Mrs. Ryan’s Spectacular Second Grade- Week of April 15, 2024

Grade Two’s forecasted work for this upcoming spring week of April 15, 2024

 

Reading Language Arts

Unit 4 Story: “Dear Primo: A Letter to my Cousin”  (Assessment scheduled for Friday, 4/19 on * components)

Literature Genre: Realistic Fiction

*Spelling-(Silent letters wr, kn, gn, mb, sc) comb, crumb, scent, scent, gnat, sign, knife, know, wrist, writing, first, write, very, lamb, don’t

High Frequency Sight Words below, many, colors, morning, don’t, sleep, down, through, eat, very

Poetry in my Pocket Wednesdays

*Vocabulary common, costume, customs, favorite, parade, surrounded, travels, wonder

•Prefix review of re, un, dis

Writing

•Reading/Writing Companion-compare and contrast

•April writing prompts in our Poetry/Writing Journals

•Sight word/spelling sentences

Phonics Focus Silent letters wr, kn, gn, mb, sc

*Grammar Goals  The verb have and linking verbs

Handwriting Keeping the “Keys to Legibility” in mind as we review manuscript letter formation and get closer to learning cursive!

 

 

 

Math-Module 9 Test date Tuesday 4/23

•Different Ways to Tell and Write Time

•Telling Time with A.M. and P.M.

 

 

 

Science/Social Studies

Matter Experiments

Mystery Science “Did you feel it? ”  What causes earthquakes?

Scholastic News

Different Kinds of Families (Vocabulary: extended family, generation, guardian, immigrant, citizen, tradition, practice)

Earth Day

 

Religion- Wednesday Chapel -Parents are always welcome to join us for chapel on Wednesdays. Please join us in the church at 8:30.

•In class, we will continue to read the stories of the New Testament that lead to Easter

 

 

Important Notes:

THANK YOU for my very own birthday book! With Mrs. Sandifer’s coordination, the children made their page at home and Mrs. Sandifer compiled it. What a sweet surprise! Thank you for all of your special gifts and wishes second grade families!

There is a Field Trip note coming home soon! The second grade will be seeing the musical performance of  Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Author Mo Willems. Stay tuned!

Tests: Please sign and return test slips when sent home. It is strongly encouraged that you review the tests. Test errors will always be reviewed with your child in school; in most cases, the children are able to make their corrections independently.

Homework: If your child has difficulty completing homework on any given night, please let me know with a quick note or email. This will help me focus my attention on particular concepts that need further review well before it is time for assessment. If homework cannot be completed on any given night due to other reasons, please let me know. Incomplete/missing homework is expected to be made up. Thank you!

The second graders are still looking for Mystery Readers for the last few months ahead of school! Won’t you please visit our classroom and read a book to us? We’d love to have you come and visit! Please consider and email me so we can arrange a day and time.

 

 

God bless our week ahead!

Antonia Ryan

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