Hello Parents!
News:
Parents, please be aware that this blog site is for your benefit and should not be viewed by your student. We don't want to spoil the discovery of learning!
The first full week of school was beautiful! Your students are learning our classroom procedures, working on perseverance, and making new friends.
Agendas and your first Friday Folder will be in your student's backpack today! Please empty the Friday Folder (celebrate your child's hard work!) and return it on Monday. Sign the bottom of the agenda and return it as well.
Please send The Boxcar Children on Monday if you have not done so already. We will start reading the book Monday.
Please send a silent reading book that your scholar can keep at school.
If you are having trouble ordering supplies or have any questions, please contact your teacher.
Upcoming Events:
Curriculum Night: Wednesday, August 24th from 6:30pm - 8:00pm
We would love to have you join us to discuss your child's upcoming year of learning. Curriculum Night will begin in the CPA Theatre at 6:30pm. Afterwards, you will join your child's teacher in her classroom for some information about our curriculum, parent and student expectations, and classroom procedures. A lot of important information is given on this night, so please let your teacher know if you are unable to attend.
Picture Day: Thursday, August 18th (Order pictures online beforehand at MyLifeTouch)
Conversation Starters:
What is a compass rose?
Ask your child to look at the clock during dinner tonight and tell you the time!
Did you make a new friend yet?
Tell me 5 phonograms!
Studies:
Poetry:
You will find our first poem The Year by Sara Coleridge in
your child's yellow folder. Recitation of the first 4 couplets will
take place on Monday, August 15th. We recommend practicing daily for memorization.
Grammar:
This week, we began our Writing With Ease (WWE) studies. Students listened to The Owl and The Grasshopper and
created a 2-sentence summary. They also copied a sentence and wrote a
sentence from dictation. Ask your student what happened to the
grasshopper! Next week, we will focus on nouns. We will continue WWE next week
with a reading of Misty of Chincoteague.
Math:
Students
reviewed first grade math concepts this week and took an assessment to
see what they could remember after summer break! They did a lovely job,
and we're looking forward to moving on to our 2nd grade concepts. Next
week, we will work on numbers to 1000. Students will use manipulatives,
read books, sing songs, learn to spell and match word forms, and work on
place value.
History:
Students
have been reviewing the continents and oceans and learning how to use maps and
cardinal directions. Next week, we will learn about land forms. We have our first assessment on continents and oceans on Monday, August 22nd.
You will find a map labeled with the continents and oceans in your
child's yellow folder. Please review these at your convenience in
preparation for the quiz.
Spalding:
We are reviewing the phonograms. Please dictate and have your child write the phonogram as homework. Thank you.
Literature:
Students will begin reading The Boxcar Children on Monday.. We will work on predictions and character analysis.
Science:
We
are studying Cycles in Nature to kick off Science. Students learned
living and non-living characteristics and a basic life cycle. We then
observed an egg and examined the parts as we begin to talk about the
chicken life cycle.
Have a wonderful weekend! Please feel free to reach out to your teacher with questions, concerns or joys!
Warm Regards,
The 2nd Grade Team
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