ancient China. We will learn about the importance of remembering and honoring our ancestors. Tuesday we have our Ancient India unit test. We will learn about Confucius, The Great Wall of China, the Chinese language and Chinese inventions. We will have a quiz on Friday.
 


Science -
Unit: Organism and Their Habitats
We will send home the Life Cycle Project assignments the week of 10/5-10/9.


Literature -
Reading chapter 16-19 of Charlotte's Web 


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 the following MONDAY, October 5.


Poem -
"Where Go the Boats" by Robert Louis Stevenson
DUE: THIS WEEK
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

  • Sept 28-Oct 2: Homecoming Week
    • Scholars are able to wear their mums and Spirit Shirts on Friday
  • Oct. 2: Early Release
  • Oct. 8: Charlotte's Web Celebration from 12:40-2:10
  • Oct. 9: Early Release; End of Quarter 1
  • Oct. 12-14: Parent Teacher Conferences/Fall Break See email from school for links to sign up
  • Oct. 23: Character Dress Up Day; Early Release
  • Oct. 24: PSO Fall Festival
  • Oct. 28: Field Day for 2nd Grade
  • Oct. 30: Early Release; Spirit Day
Thank you for your support this week!

Warm Regards,
2nd Grade Team