Ms. Lewis' Second Grade News
February 15-19, 2016
What's Going On This Week!
- We will be going on our field trip to Gulf Quest next Wednesday, February 24th.
- Please continue to make sure your child is reading each night!
Reading
We are on Lesson 19 this week. The story is "The Signmaker's Assistant". Our test will be this Friday, February 19th.
Skills include:
- Text and Graphic Features
- Words with ar
- Synonyms
Writing
We are beginning our unit on Nonfiction writing. We will read mentor texts and observe different types of nonfiction.
Our grammar focus is Quotations.
Math
Concepts that will be covered this week include:
- Subtracting Two-Digit Numbers Using Dimes and Pennies
- Subtracting Two Digit Numbers Without Using Dimes and Pennies
- Subtracting 6 Facts
- Solving a Problem by Guessing and Checking
- Covering the Same Design Different Ways Using Tangram Pieces
*Math Fact Assessment: Thursday, February 18th
*Math Written Assessment: Friday, February 19th
Science and Social Studies
This week, we will share our Famous Americans projects with our classmates. We will also learn about President's Day and why we celebrate it!
Spelling Words
- car
- dark
- arm
- star
- park
- yard
- party
- hard
- farm
- start
- part
- spark
- art
- jar
- carpet
- apartment
High Frequency Words
- are
- baby
- didn't
- good
- I'll
- is
- please
- sound
- talk
- too
Items Needed in the Classroom
Quality Pencil Sharpener
Big Bottles of Hand Sanitizer
Red Pens
Highlights from Class
Reader's Theater
Students practicing to present a Reader's Theater about Jan Brett's "The Hat" and "The Mitten".
Reader's Theater
Students presenting their Reader's Theater about Jan Brett's "The Hat" and "The Mitten".
Changes of Matter
We used cornstarch, water, and food coloring to observe changing states of matter!
This Month's Birthdays!
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