January 28th -Scholastic Book Orders Due Mrs. Ostendorf: 532-1883 Mrs. Gillam: 532-1884 Mrs. Delph: 532-1885 Mrs. Dunlap: 532-1886 2nd Grade News January 17th –21st Reading! Our testing has begun and is looking good! Your child should now be reading at a level K. She/he should also be able to read at least 60 words per minute in a grade level appropriate level text. We are hoping to have all the results by the end of the week, or possibly the beginning of next week. We will send a letter to inform you when testing is finished! Attendance Our classes are working hard to achieve 10 days in a row of perfect attendance. Each day that all students are in class, that class earns a letter towards the spelling of “ATTENDANCE”. When the word gets spelled, that class gets to wear jeans! Please do your part and make sure your child is here every day possible! They miss out on so much when they are absent. Book in a Bag Book in a bag is changing this week! On Monday and Wednesday nights your child should read a book of choice and record their thinking on the provided page. On Tuesday and Thursday your child should read the passage provided and respond to the questions at the bottom of the page. Please continue to initial the box on Monday and Wednesday! 3 Week Standards Language: 2.5.3 Write a friendly letter complete with the date, salutation, body, closing, and signature. 2.6.4 Identify and correctly write various parts of speech, including nouns and verbs. 2.6.5 Use commas in the greeting and closure of a letter, and with dates, and items in a series. Math: 2.2.3 Subtract two whole numbers less than 100 with and without regrouping. 2.5.1 Measure and estimate the length to the nearest inch, foot, yard, centimeter, and meter. 2.5.2 Describe the relationships among inch, foot, and yard. Describe the relationship between centimeter and meter. 2.5.3 Describe which unit of length is most appropriate in a given situation. Homework Please make sure your child is completing his/her homework and reading log every night. It is expected that a parent or adult initial the reading log page every night to ensure that the reading has been done. We do have monthly homework parties, and if your child did not complete homework or have a parent signature your child will miss out. Dates to Remember January 28th -Scholastic Book Orders Due www.lpsecondgrade.weebly.com

Week of January 17th HOMEWORK screen scream scrape stripe struck strict sprain spring spruce strap Review Words path wishbone Challenge Words carry talk once HOMEWORK Monday: No school! Tuesday: page 1and spelling page 57&58 Wednesday: page 2and spelling page 59 Thursday: page 3 and spelling page 60 *Read book in a bag EVERY night!*