1. Issue # 2 .
Second Nine Weeks Newsletter
Second Grade News
Important Dates
Book of the Month
October 3rd-14th- Fall Intersession
October 24th- Student Led Conferences (report cards)
October 26- Career Day (a.m.), Early Release
Oct. 31st- Nov 4th- Red Ribbon Week
November 9- Progress Reports
November 11- Veteran’s Day, No School
November 21st- 25th- Thanksgiving Break, No School
December 2nd- Coffee with the Principal
December 16th- Early Release
December 19th-January 2nd- Winter Break
January 3rd- Students return
Concepts for Learning
This picture book celebrates the pioneering spirit of two friends whose passion for life gave them the courage to defy convention.
Math-Addition and subtraction with algorithms, 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional figures, fractions.
Reading and Language Arts – Use prefixes and suffixes to determine the meaning of words, use context to determine relevant meaning of unfamiliar words or multiple meaning words. Make inferences about text using textual evidence to support understanding. Retell important events in stories in logical order. Describe similarities and differences in the plots and settings of several works by the same author. Edit drafts for grammar, punctuation, and spelling using a rubric.
Science – change occurs, investigating force and motion, investigating our natural world.
Social Studies – Governing our community
(Veteran’s Day and Thanksgiving)