Hello Second Grade Families,
Upcoming Events
Conferences: October 8-9 - Click this link to sign up for a time slot!
If the conference time slots I have listed do not work for you, please email me and we can set up a time to meet after school the following week.
Healthy snacks:
If you can spare a non-perishable healthy snack like a bag of pretzels or box of cereal or graham crackers for us to keep on hand for when students forget their snack, please send it in at your earliest convenience. I will keep these items on hand (especially for when I am on maternity leave and won't be buying a bag of pretzels every couple weeks for the students who don't have snack!)
Homework:
What are we learning?
Reading/ELA
Module 2: Look Around and
Explore! (week 1)
HELLO, FAMILY!
Over the next three weeks, our class will be learning about
examining the world around us and about making new discoveries. We will read
books about different kinds of matter, explore things that are new and unusual,
and even notice things about fine art! Children will also write a descriptive
essay about a place they want to visit!
BRING IT HOME! Learning fun for the whole family!
Big Idea Words. Reinforce
these important topic words when you are reading or talking with your child: examine,
identify, record.
Try to incorporate questions like these into everyday
conversations:
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How could you examine that more closely?
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What did you identify in that
picture/story as being unusual or different?
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How could you record your ideas about ______________?
Let’s Read Together.
Make a special time and place to read with your child every day.
During this module about exploration and discoveries, try
these activities during your reading time together:
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Snap your fingers when a solid, a liquid, or a
gas is mentioned in a text.
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Raise your hand when a character makes a
discovery or notices something new.
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Switch readers when the setting changes.
Word Play. Play
with words to help develop skills that are important for reading.
Week 1: Scavenger Hunt
Look for words with ck, ng, and
ph in books, in magazines, or on signs outside.
Week 2: Beat the Clock
Together, make a list of all the
words with two or more syllables you can think of in one minute that begin with
blends, such as str– and spr–.
Week 3: It's a Contraction!
Search for contractions in a
newspaper or online article. Write each contraction and the two words that form
it. Say the words. For example, they'll/they will.
Math
Practice addition and subtraction with models and manipulatives
Relate addition to subtraction with math mountains and stories
We will have our first quiz this week and start working more with math story problems in the coming days.
Science
Social Studies
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| We even saw our monarch emerge from it's chrysalis on Monday! |
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| Releasing our Monarch! |
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| New hoola hoops and balls |
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| YAY for new playground equipment! |
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