9-29.23

Hello Parents! 

Parent Teacher Conferences: We are so excited to share your scholar's progress with you! Parent Teacher Conferences are mandatory, and they are offered on October 16th-18th. A sign-up link is included in the newsletter. Please click on the link if you haven't yet signed up.

https://archwaychandler.configio.com/search?cid=392 (conferences)

Our first field trip will be to the MIM (Musical Instrument Museum) on Tuesday, October 31st. We are in need of chaperones. Chaperones are on a first come, first serve basis. All chaperones will need to have Raptor clearance and will need to drive their own vehicle. Please click on the link below if you would like to be a chaperone. THE LINK GOES LIVE AT 7:00 PM, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH. If you try to click on the link before 7:00 PM, the link will not work. Please sign up for only your child's class.

https://archwaychandler.configio.com/pd/4131/23-24-2nd-grade-field-trip-chaperone-musical?cid=389&returncom=productlist&source=search (MIM chaperones)

Important Dates: 

     Wednesday, October 4th, math quiz

• Thursday, October 5th: Science Quiz-The Water Cycle 

• Thursday, October 5th: Spalding Assessment

• Friday, October 6th: 12:30 Dismissal 

• October 9th- 13th: Fall Break 

• Monday, October 16th-18th: Mandatory Parent Teacher Conferences 

• Wednesday, October 18th - Students Return-Early Release 

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Conversation Starters: 

When do you need to rename ones? When do you need to rename tens? 

Which type of sentence is this: "Dr. Dolittle, why do you keep so many pets?" (Interrogative/Question) 

What is the longest river in Asia? (Answer: The Yangtze River) 

What were the main events of the story The Emperor's New Clothes? 

  

Academics 

History: Today we started learning about China and learned about the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers and the Grand Canal in China. Students will continue their study of China next week and learn about Beijing and the Great Wall of China.
 
Science: This week students will see clouds created in a jar to simulate precipitation and predict what will happen as the water reaches the ground.  We will review the water cycle of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation before taking a short quiz over our last cycle on Thursday. 
 
Literature: Students will enjoy the beauty of Fairy Tales this week as we read and discuss Beauty and the Beast.  
 
Grammar:  We will continue to study the four types of sentences- declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory. Scholars will study the poem: "Something Told the Wild Geese." This will not be memorized.
 
Math: Scholars will continue to practice adding with renaming and students will practice adding up to four numbers using different strategies. Students will have a quiz on Wednesday.

Spalding: Students will have their assessment on Thursday this week.

 

9/22/23

Hello, parents and guardians!

Important Dates:

*Monday, September 25th, recitations of "The Secret" begin

*Friday, October 6th, minimum day, students dismissed at 12:30 pm. 

*Monday and Tuesday, October 16th - 17th, parent / teacher conferences (a link will be coming soon for you to sign up)

 Reading Bags: Reading aloud for 20 minutes each night is a crucial piece of your child's education. Your signature in your child's agenda is your written indication that he/she completed his/her 20 minutes of nightly reading and retell homework. Your child will turn his/her reading bag in on his/her assigned day. If your scholar needs another week to read their book, that is okay. If they finish the book before the week is up, they can read from a book at home.

 Rocket Math: Rocket math is coming back! Rocket math will begin the first full week after fall break. Help your scholar now by having them practice their addition facts at home.

Conversation Prompts: 
How many tens are in 100? 
How many ones are in one ten? 

Give an example of a helping verb. 
What happened at the end of Sarah Plain and Tall? 
How did the clever Rani trick the Raja in One Grain of Rice? 

 

Academics: 

  

Math: This week, students worked on renaming and the standard addition algorithm. Please practice renaming with your child at home! This proves to be a challenging math concept for many 2nd graders. Remind your scholar that ten ones equals 1 ten, and ten tens equals 100! Next week, we will continue working on renaming up to 1,000. Please be sure your scholar is 'showing their work' as indicated in their math homework book and when necessary, using the correct strategy by following the directions such as make a ten, solve using a doubles fact.

History: This week we continued to learn about the country of India and learned about King Asoka. The students did very well recognizing the virtues displayed in the story: One Grain of Rice and wrote their own opinion about being wise and fair. Next week the students will learn about Ghandi and complete a Diwali project and complete their India assessment. Then it’s on to the next country! 
 
Science: Students will learn about evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. Your scholar will also be given some information about clouds and a cloud observation paper. This is a take home activity and is optional. Please expect this information to be in your scholar's yellow folder on Thursday.
  
Literature: For the remainder of the quarter, we will read and consider some fables and fairy tales. This week, we will read “The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal”, “The Blind Men and the Elephant”, and “The Emperor’s New Clothes."

There are a couple of dates left in the first quarter for Literature Reading Groups. If you are able to come and

take a group of students for reading groups, that would be wonderful. Your scholars' teacher has a link that they can send you if you would like to sign up. We will publish the 2nd quarter dates soon for the reading groups.
 
Grammar: Next week, students will continue to practice writing complete sentences in their summaries and copying carefully during copy work. Students will demonstrate mastery over nouns, pronouns, and verbs on our grammar quiz. Then, we will move on to learning about the four types of sentences. 

Have a wonderful weekend!