March 30-April 2

 Hello Second Grade Families,

Upcoming Dates

Fang's Reading Challenge: March 2-April 3: Students will need to read for 15 minutes each weeknight to earn their way to each base each week!! If they miss a day or two during the week, they can make up the reading on the weekend. Please help our class finish strong and make it to HOME PLATE this week! Students should bring in their final base/Fang or Whiffer, by next week Tuesday, April 7.

Spring Party: Thursday, April 2nd - we are planning it Monday 3/30, so please be on the lookout for notes in planners for sending special party snacks!

No School: Friday, April 3 - Good Friday.

In case you missed the Read Across America Pictures! Click here!  Or, Click here for photos of just our class!

Homework:

~ Math Sheet (4-20) due due 4/2 (sent home before break)

~Read about 15 minutes per night - Please continue to ask your child to reread the decodable texts that come home on Thursdays. 

~Check planners for notes and reminders

What are we learning?

Character Strong: Week 4 of Honesty. Newsletter Here

ELA 

Module 8: Time to Grow! (we are still in week 1)

HELLO, FAMILY!

Over the next 3-4 weeks, our class will be learning about what plants need to grow, thrive, and survive.

We will read about a plant’s basic needs, how those needs are met, and what happens if they are not met. Children will also write a procedural text that describes chronological steps to follow in order to complete an activity.

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: fertilize, germinate, survive.

Try to incorporate questions like these into everyday conversations:

·        Why do you think it’s a good idea to fertilize plants?

·        If you had a garden, what types of seeds would you want to germinate?

·        How can people help plants survive?

Let’s Read Together. Make a special time and place to read with your child every day.

During this module about plants, try these activities during your reading time together:

·        Think about the story setting. Tell if you think plants would survive there.

·        Read outside one day and talk about how the plants’ needs are being met.

·        Model making and fixing mistakes. Misread a word when you read with your child, stop, ask your child if that made sense, and then reread correctly.

Word Play. Play with words to help develop skills that are important for reading.

Week 1: Word Search

Find words in your daily reading that have or, our, or ore in them. Say the words aloud together.

Week 2: Round Robin

Take turns naming words that have eer or ear in them. Keep going until you run out of words.

Week 3: Let's Work!

Work together to make a list of words that have or or ar that sounds like er, as in work and dollar.

Math

Solve a variety of story problem types and 2-step story problems. This can be the trickiest part of our math curriculum for the year, so we will take our time to make sure we understand it!

Social Studies and Science

We will start our next Science Unit: Plant Growth and Interactions: Plant Adventures. It is a wonderful unit that is very hands-on and helps us learn about what plants need. It goes well with our  ELA module on plants as well.

Mrs. Naparalla

March 16-19

 Hello Second Grade Families,

Upcoming Dates

Wednesday, March 18, 2026: Pajama Day! Students may bring one extra item from these choices:

stuffed animal

show and tell

toy to have some special play time in the afternoon

pillow

blanket

(This is their choice from our most recent Class Dojo reward earned)

Fang's Reading Challenge: March 2-April 3: Students will need to read for 15 minutes each weeknight to earn their way to each base each week!! If they miss a day or two during the week, they can make up the reading on the weekend. Please sign their first, second, third and home base characters to bring in as we go. The dates are indicated in the form that came home last week.

Spring Break: March 20-27

Spring Party: Thursday, April 2nd

Homework:

~ Math Sheet (4-20) due after spring break!!!

~Read about 15 minutes per night - Please continue to ask your child to reread the decodable texts that come home on Thursdays. 

~Check planners for notes and reminders

What are we learning?

Character Strong: Week 4 of Honesty. Newsletter Here

ELA (I am printing this note for you to have a paper copy too!) 

Module 8: Time to Grow!

HELLO, FAMILY!

Over the next 3-4 weeks, our class will be learning about what plants need to grow, thrive, and survive.

We will read about a plant’s basic needs, how those needs are met, and what happens if they are not met. Children will also write a procedural text that describes chronological steps to follow in order to complete an activity.

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: fertilize, germinate, survive.

Try to incorporate questions like these into everyday conversations:

·        Why do you think it’s a good idea to fertilize plants?

·        If you had a garden, what types of seeds would you want to germinate?

·        How can people help plants survive?

Let’s Read Together. Make a special time and place to read with your child every day.

During this module about plants, try these activities during your reading time together:

·        Think about the story setting. Tell if you think plants would survive there.

·        Read outside one day and talk about how the plants’ needs are being met.

·        Model making and fixing mistakes. Misread a word when you read with your child, stop, ask your child if that made sense, and then reread correctly.

Word Play. Play with words to help develop skills that are important for reading.

Week 1: Word Search

Find words in your daily reading that have or, our, or ore in them. Say the words aloud together.

Week 2: Round Robin

Take turns naming words that have eer or ear in them. Keep going until you run out of words.

Week 3: Let's Work!

Work together to make a list of words that have or or ar that sounds like er, as in work and dollar.

Math

Solve a variety of story problem types and 2-step story problems. This can be the trickiest part of our math curriculum for the year, so we will take our time to make sure we understand it!

Social Studies and Science

We will start our next Science Unit: Plant Growth and Interactions: Plant Adventures. It is a wonderful unit that is very hands-on and helps us learn about what plants need. It goes well with our  ELA module on plants as well.

Mrs. Naparalla

March 9-13

 Hello Second Grade Families,

Please remember to send your child with a healthy snack each day! Our backup snacks are being used rather quickly lately, as we have several students forgetting snack almost daily now. If your child forgets sometimes, please send us a backup to keep at school and we will share backup snacks like pretzels, popcorn, or graham crackers with those who forget. 

Upcoming Dates

Fang's Reading Challenge: March 2-April 3: the special info for this is coming home Monday 3/2. Students will need to read for 15 minutes each night to earn their way to each base each week!! If they miss a day or two during the week, they can make up the reading on the weekend. Please sign their first, second, third and home base characters to bring in as we go. The dates are indicated in the form that came home last week.

Spring Break: March 20-27

Homework:

~ Math Sheet (4-12)

~Read about 15 minutes per night - Please continue to ask your child to reread the decodable texts that come home on Thursdays. 

~Check planners for notes and reminders

What are we learning?

Character Strong: Week 3 of Honesty. Newsletter Here

ELA

Module 7 - Everyone Has a Story (week 3 and Module assessments, end of quarter assessments)

HELLO, FAMILY!

Over the next three weeks, our class will be learning about how people’s life experiences shape and create their life stories.

We will read biographies about people who overcame obstacles to make their dreams come true. Children will create timelines of their own lives that show special memories and accomplishments. Children will also write a story about an imaginary character’s adventures.

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: account, achieve, hurdle.

Try to incorporate questions like these into everyday conversations:

·        What is your account of what happened today?

·        What did you achieve today that you’re proud of?

·        What could you do to overcome this hurdle?

Let’s Read Together. Make a special time and place to read with your child every day.

During this module about important people, try these activities during your reading time together:

·        Identify events and experiences that are important to the characters you are reading about.

·        Talk about how everyone goes through tough times. Make a connection to a tough time a character has.

·        Point out words the author uses to help you form a picture in your mind.

Word Play. Play with words to help develop skills that are important for reading.

Week 1: Word Search

Find words in your daily reading that have a vowel-consonant-consonant-vowel pattern. For each word, say the word and jump where the syllables should be divided. For example: rab/bit.

Week 2: In the Barn, I Played with Yarn

Reinforce the ar vowel sound by making up amusing sentences with these word pairs: car/far, bark/dark, art/tart.

Week 3: Homophones

Together, make a list of all the homophones (hair/hare, pair/ pear, toe/tow) that you can think of in one minute. And . . . GO!

Math

Solve and write story problems with the unknown in different positions. Add or subtract to solve.

Social Studies and Science

We will read Scholastic News! We may also have time to start our next Science Unit: Plant Growth and Interactions: Plant Adventures. It is a wonderful unit that is very hands-on and helps us learn about what plants need. It goes well with our upcoming ELA module on plants as well.

We are very close to earning our next Class Dojo point reward! 

Mrs. Naparalla

Read Across America Pictures! Click Here! You can see even more on the school's Facebook Page!

March 2-6

 Hello Second Grade Families,

Please remember to send your child with a healthy snack each day! I just stocked up on a couple backups for the cupboard, because it was empty. If your child forgets sometimes, please send us a backup to keep at school and we will share backup snacks like pretzels, popcorn, or graham crackers with those who forget. Most students are remembering their snack every day! 

Upcoming Dates

Read Across America Week: THIS WEEK! March 2-6 (see red flyer for dress up days!)

Fang's Reading Challenge: March 2-April 3: the special info for this is coming home Monday 3/2. Students will need to read for 15 minutes each night to earn their way to each base each week!!

Homework:

~ Math Sheet (4-9)

~Read about 14 minutes per night - Please continue to ask your child to reread the decodable texts that come home on Thursdays. 

~Check planners for notes and reminders

What are we learning?

Character Strong: Week 2 of Honesty. Newsletter Here

ELA

Module 7 - Everyone Has a Story (week 2-3 - we are finishing week 2 and starting week 3)

HELLO, FAMILY!

Over the next three weeks, our class will be learning about how people’s life experiences shape and create their life stories.

We will read biographies about people who overcame obstacles to make their dreams come true. Children will create timelines of their own lives that show special memories and accomplishments. Children will also write a story about an imaginary character’s adventures.

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: account, achieve, hurdle.

Try to incorporate questions like these into everyday conversations:

·        What is your account of what happened today?

·        What did you achieve today that you’re proud of?

·        What could you do to overcome this hurdle?

Let’s Read Together. Make a special time and place to read with your child every day.

During this module about important people, try these activities during your reading time together:

·        Identify events and experiences that are important to the characters you are reading about.

·        Talk about how everyone goes through tough times. Make a connection to a tough time a character has.

·        Point out words the author uses to help you form a picture in your mind.

Word Play. Play with words to help develop skills that are important for reading.

Week 1: Word Search

Find words in your daily reading that have a vowel-consonant-consonant-vowel pattern. For each word, say the word and jump where the syllables should be divided. For example: rab/bit.

Week 2: In the Barn, I Played with Yarn

Reinforce the ar vowel sound by making up amusing sentences with these word pairs: car/far, bark/dark, art/tart.

Week 3: Homophones

Together, make a list of all the homophones (hair/hare, pair/ pear, toe/tow) that you can think of in one minute. And . . . GO!

Math

Subtract from 100, 200, and ungroup to subtract 2 and 3-digit numbers like 45-28 = or 143-76 =

Determine if a story problem requires addition or subtraction and solve!

Social Studies

We will continue developing our understanding of our continent, country, state, county, and town. 

We will also deepen our understanding of the globe/world map - esp oceans and continents.

We will read Scholastic News!

We are very close to earning our next Class Dojo point reward! 

Mrs. Naparalla