Quarter 1 Week 8

Hello Second Grade Families,

Charlotte's Web Literature Celebration: Our first celebration is coming up next month on Tuesday, October 28th. It will be celebrated during the school day from 1:30-3:00.

Please look for an email coming from your child's teacher here soon with more details about the way you can help with donations and supplies that might be needed!

Character Dress Up Day (Oct. 24th): Costume proposal forms were sent home on Monday, September 29th inside your scholars red folder. These forms must be filled out and returned on or before Wednesday, October 22nd. The costume MUST be approved by the teacher  before being able to wear on the 24th.

Content Corner This Week:

Math - 
Scholars this week will be review how to use doubles equations to solve a given equation. They will also be learning how to mentally add ones, tens, and hundreds. They will be using base-ten blocks and place value strips to visually see the numbers being pulled apart.

Check Up 2.1 Part 3 Review sent home on Monday, September 29th

Check Up 2.1 Part 3 Test on Tuesday, September 30th

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: warm, unless, clothing, clothes, clothe, began, begin, begun, gone, go, able, done, do, suit, track, watch, dash, fell, fight, grant, buy, by, stopping, stop, walk, talk, chalk, soap, news, new

(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 learning about what makes up a simple subject, simple predicate, complete subject, and complete predicate. They will be learning how to divide a given sentence into these different parts.

History - 
Unit: Ancient China

Scholars will continue within this unit learning about the Great Wall of China, writing the Chinese language, and the different Chinese inventions created.

Science -
Unit: Organism and Their Habitats

Students will be starting a new unit this week in science. They will be learning about different types of habitats and why animals choose to live there.

Literature -
Reading Charlotte's Web Chapters 11-14 this week.

They will be reading and answering comprehension questions with each chapter.

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.

Poem -
"Where Go the Boats" by Robert Louis Stevenson
DUE: SEPTEMBER 29th
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 29-Oct 3: Homecoming Week
• Scholars are able to wear their mums and Spirit Shirts
• Oct. 3: Early Release; End of Quarter 1
• Oct. 6: Quarter 2 Starts
• Oct. 13-15: Parent Teacher Conferences/Fall Break
• Oct. 22: Proposal Forms Due for Character Dress Up Day
• Oct. 24: Character Dress Up Day
• Oct. 28: Charlotte's Web Celebration from 1:30-3:00 (information to come)
• Oct. 24: Early Release; Spirit Day
• Oct. 29: Field Day for 2nd Grade

Thank you for your support this week!

Warm Regards,

2nd Grade Team