2nd Grade
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October 20th, 2023

Aaron Rivera - October 09th

Parent-Student Handbook

Birthday Slip

2nd Grade News

Dear Parents, 

Another week went by so fast full of learning, noticing and wondering. Next week Tigers will be learning some more Symbols in Social Studies class, will be busy writing more and more nonfiction books, hooking their readers' interests, using plenty of descritions and using comparisons in their writings. In math class mathematicians will be using an open number line in order to model and solve problems with two digit numbers within a 100. Remember to help us create a flower garden behind our classrooms by sending a flower plant. Please take a look at this document which has the Strategies students learned in unit 1 and will learn in unit 2. Students can go back to these strategies as they solve their home connections so they can keep practicing them at home. 

Weekly Learning Goals & Tasks

English Literacy

Learning Goal

Writers will do more than one thing at once: The'll make writing interesting and keeping one's audience in mind. 

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Phonics: Students will keep tackling challenging words carefully, slowly and methodically. This time, they will solve words with consonant - le. They will also start a new bend in the unit where they will be learning and reading words that contain consonant combinations such as kn, wr, and gn. UOSPH_G2U2_AC_TacklingLongWordsPartByPart_COLOR.pdf

What readers & writers could be doing at home...

Break up the following words with the ending -le. Remember to do it carefully, slowly and methodically using the strategies learned in class: dribble, candle, cradle, staple, battle, title. 

Spanish Literacy

Learning Goal

Los estudiantes aprenden estrategias que ayudan a crecer como lectores expertos. 

What readers & writers are doing at school...

Los lectores en esta última unidad además de seguir investigando el significado de las palabras claves (desconocidas), para pensar y hablar sobre el tema, hacen crecer sus conocimientos a través de la lectura de textos informativos que contengan informaciones relacionadas.


What readers & writers could be doing at home...

Encontrar palabras claves en el texto y buscar su significado de acuerdo al contexto de la página.

Leer libros con información relacionada y hacerse preguntas como lector y responder:

Libros 1 y 2

Cartel de la semana

Mathematics

Learning Goal

2nd graders will use a measuring strip or an empty number line model to help adding lengths within 100.

What mathematicians are doing at school...

Mathematicians will use a measuring strip or an open number line to model and solve problems with 2 digit numbers within 100.

Science or Social Studies

Learning Goal

Plan and conduct an investigation to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow.

What tigers are doing at school...

Social Studies: Next week will be the last one about symbols. Then, we will switch to science. Students will keep learnng about what symbols and they represent. 

What tigers could be doing at home...

Students can create a symbol at home that represents their family. 

Social Emotional Learning Program

Learning Goal

"Learners and friends describe different feelings, thoughts, and actions that may occur in response to a situation.

Learners and friends describe how thoughts can influence feelings and actions.

Learners and friends determine how people can feel, think, and act differently in the same situation.

What friends and learners are doing at school...

The counselor tells a short story with puppets, describing how two characters think, feel and what they are doing in the school situation. Counselor emphasizing that characters can use helpful thoughts (positive affirmations) to face challenges and achieve goals. After that, They work in groups to observe pictures and understand what the character thinks, feels and is doing in different situations.

What friends and learners could be practicing at home...

When you read a book with your child Think about a character in a book or show that had a strong emotion. Draw what happened. How did the character’s feelings affect their thoughts and actions? Would you have responded in the same way?

CONNECT

Important Dates

Oct. 24

Kindergarten
Parent Workshop

Oct. 27

The Magic of Books
Fall Festival

Oct. 31

Normal School
Day - Uniforms Required

Nov. 3

Coffee with the Principals

Reminders:

Special Announcements

October - Calendar

Swimming

Big Questions Day

Meet the Team!

Mrs. Valerie Wheelock

2A

Mrs. Dámaris Silva

2B

Mrs. Isamar Suárez

2C

Mrs. Ana Gabriela Bustos

Second Grade
Spanish Lead

Anacamila Zavala

2A Paraprofessional

Ana Abrego

2B Paraprofessional

José Ballengers

2C Paraprofessional

Mrs. Lizette Richardson

Second Grade
Inclusion Lead

Mayling Estrada

2nd Grade
Spanish Paraprofessional