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.
A few dates to remember as we look forward to next week.
--2/3 teachers This Week: Reading – This week in reading the students began Unit 4 which focuses on making inferences. Using the book Babu’s Song, the students made inferences to understand characters’ motivations and actions. The students answered questions to understand key details and important ideas in the story. The students used the discussion prompts: “I agree with _____ because…”, “I disagree with _____ because …”, and “In addition to what ____ said, I think …” to build on one another’s thinking during class discussion. Vocabulary – This week in vocabulary the students practiced the words routine, expert, fade and flap from The Paperboy. The students also continued to review the words expand, necessary, shimmer, stream, and vanish from previously read stories. Word Study- This week in word study the students practiced spelling words with the suffix –ly. The students also read words with the suffixes –er, -ist, and –or and learned how these suffixes changed the meanings of base words. Writing –This week in writing the students shared their writing with the class from the Author’s Chair. The students gave positive feedback to each other by using the prompts: “I liked your story because …..” and “From your story I learned … “. Math- This week in math the students continued to work with adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers within 100. The students also practiced working with numbers to 100 by playing Close to 20, Get to 100, and Collect $1.00. After Winter Holiday: Reading – When we return the students will learn the vocabulary words from Babu’s Song. Word Study- When we return from break the students will read and sort words with the suffixes –less and –ful. Writing – After the break the students will begin a new unit on writing fiction. Math – After the break the students will explore place solving story problems with unknown changes. Dates to Remember:
Barberville Pioneer Settlement permission slips and chaperone forms will be sent home Monday, December 11th. All forms and chaperone ticket money are due by Friday, December 15th. Permission slips, chaperone forms, and chaperone ticket money will not be accepted after December 15th. Wednesday, December 13th- Friday, December 15th Early Release at 12:30 Winter Holiday begins Monday, December 18th and ends Tuesday, January 2nd School Resumes Wednesday, January 3rd Friday, January 19th- 2/3 Community Fieldtrip to Barberville Pioneer Settlement This Week: Reading – In reading this week the students continued to practice visualizing to make sense of a text using the story The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey. The students informally used their schema and made inferences as they visualized to understand the character and events of the story. During independent reading the students continued to practice visualizing with their own texts and shared their visualizations with their partners and the class. Vocabulary – In vocabulary this week the students learned routine and expert from The Paperboy. The students also reviewed the words expand, necessary, shimmer, stream, and vanish from previously read stories. Word Study- In word study this week the students practiced spelling words with the suffixes –er and –est. The students also learned strategies for reading and sorting words with the suffix –ly. Writing – In writing this week the students practiced conferring with their partners. The students practiced giving feedback to each other in helpful ways after listening their partner reread their story. Then they asked each other questions about their stories. Through these questions the students were able to determine what they could tell more about in their stories. Finally, the students began to share their writing in the Author’s Chair. Math- This week in math the students continued to practice strategies for adding number strings and comparing the total to 20 by playing the game Close to 20 and to play the game Get to 100 which involves adding multiples of 5 and 10. The students also continued to practice strategies for adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers to 2-digit numbers. Finally, the students learned how to play the game Collect $1.00.
Dates to Remember: Wednesday, December 6th- Wacky Wednesday- Please have your child wear closed toes shoes. Friday, December 8th – 2/3 Community Fieldtrip to Lowry Park Zoo- Information will be coming home on Monday, December 4th about this trip. Please check their folders. Wednesday, December 13th- Friday, December 15th Early Release at 12:30 Winter Holiday begins Monday, December 18th and ends Tuesday, January 2nd School Resumes Wednesday, January 3rd Friday, January 19th- 2/3 Community Fieldtrip to Barberville Pioneer Settlement This Week: Reading – This week in reading the students continued to practice visualizing to make sense of a text using the story The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey. In this story a paperboy and his dog enjoy the quiet of the early morning as they deliver their newspapers. The students informally used their schema and made inferences as they visualized to understand the character and events of the story. During independent reading the students continued to practice visualizing with their own texts and shared their visualizations with their partners and the class. Vocabulary – This week in vocabulary the students learned the words shimmer, vanish, expand and stream from the story Pop! A Story About Bubbles. The students also reviewed the words behave, discover, misbehave, racket, and shelter from previously read stories. Word Study- This week in word study the students learned how to read and sort words with the suffixes –er and –est. The students played “Build That Word” with a partner to practice building words with the suffixes –er or –est based on sentences read allowed in class. Finally, the students took a spelling test to assess their ability to spell words with consonant –le syllables. Writing – This week in writing the students practiced thinking and talking about story ideas before they write. The students listened to and discussed the story “Let’s Get a Pup!” Said Kate. The students each wrote about a pet. The students reread their writing to different partners to get ideas for how to incorporate our reading vocabulary into their story and to tell more about their pets. This collaboration helped the students to practice listening respectfully to the thinking of others and share their own. Math- This week in math the students learned strategies for adding number strings and comparing the total to 20 by playing the game Close to 20. By playing this game the students practiced the facts that make 10, the double facts and near doubles facts. The students also learned and practiced strategies for adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers to 2-digit numbers. Finally, the students learned to play the game Get to 100 which involves adding multiples of 5 and 10. Next Week: Reading – Next week the students will continue to work with the story The Paperboy and begin to learn new vocabulary words from the story. Word Study- Next week the students will continue to practice strategies to help them to read and spell words with the suffixes –er, -est, and –ly. Writing – Next week the students will continue to confer with their partners to tell more in their stories. Math – Next week the students will continue to explore adding up to 100 and taking the strategies they have learned and applying them to money by adding coin collections up to $1.00. A few dates to remember as we look forward to next week.
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! This Week: Reading – In reading this week the students continued to practice visualizing to make sense of text using the story Pop! A Book about Bubbles! The students use their schema, or background knowledge, informally to make inferences as they visualize. During independent reading the students continued to practice making connections and visualizations to their dot level texts. Vocabulary – In vocabulary this week the students reviewed the words behave, misbehave, racket, and discover from the poem “Raccoon”. The students also reviewed the words necessary, numerous, recreation, shelter, and usual from previously read stories. Word Study- In word study this week the students continued to practice using the spelling strategy to spell one and two syllable words that end with consonant –le. At the end of the week the students learned about the purpose and procedure for taking a spelling test. Writing – In writing this week the students practiced thinking and talking about a story to get ideas before they write using the story I Will Never, Not EVER, Eat a Tomato!. The students wrote stories about things and foods they like or dislike. Working with their partners, the students reread their writing and gave each other suggestions for telling more. This week the students also learned how to use commas in a series and practiced this skill in their stories about their favorite colors, animals, and things to do. Finally, the students wrote about what they are thankful for. Math- In math this week the students the students continued to practice using a variety of strategies to add and subtract 2-digit numbers. The students used a place value model, 100s grids, linking cubes, 100s charts, and place value blocks. During workshops the students played Roll A Square, found as many combinations of a 2-digit number as possible, as well as completing addition and subtraction story problems. After Thanksgiving Break: Reading – Next week the students will learn new vocabulary word from the story Pop! A Book about Bubbles! Word Study- Next week the students will learn how to read and sort words ending with suffixes –er and –est. The students will also continue to practice spelling words with consonant –le syllables. Writing – Next week the students will continue practicing tell more and using commas in a series in their writing about a pet. Math – The students will continue to develop and practice strategies for adding and subtracting within 100. Wow! What a week in the 2/3 community!
--2/3 teachers This Week: Reading – This week in reading the students explored how to visualize a character in a story using the poem, My Baby Brother. The students drew pictures of the character based on their mental image after hearing and discussing the poem. Finally, the students continued to make text-to-self and text-to-text connections to their independent reading books. Vocabulary – This week in vocabulary the students learned the meaning of the words numerous, recreation, shelter and necessary from the story, A Tree is Nice. The students also reviewed the meaning of the words eavesdropper, plenty, rude, fragrant, and unusual from previous stories. Word Study- This week in word study the students learned about alphabetizing by listening to the book “AlphaOops!” read aloud. The students practiced alphabetizing a list of letters and words with their partners. Writing – This week in writing the students practiced telling more in their stories by adding details and temporal words such as first, next, finally, etc. The students shared their stories with their partners while they visualized what was happening in the story. Using the prompts, “I found out….” and “I like your story because…”, the students provided feedback and shared their partners thinking with the class. Finally, the students learned the difference between common and proper nouns and how to correctly write them in a sentence. Math - This week in math the students continued to explore fractions. The students discovered that objects can be divided into thirds and fourths. The students realized that objects can be divided into equal parts in multiple ways. Finally, the students began to develop the understanding that parts of objects could be similar and result in fractions such as 2/3, 2/4 or 1/2, and 3/4. Next Week : Reading – Next week the students will continue to practice using visualizations to make sense of text. Word Study- Next week the students will continue to explore and practice alphabetizing words. Writing – Next week the students will continue to explore using temporal words and descriptive language in their writing. Math – Next week the students will explore 2-digit numbers and discover strategies for adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers. It has been another busy week in the 2/3 community!
Writing – In writing this week the students reviewed the strategies they learned in Unit 1 to generate ideas for writing a story. Students drew, made lists, or wrote sentences to generate an idea for a story. The students shared their stories with the class. We continued to build our writing community by listening respectfully to the thinking of others. Using the prompts “I found out…” and/ or “I liked your story because…”, the students expressed interest in and appreciation for one another’s writing. Math - In math this week the students began their exploration of fractions. The students solved story problems in which they had to partition single objects represented by 2-dimensional shapes into equal halves. The students also used various Geoblocks to continue their exploration that halves can be equal size, but different shapes. Their exploration continued by folding a square piece of paper in different ways to make halves and fourths. Finally, the students colored rectangles divided into thirds. Next Week : Reading – Next week the students will continue to work with the story, A Tree is Nice and begin to learn new vocabulary words from this story. Word Study- Next week the students will learn strategies to alphabetize letters and words. Writing – Next week the students will explore how to tell more in a story by adding temporal words and details. Math – Next week the students will continue to explore fractions. Wow! We had an amazing week in the 2/3 community!
--2/3 teachers This Week: Reading – In reading this week the students continued to practice making connections (text- to- self and/or text- to-text) to their own texts during independent reading. The students also listened to and discussed the story The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig. The students compared this story to The Three Little Pigs that they worked on last week. Vocabulary – This week the students played word detective by identifying vocabulary words from past stories during their independent reading. The kids have had a lot of fun discovering vocabulary words we have discussed in their own texts. Word Study- In word study this week the students read and sorted words with –ing. The students discovered that when adding –ing to a base word the number of consonants have to be changed to keep a short vowel. For example, hop to hopping, run to running, skip to skipping. Using this strategy, the students were guided through spelling to practice writing words with the –ing ending. Writing – In writing this week the students listened to Harry and the Terrible Whatzit and created a list of spooky words and sentences. Working with a partner, the students talked about stories that they could write using their spooky sentences as inspiration. Math - In math this week the students continued to explore rectangles. The students made rectangles on geoboards and drew them paying attention to the length of the sides. The students used color tiles to discover that several different rectangles could be made with the same number of tiles and practiced describing their creations by the number of rows and columns. The students also used the tiles to identify right angles. This led the students to discover that rectangles have four sides and four right angles. We also discussed that rectangles with four right angles and four equal sides are special and mathematicians call these rectangles squares. Next Week: Reading – Next week the students will continue to work with the story, A Tree is Nice and begin learn vocabulary from The Three Little Wolves and the Big, Bad Pig. Word Study- Next week the students will read and sort words with the ending –ed. Writing – Next week the students will continue to add sensory details to their stories and share their stories with the class. Math – Next week the students will learn how to divide rectangles into equal parts. |