Mrs. Crooks's Second Grade Scoop
2015-2016 Volume 9
Table Talk
Reading
Unit 2
Theme: Cycles in our Natural World
Essential Question: How do different plants and animals grow, develop, and survive in our natural world?
This Week:
We will be using text features and images in order to help us clarify and understand informational (expository) text. We will also identify the main idea/topic and details of informational text. Finally we will focus on the connection between animal parents and their offspring as well as how offspring grow up to be like their parents.
Spelling/Phonics
This Week:
We will be learning about consonant digraphs ch (chin, lunch), sh (ship, wish), tch (watch), ph (phone, graph), th (thin, with), and ng (wing) in order to read, write, and spell words with consonant digraphs.
Homework:
Choose one menu item each night or create your own activity and write what you did in your spelling notebook. On Wednesday have your child/children practice their spelling words to prepare for the test. While preparing for the test have your child practice writing several of the words in a complete sentence.
Test:
This week our test will be on Thursday due to our Fall Celebration. The spelling test will consist of 5 words from the spelling list given, 2 words that the students will apply new and old skills, and 3 high frequency words from the list given. The words are graded for accuracy and capitalization. The students are also required to choose one word from the test and use it in a meaningful sentence. The sentence is graded for CAPSS (capitalization, appearance, punctuation, spelling, and sense).
Grammar/Writing
This Week:
Grammar: This week we learn when to us the articles an and a when writing.
Writing: We will continue to use the writing process (Brainstorming, Drafting, Revising, Editing, Publishing) when completing a piece of our writing.
Content
This Week:
We will identify the three layers of Earth . We will also learn about the surface of Earth and create a model of the earth.
Volunteer Training
Conference Day
Star Student
Our Star Student for next week is:
Jack T.
Congratulations, Jack T.! You are truly a WISE WESTY!
Birthday Celebration
Important Dates
- 10/30 - Schools Closed 3 hours early
- 10/30 - Grade 2 Fall Celebration (9:45-11:15
- 11/12 - Tentative Date for Grade 2 field trip to the Maryland Zoo
- 11/13 - Schools Closed (Conference Day)
- 11/16-11/20 - American Education Week
- 11/26 and 11/27 - Schools Closed (Thanksgiving)
Contact Information
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Here is my contact information:
Lynn Crooks: lcrooks@bcps.org
West Towson Phone: 410-887-3869
Assignment Book/ Take Home Folder: write a note in either
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