Second Grade Newsletter
August 19th
Upcoming Events
August 26th - Creekmoor Elementary's 10th Birthday!
August 30th - WatchDOG Event @ 6-7pmSeptember 2nd - Early Release @ 1:15pm
September 5th - NO SCHOOL (Labor Day)
September 15th - Parent Information Night @ 5:30-7:30pm
September 16th - Fall Picture Day
Next Week's Curriculum Spotlight
Spelling: th, sh
Writing/grammar: Begin handwriting (Ll & Ii)
Reading: Begin Fountas & Pinnell assessments (beginning of year benchmark reading assessments - scores will be shared at Parent/Teacher Conferences)
Math: Topic 1 - Addition & subtraction word problems
Science: Continue practicing classroom and school expectations
Odds & Ends
Agendas: Different from previous years, we no longer have agendas at Creekmoor. In lieu of agendas, students have a yellow page in the front cover of his/her daily folder for parent/teacher communication. Teachers may also communicate achievements and concerns through e-mails and phone calls. Weekly learning objectives will be shared in our weekly newsletters.
Homework: Second graders are expected to read regularly, review addition and subtraction facts 0-20, and practice quarterly sight words and weekly spelling words at home. There is no tracking sheet to turn in to show time spent on these activities, but they will add greatly to a student's academic successes throughout the year.
Spelling words for the following week are shared in each weekly newsletter. After introducing words on Monday, students practice them in class throughout the week. Each week, there is a pre-test on Wednesday and a final spelling test on Friday.
To assess our learning target of being able to fluently add and subtract 0-20, students take a daily timed test. There are 25 problems to answer in one minute. To print flash cards for your child to use at home, click here: http://www.dadsworksheets.com/worksheets/printable-flash-cards.html
Lastly, each quarter we assess the students on a list of common words, also known as sight words. For more information and a list of the words, please click here: Monthly Spelling Word LInk.
Next Week's Spelling Lesson
with
them
fish
ship
cloth
trash
of*
from*
was*
want*
*Cheater words - Doesn't always follow the "rules".