Jamie Jacobson Stephanie Lefever Lauren McCarthy WELCOME TO 2ND GRADE! Jamie Jacobson Stephanie Lefever Lauren McCarthy 1

HOMEWORK We will send homework the first day of the week; reading should occur 20 minutes a night; your child will work on math facts Please support your child’s homework endeavor as soon as possible by previewing and reviewing each assignment before returning homework to class We recommend setting up a quiet space at home Jamie 2

SPELLING Spelling test words will follow our Fundations rule of the week We will have 3 weekly sight words Students should be prepared at the end of the week for a spelling assessment You will get the rule, but not a list of words to memorize-Lauren 3

Life Cycles of Plants & Butterflies SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY How Seeds Travel Ramps Earth, Sun & Moon Life Cycles of Plants & Butterflies Stephanie 4

HISTORY & SOCIAL SCIENCES United States Mexico China Ghana Jamie-field trip 5

MATH Everyday Mathematics, Contexts for Learning Mathematics & Kathy Richardson Instructional time in second grade will focus on four critical areas: (1) extending understanding of base-ten notation; (2) building fluency with addition and subtraction; (3) using standard units of measure; and (4) describing and analyzing shapes. Lauren 6

Math Letter Instead of memorizing steps to a procedure, second graders develop strategies based on number sense to add and subtract numbers. Please do not work on regrouping or borrowing methods with your child! Lauren 7

ELA BLOCK Read alouds Shared Reading Guided Reading Independent Reading Reading Response Journals Phonics/Word study based on Fundations Sharing/Wrap-Up Jamie 8

Units of Study ELA BLOCK Author Study Poetry Realistic Fiction Fables, Pourquoi stories, and Trickster Tales Jamie 9

WRITING Poetry Informational Writing Opinion Writing Personal Narratives Letter writing Stephanie 10

FIELD TRIPS Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association Museum of Science

Additional information Students’ Rights & Responsibilities http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/Page/http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/Page/87 Responsive Classroom https://https://www.responsiveclassroom.orghttps://www.responsiveclassroom.org/sites/default/files/https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/sites/default/files/pdf_fileshttps://www.responsiveclassroom.org/sites/default/files/pdf_files/https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/sites/default/files/pdf_files/Info_for_Parents_English.pdf