Here is a forecast of second grade’s week ahead!
Reading
Wonders: In our anthology, we will read a realistic fictional story, Big Red Lollipop
•Spelling words went, tell, pet, job, fog, not, tug, hut, tub, bun, fix, has, one, or, see-Test Friday
•Vocabulary words language, plead, fair, invited, share, culture, aside, scurries
•Making inferences using text and illustrations throughout the story
Phonics Focus
•long vowel sounds a, i, o, u, e
Writing
•reflect and respond to our reading by writing in our Reading/Writing Companion, understanding how we use text evidence to support our responses
•poetry/writing journals-fall poems and October writing prompts
•writing good sentences that make sense, making sure our sentences have punctuation and capitalization
Grammar
•review of types of sentences: commands, exclamations, interjections
Handwriting
•manuscript letters U u, S s, B b, P p
•focusing on size of our letters in our daily work-differentiating between letters that touch headline/midline/baseline
Math-Test Wednesday Module 1
•Adding 3 numbers and using mental math strategies
•“Numbers About Me” and word problem solving- Math journal work
Social Studies / Science
•Family traditions-do you have any?
•Continuation of Mystery Science experiment, What do scientists do?
•Scholastic News
Religion-Chapel is Wednesday
•The Trinity: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit
•The Lord’s Prayer
•prayer books: October prayer
•writing prayers to add to our classroom prayer box
Important Information and News:
Thank you to Mrs. Bumpass and Mrs. King who are coordinating donations as well as a fun craft for our fall/pumpkin second grade celebration taking place next Monday, October 31. Students may wear orange next Monday.
Please send in $10 per student for craft/party supplies if you have not done so already. A note has been sent home. Thank you!
Keep November 17th open on your calendars for Parent Teacher Conferences. Be sure to look for incoming information from the Main Office regarding specifics on signing up for a time slot.
•Homework Please encourage as much independence as possible when completing homework. Homework is expected to be done neatly. The children will be writing their assignments in their planners. Kindly initial their planner each night. Take Home Folders will need to be emptied every night as well. Thank you!
May our week be blessed,
Mrs. Antonia Ryan
