Welcome BAckI hope everyone had an enjoyable and restful winter break! Looking forward to a great end to Quarter 3! We're entering the part of the year were some students headphones may need repair or replacing. Please check in with your child to see if theirs are still working. :) THANKS! AcademicsPhonics: I can read words with ear, air, and are spelling patterns. Reading: This week is Read Across America week so we will be reading Dr. Seuss books that go with our school wide theme days. We will complete corresponding reading activities that meet second grade standards. For example:
Writing: I can write an opinion pieces that:
Grammar: I can use adjectives and adverbs and choose between them depending on what is being modified. Math: I can add and subtract within 1000 using base ten blocks! Science: I can identify and communicate information about how weather, plants, animals, and humans cause changes to the environment. Because it’s Read Across American week, we will look at how the Lorax fights to protect the Truffula trees in Thneedville. Upcoming Dates:Feb, 28: 1st All Pro Dads Meeting March 11: Early Release March 12: STEM Night 6-8pm March 13: End of Q3 March 17: 2nd Grade teachers out for an arts integration training March 18: Kinder Registration April 6-10: Spring Break We need a few more volunteers. If you're interested, please reach. out.
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AcadeMics:Phonics: We are working on spelling and decoding words with silent letters. We are working on the following patterns: kn, gn, wr, mb, ph, and gh. Reading: We are continue to cover fairy tales, fables, legends, and folktales! Stories about Anansi, the trickster spider, are one of the most common folktales. Stories about Anansi are great for teaching students to identify the moral or lesson of a story. Grammar: We are continuing to work on shades of meaning with adjectives and verbs. Some words have a stronger meaning than others. For example, toss, throw, and hurl! After shades of meaning, we will be moving onto adverbs. Math: Students will be adding and subtracting within 1000, using concrete models or drawings. This means we will primarily be using base ten blocks to add and subtract three digit numbers for the next couple weeks. Social Studies: We will continue to learn about Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of the Girl Scouts of America. Upcoming Dates:
Academics:Phonics: We will be starting silent letters this week. We will study words with mb, gn, kn, and wr. See the graphic & video below for what to expect. Reading: We will continue to retell & compare familiar fairy tales & fables. Last week we read 5 versions of Little Red Riding Hood! This week we will take an assessment on comparing & contrasting and do a Little Red Riding Hood BREAK OUT activity! Grammar: We will begin studying shades of meaning. We will learning about shades of meaning in regards to adjectives and verbs. Writing: We will continue working on opinion pieces. Students will write letters to one another to share their favorite characters, parts, and pictures in a book. Students will also write about their favorite version of Little Red Riding Hood that we read. Math: We will continue adding 4 two digit numbers together. Social Studies: Social Studies: We will start learning about Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of the Girl Scouts of America.
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