May 14, 2012
Dear Second Grade Families: Have you listened to the wonderful biography reports the students recorded? Please go to the Listen to Us Read page. We also researched survey questions last week and created bar graphs. Ask the students their questions. This week we are working on our campaigns! Ask your child which campaign group they are in? Hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
- Please send in library card application by Tuesday, May 15th
- Friday, May 18th - 1/2 day (faculty meeting)
- Please send in Walk-A-Thon Sponsorship! We really need to make this year's Walk-a-thon the best ever! Thank you!
- Walk-a-thon is Friday, May 25th 1/2 day early dismissal
Weekly Synopsis:
Math- Chapter #22 - Measurement with non-standard units and standard units. What is an inch, a foot, a yard? How to read a thermometer? What is fahrenheit? We are continuing to record the daily temperature. We will use this data to create a "line graph" project.
Language Arts
Weekly story: our last story in our reader is a play "Cross-Country Vacation"
Spelling words: see assignment pad
Vocabulary words: delay, fantastic, spare, historical, impressive, upbeat
Word work: review contractions
Grammar: helping verbs, multiple-meaning words, inflections with -er and -est (great, greater, greatest and busy, busier, busiest)
Focus skill: Using the details of a story and prior knowledge to INFER. We make inferences to understand some parts of a story. Using graphic organizers to help organize information you read.
SOCIAL STUDIES:
Chapter #6 - People and Places in History - We will be learning about immigrants and how they contribute to the United States. We will be learning about some national landmarks, and about landmarks around the world. We will also begin an in-class computer research project on a landmark.
RELIGION: Chapter #19 - "We Go in Peace to Share God's Love" - We are sent out to share God's love with others. We will learn about the tabernacle, and review our important role in taking part in the Mass. How does going to Mass prepare us for God's love and how does receiving the Blessed Sacrament strengthen us?
SCIENCE: Chapter #10- Energy - Sound, light, and heat are all forms of energy. How do we use heat? What is light and how does it move or travel? What is sound? How does sound travel?
HOMEWORK
Homework due Tues., May 15th
Spelling Pract. Book p. 95
Math Pract. Book p. 115
Free pizza tomorrow - bring a drink
Does your child have an active library card? See go-home folder
Walkathon $ due - Thank you to the parents who already sent in sponsorship. Please send in whatever you can so your child can walk with the school and receive a free teashirt. Thank you so much!
Finish folktale story on looseleaf and time line project
Homework due Wed., May 16th
Math PB p. 116-117
Grammar PB p. 107
Spelling PB p. 96
Homework due Thurs., May 17th
Spelling practice book p. 97-98
Finish project on sun and no sun - use 4 adjectives for each side
TESTS
Spelling test lesson #30 - Friday, May 18th