2nd Grade Weekly Update
April 3rd-7th
Specials Rotation Schedule
Monday, April 3rd: Day 1
Tuesday, April 4th: Day 2
Wednesday, April 5th: Day 3
Thursday, April 6th: Day 4
Friday, April 7th: - No School!
*Monday, April 10th - No School!
*Day represents the special we have for that day.
**Students should wear tennis shoes on days when they have PE.
***Please return library books on your day of Library
Parent Information
Spirit Week is happening to celebrate Math Month. See flyer to check out the details on that fun!
End of year MAP is scheduled for Tuesday, April 4th and Wednesday, April 5th. It is very important your child is rested and ready on time for school during testing days!
Students will have an Earth Day field day at Patawomeck Park on Wednesday, April 19th. More information will come from your child's teacher directly, so please be monitoring your inbox and red folders coming home!
- 2nd graders will take a field trip to the Rappahannock River for a day of learning and fun. Since we have six second grade classes and they cannot accommodate that many classes at the same time, three classes will go on May 19th, and three classes will go on May 22nd. The cost is $12 per student. More information and permission slips will come home as we get closer to the field trip.
What we are learning this week in Literacy?
This week students will complete our module "Home Sweet Habitat."
Students will read and learn about different habitats and animals/plants found in these different areas to answer the essential question: How do living things in a habitat depend on each other?
Reading
Identify characteristics of narrative nonfiction.
Recognize cause-and-effect organizational patterns of a text, and discuss how the use of text structure contributes to the author’s purpose.
Writing
- Students will be completing their animal research writing project to identify the different habitats and ecosystems found on Earth.
Phonics + Grammar
- SWBAT identify and write common contractions (ex: wasn't) and irregular contractions (ex: won't)
What are we learning in Math?
We are continuing our fractions unit this week!
Students will:
a) name and write fractions represented by a set, region, or length model for halves, fourths, eighths, thirds, and sixths;
b) represent fractional parts with models and with symbols;
and c) compare the unit fractions for halves, fourths, eighths, thirds, and sixths, with models.
What we are learning in Social Studies and Science?
We will begin our US Native American unit on the three tribes Powhatan, Lakota, and Pueblo tribes!
Students will be able to:
- Compare the lives and contributions of three American Indian cultures of the past and present with emphasis on Powhatan of the E. Woodlands, Lakota of the Plains, Pueblos of the Southwest (2.3)
- Describe and locate the relationship between the environment and culture of the Powhatan, Lakota and Pueblo peoples. (2.7)
At Home Learning Resources
Contact Information
Megan Acker ackermw@staffordschools.net
Cameron Blankenship blankenshipch@staffordschools.net
MaryKate Coulter coultermn@staffordschools.net
Julie Leonard leonardje1@staffordschools.net
Jenna Shymansky shymanskyje@staffordschools.net