Monday, December 8, 2025

Quarter 2 Week 8

Hello Second Grade Families,

Please make sure that you are looking at due dates as there are many things happening here soon.


Ancient Greek Celebration
Our celebration will take place on Tuesday, December 16th. The sign-up link for donations was sent out on Thursday, November 20th. Thank you for your generosity! 

WE ARE STILL IN NEED OF MANY ITEMS

Please sent non-perishable items in by Monday, December 15th.
Perishable food must be delivered the day of the celebration, Tuesday, December 16th.


Independent Study Projects:
Packets went home on Wednesday, December 3rd. At the top of the packet, your scholar's assigned historical figure will be written. Please read through the packet, and have the project fully completed by Monday, Jan.12, 2026, to be presented in front of the class. This is the day we return from Winter Break as will count as a test grade.

2nd Round of Parent-Teacher Conferences:
GHNO will send out sign-up links for our second round of parent-teacher conferences on 12/4/25. Conferences on Wednesday will exclusively be offered via zoom. Conferences on Thursday and Friday will exclusively be in-person which we highly encourage. Zoom links will be sent out later, via email to the applicable families. This will take places at the end on independent study week  from Jan. 7-8 (Wed.-Fri.).

Content Corner This Week:
Math - 
Unit: Subtraction
We will be learning the why behind renaming and looking at 3 different strategies to help us understand the foundations of subtraction. We are going to be looking at how to subtract tens and hundreds without renaming in a vertical equation.

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 - 
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: 
noise, pencil, pie, pull, sew, sow, so, steam, thread, thunder, tried, try, vein, except, aunt, ant, capture, else, bridge, offer, suffer, center, front, running, run, rule, carry, chain, death, learn
(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 how to identify prepositions. They will be looking at different example sentences and looking at how to find these prepositions.

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


History - 
Unit: Ancient Greece
Scholars will be finishing up the unit with their test this Friday.
Review sent home on Monday, December 8th
Unit Test on Friday, December 12th

Science -
Unit: Exploring Land and Water
Students over the next few weeks will be taking an adventure across the United States to visit different natural parks and visit land formations that can be found there! This week we will be exploring volcanoes and earthquakes and visiting Yosemite.


Literature -
Unit: Greek Myths
Students will be reading about Oedipus and the Riddle of the Sphinx, Atalanta and the Golden Apples, Apollo & Artemis.

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.

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • Dec. 9th: Classroom Spelling Bee (List were sent home before break, if you need another copy please email your scholars teacher.)
  • Dec. 16th: Ancient Greece Celebration at 1:30-3:00.
  • Dec. 12th: Early Release
  • Dec. 15th-19th: 5 Days of Giving (Dress up days to be announced soon)
  • Dec. 19th: Early Release, Spirit Day
  • Dec. 22- Jan. 9: Winter Break
  • Jan. 7th-9th: Parent-Teacher Conferences
  • Jan. 12th: Independent Study Projects Due
Thank you for your support this week!

Warm Regards,
2nd Grade Team