Quarter 1 Week 4

Hello Second Grade Families,

We are so proud of the wonderful start your scholars have made in second grade. Over the past three weeks, they have worked hard to learn routines, build friendships, and show perseverance in their learning.

Rocket Math:

We will launch Rocket Math this week, a program designed to help students build speed and accuracy with their math facts. Mastering these facts will give students a strong foundation for the more complex math concepts we'll be tackling this year. We encourage you to celebrate your child's progress at home as they "blast off" with Rocket Math! Each night have them practice along the outside and then set a 1-minute timer for them to complete the inside with an expo marker. Scholars will bring what they completed during that time to school the next day with the expo still on it to show they practiced the night before. If you need an expo marker for at home please contact your scholars teacher and one will be sent home.

Content Corner This Week:

Math - 
Scholars will be finding missing numbers on a given number line by finding the pattern of skip counting. They will be reviewing how to compare 2 or more numbers and putting them in order. They will be learning to recognize and name bills.

Check Up 1.2 Review - Sent home Tuesday, September 1st

Please have your scholar teach you how to do 1 or 2 problems to help them review these concepts. Sign and return the next day.

Check Up 1.2 Assessment - Wednesday, September 2nd 

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: would, could, should, any, many, city, only, where, week, weak, first, sent, cent, seem, mile, even, without, afternoon, Friday, wife, hour, our, state, July, head, story, open, short, lady, reach

Spelling Test on Friday! 

Don't forget your scholar has Spalding homework 

Tuesday-Thursday.

It is located inside their red folder.

Grammar - 
This week in grammar/writing we will be continuing learning how to write summaries. We will also be learning about adverbs and when to use a or an. There will be a quiz on Friday over adverbs and a or an. 

History - 
Unit: Ancient India

Learning about the mystery of the Indus Valley civilization and the religion of Hinduism.

Geography of the Americas Unit Test - Tuesday, September 1st

Science -
Unit: Properties of Matter

They we discovering different ways to measure and classify matter within an experiment.

Literature -
This week in Literature we will be starting Charlotte's Web chapters 1-4.

Please bring Charlotte's Web as soon as possible.

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, September 4.

Poem -
"The Cow" by Robert Louis Stevenson
DUE: SEPTEMBER 4TH
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 4: Early Release
• Sept 7: Labor Day, NO SCHOOL
• Sept 11: FULL DAY Friday
• Sept 16: Lower School Student Picture Day
• Sept 18: Early Release
• Sept 23-24: The Big Give (more information to come by email)
• Sept 21-25: Homecoming Week (can buy a homecoming mum on the PSO website)
• Sept 25: Early Release

Thank you for your support this week!

Warm Regards,

2nd Grade Team

Quarter 1 Week 3

Hello Second Grade Families,

Welcome to the 2nd grade blog! Here you will find weekly updates, what we are learning this week and any important announcements! 

We are almost done with the third week of the school year. Our homework routine will continue to grow, as you will see this week as we will be starting Spalding words for daily homework. Please note the homework is graded each night, and points will be taken off if it is turned in late.

We will introduce each of the words in class by breaking it apart, looking for phonograms, and reciting the different rules that go with each. Please be sure to carefully review the instructions at the top. Please dictate the words to your child. Parent says word, then says word in a sentence, then say the word again. Child says and writes word with the markings/syllables without looking at the front page. Parent helps child make corrections, before moving on to the next word. When you complete the list, your child will need to fold their sheet of paper so the words do not show. Repeat the entire process again, however child will write the word without syllables/markings. Each word will have been practiced as total of 2 times.

Child should use the lined paper provided for Spalding homework and write their name at the top. The intention of this homework is to practice applying phonogram knowledge to spelling, a well as to practice letter formation. Please instruct your child to use their best handwriting and to rewrite any words that were not written with care.

Letter formation, pencil grip, and other Spalding resources can be found inside your scholar's red folder behind their behavior calendar. 

Each day we practice our phonograms as a whole class and we strongly suggest that every student have a set of Spalding phonogram flash cards to review during homework time each day. The cards are available for purchase via the Spalding International website or at curriculum night on Tuesday. 

Their is also a Spalding app that can be purchase through your phone app store that will be able to provide you with the correct pronunciation of each phonogram and correct letter formation.

Content Corner This Week:

Math - 
Scholars will be reviewing about place value, standard, expanded, and word form, along with 1, 10, or 100 more or less than a number. They will be learning new things as skip counting by 1s, 2s, 3s, 5s, and 10s, and comparing numbers using greater than, less than, and equal to. 

Spalding - 

Spelling Words: became, brother, rain, keep, start, eye, I, mail, male, female, glass, party, upon, they, two, twin, twice, twelve, twenty, between 

Spelling Test on Friday! 

Don't forget your scholar has Spalding homework 

Monday-Thursday.

It is located inside their red folder.

Grammar - 
Learning how to write a small summary, synonyms, antonyms, alphabetizing, nouns, and verbs. 

History - 
Unit: Geography of the Americas

We are finishing this unit! Please review with your scholar their study guide.

Study Guide - Test is on 9/1/26!

Please review the study guide over the concepts we have learned in history for this unit. 

Science -
Unit: Properties of Matter

They will be identifying the different states of matter and sorting items accordingly. 

Literature -
Reading Elmer and the Dragon Chapters 8-10 and starting Charlotte's Web on Monday!

Reading Log-

Your scholar will bring home their first reading log on Monday! Each day this week, students are reading a book from their home library. At home, students will read this book aloud to an adult. We will begin sending paper practice books from school to read nightly starting week 5!

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. 

Poem -
"The Cow" by Robert Louis Stevenson
DUE: WEEK OF 8/31!
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

• Aug. 28: Early Release; Spirit Day
• Sept. 4: Early Release: R&R Weekend
• Sept. 7: No School, Labor Day Holiday
• Sept. 11: FULL DAY Friday
• Sept.18: Early Release
• Sept 25: Early Release

Thank you for your support this week!

Warm Regards,

2nd Grade Team