A Cold and Rainy Week!

Dear 2B Families,

Happy Friday! I hope you enjoyed this cold and rainy week! Personally, I am ready for warmer weather :-).

Happy Spirit Day!

Scholar Shout-Outs:

Happy Birthday Lola! Thank you for the sweet treats today!

Next Week in 2B...

Poetry: Recitations of The Preamble to the Constitution will take place next week. Please ask your child to recite this for you on the car ride home!

Literature: We have concluded our reading of The Cricket in Times Square. Please send in a copy of Sarah, Plain and Tall for your child to read. We will dive into new vocabulary, like what is a hearthstone, and what it means to be feisty. We will also discuss why Sarah feels like a move is necessary, and why Pa places an advertisement in the newspaper. Be sure to ask your literature experts for the answers to these questions.

Spalding Words Next Week:
Monday: No words - More cursive practice instead - See homework folder for capital cursive letter resource
Tuesday: don't = do not, Thursday, Saturday, admission, canoe, captain, cautious, caution, cellar
Wednesday: covered, creature, curtain, declared, declare, distance, distant, explain, floated, ghost

Writing and Grammar: We are learning about subject-verb agreement in sentences, solidifying our understanding of possessive pronouns, and reading a story called The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks!

Math: We are continuing our quest on adding up those dollar signs! For Wednesday's activity, it would be very helpful to send in any old or current grocery store ads you are not using. We are practicing adding money by making grocery lists!

History: We will be studying the War of 1812 and hearing some exciting stories! You might ask your child later in the week what "Old Ironsides" was and what famous portrait Dolley Madison saved. We will be filling out our study guides on Friday, so be sure to study over the weekend for our test the following Monday.

Science: We continue to tinker with simple machines next week. We will take an in-depth look at wedges, inclined planes, and screws. See if you can find any of these simple machine around your home and community this week.

Love,

Mrs. D and Miss Monk