4-25-25

Hello, parents and guardians!

Important Dates:

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? 

What was Clara Barton most famous for?

What are the two ends of magnets called?

What happens when you try to put two north poles of magnets together? Two south poles? A north and a south pole?

Academics:

Spalding: Students will complete their assessment on Thursday due to no school on Friday, May 2nd.

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: This week heralded the start of our final unit in Science: Magnets! The students discovered the anatomy of a magnet as well as the Earth's magnetic field! On Thursday, we created our own, simple compass in class to demonstrate the pull of Earth's magnetic north pole using a bowl of water, a bar magnet, and a sewing needle.

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

4.17.25

Hello, parents and guardians!

Important Dates:

April 24: Civil War Assessment

April 25: Math Check Up (shapes)

May 2: No school 

May 7: Spring Concert / Fine Arts Show 

Conversation Starters:

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

How did Grant act toward Lee and his soldiers? 

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.

What strategies did your team use to build their ramp?

How far did your team's car travel?

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. Please be sure your scholar completes the back as well.

Academics:

Math: Students will start the next math unit which will cover geometry and students will start by recalling different shapes and reviewing 2-D shapes. They will learn about sides, vertices, and angles and then move on to 3-D shapes and identify faces, edges, and vertices.

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, scholars reviewed what they have learned about Simple Machines before taking a brief assessment. They were very excited to show their knowledge on ramps, wheels and axles in our hands-on car experiment! We had a blast constructing and testing out our ramps to see what strategies made our cars move faster and farther.

Grammar: Students will write a narrative about a day at the beach and include such things as adjectives and a prepositional phrase. 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 have received their final poem: Harriet Tubman and recitations will be the week of May 5th.

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