Week Two is Through

Dear 2B Families,

Another fabulous week for our 2B-erz! We have been settling in nicely to our new routines and procedures. Our goal this week was to listen to directions the FIRST time they are given 😀. Including directions from mom and dad at home! We are doing so much better with this task.

Curriculum/Math & Phonics Night: Please join us (parents only) on Wednesday evening for Curriculum/Math & Phonics Night! Your child will have a note waiting for you and there will be a place to surprise them with a note back! There will be NO HOMEWORK on Wednesday evening. We hope to see you!

Curriculum Night Schedule:

6:00-6:25 Welcome in Gym (Mr. Gillingham, Mrs. Vaughn, and Specialists)

6:30-7:30 Grade Level Presentations

• 30 minutes: Classroom procedures, routines, homework guidelines
• 40 minutes: Curriculum and Demo Lessons 
• 10-20 minute Spalding lesson (phonograms, motions, markings, phonograms) 
• 15-20 minute Singapore lesson mental math tips, number bonds, bar models, word problems)
• 5 minutes: Q&A 

Second Grade Parents: Please take this survey to help us plan for our field trip this year.

Friday Volunteers: Miss Monk and I would love to have your help with Friday Folders and copying. Thank you in advance for signing up using this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4ea8af2e5-2bfriday

Next Week in Second Grade...

Literature: We will continue reading Charlotte's Web this week. In chapters 7-9 we will witness Wilbur and Charlotte's friendship unfold. We will learn the phrase "back to the drawing board" as Wilbur tries and fails to spin a web.

Poetry: We will practice Bed in Summer stanzas 1-3 this week, and the students will be reciting the poem for the class the following week (of August 27th).

Spalding: We will continue with 10 words each day (except for Wednesday), and a 20 word spelling test on Friday. Please continue to closely monitor your child's handwriting and pencil grip at home.

Monday: first, sent, cent, mile, seem, even, without, afternoon, Friday, hour, our
Tuesday: wife, state, July, head, story, open, short, lady, reach
Wednesday: NONE ~ It's Curriculum/Math & Phonics Night which means no homework because we hope to see all of our parents there :-)

Grammar: We will add a new jingle to our list! The verb jingle! We will also learn capitalization and punctuation rules and apply them to our writing. Ask your child to sing the SENTENCE jingle and NOUN jingle that they learned last week!

Math: We are finishing up our place value unit and heading straight into the wonderful world of math facts! If you have flashcards at home, now would be an excellent time to quiz your child on their addition and subtraction facts.

History: This week, we are learning about North America and Central America. Your child will be able to locate Canada and the United States and identify important landforms. Your children will be able to talk about Mexico’s past and how it differs from today. They will also be able to identify countries in Central America such as Honduras, Belize, and Puerto Rico.

Island Project information was sent home today. Please see these links for picture examples of past projects: 2016 projects & 2017 projects

Science: We will continue to learn about the seasons this week. Your children will identify characteristics of Winter and Spring as we talk about the Earth's tilt and orbit.

With Grateful Hearts,

Mrs. Dombrowski & Miss Monk