Grade 2 Week
at a Glance (Feb. 24-Feb.28)
Tuesday Night – Pack library books to be
sent back Wednesday.
Nightly – read good fit books/Raz-Kids and
practice sight words/sound teams introduced up to this point.
·
When
reading with your child, check for comprehension by asking your child the “who”,
“what”, and “where” of the stories they read (characters, problem, and
setting).
·
Have him/her provide a retell of the main events in the
story.
Literacy:
High Frequency
Words: thank, phone
There are only 2 new words this
week to give the students a chance to do a big review of all the sight words
that have been sent home up to this point.
Word Family: -ank. How many words can you think of that end with
the –ank sound?
Literacy: silent H
We will practice words with a
silent H. Have your child try reading words such as the following at home: honest, hour, ghost, honour, exhaust,
rhyme, etc.
Reading strategies: Review
We will take this week before March Break to review the
reading strategies we have practiced so far this year.
Sound team: Review the ph sound…..as in
phone
Writing: Writing a
Strong Lead
This week we will learn how beginning our stories with action can grab our
reader’s attention. For example; rather than; My friend came over, write… I
darted to the door as my friend rang the doorbell.
Math:
We are continuing our unit on two digit addition and
subtraction. The learning goals of this
unit will build upon what was learned in our unit on addition and subtraction
to 18. We are focusing on using models
such as hundred charts, open number lines, and base ten blocks to solve
addition and subtraction problems.
We are also using the front-end strategy addition which has students add the tens and
then the ones. For example: 42+21=
40+20 =60 and 2+1=3 and 60+3= 63 (there are many sites that have great
explanations of this method.)
This week we will continue to focus on adding two digit
numbers with regrouping. This means that
the ones place will add to more than 9.
Please continue to practice addition of 1 and 2 digit numbers at home,
with and without regrouping 23+22 = (no regrouping) 28 + 17 = (regrouping). Have your child practice questions such
as: 42+15= , 59+24=
, 74 + 11=, 38 + 44= etc.
Reminders/Important Dates:
Feb. 24-28…Kindness Week Activities (please refer to the email sent home by
the office as well as webpage for more info).
March 2-6-March break
Thank
you for your support!