Curriculum News
This next week will get us even more into the swing of things in second grade. We will be further exploring each of the 5 Oceans during our Science time. With all of our early outs, we are not getting enough time in for our Social Studies so we will carve in some time in the afternoon to further explore the idea of communities and community helpers. As we continue to look at several more excellent books by Cynthia Rylant, we will be looking at her writing style and applying some of her techniques to our own original work! Now that the Daily 5 is in full swing, we will also be getting into our reading groups and be able to work on some very important reading skills like story elements and making predictions!
Reading Assignment
Beginning this next week, we will start a new reading assignment. Each student is asked to read 80 minutes per week at home. There will be “Reading Log” that will be going home with students starting on Monday. You will need to initial each day that they have read for proof of completion and turn it in that following Monday for credit. If students hit their reading goal every week during that month, they will get an opportunity to either eat lunch with me in the cafeteria or get a homework coupon which is good for getting out of one homework assignment that following week. They can choose which prize they would like! I have already seen so much enthusiasm towards reading from this group and am very excited to see this continue to grow throughout the year! Students are not penalized for not participating but any extra reading time at all with you is a wonderful experience for everyone involved!
Book Order
There is a book order that is going home with students on Monday, August 31st. It needs to be returned no later than Monday, September 7th. Thank you for looking at this with your child!
Spelling Words For August 31st-Sept. 4th
little work know place years rain mail wait paint chant paid history goods pitch
Challenge Words (Extra Credit)
volume services
Have a great weekend!