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Week 23: Field Day!

Hello 2A Families! We need a few volunteers for class to help with donating a cooler and snacks.  Please be on the lookout for a separate email for our class! Athletic Field Day is Friday, January 31st from 8:30-11:00 for K-2 classes and from 12:00-2:30 for grades 3-5!  Each year classes are assigned a Greek City State for their team. This year, your child’s team is Macedonia, and our team color is red . Your child may wear a plain red shirt (no logos) other than class section or Greek City State and athletic pants or shorts. There will be no school lunch offered on Athletic Field Day.  Please send your child to school with a lunch. V olunteers for field day are also needed. Please sign up using the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080b4aa8af28a2fc1-field to help with the events.  MATH We are well into our Multiplication Unit with working on our 4s and 5s this  week ! It is very important to practice with your child memorizing the different fact fam

Week 22: Library Notice

Hello 2A Families! If you have received a notice from the Library about overdue books, don't fret! It turns out our classroom cleaning crew accidentally put a few of the library books in our classroom library.  😬  Books will be turned in today! POETRY Scholars are working to memorize stanza 3 of "Smart" by Shel Silverstein. Remember, they will be memorizing the entire poem by February 6th. LITERATURE We continue to read and enjoy  Little House in the Big Woods.  We finish reading Chapter 3 and then read through Chapter 4. We see how our characters celebrate Christmas this  week . SPELLING We have 20 spelling words since this  week  is shortened. Please see the breakdown below. Tuesday: apple, ate, author, bread, brown, dog, eats, fast, food, jump Wednesday: sleep, wash, yellow, nine, face, miss, rides, ride, tree, sick WRITING Little House in the Big Woods  is full of moral vignettes that illustrate the dangerous aspects of the front

Week 21: XTra Math Emphasis

Hello 2nd Grade Families, We are placing emphasis on fluency when it comes to our math facts! Your XTra Math login information will be coming home in red folders today. When your child completes a math operation (addition, subtraction, multiplication) they will be eligible for a prize in class. :) HISTORY  Next  week , your child will continue the discussion of the Constitution. They will learn about our Founding Fathers and the Bill of Rights. They will understand that some people were opposed to the Constitution during the time it was written.  SCIENCE  Your child will learn about cells, tissue, and organs. They will be able to describe that cells make up tissue, which makes up, organs, which make organ systems.  MATH We are continuing with our addition and subtraction strategies. For weekend homework, we are now counting XTra  Math  as fluency practice! Your child's teacher will be able to supply you with the login information. It is a very simple program that

Week 20 :Welcome Back!

Dear 2A Families, Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a beautiful holiday break. We are ready to hop back into our routines, and are very excited to back into the classroom. :)  POETRY "Smart" is a lovely poem by Shel Silverstein. Second grade scholars will work hard at memorizing the entire poem over the course of the next five weeks. However, slow and steady wins the race! We will be focusing on one stanza each week. This week we memorize stanza one. LITERATURE We begin  Little House in the Big Woods.  If you haven't already, please send in your child's copy. Scholars will be creating a lap-book as they study this literary classic. It will be a record of the reading activities they complete as they work to build their vocabulary and comprehension. Scholars will be reading the first chapter this week. SPELLING We have 30 spelling words this week. Please see the breakdown below. Monday:  need, thus, woman, women, young, fair, fare, dollar,