2nd Grade Weekly Newsletter
Each newsletter describes what your child has been learning in school, what they will be learning the following week, and homework assignments your child will be receiving.
Dear Families,
We have had a busy week in the 2/3 Community. Flu Shot information and permission forms were sent home on Thursday, August 25th. The CDC is recommending that the flu shot be used instead of the flu mist so that it is more effective against the flu virus. If you would like for your child to participate in this program, please indicate on the permission slip. If you would prefer to have your pediatrician administer the flu vaccine, please mark no on the permission slip. The teachers must keep track of who is/is not participating. Please return the permission slips as soon as possible. We appreciate your help with this. We are accepting donations of gently used backpacks and lunch boxes for the flood victims of Louisiana. A bin will be in the Elementary lobby. PTO is starting their Box Top Contest on Thursday, September 1st and will continue through October 1st. Box Top fliers were sent home today in your child’s folder. This year the 2/3 Community fall carnival basket is pets. Please think of us while you are out shopping. Morning Mile begins Monday, August 29th. Students should eat breakfast before going up to run. Finally, the Scholastic website is https://clubs.scholastic.com/ Our code is GQQN8. Thank you again for your support. Have a restful weekend. :) 2/3 teachers Dates To Remember: Morning Mile Begins Monday, August 29th Wacky Wednesday August 31st Elementary Open House Thursday, September 1st 5:30-7:00pm Labor Day Holiday- No School Monday, September 5th Elementary Picture Day Tuesday, September 13th Flu Shots Will Be Administered Thursday, October 13th Reading: This week in reading we continued to build our reading community by sharing our reading lives, learning the procedures for “Turn to Your Partner” and IDR, working in a responsible way, listening respectfully to the thinking of others, and sharing our own thinking. The students learned how to make text-to-self connections and considered the different characters’ feeling and points of view when listening to the story Sheila Rae the Brave. Vocabulary: This week we learned the words compassionate and content from the story McDuff Moves In. We also reviewed the words tumble and swirl. Word Study: This week the students continued to learn the procedures for Being A Reader. The students learned how to choose and share books from the reading bins, to read independently for 10 to 15 minutes, write independently for 5-10 minutes, use quiet voices, and put materials away upon hearing the cleanup signal. Writing: This week in writing we continued to build our writing community by practicing the procedure for “Turn to Your Partner”, working in a responsible way, listening respectfully to the thinking of others, and sharing their own thinking. We continued our focus on how authors use drawings to to generate writing ideas and to write about their drawings. We read about Donald Crews, the author of Big Mamas and then the students drew their own pictures and wrote stories. Math: This week in math the students identified coins and their values. The students played “Collect 25 cents” to practice counting different sets of coins. The students also discovered how many pennies each coin is worth. Finally, the students explored comparing amounts to 45 by determining if there were enough for the class. Next Week: Reading: Students will learn the vocabulary from Sheila Rae the Brave. Writing: The students will explore using descriptive words in their writing, Math: The students will collect and compare data. Math Homework will be sent home: Monday, August 29th –wkbk p. 23 Thursday, September 1st- plus 1 or 2 Bingo |