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

2. 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

3. 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

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

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

6. 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

7. 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

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

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

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

11. FIELD TRIPS
Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association
Museum of Science

12. Additional information
Students’ Rights & Responsibilities
Responsive Classroom