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Hello Parents/Guardians!
Monday, 8/30: Poetry Recitation "The Year"
Monday 8/30: Flower Dissection
Friday, 9/3: Math Test-Numbers to 1000
Friday, 9/3: 12:30 Dismissal
Monday 9/6: Labor Day-No School
Monday 9/13: Teacher In-service-No School
We can’t believe we have been in school for 3 weeks already! Time flies when
you’re having fun learning. Please continue reading for important reminders
and to learn about all the amazing things your scholar has done their third
week of second grade.
A few important reminders:
- If your scholar wears
bottoms with belt loops, your scholar must wear a belt.
-Please remember to empty your child’s Friday Folder every Friday
and sign the folder. Students should bring emptied and signed Friday Folders
back to school every Monday.
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Please remember to check your scholar’s agenda and daily sign
the bottom of the agenda. Agendas must go home and return back to school
every day. -Please send your scholar with a silent reading book they will
keep at school.
Donation Opportunity: Students will dissect fresh lilies for science
on Monday, August 30th. Each 2nd grade class will need
16 fresh lilies (any color). If you would like to contribute, please drop the
lilies off with your scholar the morning of Monday, August 30th.
Conversation
Starters:
Name
two similarities between Canada and the United States of America.
What treasure did The Boxcar Children find?
Draw the different parts of a plant.
Studies:
Poetry:
Recitation of the entire poem, The Year by Sara Coleridge, will be on
Monday, August 30th. Please practice the poem with your scholar
this weekend. The poem is in your scholar’s yellow folder.
Grammar:
This week in Writing with Ease (WWE), students listened to a reading of The
Patchwork Girl of Oz. Students practiced copywork, created summaries, and
wrote sentences from dictation. Students also reviewed the different types of
pronouns by learning a pronoun song.
Math:
Scholars continued to review the hundreds place by working with base ten
blocks and place value discs manipulatives. Continuing with the hundreds
place value, students practiced converting numbers to word form and word form
to numbers.
History:
This week, students took their first History assessment on the different
continents and oceans. We then began our study our study of Canada by
creating a Venn Diagram comparing the United States to Canada. In addition,
we headed South from the United States to learn about Mexico, Central
America, and South America.
Spalding:
This week in Spalding, we continued our review of different phonograms. In
addition, scholars began to write spelling words in their notebooks. We took
our first Spalding spelling test this Friday.
Literature:
The Boxcar Children is such a hit in class; scholars are enjoying
reading the book. We continued our focus on character analysis as well
as summarizing each chapter we’ve read so far. On Friday, scholars had the
amazing opportunity of acting out different passages from the book.
Science:
This week in science, we began our study of the plant life cycle. Scholar
learned about and drew the different parts of a plant, planted seeds, and
dissected Lima beans.
We
hope you and your family enjoy a terrific weekend. Please feel free to reach
out if you have any questions or concerns.
Warm Regards,
The 2nd Grade Team
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