Quarter 4 Week 9

Hello Second Grade Families,

We hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend, and our moms felt celebrated and appreciated for all that you do. We also want to sincerely thank you for all the love during teacher appreciation last week. Whether it was a sweet treat, volunteering to help, a generous gift, kind email, beautifully decorated door, or a handwritten note from your scholar, it truly meant so much to us!

Please note that Friday, May 15th, will now be a full school day at Great Hearts Northern Oaks.

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).

Lower School Book Replacement

Content Corner This Week:

Math - 
Unit: Shapes / Financial Literacy

Please check agendas/red folders for homework when assigned.

Chapter 9 Review sent home on Monday, May 11th

Chapter 9 Unit Test on Tuesday, May 12th

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.

Spalding Phonogram Cards Link

Spelling Words: 

writing, writer, write, spend, enjoy, awful, awesome, awe, usual, usually, complaint, complained, complain, auto, vacation, beautiful, beauty, flight, travel, rapid, repair, troubling, trouble, entrance, importance, important, carried, carry, loss, fortune

(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 reflect on their 2nd grade year by using the topics on an outline while using complete sentences, neat penmanship, proper capitalization, proper punctuation, and using descriptive language.

Editing Checklist sent home on Wednesday, May 13th

    * This must be turned in the next day on Thursday, May 14th

History - 

Unit: Civil Rights Leaders

Civil Rights Study Guide sent home on Wednesday, May 6th

Civil Rights Unit Test on Thursday, May 14th

Science -
Unit: Moon Phases / Weather and Water Cycle

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.

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 15th: FULL DAY FRIDAY
• 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