Week 3

Dear 2B Families,

It is already Week 3!

NOTIFICATIONS

You are cordially invited to Curriculum Night this Wednesday, August 21st from 6:00 to 7:30.
Your child will have a note waiting for you and there will a place to surprise them with a note back! There will be NO HOMEWORK on Wedesnday evening. I hope to see you there!
See the schedule below:

CURRICULUM NIGHT SCHEDULE
6:00- 6:25: Welcome in the Gym (Mr. Gillingham, Ms. Vaughn, Ms. Mason, specialist teachers)
6:30- 7:30: Classroom Presentations

•  15 minutes: Classroom procedures, routines, etc. 
•  40 minutes: Demo lessons
• Spalding Lesson (phonograms, handwriting, motions, markings, etc.)
• Singapore Lesson (mental math, number bonds, bar models, word problems, etc.)

This past week, you should have received an invitation to ClassDojo. Please see last week's post for more information on this topic. If you did not receive your invitation, please send me an email. Also email me if you have any questions about your child's points.

Last week we began DIBELS benchmark testing. We continue with it throughout this week.

REMINDERS
In French class, students use a spiral notebook. If you have not already done so, please provide your child with this supply. Students begin using these notebooks starting this week. Thank you!

SPALDING

Students will be writing and marking would-our in our spelling notebooks this week. You may expect homework on Monday and Tuesday, but not Wednesday (due to Curriculum Night). Concerning homework: Parents, we ask that you please dictate your child's spelling words to them each night. Remove or fold back the spelling list and directions, then read each word to your child one at a time. Provide them with a sentence. If your child misspells a word, ask them to write the word an additional two times correctly. Thank you for your support in this. Dictation practice helps our second graders learn and master these high-frequency spelling words.

POETRY

Are you ready to recite? Please ask your child this question. We will begin reciting "Bed in Summer" starting on Wednesday as students are ready and confident. The last day for recitations will be Friday, August 23rd. All students will be asked to recite. Use the recitation rubric to help you know how best to support your child!

LITERATURE

We continue to enjoy Charlotte's Web. We read chapters 8, 9, and 10 after reviewing vocabulary from the first seven chapters and take a little quiz on it. This week we discuss boasting. Ask your child what boasting is and why we should not do it. Our new vocabulary words will be vaguely, unremitting, sharp, boasting, know-how, sedentary, gullible, straddled, and pasture.

GRAMMAR & WRITING

Students will learn three more capitalization rules this week and will review the five parts of a sentence. Ask your second grader to list the five parts of a sentence on their fingers for you. Students will be showing that they understand these rules and sentence parts as they write narrative summaries of our Charlotte's Web chapters and copy and write a exemplary sentence from the text.

MATHEMATICS
This week we are comparing numbers and practicing our skip counting! Our first unit test will be on Thursday; however, we are doing plenty of review on Wednesday. Keep checking their homework and reviewing your child's flashcards with them over the weekend!

SCIENCE
We will continue to learn about seasons next week. We will learn about winter and spring as we discuss Earth's tilt.

HISTORY 
This week we are learning about North America. Your child will be able to locate Canada, Mexico, and the United States and their significant landforms. Your children will be able to talk about Mexico's past and about Mexico today. 

Your child also received their first project this week! Please see their red folder or this link for the instructions and rubric. This is something that they should complete on their own after gathering the supplies. See some examples below: 

Let's have a great week!

Mrs. Dill