Second Grade Scoop
Miss Roberts * Stoy School * October 9, 2018
Reading Workshop
Over the next two weeks, the students will be out of the classroom for two days; Monday, October 9th for the district's Teacher In-Service and Friday, October 19th for our field trip to Camp Creek Run. Therefore, Unit 2 of Journeys will extend throughout two weeks to ensure that we do not rush through lessons and compromise the integrity of the curriculum. The reading section of this "Scoop" will cover what the students will be working on over the next two weeks. Enjoy!
We will continue to explore the theme “Neighborhood Visit". Throughout our first unit, we are learning about different kinds of communities and about the families who live there. This week, we meet Camila in the informational text My Family. Camila is a real girl who shares special times and happy celebrations with her family. We will also read Family Poems, poetry about families. As we read, we will be exploring answers to the question, “How are families alike and different?”
Target Vocabulary: remembered, porch, crown, spend, stuck, visit, cousin, piano
Phonics Skills: Words with short o, u, e; CVC words (consonant, vowel, consonant) syllable pattern; mit/ten – CVC = the vowel makes a short sound
Vocabulary Strategy: Using a Glossary
Comprehension Skill: Compare and Contrast using a Venn diagram
Comprehension Strategy: Questioning
Global Read Aloud
Writing Workshop
The students will participate in discussions about small, tall, and descending letters and and the importance of writing them consistently. They will focus on the accurate size, placement, and formation of the lowercase in the sequence of the word. During our Word Work practice, the students are outlining learned words to notice the size and outline of letters.
Math
Lesson 3 - Addition with Regrouping in Ones
- Use base-ten blocks to add numbers with regrouping
- Add up to three-digit numbers with regrouping
- Solve real-world addition problems.
- Vocabulary * regroup
- Use base-ten blocks to add numbers with regrouping
- Add up to three-digit numbers with regrouping
- Solve real-world addition problems.
- Use base-ten blocks to add numbers with regrouping
- Add three-digit numbers with regrouping
- Solve real-world addition problems.
Science
If possible, take a walk with your child sometime this week and together pay attention to the trees you see. Ponder aloud, “Why do trees put so many of their leaves up on top?” If possible, visit a Saddle's Woods and observe how dark it is inside the woods. Why is it dark in the woods? (Trees are so efficient at spreading their leaves to catch sunlight that very few patches of sunlight reach the forest floor.)
Character and Social Development
Look Who's Getting Older!
Coming Soon
- October 8th - No School - Teacher In-service
- October 9th - Monday Schedule; students will have Art
- October 16th - Crazy Sock Day and Pretzel Sale
- October 16th - PTA Meeting
- October 19th - Field Trip to Camp Creek Run
- October 23rd - October 25th - "Boo" Sale during lunch