Monday, March 30, 2026

Quarter 4 Week 3

Hello Second Grade Families,

Content Corner This Week:
Math - 
Unit: Multiplication
We 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 1st
Chapter 6 Unit Test on Thursday, April 2nd
Cumulative 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.

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.


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 - 

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 sentence
Object of the Preposition: always comes after the prepositions and answers
Possessive Pronouns: a pronoun that replaces a possessive noun
Possessive Noun: name of a person, place or thing that owns something


History - 

Unit: Immigration and Citizenship
Scholars 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 System
Scholars 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.

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 Need
The Boxcar Children By: Gertrude Warner
Due: March 30th
ISBN: 978-0807508527
Please 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.

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

Monday, March 23, 2026

Quarter 4 Week 2

Hello Second Grade Families,

Welcome back from Spring Break. We hope everybody was able to get rest and some relaxation with the whole family! We can't wait to jump back into school this week. There are any upcoming school events and  activities please make sure that you previewing the dates at the bottom.

Content Corner This Week:
Math - 
Unit: Multiplication
We will be starting out next unit learning about the foundations of multiplication. We will be starting out simple by learning equal groups, skip counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s, even and odd and move into learning about the meaning behind the multiplication symbol.

Check Up 6.1 Test on Friday, March 27th

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.

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.


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

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

Grammar - 

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 sentence
Object of the Preposition: always comes after the prepositions and answers
Possessive Pronouns: a pronoun that replaces a possessive noun
Possessive Noun: name of a person, place or thing that owns something


History - 

Unit: Immigration and Citizenship
Scholars will be start our next unit about Immigration and Citizenship. Students will be learning about the reason people wanted to come and where they came through (Ellis Island).

Civil War Study Guide Sent home on Wednesday, March 11th
Civil War Unit Test on Tuesday, March 24th

Science -
Unit: Human Body & Digestive System
Scholars will exploring that cells make up tissues of different organs. Then they will be learning how those organs work together to create an organ system within the body.

Literature -
Unit: Little House in the Big Woods
Ch. 13

Students will be finishing up this classic to keep this week. We will take the rest of the week to learn about authors purpose through the readings of Casey Jones and The Emperor's New Clothes.

Little House in the Big Woods Unit Test on Tuesday, March 24th

Next Classic Need
The Boxcar Children By: Gertrude Warner
Due: March 30th
ISBN: 978-0807508527
Please 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 MONDAY!!

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.

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • March 23rd: Last Day to Order Yearbooks
  • March 27th: Early Release/Spirit Day
  • March 27th: Lower School Art Show at 5:00-7:00pm
  • 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

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