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Please remember to empty your child’s Friday Folder (celebrate your child's hard work!), and sign and return it on Monday.
Your student’s agenda should be signed each day by the adult who listened to their read aloud homework. Please also ask your child to write the name of the book they read. If they continue the same book for more than one day, they may draw an arrow and not rewrite the title.
Please join us for 2nd grade Curriculum Night on Wednesday, August 24 from 6:30 – 8:00. This event is not for students and will begin in the MPR before moving to your child's classroom.
2nd graders will take the Galileo standardized test on Friday, August 26. Please make sure your child eats and rests well, and arrives on time (or early!), as we begin testing at 8:05.Please send The Boxcar Children book on Monday if you have not done so already. Please send a silent reading book that your scholar can keep at school.
Students who are new to Archway Chandler this year should purchase a reading bag. Please watch your email for a message that includes a link to order one. If you are having trouble ordering supplies or have any questions, please contact your teacher.
Donation Opportunity: Students will be dissecting fresh cut lily flowers for science on Monday, August 29. Each 2nd grade class will need 16 fresh lilies (any color), please see the sign up below. If you would like to contribute, please drop the lilies off at the front desk on the morning of the 29th. Thank you!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050844ADAE2BA2FC1-lilies
Conversation Starters:How are chicken eggs and frog eggs different?How many tens are in the number 79? How do you write 79 in word form?How is a peninsula different from an island?Which letters are consonants, and which are vowels? How do you know?Studies:Poetry:You will find our first poem The Year by Sara Coleridge in your child's yellow folder. Recitation of the first 8 couplets (January through August) will take place on Monday, August 22nd. We recommend practicing 5 minutes per night.Grammar:This week in Writing with Ease (WWE), students listened to a reading from Misty of Chincoteague. They continued to work on creating summaries, copy work, and writing sentences from dictation. These exercises use reading comprehension, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and handwriting skills. Students also reviewed types of nouns.Math:Students will begin working on number patterns and counting bills. Please encourage your child to count by 1's, 5's 10's, and 100's.
History:This week, students studied landforms (and created them out of clay!). We have our first assessment on continents and oceans on Monday, August 22nd. Your child took home a map to use for study. Please review these at your convenience in preparation for the quiz.Spalding:
We will begin dictating words next week. Please dictate each word to your child for homework and have them write the words an additional two times if they made any errors.
Literature:Students are enjoying The Boxcar Children! We have been working on character analysis and settings. Ask your child to name the boxcar children from oldest to youngest. Next week, we will read, discuss, and act out chapters 5-8 of the classic, The Boxcar Children.
Science:This week we continued studying the development of chicken embryos, and then moved on to learn about the life cycle of frogs. The students seem to be captivated by the development of these living things. Next week, we will discover the life cycle of butterflies and plants.We hope you and your family enjoy a terrific weekend. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.
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