Welcome to
SECOND GRADE!
Thank you for a great 1st two days!
SECOND GRADE!
Sept. 2nd - 8 - 9 AM Morning Coffee with Mr. T
Sept. 4th - Spirit Day
Sept. 7th - No School
Sept 10th - 5:30 - 6:30 Academic Awards Assembly
Sept. 18th - 3:15 - 6 PTO Picnic in the Park
Sept. 23rd - Picture Day
Sept. 25th - Field Day and Mid Trimester
Sept. 28th - No School
Sept 29th - 5:00 - 6:00 Community Gathering
What are we currently working on?
Module 1: Multiplication and Division with Units of 2,3,4,5 and 10
Topic A: Conceptual Understanding of Multiplication
Lesson 1: Organize, count, and represent a collection of objects.
Lesson 2: Interpret equal groups as multiplication.
Lesson 3: Relate multiplication to the array model.
Lesson 4: Interpret the meaning of factors as number of groups or number in each group.
Click for: Math Facts Due: Friday, August 28
Click for: Past Math Facts
Module 1: Place Value Concepts Through Metric Measurement and Data
Topic A: Represent Data to Solve Problems
Lesson 1: Draw and Label a picture graph to represent data.
Lesson 2: Draw and label a bar graph to represent data
Lesson 3: Use information presented in a bar graph to solve put together and take apart problems
Lesson 4: Use information presented in a bar graph to solve compare problems
Lesson 5: Connect Measurement to physical units by iterating a centimeter cube
Unit 1 Week 1: Home Connection
Pachello Homework Due 8/28
Phonics/Word Structure:
Read and spell short-vowel words and words with /z/ sound spelled with s
Read and write compound words
High Frequency Words: the, was, of, to do, you, said, are, were, they
Vocabulary: reflect, experiences, decision, traits, respectful, courage
Comprehension:
Identify the central message of stories and poems using details form the text
Retell the events that occur at the beginning, middle, and end of a story
Make inferences
Identify/understand rhyme, repetition, similes, and alliteration in a poem
Writing and Grammar:
Identify and use statements, questions, commands, exclamations, and interjections
Write sentences with simple subjects and predicates
Correct sentence fragments
Brassica Seeds and Mealworms
Students will...
Plant rapid-cycling brassica seeds in soil and observe, record, and analyze observations over time.
Develop a simple model based on evidence to describe a process in the life cycle of plants.
Communicate observations of the structures, behaviors, and life cycles of insects in words and drawings.
Provide for the needs of insects in a classroom habitat.
Ancient India: Family Letter
Students will learn...
The two main rivers in India are the Indus and Ganges rivers. India is separated from Asia by mountains.
Hinduism - Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, had many holy books, including the Rig Veda
Buddhism - Prince Siddhartha becomes the Buddha, “The Enlightened One”, it grows in India and spreads through many countries in Asia, King Asoka
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