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This nine weeks, our focus in reading and writing will be on nonfiction. Our reading unit of study Becoming Experts: Reading Nonfiction supports the reading work that is important for nonfiction readers. Readers will explore growing ideas about a topic, understanding and using key words, and connecting information from one text to another strengthening your second grader’s nonfiction reading skills.

Our writing unit The How-To Guide for Nonfiction Writing introduces your second grader to the world of nonfiction by supporting them with writing lots of nonfiction books. Writers learn that they can take anything they know a lot about and write in ways that teach their readers about the topic. This unit will provide opportunities for independence as writers explore writing many different nonfiction books.

Grammar: Students will practicing using nouns to show people, places, and things

Phonics: We will be reviewing all skills taught so far to prepare for our assessment that will be taken towards the end of the week. 

Science

For the first couple weeks of this nine weeks we be focusing on Forms of Energy including focusing on sound, how it is made and how it affects our daily lives.

When we come back from Thanksgiving break, we will focus on how objects in the sky follow a pattern and how the sun, moon, and stars affect our daily lives.

Social Studies 

During the second nine weeks, second graders will be learning about different cultures and ways of life. We will be researching ethnic and/or cultural celebrations.   This unit will help students recognize the significance of our local cultural heritage. 

Second graders will be also be learning about economics. They learn about work and the value of work in the U.S.  They will begin to reason to make sound financial decisions.  We will learn how to solve problems, make decisions and analyze issues from multiple perspectives.  (Do I buy the toy with my $5 or do I buy my cafeteria lunch?)  We consider how we get the things we need and where the products come from.

Ms. White kwhite3@dentonisd.org

Ms. Thompson othompson@dentonisd.org

Ms. Matney kmatney@dentonisd.org

Mrs. Covey acovey2@dentonisd.org

Mrs. Thomas tthomas3@dentonisd.org

Mr. Jacob rjacob@dentonisd.org