Dear Second Grade Families,
We are looking forward to sending our Flat Students off next week. If you haven’t’ done so already please send in your host information.
Here is a look at our week:
Homework: Reading Log, Fluency and Unit 7 for spelling. We do NOT have any IXL homework this week. I keep seeing so much growth in each of the students fluency. Way to go, Parents!!!! Thank you for taking the time to do the 1 minute fluency with your child.
FLAT PEOPLE UPDATE : We will begin writing our letter to our host family on Friday. Next week, I will have their flat people ready to go in their envelopes. We hope to have them out by next Friday.
STUDENT OF THE WEEK: We will be getting to know our friend, Tailor, this week! We are so excited to find out a few new things about Tailor.
RELIGION: We will continue learning about our sacrament of Baptism. We will discuss how Jesus helps us hear God’s Word. We will have a quiz on Friday.
SAINTS: Saint selection will done by Friday, lottery style. The assignment is coming on Friday with all the supplies needed. The assignment will be due on October 16th.
LANGUAGE ARTS:
We will begin the story, Henry and Mudge, Go Camping. Our focus comprehension skill focus is to use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the characters in the story. Our strategy focus will be to think of questions that you might ask about the characters camping trip.
Phonics will include the two sounds for g (/j/ & /g/) and reviewing long vowels with the silent e.
Spelling Unit 7 is consonant clusters (e.g. sp, xt, sl).
MATH: Problem solving (story problems); adding and subtracting practice; Continue helping your child with math facts as well as to tell time on an analog clock and count money. These are valuable life skills.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES; We will continue logging our observation on our lima bean plant, Social Studies; Communities, maps.
If you have any questions, please send me an email.
Dates to Remember:
Tuesday and Thursday: P.E.
Thursday: We have library so remind your child to return books.
Friday: Full Day!
Have a Blessed Week,
Mrs. Vazquez
2nd Grade Teacher
