2nd Grade Happenings
February 8-12th
In The Know
Valentines Parties
Valentines Parties are this Friday from 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm. Below is a sign up link for supplies:
www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0448ACAC2EA0FE3-second
No school next Monday, February 15th, in observance with Presidents day.
** We have 2 field trips coming up in the spring. We will ask for volunteers the closer to the field tip dates. If you would like to be a volunteer, please make sure you have completed a background check for the 2015-2016 school year. **
Reading : Our Reading Goals For The Week
- Summarize
- Sequence of Events
- Draw Conclusions
- Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues
- Text Features/Literary Elements: Reading and understanding diagrams and labels
Spelling
-ar
-air
-are
Your student may go to spellingcity.com to play any of the games, take a pretest or just work on their spelling words.
www.spellingcity.com/heidiwells
Click on Word Study 19
Math: Our Math Goals For The Week
- Counting coins
- Ways to show the same amount
- Make an organized list of money
- Comparing different amounts of money
**Identifying when to borrow or regroup is an on going skill. Please feel free to help reinforce this skill with activities at home.**
Science: Our Science Goal For The Week
We are writing to tell you about our next Science unit called Toys R Us. Over the next few weeks, students will be working to answer the question: Is it possible to design an entertaining game or toy?
Throughout this unit, students will show their learning by:
· communicating ideas about magnetism.
· describing and comparing patterns of movement.
· describing how force causes change.
· designing a game or toy.
· communicating ideas about force and motion.
We know a strong partnership with you will make a great difference in your child’s education. You can support your child’s learning by talking with your child about this unit and encouraging her/him to ask questions and think hard.
We can’t wait for the fun and games to begin with our second graders and see where their journey of learning takes them!