February Newsletter:
“Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen.” - Conan O’Brien
As we enter into the month of February, we continue to build our stamina for staying on task and putting forth our best effort. Several of the second grade classes have been or will be working on kindness activities to emphasize the importance of treating each other with respect. It might be a good time to have conversations at home to reinforce this “Golden Rule”.
Shared Reading:
See the attached reading skills overview pages here. We will be on Unit 4 week 5, a review week and then onto Unit 5 week 1 and Unit 5 Week 2.
Spelling: Weekly spelling list words will be sent home on Fridays for the next week. We will not having spelling tests on review weeks. You can find the spelling list words here.
Unit Studies:
We will begin our Social Studies unit on map skills. Students will identify and describe locations in a neighborhood by using a grid map. Students will identify map elements by using a key. Students will locate community, Nebraska, and United States on maps and globes. Students will be naming all of the continents and oceans.
Math:
We will focus on geometry. The students will learn about the names of 2-D, 3-D and plane shapes. They will also learn the edges and corners of different shapes. We will also begin working on adding and subtracting money, counting money over $2.00, and counting back change from $1.00.
Writing:
We will continue to work on some more research projects. Then students will work on writing friendly letters.
We are excited to see you all at parent teacher conferences on the 13th or 14th to share the wonderful things your children have been doing! Be sure to follow the steps to select your time slot for the Pick-A-Time conference scheduler.