Ask your child...

to set a personal goal for reading at home. 

Coming up this week daily reading and writing as usual, read alouds, and word analysis.  Students will also practice summarizing and become better acquainted with nonfiction text features. 

Here is the acronym your children will learn to help them summarize.

Somebody- Who is the main character?

Wanted- What did the character want?

But- What was the problem?

So- How did the character try to solve the problem?

Then- What was the resolution to the story?

These are great questions to ask your child while reading with them at home too.

Ask your child ...

Why do we circle the bottom number in the ones place in a 2 digit subtraction problem? 

(hint: More on the floor, go next door. More on the top, no need to stop)

This week our 2nd graders took theri Math TEKS check over fractions, 2 digit addition & subtraction, & word problems.  Also, they worked a lot with money and how to find missing amounts when given a Target Amount. 

Next week we will continue to review those concepts above, but, we will begin our graphing unit.  It is so much fun to graph with 2nd graders!  They will be learning to survey people about certain topics, and then create a pictograph or a bar graph that represents their data.  F.U.N!!!!!

Please contiue to work on their Math Facts (we call them Fun Facts).  You can use a deck of cards, dice, flash cards, or some of their apps on their ipad.  Math Duel, Sushi Monster, & Pet Bingo are still their favorites.   Flash Domino is on their Stemscopes games, and it is a math fact game, too.  Enjoy!  Make it fun!

Science

Ask your child...

What is the difference between man made and natural resources?

What are two ways we can help conserve our resources?

This week scientists will be discovering the differences between resources that are manmade and natural resources. We will be discussing the uses of these resources and how natural resources are used to make every day objects around us. 

We will also discuss different ways that we can help conserve our resources and not be as wasteful in order to better take care of our Earth. 

Social Studies

Ask your child...

what symbols come to mind when they think of the United States.

This week students will learn that patriotic symbols and customs reflect American values, such as, freedom, innovation, creativity and individuality.  The bald eagle, rose, Statue of Liberty, Liberty Bell, and Uncle Sam are just a few of the symbols your child will learn.

Please send your child with two healthy (nut free) snacks. They may want a  morning and afternoon snack. 

Students go to PE every day.  Please make sure they are wearing (or have in their backpack) a good pair of closed toe shoes (sneakers).