4-26-24

Hello, parents and guardians!

Important Dates:

May 2: Simple Machines Assessment 

May 3: No school 

May 13: “Lincoln” recitation due 

May 15: Spring Concert / Fine Arts Night 

Conversation Starters:  

 

What words did Charlotte write in her web for Wilbur? 

What is an immigrant? 

What is your favorite 2D shape? 

How do you make the noun 'book' plural? 

Academics:

Spalding: Students will complete their assessment on Thursday due to no school on Friday, May 3rd.

Math: Students will practice identifying 2D and 3D shapes using their attributes and according to the number of sides, vertices, and angles. Students will also partition shapes into equal parts.

History: In history, we will continue learning about immigration and citizenship by recognizing the Statue of Liberty as a symbol of freedom.

Science: Scholars will learn about Elijah McCoy who created the lubricator that helped make machines work. Scholars will complete their assessment of simple machines on Thursday.

Grammar: Scholars will review pronouns, prepositions, adjectives, and commas. They will complete their summary and copy work from our current history unit.

Literature: Scholars will read chapters 14 - 17 and identify the main idea and character traits as they continue working through their Charlotte's Web packet.

“As we are coming closer to the end of the school year, I ask that families be aware

of a few challenges to morning drop off on the North side. There has been an increase in student drivers who need to park in the uncovered spaces near the Warner entrance. The spaces in front of the academies are for visitors and volunteers. The covered spaces are reserved for faculty and staff. If you wish to walk your student to the building, I ask that you enter from Alma School and temporarily park in front of the Archway Chandler entrance and drop off your student. Thank you for your partnership in this matter.  

               Sincerely, Mrs. Brady

Best Regards,

The Second Grade Team

4-19-24

Hello, parents and guardians!

Important Dates:

April 24: Civil War Assessment

April 24: Final Kingdoms meeting

April 25: Math Data Analysis Test

May 2: Simple Machines Test

May 3: No school 

May 15: Spring Concert / Fine Arts Show 

Conversation Starters:

Give a synonym for 'sunny.' What is an antonym? 

What was Clara Barton’s nickname? 

What is the difference between 'sail' and 'sale'?

Was Wilbur successful at making a web? Why not? 

Which graph did you like learning about the most? Bar graph, picture graph, or line plot

Reminder:

Reading Logs: Students receive their reading homework grade from the reading logs turned in on Fridays. A parent or adult must sign each day and indicate the number of minutes read. If your scholar does not turn it in when it is due, please have them turn it in the next school day to receive half credit. Diligence with reading logs is an important skill to learn as it carries over to 3rd grade.

Academics:

Math: Students will review types of graphs and take a test covering data analysis on Thursday. Our next unit will cover geometry and students will start by recalling different shapes and reviewing 2-D shapes.

Spalding: We will have a normal week of Spalding words. Scholars will now have 6 words in cursive each day for a total of 18 words that will be written in cursive.

History: Scholars will fill out a study guide on Monday and take their Civil War assessment on Wednesday. On Friday, students will being their next unit on Immigration / Citizenship.

Science: This week we will learn about pulleys and review the Scientific Method.

Grammar:  Scholars will write a summary and complete copy work from our study of the Civil War. Scholars will review Grammar concepts such as: Direct / Indirect Quotations, Interjections, Types of Sentences, and Synonyms and Antonyms. Students will also learn the rules for making singular nouns plural. Students will receive their final poem of the year, "Lincoln." Poem recitations will be the week of May 13th.

Literature: We will continue reading Charlotte’s Web with chapters 11-15. Scholars will write a newspaper article and identify talents of the characters in the book and learn about personification.

Please encourage your scholar to finish the school year strong and persevere to the end. Thank you!

In Partnership,

The Second Grade Team