Second Grade Superstars!
Second Grade at Unity Grove Elementary
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Important Dates:
- January 11: First Day back (All Virtual)
- January 29: Teacher Work day, no students
- February 12: Teacher Work day, no students
- February 15-19: Winter Break
- March 12: Teacher Work day, no students
- April 5-9: Spring Break
Week of February 8th- 4th
Unit 3: Emotion Management
Lesson 16: Finishing Tasks
Objective: Students will be able to use positive self-talk to focus on tasks and be a better learner.
Week 20 (February 8-12)
Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink
Mentor Sentence:
Mrs. Bryd had told them to write something for each classmate, because Valentine's Day was about liking each other.
Week 18 (February 1-5)
Three Cheers for Tacky
Would this team ever have the chance to win the shiny blue bow ties?
Vocabulary:
properly- correctly
blared- shouted
cooperated- work together
insisted- asked or demanded
January 18-22
Three Snowbears
A snow bear family had just started to eat their breakfast.
Vocabulary:
floe- ice sheet
igloo- home made of ice
mound- heap or mass
dodging- moving around
January 11-15
Snowmen at Night
One wintry day I made a giant snowman, very round and tall.
Vocabulary:
drooped- sagged or hung down
anxious: excited and impatient
thrill- adventure
tuckered- exhausted or worn out
Week 16 (December 14-18)
Gingerbread Baby
He pranced around the big blue bowl.
Vocabulary:
sprang- jumped or pounced
tweaked- pinched or squeezed
strolled- walked or wandered
pranced- danced or skipped
Week 15 (December 7-11)
Polar Express
The train was filled with other children, all in their pajamas and nightgowns.
Vocabulary:
rustle- make a sound of movement
flickered- flashed
receives- gets or is given
charged- dashed or raced
Week 14 (November 30- December 4)
Snowmen at Christmas
Mentor Sentence: I think that while I snug in bed, dreaming of Christmas treats, the merry snowmen slip away and hurry through the streets.
Vocabulary:
- dainty: delicate
- sashay: dance
- romp: frolic and play
- tender: caring or gentle
Week 10 (October 26-30)
The Little Old Lady That Was Not Afraid of Anything
Vocabulary:
- cottage: small house or cabin
- sliver: small piece or slice
- startled: frightened or surprised
- bravely: fearlessly
Week 9 (October 19-23, 2020)
Stellaluna
Vocabulary:
- clutched: held on
- clambered: climb out or scrambled
- swooped: flew down
- perched: rested on something high
Week 8 (October 12-16, 2020)
The Paperboy
Vocabulary:
- route: a course taken
- instead: in its place
- except: not including
- delivered: brought or delivered to
Standards for the Second 9 Weeks
L3: Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
L6: Acknowledge differences in points of view of characters.
RI2: Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
RI5: Know and use various text features
Language:
L1a-b, e-f: Use collective nouns, form and use irregular plural nouns, use adjectives and adverbs, and produce, expand, and rearrange complete simple and compound sentences.
L2a, d-e: Capitalize holidays, product names, and geographic names. Generalize learned spelling patters when writing words, consult reference materials (e.g. dictionaries).
OA2: I can use mental strategies to add and subtract fluently within 20.
NBT5: I can choose a strategy to add and subtract fluently (within 100).
MD8: I can solve word problems with dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies.
MD10: I can draw a single-unit scale picture graph or bar graph to show data with up to four categories.
MD3: I can estimate lengths in units of inches, feet, centimeters, and meters and tell whether my estimate is reasonable.
MD.3 Estimate lengths using units of inches, feet, centimeters, and meters.
MD.7 Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, using a.m. and p.m.
Push and Pull
P2: Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to explain the effect of a force (push/pull) in the movement of an object (changes in speed and direction).
Government:
G1: Define the concept of government and the need for rules and laws.
G2: Identify elected officials of the executive branch and where they work.
G3: Give examples of how the historical figures in these learning outcomes demonstrate positive citizenship traits.
Georgia's First People
SS2H2: Describe the Georgia Creek and Cherokee cultures of the past in terms of tools, clothing, homes, ways of making a living, and accomplishments.
SS2G2: Describe the culture and geographic system.
SS2H1:lives and contributions of historical figures in Georgia history.
Important Information
- Virtual Parents: PLEASE be sure to come to the school before Monday morning to collect your child's materials needed for the week. Teachers will put the materials outside by Friday evening. You should collect their materials and turn in materials for the previous week.
- Absences: If your child is absent (in-person or virtual) you MUST provide and excuse for it to be an excused absence. *Please note: Virtual students must remain active ALL DAY to be counted present.*
- "I want my child to return to school." In the event you want your child to return to school (or switch to virtual), you must email Mrs. Jennifer Harper (Jennifer.Harper@henry.k12.ga.us) or Ms. Jazlynn Foster (Jazlynn.Foster@henry.k12.ga.us) they will send you the information to get the process started.
Second Grade Teachers
Melissa Castleberry: Melissa.Castleberry@henry.k12.ga.us
Elizabeth Crites: Elizabeth.Crites@henry.k12.ga.us
Jessica Hardin: Jessica.Hardin@henry.k12.ga.us
Shamara Jarrett: Shamara.Jarrett@henry.k12.ga.us
Maria Knight-Clark: Maria.Knight@henry.k12.ga.usLauren Moore: Lauren.Moore@henry.k12.ga.us
Email: anne.wilson@henry.k12.ga.us
Website: https://schoolwires.henry.k12.ga.us/ug
Location: 1180 Leguin Mill Road, Locust Grove, GA, USA
Phone: (770)898-8886
Facebook: facebook.com/UnityGroveElementary/
Twitter: @UGE_HCS