1. Second Grade A Peek at Next Week in… Upcoming Events Math Reading
October 17
Upcoming Events
Oct – Fall Book fair/Good
Character Week
Oct. 28 – Storybook Character Day
Nov. 4 – UNITE Festival
Character pumpkins due on Wednesday, October 19th!
gleam, prowl, praise, prance
Math
Double digit subtraction strategies, story problems
Reading
Review
Phonics- Bossy R—ar, -or
Vocabulary Words
Writing
Fast Facts Quiz
Continue bold beginnings to hook your reader
Plus 5
Science
Force and Motion
Special Notes
Socktober- we are collecting donations of new socks for the Denton Salvation Army.
Students can wear crazy socks every Monday in October!

2. Child Chats
Math- Ask your child to show you how to solve with a strategy we have learned. Can they create a story problem with a start, change, and question to go with this equation?
Reading- Ask your child to tell you the author’s purpose for a book they read. Entertain? Inform? Persuade?
Vocabulary- Talk to them about these 4 words:
gleam, prowl, praise, prance
Challenge your child to use each one in a sentence.
Writing- Ask your child if they can share an example of a bold beginning. How do they hook their readers?
Science- Ask your child what they know about force and motion.