Second Grade Newsletter
September 18-22
AR
Please make sure your child is bringing their AR book to school EVERYDAY. We have a set time each day for students to read their books and take tests. We want second graders to be testing at least once a week!
This weeks story: A Bad Case of the Stripes by Davis Shannon
Skills: Main character traits, summarizing
Vocabulary: vanish, fret, distraction, contagious, relieved, ointment
SPELLING WORDS
(Short e, Short o, Short u, and Oddball Words)
1. went
2. tell
3. pet
4. job
5. fog
6. not
7. tug
8. hut
9. tub
10. bun
11. fix
12. has
13. one
14. or
15. see
Grammar
Alphabetizing a list of words
Math
-working with number grids
- names for numbers
- sums of 10
Other
- Map skills
-Scholastic News
- Mystery Science: How do germs get inside your body
- Germ experiment to see how well we wash our hands!
Looking ahead
October 2-6 Homecoming
October 6 Midterm
October 19-20 MEA Break
October 23 Teacher Staff Development
October 26 Picture Retake Day
October 31 Halloween Party