Week Two

Dear 2A Families,

We did it! We finished our first week of 2nd grade! It was so much fun getting to know everyone and get right to work. Photos will be added to the blog once I have a media release form from the front office.

On Next Week's Episode of 2nd Grade

Math:  In math we are continuing our review of place value and counting. Wednesday we have our first quiz! Tuesday night's homework will mirror what is to be expected, so your child will have a chance to familiarize themselves with what is to be expected. Encourage your child to re-check their answers and work on good quiz taking skills like process of elimination!

History: We will continue exploring maps and globes this week, comparing them as well as zooming in on land features that create Earth's beautiful landscape. Students will learn about volcanoes, mountains, valleys, prairies, coasts, deserts, and oases. Please review these terms at home and see if you can spot any interesting landforms in the neighborhood! Students should be able to tell you the names of their continent, country, state and city. They should also be able to tell you directions on a map and identify the continents, major oceans, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, as well as the poles. We will also be assigning the Island Poster project, due on Monday, September 9.

Poetry

This week we are focusing on the second stanza of Bed in Summer by Robert Louis Stevenson. Please look for a copy of the poem in your child's homework folder. The recitation rubric is on the back. Students should have this poem memorized and ready for recitation by the end of next week. Please help your child prepare so that they can recite with confidence!

Literature

We are loving Charlotte's Web! This week we are reading chapters 4-7. Students will be writing chapter summaries and looking at the following vocabulary words from the story: trough, glutton, goslings, salutations, near-sighted, bloodthirsty, scruples, compunctions, untenable. 

Spelling

We have 20 spelling words this week. Students can only be successful on their Spalding spelling homework with your help. As you help your child complete his spelling homework each week, kindly remove the list from the lined sheet of paper and dictate each word one at a time and in order. If your child spells the word correctly the first time, they will only write it once. If he/she misspells the word, he/she will need to write the word correctly three times before going on. Thanks for your cooperation!

Grammar and Writing

This week for Grammar, we learn the noun jingle and the verb jingle. Students will be looking at synonym and antonym pairs, as well as some capitalization rules. 

Writing looks very similar from week to week. Second graders will read a narrative passage, summarize it, copy exemplar sentences, and then write them from dictation. This week's narrative passage is from L. Frank Baum's The Patchwork Girl of Oz. 

Up Up and Away!

Mrs. Guevara & Mr. Kiehne