Second Grade Newsletter 11.10.22

 

Second Grade Newsletter 11.10.22

Hello Parents! 

Important Dates:  

 

GHA Info Night: Tuesday, November 15 - Tell your friends and neighbors!

Windy Nights Recitation: Monday, November 21

Winter Concert: Wednesday, December 7

Conversation Prompts:  

What happened at Chester's dinner party? (A fire broke out.)

What is the first stage of an insect's life cycle?

How did Spartan boys live after they left home?

How was life different for women in Sparta and Athens?

When do you need to rename a ten when subtracting?

Poetry:  

Full recitation of “Windy Nights” is due on Monday, November 21st. Watch the word order on the last three lines - it's tricky! The students did a wonderful job reciting "The Cow". We are already looking forward to this one!

History:

The students are enjoying learning about city-states, democracy, and the differences between Athens and Sparta. Coming up next week, the students will discover the landmarks of Parthenon and Athena’s City. They will also discover the main cause of the Trojan War and predict the outcome of the battle at Marathon and prove their opinion. 

Science 

We will learn more about the insect life cycle including complete and incomplete metamorphosis. Then we will learn about insect anatomy and compare insects and arachnids.

Literature 

Students will read the last of the classic, The Cricket in Times Square. Chester becomes wildly popular drawing a crowd and business to the newsstand. The Bellinis are grateful for the income but Chester finds the fame oppressive. What will he decide to do? On Friday, we will begin our Greek Myths unit.

Grammar 

We will continue learning about conjunctions. We will continue with Dictation/Narration Excercises with excerpts from one of my favorite stories, The Mouse and The Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary. 

Math 

Students have begun subtracting with renaming.  We will continue this work, building to subtracting with renaming of three digit numbers. Don't forget to review basic addition and subtraction facts such as 9-7 and 8+8 to help students improve their fact fluency.