Here is a forecast of second grade’s week ahead!
Reading-Unit 1 Text Set 2 (Two Week Outlook) Test 11/10 (Comprehension/Vocabulary/Grammar)
Wonders: In our Literature Anthology we will be reading two fictional texts, a fantasy, Little Flap Learns to Fly as well as a fictional story, Help! A Story of Friendship
•Spelling words- grass, trips, crack, still, west, nest, clap, plans, milk, belt, stop, by, he, she, mask Weekly Test Friday 11/4
•Vocabulary words- actions, afraid, depend, nervously, perfectly, rescued, peered, secret
•Making inferences using text and illustrations throughout the story
•Identify/describe main story elements in a literary text
Phonics Focus
•2 letter blends, short a, long a_e, inflectional endings -ed, -ing
Writing
•Focus on a topic and write a narrative using a sequence of events, transitions and ending
•Reflect and respond to our reading by writing in our Reading/Writing Companion, understanding how we use text evidence to support our responses
•Write sentences that make sense and proofread to be sure they include appropriate punctuation and capitalization
•poetry/writing journals-fall poems and November writing prompts
Grammar
•review types of sentences: commands, exclamations, interjections
•subjects/predicates in a sentence
Handwriting
•manuscript letters Mm, H h, V v, Y y, W w, X x, K k, Z z
•focusing on size of our letters in our daily work-differentiating between letters that touch headline/midline/baseline
Math-Module 2
•Identifying even/odd numbers, arrays
•Daily word problem solving- Math journal work
Social Studies / Science
•Family traditions-do you have any? We will be compiling ideas and creating a class book
•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
•Prayer books-Our Second Grade Prayer, The Lord’s Prayer
•Daily writing of prayers to add to our classroom prayer box
Important Information and News:
•Thank you to Mrs. Bumpass and Mrs. King who have coordinated donations as well as a fun craft for our fall/pumpkin second grade celebration taking place on Monday, October 31. Students may wear orange on Monday for National Bullying Prevention month
•Next Friday 11/11 school will be closed in observance of Veteran’s Day
•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
•Calling all readers! Please sign up to be a Mystery Reader! Second grade would love to have you! Kindly email me at [email protected] for information and scheduling
•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
