Second Grade News You Can Use
January 5-8, 2016
A Note From Mrs. Graham
Important Dates
January 15-Honor's Chapel
January 18-MLK Day-No School
January 29-Celebrating 100th Day (Be prepared to make a shirt with 100 items on it to wear that day. Be creative, but do NOT spend a lot of money or time on this. Also, start a collection of 100 small things to bring in to share and count that day.)
Reading
Essential Question: Why is it important to follow safety rules?
High Frequency Words: after, book, care, ever, live, new, off, over, small, thought
(These words should be read on sight. If your child struggles with any of these words, make flash cards to practice until mastery.)
Target Vocabulary: obeys, safety, attention, buddy, station, speech, shocked, enormous
We will start having vocabulary tests this nine weeks.
Grammar: Abbreviations
Comprehension Target Skill: Cause/Effect and Humor
Math
Spelling
cannot, pancake, maybe, baseball, playground, someone, myself, classroom, sunshine, outside, upon, nothing
Challenge Words: nobody, everywhere
Social Studies
Using Maps: Students will learn about types of maps. They will also identify various locations in North America.