Second Grade Weekly Topics and News
Weekly Topics: Happy Valentines Day!! I sent home and emailed the class list for the Valentine's cards. Please make sure you have 24 Valentine cards so every student receives one. The children are very excited. Reminders: Feb 7: Dolvin Spirit Day Feb. 11: Second Grade Field Trip to Teaching Museum—we will be learning about Martin Luther King-- your child has permission slip to be returned by Friday, Feb. 7. Donation request of $4-- may pay by cash or online here. Feb. 13: Classroom Valentines Exchange Feb. 14: No school for students. Teacher Workday Feb. 17: President’s Day--no school Feb. 20: International Day-- sign up by Feb. 5th!!! Weekly Topics: Math - On - Unit 2.4: Applying Base Ten Understanding. Click here for a link to the family letter explaining the unit. Adding within 1000--by expanded notation (place value strategy, 1000’s chart, and modeling. ADV- Unit 3.1: Rounding numbers in tens, hundreds, and thousands place value. Rounding word problems. Word Study - Words Their Way Sort 20 -- - short i, long i words (both, mind, mild, loss) ELA -Reading On/Adv: Literary: how characters perceive/respond to the same events; beginning, middle, end. Vocabulary - synonyms, shades of meaning ELA- Writing - Opinion Writing-- learning to write an opinion essay Grammar - contractions Science: pushes and pulls (force and motion) |