Monday, May 4, 2026

Quarter 4 Week 8

Hello Second Grade Families,

We have a busy month ahead, as we wrap up the school year. Please remember to read through the blog and keep up with homework. It is very important that students are here every day on time (unless sick or excused absences) and are not leaving early - we are taking grades up until dismissal most days and up until the last day of school.

End of Year Happenings!
We are fast approaching the end of the school year, please keep a few things in mind when planning for vacation. 
  • The first is that GHNO, we continue instruction and learning until the very last day of school, May 22nd. 
  • The second is that on Friday, we will have a cumulative math assessment as well as a final Spalding test. These test will not be given early. Please plan to have your scholar present for these assessments.
  • Your student will begin bringing home items they no longer need in the classroom, such as supply boxes, books, folders, notebooks, and workbooks. This will help avoid your students from having a huge, heavy bag on the last day of school.
Library Books:
We will be collecting library books the week as there are no more visits for the year, please make sure they are turned in ASAP. Please reach out to the front desk, if you do not know what book you are missing. You can send $20 to the front desk (in an envelope), replace the book (labeled with a note), or visit the PSO Website to pay the missing book fee (link found below).


Content Corner This Week:

Math - 
Unit: Shapes
We will be learning about 3D shapes and partitioning shapes into halves, fourths, and eighths.
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: 
distance, distant, floated, ghost, holiday, holy, knee, lemon, lying, lie, nails, needle, nobody, oar, palace, penny, regular, repeats, sailor, sentence, shining, shine, surface, sweeping, sweeps, thief, waist, waste, waiting, weary
(30 words)

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

Grammar - 

Scholars will be write a descriptive outline of their chosen topic while using complete sentences, neat penmanship, proper capitalization, proper punctuation, and using descriptive language.

Editing Checklist sent home on Wednesday, May 6th
    * This must be turned in the next day on Thursday, May 7th


History - 

Unit: Civil Rights Leaders
Scholars will be starting our next unit talking about different Civil Rights Leaders. 
This week: Martin Luther King Jr., Standing Bear, Dorothy Vaughan, Kathrine Johnson, Mary Jackson, Juan Felipe Herrera, and Elizabeth Jennings.

Civil Rights Study Guide sent home on Wednesday, May 6th
Civil Rights Unit Test on Thursday, May 14th

Science -
Unit: Moon Phases

Recycle Project sent home on Monday, April 13th
DUE: Thursday, May 7th

Moon Watch Homework sent home on Wednesday, April 22nd
DUE: Thursday, May 7th

Moon Study Guide sent home on Friday, May 8th
Moon Unit Test on Tuesday, May 12th


Literature -
Unit: The Cricket in Time Square
Students will be build reading comprehension be defining new vocabulary based on context, answering comprehension questions, and checking their predictions.

Next Classic Need
Classic to Keep NEEDED
The Cricket in Times Square by: George Selden
**PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE REVISED EDITION**
Correct version has a statement at the bottom 
"FORWARD AND UPDATES BY STACEY LEE"
ISBN: 978-0374390402 / Amazon Link 
Please make sure you get a copy with this ISBN.

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 -
"Furry Bear" By: A. A. Milne
DUE: May 18th
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

  • May 6th: MAP Reading Assessment
  • May 7th: MAP Math Assessment /Moon Watch Due / Recycle Project Due
  • May 8th: Early Release
  • May 15th: Early Release
  • May 18th: Furry Bear Poem Due
  • May 21st: Early Release
  • May 22nd: Early Release/Spirit Day/Last Day of School
Thank you for your support this week!

Warm Regards,
2nd Grade Team