Monday, January 12, 2026

Quarter 3 Week 1

Hello Second Grade Families,

Welcome back! We hope everybody had a relaxing and recharging winter break. We are excited to welcome back your scholars into the classroom and continue to enrich them with knowledge of the classics.

We enjoyed getting to see your scholars present their Independent Study Projects to kick off the 3rd quarter!

Content Corner This Week:
Math - 
Unit: Subtraction
We will be continuing to learn how to subtract with using a vertical equation with regrouping in the ones, tens, and hundreds place.

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: 
God, god, teacher, November, subject, April, history, study, himself, matter, use, thought, person, nor, or, January, mean, vote, court, copy
(20 words)

Spelling Test on Friday! 
Don't forget your scholar has Spalding homework 
Tuesday-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: The Constitution
Scholars will be continuing the unit about the constitution. Scholars will be understanding why the constitution begins with We the people and learning how laws are made.

Constitution Study Guide sent home on Wednesday, Jan. 14th
Constitution Unit Test on Fri. 23rd

Science -
Unit: Exploring Land and Water
Scholars will be reviewing all the Natural Parks we have visited along with the landforms that are important. (Mountains, hills, glaciers, river valley, glacier valley, arch, pinnacle, pillar, column, peninsula, lakes, rivers)
They will also be learning about Cape Cod and how sand makes changes along the ocean shoreline.


Literature -
Unit: Folk Tales
Fairytales: stories that have magical elements and are more fantastical
Folk Tales: stories passed down through generations, often explaining events or morals

Students will be reading How the Camel Got His Hump, Talk, El Pajaro Cu, and The Fisherman and his Wife.

Next Classic Need
Little House in the Big Woods
Due: January 26th
ISBN: 978-0064400015
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!!

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • Jan. 12th: Independent Study Projects Due
  • Jan. 16th: Early Release / R&R weekend
  • Jan. 19th: No School Monday (MLK Jr. Day)
  • Jan. 23rd: FULL Day Friday
  • Jan. 26th: Little House in Big Woods Needed
  • Jan. 29th: School Spelling Bee
  • Jan. 30th: Early Release / Spirit Day
Thank you for your support this week!

Warm Regards,
2nd Grade Team