Reminder:
Please send a water bottle with your child every day.
Dates:
May
1: Optional “My Family’s Story” packet due
May
5: No School
May
8: "Lincoln" poem recitations
May
17: Fine Arts Night
May
23-26: Half Days
Conversation
Starters:
Tell
me 2 interesting facts about the Statue of Liberty.
What
was the miracle at Zuckerman's barn in Charlotte's Web?
How
many lines does it take to draw a cube?
What
are some items in your home which would be attracted to a magnet?
What
are the 2 meanings of “excuse”?
Tell
me an imperative sentence. What type of end mark should it have?
Academics:
Math:
Our
Singapore math book content is complete for the year, so students will review
the year’s worth of content for the remainder of the quarter. First up is a focus
on fact knowledge. Perhaps help your student practice addition and subtraction
through 20 (i.e., 9 + 2 = 11 or 15 – 6 = 9 ), and multiplication facts (x0
through x5) at home to support this developing skill.
Science:
We
will learn more about magnetism this week. Students will determine if objects
with magnetic fields can be moved through objects, identify parts of a magnet,
and observe a compass to learn about the magnetic pulls in the earth.
History:
Studies
of Immigration continue with lessons on becoming a citizen of the United
States. We will focus on our basic rights and responsibilities as a
citizen, learn about voting and the importance for all citizens to have this
right and responsibility, and hear Senora De Cossio share her story about when
she became a United States citizen. This is a highlight of our year, and we are
grateful she will be joining our class to discuss this with our scholars.
Spalding:
As
we have a short week, we will have 10 words only. Then, the final two
weeks of Spalding, all words will be written in cursive for the homework and
the test and scholars will be given a letter formation grade
(penmanship/cursive grade) on the final two tests in addition to their regular
grade for spelling accuracy. Please check for
accuracy of letter formation on their Spalding homework. Thank you!
Grammar:
Scholars
will review the parts of speech including pronouns, prepositions, and
adjectives. They will also review commas as we are preparing for the end of the
year grammar test. Scholars will continue to practice their “Lincoln” poem to
prepare for recitations on May 8th .
Literature:
We
will read chapters 14-16 this week in the classic, Charlotte's Web.
As we read, scholars will work on identifying the main idea of chapters and use
visualization to help them comprehend the story.
We
hope you have a fantastic weekend!
Warm
Regards,
The Second Grade Team
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