Reminders:
Please send your child with a water bottle every day.
Please complete and return the history homework titled, "My Family's Story," if you have not already. Thank you to those that have.
Dates:
May 2nd: End of Year Dibels Testing begins
May 6th: No School
May 9th: "The New Colossus" Poem Recitations
May 10th: Math Assessment - Geometry
May 18th: Fine Arts Night
May 24th-27th: Half Day
Conversation Starters:
Tell me 2 facts you find interesting about the Statue of Liberty.
What was the miracle at Zukernman's barn in Charlotte's Web?
Name the shapes that compose a 3-d object.
What are some items in your home which have a magnetic field?
Upcoming Academics:
Math:
Students will learn more about geometry this week including how to compose and decompose shapes. They will also learn about patterns and angles. Please encourage your child to find examples of geometry in the world around them!
Science:
We will learn more about magnetism this week using magnetic force to determine if objects with magnetic fields can be moved through objects. We will also identify parts of a magnet, including the strongest part of the magnet. Thursday's lesson we will learn about the magnetic pulls in the earth and use a compass as we discover this.
History:
Studies of Immigration continue with lessons on becoming a citizen of the United States. We will focus on our basic rights and responsibilities as a citizen, learn about voting and the importance for all citizens to have this right and responsibility, and hear Senora DeCossio share her story about when she became a United States citizen. This is a highlight of our year, and we are grateful she will be joining our class to discuss this with our scholars.
Spalding:
As we have a short week, we will have 10 words. Scholars will write 7 words in cursive each day of dictation. Please check for accuracy of letter formation. Thank you!
Grammar:
There will be a memory check for the first 8 lines of the poem, "The New Colossus" on Monday. Students will compose their own 2-3 sentence narrations of short passages from The Hobbit. We will review prepositional phrases and comma usage as we prepare for our end of the year grammar test.
Literature:
We will read chapters 14-16 this week in the classic, Charlotte's Web. As we read, scholars will work on identifying the main idea of chapters and use visualization to help them comprehend the story.
We hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Warm Regards,
The Second Grade Team
