12-13-24

Hello, Parents! 

The Winter Concert was wonderful! We are so proud of all our 2nd graders who worked so hard to bring us a great concert!

Your student brought home an 'adjective' surprise activity today. This activity is not required; however, it will be a lot more fun if all students will participate! We highly encourage your child to find something that will fit in their bag and write as many adjectives (up to 10) that they can think of to describe their item. But please remind your scholar that their item has to be kept a SECRET and they don't want to spoil the surprise and tell anyone what they brought. Students will have fun presenting their items Monday - Wednesday.

If you signed up to bring in items for our Winter Celebration, please send those in with your scholar as soon as possible, if you haven't done so already. 😊

On Tuesday, December 17th, your scholar will bring home their final paragraph of the insect research project. Please have your scholar practice reading this paragraph at home. Students will need to bring

this paper back on Wednesday, January 8th, as students will be presenting their insect project on January 8th - 10th. If your child did a diorama, please have them bring it on January 8th.

 

Winter conferences are by teacher or parent request and will take place as we return to school in January. If you would like to meet with your child's teacher, please email them. Thank you.  

 

            Important Dates:  

           Subtraction chapter test: Monday, December 16th

           Dec. 17 - 19th: dismissal at 12:30 pm. / no clubs 12/18

     Winter celebration: Dec. 19th

• Winter Break - Dec. 20 - January 7

• Insect Presentations January 8th - 10th

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• Conversation Prompts:  

• Which country is the largest in South America?

• What language do they speak there? 

• What is the most interesting fact you learned about insects?

• What is a fun fact about the insect you researched? 

• How does a 0 in the ones or tens place affect subtracting in a 3 digit number?

• What part of speech is the word 'wow' in this sentence? Wow! That was an amazing concert!

            Where do you think the setting of Little House in the Big Woods is located in the U.S.?

          

Note: We will not be assigning homework the week of Dec. 16th, but please check your child's yellow folder each day for papers that are sent home. Please keep the insect paragraph paper in a safe place so that your child can practice reading their paragraph in preparation for their insect presentation. Please return Tuesday folders by December 19th to help avoid them being misplaced over break.

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Academics:

History: The scholars have been hard at work this week studying the geography of the Americas. When we return from Winter Break, we will begin our study of the Constitution of the United States.

  

Science: Scholars finished writing their final drafts for their Insect Paragraph assignment, which they will be bringing home next week. Please have your scholar practice reading it over break. They will need to bring it back on January 8th. Presentations will be done on January 8th - 10th. Our next unit will be our study of the human body, starting with a deep dive into the scientific method!

 

Literature: Scholars will study figurative sayings when we return, (e.g., "get cold feet", "taste of your own medicine"). We will begin Little House in the Big Woods on Monday, January 13th. Please send in your student's copy of this book no later than Friday, January 10th.  Reading Groups will begin January 14.

 

Grammar: Scholars will complete a fun writing activity on how to build a snowman. They will have some fun review sheets as well.

 

Math: Students will complete their subtraction chapter test on Monday and then review concepts on Tuesday and Wednesday and play some fun games!

  

Enjoy the weekend!

Your Second Grade Team 

 

12-6-24

Hello, Parents!  

 

NOTE: We will begin reading Little House in the Big Woods on Monday, January 13th. If you need to purchase the book, please make sure it has the following ISBN # 978-0-06-440001-5

 

 

Important Dates: 

Tuesday, December 10: Insect Test

Wednesday, December 11: Winter Concert (no clubs)

Monday, December 16: Subtraction Chapter Test

Tuesday - Thursday, December 17 - 19: Early Release 12:30 pm. (no clubs 12/18)

Thursday, December 19: Winter Celebration

Quarter 2 ends: Thursday, December 19

Winter Break: December 20 - January 7

 

Conversation Prompts: 

What was the Golden Touch?

Give an adjective to describe a cat or the weather.  

Which part of speech can an adjective describe? A noun or pronoun

What is your favorite fun fact about ancient Greece?

What type of locomotion does your insect use?

Who was Jean-Henri Fabre? What did he do?

Which Greek myth can we compare with "The Boy Who Cried Wolf"?

What virtues did Hercules demonstrate?

When do you rename the tens in a subtraction problem?

 

 

Academics: 

 

History: This week finalized our study of ancient Greece. Next week, scholars will learn about the geography of the Americas!

 

Science: This week, scholars reviewed what they've learned about insects during an exciting game of Jeopardy! Next week, on Tuesday (Dec 10), students will show what they know by completing an Insect Test. Please help your child use their Insect Study Guide to prepare. On Thursday (Dec 12), we will learn about a historic entomologist, Dr. Margaret S. Collins!

 

Literature: Next week, we will read about Narcissus and Icarus and the Trojan War story. Students will enjoy seasonal and holiday texts the following week (12/16-19).

 

Grammar: Scholars will learn the next part of speech, the interjection. Students will work on writing a dictated sentence and review grammar concepts. Students will write their final paragraph for their insect research project.

Math: Students will finish learning about subtraction with renaming and then begin the chapter review in preparation for the chapter test on 12/16.

Thank you!  

Your Second Grade Team