Sunday, October 5, 2014

2nd Grade Happenings (Oct. 6th-10th)

Homework: Math homework  worksheet, Word Study Practice, Reading Log 20 min every night. All homework is due this Friday. 

Math-Adding and Subtracting numbers on the hundreds chart +1 - 1 +10 - 10, introducing adding and subtracting on the number line.

Reading- Asking questions and inferring during reading and introducing (Somebody Wants But So: Students identify who the story is about, what the character wants, but what problem does that character face? So, what do they do to solve the problem. 

Writing-Students will continue writing about a small moment in their life. They will learn strategies to revise and edit their stories.

Word Study: We are going over th,ch,sh,ck words

Please view our Parent Word Study Calendar (2014-15) Remember this is not a word list, we teach the students to learn patterns in the English Language. Going over homework is going to be the most helpful way you can help your students get ready for the test this Friday on Oct. 10th. 

Science-Students will be able to identify the parts of the water cycle.

Social Studies- Students are learning about the continents and oceans. Also, we are discussing where we are on the map and zooming from our planet all the way to the continent, then the country, the state, and the city we live in.

Important Events Coming Up: 
Oct 10th Word study Test- This Friday
Oct 13th Columbus Day No School- Monday