Second Grade Newsletter 9.23.22

Hello Parents!

News:

Field Trip:

The second grade students will be going on their first Field Trip on Monday, October 24th to The Musical Instrument Museum! We will be leaving school at 8:30am, spending most of the school day at the museum and enjoying lunch at Desert Horizon Park, arriving back at school around 2:00pm. We are also looking for chaperons. If you are available, please complete the form through the parent portal to sign up. Please note that spaces are limited. This link will be active at 6pm on Monday, September 26th.

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Items to label with name in black marker:  

• Lunch will be eaten at Desert Horizon Park, and we ask that you pack an easy-to-eat lunch for your child (lunches will be in a cooler).  Please, put your child’s lunch in a brown paper bag with his/her name written on it in black marker.  

• Large disposable water bottles are ideal, as it is a long day. His or her water bottle for the day should also be disposable with his/her name written on the top.  

• We would like each child to bring a snack with his/her name written on it as well, because the ride to the museum is lengthy.  

• Please make sure all food/drink items are disposable, as we do not want the students to lose any of their belongings at the museum.
  

 

Reading Bags:

Reading aloud for 20 minutes each night is a crucial piece of your child's education. Your signature in your child's agenda is your written indication that he/she completed his/her 20 minutes of nightly read and retell homework. Your child will turn his/her reading bag in on his/her assigned day.

Rocket Math:

Please support your scholar by practicing Rocket Math at home. It should only take 2 minutes! Your child's graded Rocket Math test is in his/her yellow folder every day except Wednesday. (Yes, it's graded and returned the day they take it!) Please have your child go around the outside of the test and give you the answers to each equation as you look at the key. That's it! Happy sprinting! 

Conversation Prompts:
How many tens are in 100?
How many ones are in one ten?

Give an example of a helping verb.
What happened at the end of Sarah Plain and Tall?
How did the clever Rani trick the Raja in One Grain of Rice?

 

Academics:

 

Math 

This week, students worked on renaming and the standard addition algorithm. Please practice renaming with your child at home! This proves to be a challenging math concept for many 2nd graders. Remind your scholar that ten ones equals 1 ten, and ten tens equals 100! Next week, we will continue working on renaming up to 1,000.

History
This week we continued to learn about the country of India and finished with learning about King Asoka and Gandhi. The students did very well recognizing the virtues displayed in the story: One Grain of Rice and wrote their own opinion about being wise and fair. Next week the students will complete a Diwali project and complete their India assessment. Then it’s on to the next country!

Science
Students will learn about evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. We will also go outside to observe clouds.
 
Literature
For the remainder of the quarter, we will read and consider some fables and fairy tales. This week, we will read “The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal”, “The Blind Men and the Elephant”, and “The Emperor’s New Clothes”.

Grammar
Next week, students will listen to excerpts from Dr. DoLittle as a basis for our narration, copywork, and dictation practices. Students will demonstrate mastery over nouns, pronouns, and verbs on our first grammar quiz. Then, we will move on to learning about the four types of sentences.