Week of December 16

Dear Families-

We are down to our last week of school in this 2013 year.  We have enjoyed every minute with your 2nd grade child and wish for nothing but further growth and joy with each and every child in the 2014 year!

Here's this week's lessons at a glance:

This week, you can expect:  

   
MATH:  For 2nd grade math-We are working on Unit 6 learning about addition and subtraction operations and will begin to look at multiplication and division concepts with visual, represenational, and abstract instruction.  In 3rd grade math- We are working on Unit 5 Place Value in whole numbers and decimals.  Stand Out Math Computation tests given every week and Stand Out Math taught on Friday.

WRITING:  We are working on Narrative Writing. Our prompt last week was..."Tell about a time you were stuck in a snow globe!"  We will be finishing the writing prompt as well as our snow globe visual this week.  We can't wait for you to see them on display in our 2nd grade hallway!

PHONICS AND  VOCABULARY: 

Continuing to practice our FAST phonics.  Fast spelling test (lesson 14) will be on Friday, check out the spelling tab for the current list. 

Lesson 7 in Wordly Wise will start this week.  We will review and test the Friday we return from Winter Break.  

LITERACY:  Continuing whole group reading and responding, as well as small group conferences around individual reading levels.  We are currently working on using information from illustrations to demonstrate an understanding of setting.  We will also begin to recount stories about the holiday season using different cultural perspectives and points of view.  We will be reading books about the Hispanic, Japanese, Puetro Rican, Russian, and American cultures to name a few.  If your family has a holiday book you would like to suggest for our read alouds, please contact your teacher.  

FOSS Science:  Monday and Thursday

Social Studies: Unit 3 Map Skills

Upcoming Events:

Thursday, December 19th- PACK Assembly  K-2 at 1:30pm to 2:00pm

Friday, December 20th - 9:00am 2nd Grade Holiday Parties in classrooms

Monday December 23rd- Friday, January 3rd Winter Break

Please contact your teacher if you have any questions or comments.  

Thank you and take care,  

The 2nd Grade Team

Week of December 9th

Dear Families-

Thank you for supporting our community and school last week during Barnes and Noble and Cold Stone night!  We very much appreciate your time and fundraising enthusiasm on such a cold night.  Here's this week's lessons at a glance:

This week, you can expect:  

   
MATH:  For 2nd grade math-We are working on Unit 5 Geometry.  Our test will be on Wednesday, December 11.   In 3rd grade math- We are working on Unit 5 Place Value in whole numbers and decimals.  Stand Out Math Computation tests given every week and Stand Out Math taught on Friday.

WRITING:  We are working on Narrative Writing. Our prompt this week will be on the imaginative side..."Tell about a time you were stuck in a snow globe!"  We hope to engage and inspire our winter writers with this creative prompt!

PHONICS AND  VOCABULARY: 

Continuing to practice our FAST phonics.  Fast spelling test (lesson 13) will be on Friday, check out the spelling tab for the current list. 

Lesson 6 in Wordly Wise will be continued (badge, banner, corner, design, display, fold, parade, rectangle, salute, and tread )  don't forget about the wordly wise 3000 link as an extra resource.  Our Wordly Wise 6 test will be on Friday.  

LITERACY:  Continuing whole group reading and responding, as well as small group conferences around individual reading levels.  We are currently working on using information from illustrations to demonstrate an understanding of setting.  We will also begin to recount stories about the holiday season using different cultural perspectives and points of view.  We will be reading books about the Hispanic, Japanese, Puetro Rican, Russian, and American cultures to name a few.  If your family has a holiday book you would like to suggest for our read alouds, please contact your teacher.  

FOSS Science:  Monday and Thursday

Social Studies: Unit 3 Map Skills

Upcoming Events:

Thursday, December 19th- PACK Assembly

Friday, December 20th - 9:00am 2nd Grade Holiday Parties in classrooms

Monday December 23rd- Friday, January 3rd Winter Break

Please contact your teacher if you have any questions or comments.  

Thank you and take care,  

The 2nd Grade Team

Week of December 2nd

Dear Families-

Welcome to December!!  Amazing how time flies!  We cannot believe 2013 is nearing its end.  We look forward to learning and growing these last 3 weeks of 2013 with your child.  

This week, you can expect:  

   
MATH:  For 2nd grade math-We are working on Unit 5 Geometry.  In 3rd grade math- We are working on Unit 5 Place Value in whole numbers and decimals.  Stand Out Math Computation tests given every week and Stand Out Math taught on Friday.

WRITING:  We are working on Narrative Writing. Our prompt next week will be "Tell about your long weekend."

PHONICS AND  VOCABULARY: 

Continuing to practice our FAST phonics. Fast spelling test (lesson 12) will be on Friday, check out the spelling tab for the current list. 

Lesson 6 in Wordly Wise will be continued (badge, banner, corner, design, display, fold, parade, rectangle, salute, and tread )  don't forget about the wordly wise 3000 link as an extra resource.

LITERACY:  Continuing whole group reading and responding, as well as small group conferences around individual reading levels.  We are currently working on using information from illustrations to demonstrate an understanding of setting.  We will also begin to recount stories about the holiday season using different cultural perspectives and points of view.  

FOSS Science:  Monday and Thursday

Social Studies: Unit 3 Map Skills

Upcoming Events:

  

Wednesday, December 4th- Barnes and Noble Night

Tuesday, December 10th- Choir Performance

Thursday, December 19th- PACK Assembly

Monday December 23rd- Friday, January 3rd Winter Break

Please contact your teacher if you have any questions or comments.  

Thank you and take care,  

The 2nd Grade Team