www.worldbook.com
You can access this from your home by using the user name and password located inside your child's take-home folder. It's a great resource!
Monday, March 2, 2009
Second Grade Success March 2 - 6
Reading -
This week we will be reading the story Carousel. We will be making judgments on what we read based on our own personal experiences.
Our targeted skills this week are:
Phonics: Sound of y at the end of longer words; the prefix un-
Comprehension: Making Judgments
Vocabulary: High-Frequency words; homophones ( words that sound the same, but
have different meanings. Some examples of homopohones are : hair,
hare; dear, deer; know, no; flower, flour)
Fluency: Decodable Text; Leveled Readers
Please encourage your child to read at least 20 minutes each night. Ask questions to increase comprehension. If your child does not understand what they have read, have them re-read what they have read. This is a comprehension skill we work on in class.
Also, when you ask questions, have your child answer in complete sentences. This will encourage them to give more details. Ask Who?, What?, When?, Where?, Why?, and How?
I'm so excited to see many students picking up chapter books to read and sticking with them until they've finished them! Several students are now moving toward chapter books and are really developing the love of reading! WAY TO GO!!
Math
We are continuing with factions, addition, subtraction, and money. These are skills your child will use for the rest of their lives. Please help us to show them how these skills are used in the real world. We make real-world connections as we teach, but if you also help them to see how you use these skills it will become more real for them. The fractions we concentrate on in second grade are a whole, 1/2, 1/3, and 1/4.
Continue to use addition and subtraction flash cards to increase speed and accuracy with basic math facts.
Allow students to count the change in the car or from your pockets.
Encourage your child to look at an analog clock to tell the time.
Encourage your child to look at the calendar to tell you the date.
Writing
We are working on finishing up past writing pieces. We are trying to improve our writing skills by adding details to our writing, being more clear about what we are telling the reader, and we are also working on neatness. These are things you can work on at home with your child too.
We will soon begin working on personal narratives. These are pieces about one specific event. You might want to help your child decide something to write about. It would be something that would be very memorable to them like losing their first tooth, or another special event in their life. You may have pictures and stories to share with them to help them with the details.
Spelling
this week's spelling words are:
puppy, funny, baby, silly lucky, many, happy, only, very, lady, furry, angry
These words connect to our phonics skill for the week.
Reminders:
March 6th - Doughnuts for Dads
March 23 - April 3 - Spring Break
As the weather improves, we will be going outside more for outdoor p.e. Please make sure your child has some kind of jacket or sweatshirt to wear on cooler days.
A good breakfast is the best way to start the day! Lunch is at 11:20. Several students are hungry long before lunchtime. Please encourage your child to eat a good breakfast before they get to the classroom.
Testing is quickly approaching! Work daily with your child to ensure they are ready and have the skills they need to be successful!
This week we will be reading the story Carousel. We will be making judgments on what we read based on our own personal experiences.
Our targeted skills this week are:
Phonics: Sound of y at the end of longer words; the prefix un-
Comprehension: Making Judgments
Vocabulary: High-Frequency words; homophones ( words that sound the same, but
have different meanings. Some examples of homopohones are : hair,
hare; dear, deer; know, no; flower, flour)
Fluency: Decodable Text; Leveled Readers
Please encourage your child to read at least 20 minutes each night. Ask questions to increase comprehension. If your child does not understand what they have read, have them re-read what they have read. This is a comprehension skill we work on in class.
Also, when you ask questions, have your child answer in complete sentences. This will encourage them to give more details. Ask Who?, What?, When?, Where?, Why?, and How?
I'm so excited to see many students picking up chapter books to read and sticking with them until they've finished them! Several students are now moving toward chapter books and are really developing the love of reading! WAY TO GO!!
Math
We are continuing with factions, addition, subtraction, and money. These are skills your child will use for the rest of their lives. Please help us to show them how these skills are used in the real world. We make real-world connections as we teach, but if you also help them to see how you use these skills it will become more real for them. The fractions we concentrate on in second grade are a whole, 1/2, 1/3, and 1/4.
Continue to use addition and subtraction flash cards to increase speed and accuracy with basic math facts.
Allow students to count the change in the car or from your pockets.
Encourage your child to look at an analog clock to tell the time.
Encourage your child to look at the calendar to tell you the date.
Writing
We are working on finishing up past writing pieces. We are trying to improve our writing skills by adding details to our writing, being more clear about what we are telling the reader, and we are also working on neatness. These are things you can work on at home with your child too.
We will soon begin working on personal narratives. These are pieces about one specific event. You might want to help your child decide something to write about. It would be something that would be very memorable to them like losing their first tooth, or another special event in their life. You may have pictures and stories to share with them to help them with the details.
Spelling
this week's spelling words are:
puppy, funny, baby, silly lucky, many, happy, only, very, lady, furry, angry
These words connect to our phonics skill for the week.
Reminders:
March 6th - Doughnuts for Dads
March 23 - April 3 - Spring Break
As the weather improves, we will be going outside more for outdoor p.e. Please make sure your child has some kind of jacket or sweatshirt to wear on cooler days.
A good breakfast is the best way to start the day! Lunch is at 11:20. Several students are hungry long before lunchtime. Please encourage your child to eat a good breakfast before they get to the classroom.
Testing is quickly approaching! Work daily with your child to ensure they are ready and have the skills they need to be successful!
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