ACADEMICS Reading: We continue to work on growing word solving muscles. We are working on setting goals to practice different strategies when we read, and we are learning how to solve tricky words part by part. Phonics: We started a new unit focusing on tackling multisyllabic words. This week we are learning how to break […]
This is an exciting week as we celebrate Catholic Schools Week and the 100th day of school. There are many fun activities planned! ACADEMICS Reading: As we take charge of our reading, we decode tricky words by slowly checking that the letters and sounds match the words on the page. When decoding words as we […]
ACADEMICS Reading: We have started a new unit: Growing Our Word Solving Muscles. As we take control of our reading, we are learning how to make movies in our minds to help us better understand what we are reading. We are also learning how to stop and try different strategies to help decode challenging words. […]
I hope everyone enjoyed the long holiday weekend. Here’s a sneak peek at our week. ACADEMICS Reading: As readers of nonfiction books, we retell what we have learned about topics. Phonics: We continue reviewing Phonological Awareness. We are learning about words ending with -le and -tion, how to change the y to i and add […]
It was a pleasure meeting with everyone last week to discuss your child’s success and progress in Second Grade. We still have a lot to learn in next few months. ACADEMICS Reading: As we read more books on a topic, we gain more knowledge about that topic. Phonics: We continue reviewing Phonological Awareness. We are […]
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and break. This week we ease back into academics after enjoying time with family and friends. I look forward to meeting with everyone at Family Conferences. ACADEMICS Reading: We continue learning how to connect information from different nonfiction books on the same topic. Phonics: We […]
ACADEMICS Reading: We are learning how to connect information from different nonfiction books on the same topic. Phonics: We continue reviewing Phonological Awareness. We are using the Vowel Team Chart to help us spell words with the vowel teams: ea, oa, ou, ow, au, and aw. We also continue to practice reading and writing snap […]
This week and next we will be incorporating Christmas fun in addition to our academics. ‘Tis the season to be jolly! ACADEMICS Reading: We are learning how to connect information from different nonfiction books on the same topic. Phonics: We continue reviewing Phonological Awareness by focusing on listening for and reading words with long and […]
I hope everyone had an enjoyable Thanksgiving with family and friends. We have a lot to accomplish in the next three weeks as we prepare for Christmas. ACADEMICS Reading: We are learning how to reread like expert nonfiction readers and we are learning how to teach others by using the lingo in our nonfiction books. […]
With a short week in preparation of the Thanksgiving holiday, our academics will focus on “thankful” activities and learning about the first Thanksgiving. HOMEWORK NO HOMEWORK – Enjoy time with your family! ACADEMICS Reading: We are learning how to use different reading strategies to decode the tricky keywords in our nonfiction books. Phonics: We continue […]