Second Grade Newsletter 3.31.23

 Hello Parents and Guardians,

 Important Dates: 

April 3: Entire “Harriet Tubman” poem due for recitation

April 7: No school

May 5: No school

May 17: Concert

News:

• Please make sure your scholar brings in their copy of Charlotte’s Web, if they have not done so already. We begin reading this book on April 3.
• The Spalding assessment will be on Thursday, April 6^th next week.
• Please encourage your scholar to finish the year strong (only 8 weeks to go!) by arriving at school on time, following classroom procedures and uniform dress code, being consistent with homework completion, and staying focused and ready to learn.
• Your student must bring a water bottle daily. They are getting hot and thirsty at PE and Recess.

Conversation Starters:

• Name three simple machines. How do they make work faster or easier?
• What was an exaggeration from one of the Tall Tales we read? 
• What did the southern states call themselves after they separated from the Union? Who was their president?
• Which word is the preposition? book, around, table
• Which word is the adjective? small, dog, house
• What should you read first on a graph before interpreting the data? (The title, the labels, and the key)

Studies:
Grammar: Scholars will continue learning about prepositions and will review nouns, verbs, adjectives, and conjunctions. The entire “Harriet Tubman” poem is due for recitation on Monday, April 3.

Math: Scholars will practice using line plots. Then students will review how to read, interpret, and represent data using picture graphs, bar graphs, and line plots.

History: As we continue our studies of The Civil War, students will learn about the Emancipation Proclamation, Ulysses S. Grant, and Robert E. Lee.

Literature: We will begin reading Charlotte's Web! Please send in the book if you have not done so already. Please consider volunteering to lead a Reading Group.

Science: We have live butterfly caterpillars in our classrooms! They are tiny now, but we are excited to watch them grow and change. Students will learn about Screws and Levers next week. What simple machines can you find around the house?

Have a fabulous weekend!  

2nd Grade Team