Friday, September 9, 2022

Second Grade Newsletter 9.9.22

 

Hello Parents!


Important Dates:
Papa John's Fundraiser Night: Monday, September 12th
Love & Logic Parents Night: 9/15
"The Secret" Recitation: 9/26


News:

Sign up to volunteer for Reading Groups in your child's classroom if you are able! (Link on the sidebar). Just a reminder that all volunteers must have completed the Raptor process. Please see the Headmaster Update for more information.

If you haven’t already, please send our current literature book, Sarah, Plain, and Tall, to school with your child.

Students should bring their reading bags to school, as we continue to launch our reading bag program.

Sign your student's agenda each night, and send it back each day.

Empty the Friday Folder over the weekend, sign it, and return it on Monday.

Sign assessments after reviewing with your child, and leave them in the Friday Folder to be returned to school.

Rocket Math homework is an oral practice of the “orbit” (problems in the stars on border of page). Your child should hold the quiz they took while the parent should hold the answer packet. Please see the video for more information.

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Conversation Prompts:

What kind of animal did Sarah bring with her from Maine?

How long does it take for Earth to orbit the sun?

Which addition strategy would you use to solve the problem 7+8? Why?

Which word is a verb in the following sentence? “Sarah loved the sea.”


Math: Students have reviewed the addition strategies of counting up using a number line, making a fast ten using a ten grid, and using double facts. Next week, students will add numbers up to 1,000 without renaming. We will focus on mental math and strategies utilizing place value. We will also introduce the vertical standard algorithm for addition.

Literature: 
As we continue to read Sarah, Plain and Tall, we’ll learn how Sarah likes life on the prairie. She will have new experiences with Caleb and Anna, and they will learn new things about Maine from her. Will Sarah decide to stay?

History:
We will continue our study of India and learn about the Hindu gods, The Festival of Lights, the Sacred River, and Siddhartha.

  
Science:
We will learn more about what happens during each of Earth’s seasons.

Grammar/Writing/Poetry:
We will learn about the poem, "The Secret" which will be recited the week of 9/26. Students will practice narration, copy work and dictation using the poem, "My Shadow" by Robert Louis Stevenson. In grammar, we will continue to learn about the four different types of verbs-action, state of being, linking, and helping.

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