Second graders will be busy this week!
Reading/Language Arts
We will enjoy the realistic fictional story Teacher’s Pets in our Journeys books
High Frequency/Sight Words: both, cold, eat, find, green, little, long, says, table, we
Spelling Words: spin, clap, grade, swim, place, last, test, skin, drag, glide, just, stage, slip, climb, drive, price
Our Phonics Focus: consonant blends r, l, s
Our Grammar Goals: singular/plural nouns
Our week’s Vocabulary Strategy: base words/endings -ed, ing
Writer’s Workshop- we continue to work on a writing piece began last week about ourselves
We will have a Reading test on Thursday!
Math
We will complete the chapter, exploring problem solving and comparing numbers
Chapter 2- Test Thursday
Science
How do scientists know so much? What are you curious about? Looking more closely at the world around you and asking questions is the first step to becoming a scientist!
Just as scientists, using our senses, we will be observant of everything around us while taking a nature walk, taking notes, noticing details, asking questions and staying curious!
Handwriting
Letters L l and I i
Religion
We will read daily devotions each day.
Our Bible stories covered this week will be Moses Leads God’s People and Exodus
On Wednesday we will “attend” chapel on Zoom from our classroom-remote learners, please use the link on Google Classroom
A few announcements…
School will be closed on Friday, October 23 due to Faculty Conference Day.
A class collection is underway to help support our class’s future celebrations….kindly send in $10 cash to school in a labeled envelope this week with your son/daughter. This will help pay for party needs such as craft materials and snacks. Our class moms (Christa King and Jonelle Rensing) will be reaching out to you soon to communicate additional information regarding our upcoming fall party and how you all might be able to help. Thank you!
Picture Day is this week on Thursday, October 22 at 11:45 am. Remote learners may join us.
Remote Learners- please view our daily morning announcements via zoom each morning at 8:30 and our chapel zoom on Wednesday mornings at 8:45 (links are on Google Classroom).
***IMPORTANT:* Please accept all invitations to join our Second Grade and Specials’ Google Classrooms that have been sent to your child’s email address. Once accepted, parents’ emails will be added as well. Google Classroom will be used for remote learner resources, links to forms for after-school activities, shared class materials and announcements.
If you would like your son/daughter to buy pizza on Fridays, please return the green envelope by Thursday mornings each week, labeled with your child’s name and be sure to include the exact cash amount due.
Please be sure tests are signed and returned. Please check folders each evening and clean out on a daily basis.
Remember to label all clothing such as sweaters with your child’s name.
We are thankful for our many blessings. May God bless our week ahead.
If you have questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].
Mrs. Ryan