Happy Thanksgiving 2B!

Dear 2B,

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all have a restful and wonderful holiday.

We had fun with this writing assignment today! See your child's red folder to read theirs :-)!

Scholar Shout-Outs: Happy Birthday Alex G. 11/24

Next Week in 2B...

Literature: We will read Chapters 10 & 11 of The Boxcar Children. Ask your child to retell you some of the important events in a sequential order. Don't forget to be working on your diorama project at home! The suggested timeline says you should have by now: A. Planned what you want it to look like on the outside and B. by November 30th choose which 5 items you want to include inside that show how they made their boxcar into a home.

Poetry: We are working so hard to memorize one stanza each of The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore.

Grammar: Our grammar experts are adding prepositions, object of the preposition, and prepositional phrases to their question and answer flow.

Writing: The excerpt next week is from Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien.

Spalding Words Next Week:

Monday: died, die, changing, change, few, pleasant, please, picture, pitcher, pitch
Tuesday: money, ready, omit, anyway, eight, breakfast, chance, climb, coffee, color

Wednesday: contains, daily, day, eagle, fancy, fly, forest, freeze, gentle, grow

Math: Division

Science: Your children will continue to study insects next week. We will learn about more social insects, ant and termites, as well as insects that glow and sting! Ask your child to tell you how some insects communicate.

History: The Ancient China unit continues with lessons on the Great Wall of China, Chinese writing, and Chinese inventions. Your children will understand how Chinese language is written and read. Have your child tell you how it is different from English. You can also ask your child to tell you three things the Chinese invented.

Love,

Mrs. D and Miss Monk