March 29, 2018

Dear Families,

Thanks so much for sending in the plastic eggs and jellybeans! It was a beautiful day for our egg hunt in the courtyard! 

Important dates:

March 30th: No School.  Spring Break begins

April 9th: School Resumes

April 13th: End of third marking period

April 17th: Muffins for Moms  cafeteria open - 7:00am- 9:00am

April 20th: Report cards

April 27th: Family Fun Night

Reading and Writing:  This week we focused on paraphrasing in writing.  Students learned a strategy called "key words." They practiced finding key words in books and wrote paragraphs using their own words. We're getting ready for our research projects after break, so be sure your child prints out articles that he/she can use in class to find out more information about their topic.

We also worked on building our reading stamina, reading for thirty minutes without stopping! Remember to enjoy some good books over the break! Build your stamina for reading! If your child doesn't have a library card yet, be sure to visit the library next week if you're staying in the area. Also, second graders still love to be read to, and listening to a great book improves comprehension! 

                                   Favorite Children's Books

Math:   This week, students continued to practice adding three or more numbers. They played a great game called Basketball Addition. Paper copies of this game were sent home to play with family members. Grab some dice and have fun! This is a great game to practice adding simple numbers on the dice and then later adding up the scores, which can be a little more challenging for some. We also completed measurement lessons 7.4 and 7.5. If you have a spare measuring tape laying around the house, let your second grader measure!

The concepts below should be learned by the end of Unit Seven. You can refer to the Unit Seven family letter and Home Links should you have any questions about a certain learning goal.  We have included the kindergarten and first grade IXL skills in case your child is really struggling with a concept.

Please see previous posts for IXL correlation. 

Social Studies: In Social Studies students are learning about Democracy and Government. We read the book, "What if Everybody Did That," and talked about a citizen's responsibilities and Laws and wrote about them in our Thinking Logs.

We hope you have a wonderful and safe spring break!

The Second Grade Teachers