S'MORE News from Second Grade
October 1, 2019
Field Day
Second Grade Fieldtrip
On Friday, November 1, Second Grade will visit and experience the wonderful Dallas World Aquarium as well as have lunch at Klyde Warren Park. All students will need the following items on the day of the trip:
•Bring a lunch in a paper or plastic bag (with your name.)
•Wear Mathews shirt
•Wear tennis shoes (like you do on your PE day).
•Bring a towel labeled with your name to sit on.
Curriculum Corner
Listed below are topics currently being taught in the Second grade. We encourage you to support what we are teaching in the classroom by asking your child what they have learned each day and discussing these topics with your child.
Math
Fact Fluency
Place value up to 1,200
Expanded form of numbers up to 1,200 (ex. 1,000 + 200 + 30 + 6 - 1,236)
Standard form of numbers up to 1,200
Compose numbers up to 1,200
Decompose numbers up to 1,200 (ex. 1,000 + 200 + 30 + 6 = 1,236)
Science
I am a Scientist - what do scientists do and what are the tools that they use.
Making Observations
Language Arts
Reading with fluency
Comprehension skills - text features
Retelling Informational Texts
Adjectives
Writing
Generating ideas
Writing complete sentences
Capital letters at the beginning of a sentence
Punctuation at the end of a sentence
Social Studies
What makes a good citizen?
Moon Observations
Choosing Appropriate Books for Your Child
Lost & Found
Mathews' Lost and Found is full of treasures - all items not claimed will be donated.
Important Dates
Daily Expectations
Please arrive on time! Doors open at 7:00, students are released to classrooms at 7:30, and are expected to be seated and ready to begin by the bell at 7:45. All students are asked to bring their green folder, reading log and planner home M-TH to stay organized. On Fridays, students will bring their blue card home (in their green folder) to have it signed by a parent and returned the following Monday. Thank you for helping your child be GREAT every day!
REMIND.COM
This year we will use www.remind.com to send out quick reminders for events happening in 2nd grade. If you have not signed up to receive messages from your child's teacher, please contact them via email so that they may update the cell phone number(s) you wish to use. This is a tool to send you reminders only. Thank you!
Snack
GOING HOME A DIFFERENT WAY?
Websites for Home Use
http://www.aplusmath.com/Worksheets/index.html
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/
http://www.mrmyers.org/Math_Mania/Math_Games/Jude_e-Clock/clock.htm
http://www.sanchezclass.com/reading-graphic-organizers.htm
www.jamit.com.au/htmlFolder/app1001.html
www.harcourtschool.com/activity/telling_time_gr2
https://www.spellingcity.com/gselec/
www.teacher.scholastic.com/tools/spelling.htm
http://www.readwritethink.org/search/?resource_type=16&grade=9
http://www.worksheetworks.com/
www.playkidsgames.com/games/mathfact/mathFact.htm
www.ws.hmhpub.com (write source)
www.scholastic.com/ups/files/campaigns/src-2013/SCBookList2013_FULL.pdf
2nd Grade Team
Website: http://k12.pisd.edu/mathews-elementary-school
Location: 7500 Marchman Way, Plano, TX, United States
Phone: 469-752-2300
Twitter: @2ndMavs