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Hello Parents and Guardians!  

We have moved from using the planner to a reading log for tracking reading homework. Each Friday, your child will receive a new reading log. Your child should read aloud for 20 minutes, retell what they read, write the total minutes read, and the title of the book on the log. Your child should then ask for your signature. They will maintain this log in their yellow folder until the next Friday when they will turn it in for reading homework credit. Please reach out to your homeroom teacher if you have questions. Thank you! 

Important Dates:  

Half Day: Friday, February 7th / students dismissed at 12:30 pm

· Math Chapter 4 (Bar Models) Assessment, Thursday, January 30th

Conversation Prompts: 

When do you use a comparison bar model?

What is the quotation in this sentence: "How are you?" mom asked.

What is the "brain" of a cell called? (the nucleus) 

What happened in the story Pa told about when he was a naughty boy in the Big Woods? What happened?

How many of the thirteen original colonies had to sign the Constitution in order for it to be ratified? (At least nine of them had to sign)

What is the first part of the Constitution called? (The Preamble)

When do you use quotation marks? 

When do you use there, their, and they're?

Academics:   

Math: Scholars will spend a few days completing a chapter review and take their assessment on bar models on Thursday. Our next unit will be on measurement. Students will learn about the standard units of measurement including the metric system and customary system.  Students will learn how to compare length and use both the metric and customary system.

Literature: This week students will read about Christmas in the Big Woods and what they did to celebrate. Students will be writing a rough draft and final draft about this special event in our chapter about Christmas in the Big Woods. Happy reading! 

Grammar: We enjoyed hearing the wonderful recitations of "The Hayloft" this past week. On Monday, scholars will be given a copy of the "Preamble" and will begin to memorize it. Recitations for the Preamble will begin the week of February 10. Beginning with the Preamble, students will now say the poem on their own rather than with a partner. Encourage your scholar to use expression and voice inflection. Students will continue learning about direct quotations and learn about diagramming a sentence and review conjunctions.

History: This week, scholars learned about how changes to the Constitution get made. We also learned a fun sing-along to help us remember the Preamble! Next week, scholars will learn about the War of 1812.

Science: Students learned more about cells this week, including the anatomy of a cell. Next week, we will discover what happens when cells group together! This will launch our unit on the Digestive System.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Your Second Grade Team