Mrs. Ryan’s Spectacular Second Grade- Week of October 11, 2022

    Here is a forecast of second grade’s week ahead!

Reading: We will complete our novel study of Herbie Jones Sails into Second Grade

•story elements such as characters, setting, problem, and solution

•vocabulary words and their meanings

•character traits

•sequencing of story events 

Phonics Focus-Assessment Friday

•initial, medial and final consonants in words

•short a,e,i,o,u vowels and their word families

Writing

•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 nouns, plural nouns, verbs, adjectives

Handwriting

•manuscript  letters  C, c, E, e, F, f, G, g

 

Math-addition facts/doubles Assessment this week

•developing fluency with subtraction using mental math strategies

•”making a ten” strategy to add

•“Numbers About Me” Math journal work

 

Social Studies / Science

•”Different Kinds of Families” -vocabulary: extended family, generation, guardian, immigrant, citizen, tradition

•We will compile a big book of our classmates’ family customs and traditions

•We will create a timeline of our lives so far

•Mystery Science: Experiment: What do scientists do?

•Scholastic News

 

Religion-Chapel is Wednesday

•When can I pray?

•prayer books: October prayer

•writing prayers to add to our classroom prayer box

Important Information and News: 

Mrs. Bumpass and Mrs. King will be coordinating donations for our fall/pumpkin second grade celebration being held on Monday, October 31.

 

This week we had our first Mystery Reader! Thank you to Mr. and Mrs. St. Germain who read us A Bike Like Sergio’s. It was a great story time! Who will be our next Mystery Reader??? Please email me if you are interested in coming in!

I will be collecting $10 per student for craft/party supplies. A note will be sent home this week. 

•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!

•Please order online for October hot lunch as well as for weekly Friday pizza. Pizza envelopes will no longer be used.

•Snack should be sent in daily as well as a refillable water bottle.

•Please label all uniform sweaters with your child’s name

If ever you have a question or concern, please email me at [email protected].

May our week be blessed,

Mrs. Antonia Ryan