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.
Wow! It was a very busy week in the 2/3 community. Homecoming week was a huge success! Thank you for all of your help with supporting the dress up days, dime wars, and the homecoming parade.
2nd Grade Teachers J This Week: Reading - In reading this week the students continued to practice making text-to-self connections using Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. During independent reading the students practiced using self-monitoring skills to ensure they have chosen a just right book. The students asked themselves: What is happening in my book? Can I understand what I am reading? Can I read most of the words? Teachers conferenced with the students to help them self-monitor their reading. Vocabulary – This week the students learned eavesdrop, eavesdropper, accompany, and annoy from Jamaica Tag Along. The students also reviewed the words familiar, glare, hurl, overalls, and pester from previous stories. Word Study- In word study this week the students learned how to read, sort and spell words with r controlled vowels such as er, ir, ur, ar, and or. The students also learned how to play a new game called “Build that Word” in which the students use letter tiles to spell words with r controlled vowels called out by the teacher. Writing – In writing this week the students continued to practice using lists to get inspiration for their writing. The students listened to and discussed the story Miss Tizzy. In this story the author describes the friendship between Miss Tizzy and the children and the fun activities they do each day. The students made their own list of friends and chose one friend to write about. The students used descriptive words to describe their friend, how they met and what they like to do together. The students shared their writing on Friday and used the prompt “I found out…” to comment on each other’s writing. Math - In math this week the students continued to develop strategies for solving addition and subtraction story problems. The students played games to practice counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s. Finally, the students continued to practice telling time the half hour on an analog clock. Next Week: Reading – Next week the students will continue to work with Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day focusing on key details and new vocabulary words. Word Study- Next week the students will be learning strategies for reading compound words and for spelling homophones. Writing – Next week the students will write silly sentences about animals. Math – Next week the students will finish Unit 1 and begin Unit 2 which focuses on 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes and their attributes. Continue to Practice:
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We have had an amazing week in the 2/3 community!
This Week: Reading - This week in reading the students continued to practice making text-to–self connections using the story Jamaica Tag Along. The students answered questions to understand key details and important ideas in a story. The students used “Think Pair Share” to discuss the story’s message with their partners. Finally, during independent reading the students were introduced to the skill of self-monitoring. The students are learning how to monitor if a book is “Just Right” for them. As the students are reading independently they ask themselves three questions: What is happening in my book? Can I understand what I am reading? Can I read most of the words? If the students are able to answer these, questions then the book is “Just Right”. The expectation is that students are able to read quietly for up to 20 minutes. Vocabulary – This week the students learned hurl, pester, glare, and overalls from Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings. We also reviewed compassionate, content, familiar, fearful, and fearless from previous stories. Word Work- This week in word work the students reviewed the spellings of the long e sound. Book Clubs started for all of our students. Each student is placed into a book club to meet their individual needs as a reader. Finally, the students practiced working in a responsible way while completing three rotations during independent work: writing, reading, and word work. Writing –This week in writing the students learned how authors can add descriptive words to help the reader imagine what is happening in a story. The students listened to the story Night in the Country for inspiration. The students then practiced adding “seeing” and “hearing” words to one of their own stories. The students also continued using the strategy of making lists to get inspiration for a story. Finally, the students learned that a complete sentence has two parts: who and what happens. The students practiced writing complete sentences and correcting incomplete sentences. The students also reviewed beginning a sentence with a capital letter and end a sentence with a period. Math - This week in math the students learned and practiced the patterns counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s. The students discovered that the first digit of a 2-digit number designates the number of 10s and the second digit designates the number of 1s. Using this understanding, the students developed strategies for solving problems about 10s and 1s. The students also practiced solving comparison story problems by determining if there is enough of something for a group of people. (For example, a picnic basket contains 30 sandwiches for 24 people. Will there be enough? Will there be any extras? Do you need more? How many more?) The students practiced identifying and using coin equivalencies by combining coins to a total of 50 cents. Finally, the students continued to develop fluency with addition and subtraction within 20. Next Week : Reading – Next week the students will learn the vocabulary words from Jamaica Tag Along. Word Work- Next the students will read, spell, and sort words with the long u sound. Writing – Next week the students will continue to practice using lists as a strategy for inspiring their writing. Math – Next week the students will develop strategies for solving addition and subtraction story problems. Continue To Practice:
We are so glad that families made it through Hurricane Irma. The teachers and students enjoyed the chance to try to get things back to normal Thursday and Friday. Please let us know if there is anything you need as we continue to recover from Hurricane Irma.
Upcoming Dates: Monday, September 18th home-side activity 2 and reading logs will be sent home Wednesday, September 20th is picture day and early release at 11:45 Thursday, September 21st science club sign up forms are due Tuesday, September 26th science club from 2:30-3:30
This has been an amazing week in the 2/3 community. Thank you so much for coming out to play the students’ arcade games. We were blown away by their creativity! Because of your donations we will be donating $836.00 to diabetes research. Thank you so much for your donations. Many of our students began running in the Morning Mile. They are all excited about earning their special feet. This week the kids also enjoyed their first Wacky Wednesday. This time the 3rd graders enjoyed the community rotations and the 2nd graders went to PE, Music, and Art. Open House is Thursday, September 7th from 5:30-6:30. Parents will have time to visit the Elementary Communities and Special Area teachers. Have a safe and restful weekend. -2/3 Teachers Dates to Remember Labor Day Holiday-no school Mondy, September 4th Elementary Open House Thursday, September 7th 5:30-7:00pm Reading: In Reading this week we continued to build our reading community by learning the procedure for “Think, Pair, Share”, working in a responsible way, listening respectfully to the thinking of others, and sharing their own thinking. The students made text-to-self connections about the story Sheila Rae the Brave. The students practiced reading independently with their “Just Right” books. Vocabulary: This week we learned the words fearless, fearful, familiar, and convince from the story Sheila Rae, the Brave. We also reviewed the words tumble, swirl, compassionate, and content from the story McDuff Moves In. Word Study: This week the students reviewed short vowels, long vowels, and the spellings for long o (o-e, oa, ow) by reading and sorting as a class. The students also practiced our word study rotation procedures by reading independently in their seats for 15 minutes, writing independently for 10 minutes, and playing two word sort games, “Word Memory” and “Word Go Fish”. Writing: In writing this week we continued to build our writing community by working in a responsible way, listening respectfully to the thinking of others, and sharing their own thinking. The students wrote stories from the sketches they made around the school. Math: This week in math the students worked on solving number strings. The students added 3, 4 and 5 single digits by looking for combinations that make 10 and by looking for doubles. The students began to practice with +1, +2, +3 facts and doubles combinations. Next Week: Reading: Students will continue to make text-to-self cnnectiions to Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings. Writing: The students will learn how to use lists to generate writing ideas. Math: The students will continue to learn and practice strategies for adding and subtracting within 20. |