2nd Grade Newsletter
November 17, 2023
2nd Grade News
Thanksgiving Food Drive:
The Thanksgiving Food Drive ends on Tuesday, November 21st. Second grade is collecting rice and tuna. Please send in any contributions to school with your child. Thank you!
Happy Thanksgiving!
We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families! We are grateful for all you do for your sons and for supporting them at school. We are also thankful for our excellent students!
Reading
The boys enjoyed reading Tuesday Tucks Me In: The Loyal Bond Between a Soldier and His Service Dog. We discussed veterans and the importance of Veteran's Day and had some wonderful conversations! The boys also practiced answering comprehension questions by using evidence from the text.
This week, we read The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires and talked about the importance of setting goals and persevering. The boys also practiced making text-to-self connections.
Writing and Grammar
The boys continued preparing for GrandFriend's Day by writing about the special people in their lives. On Monday, the boys will share their writing with them and show them around campus! We are excited for a fun and special day.
Grammar:
- Adjectives
Phonics
Skills:
- Compound words
- Two-syllable words
- Multisyllabic spelling
- Suffixes: -ish, -able, -ful, -less, -ment, -ness, -en
- Trick words: against, knew, know, always, often, once
Math: Chapter 4
- Drawing and labeling a bar model
- Using part-part-whole in addition
- Using part-part-whole in subtraction
- Adding on and taking away sets
Important Dates
Tuesday, 11/21: Assembly Dress required
11/22, 11/23, 11/24: School Closed for Thanksgiving Break
Monday, 11/27: Classes Resume
Please reach out with any questions!
2nd grade team:
Lisa Shapiro
410-323-3800, ext. 238
LJ Shapiro
410-323-3800, ext. 222
Claire Haggarty
chaggarty@gilman.edu
410-323-3800, ext. 230