Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Math
We have just finished topic 4 in math and next week we will take a math test that covers topics 1-4. You can follow along and review these topics with your child on www.pearsonsuccessnet.com
Spelling Words
Second Grade Weekly Study Skills
Unit 2, Week 3 (Scarcity)
*The next spelling test will be October 30th.*
You can support your child’s literacy skills
by reviewing, discussing, and practicing the skills and concepts below:
Big
Idea/Big Question
(This is the theme of our
unit in class.)
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Question
of the Week
(This is the theme/question
for this week’s instruction in class.)
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Working Together: How can we work together?
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How can we work together to
meet people’s needs?
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Phonics
Skills
(These are the letters and
sounds we are learning in class.)
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Spelling
Patterns and associated Words
(These patterns connect to
our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
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r-Controlled er, ir, ur
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r-Controlled er, ir, ur
birth curb
curl dirt her
nurse person purse
serve skirt turn
turtle
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High
Frequency Words
(These reading words should
be practiced and memorized.)
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Story
Words
(These reading words are
words from this week’s main selection.)
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above ago
enough toward whole
word
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hurricanes resources
scarce scarcity trade-off
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Oral
Vocabulary
(Try using these words in
your conversations at home.)
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Handwriting
Practice
(Students can practice the
writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
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consumer(s) decision(s) extraordinary fiber
lack producer(s) strand
typical
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Jj, Pp
Letter Form
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Update
Parents,
Just a few reminders on some miscellaneous items:
Just a few reminders on some miscellaneous items:
- Please remember to be logging on to reflex math as part of your child's math homework. The students took a math test today on www.pearsonsuccessnet.com. You can check your child's score on the website, they did very well!
- With Halloween next week, we will start our next story and set of spelling words on Friday and take the next spelling and reading test on Thursday (10/30).
- Students may wear their Halloween costumes to school on Halloween, however, there cannot be any masks or weapons of any kind.
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Spelling and Math
Second Grade Weekly Study Skills
Unit 2, Week 2 (Abraham Lincoln)
You can support your child’s literacy skills
by reviewing, discussing, and practicing the skills and concepts below:
Big
Idea/Big Question
(This is the theme of our
unit in class.)
|
Question
of the Week
(This is the theme/question
for this week’s instruction in class.)
|
Working Together: How can we work together?
|
How has working together
changed history?
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Phonics
Skills
(These are the letters and
sounds we are learning in class.)
|
Spelling
Patterns and associated Words
(These patterns connect to
our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
|
Contractions
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Contractions
aren’t can’t
didn’t hadn’t haven’t
he’s I’ll I’m
isn’t it’s she’s
who’s
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High
Frequency Words
(These reading words should
be practiced and memorized.)
|
Story
Words
(These reading words are
words from this week’s main selection.)
|
certainly either
great laugh second
worst you’re
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fault honest
lawyer noticed
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Oral
Vocabulary
(Try using these words in
your conversations at home.)
|
Handwriting
Practice
(Students can practice the
writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
|
aloft architect
ingenious identify participate scour
significant tinker
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Nn, Mm
|
Monday, October 6, 2014
Spelling Words
Second Grade Weekly Study Skills
Unit 2, Week 1 (Tara and Tiree, Fearless Friends)
Please note our spelling test will be on Thursday, due to no school on Friday
You can support your child’s literacy skills
by reviewing, discussing, and practicing the skills and concepts below:
Big
Idea/Big Question
(This is the theme of our
unit in class.)
|
Question
of the Week
(This is the theme/question
for this week’s instruction in class.)
|
Working Together: How can we work together?
|
How can we help each other in
dangerous situations?
|
Phonics
Skills
(These are the letters and
sounds we are learning in class.)
|
Spelling
Patterns and associated Words
(These patterns connect to
our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
|
r-Controlled ar, or, ore, oar
|
r-Controlled ar, or, ore, oar
before born
chore corn farm
hard horse more
part porch score
smart
|
High
Frequency Words
(These reading words should
be practiced and memorized.)
|
Story
Words
(These reading words are
words from this week’s main selection.)
|
break family
heard listen once
pull
|
brave collar
slipped
|
Oral
Vocabulary
(Try using these words in
your conversations at home.)
|
Handwriting
Practice
(Students can practice the
writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
|
avalanche blustery
courageous fast-paced hazard
instinct rescue skittish
|
Ii, Uu, Rr and
Letter Size
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