Grade 2 Mrs. Waugh
Week at a Glance (Nov. 28 – Dec.2)
Tuesday Night – Pack library books to be sent back Wednesday.
Nightly – read good fit books/Raz-Kids, practice word wall words and sound teams.
· Reading: Although we have been practicing stretching out sounds in words we don’t know, it is important your child knows that not every word needs to be sounded out. For example they should know the word wall words which have been sent home “in a snap.” By reading over these words quickly, without attempting to stop and show how we can sound them out, can help make students’ reading more fluent.
Literacy:
Word Wall Words: asked, back, could, mother, not, would
Please have your child practice reading & spelling the words above.
Word Family: -ot & -ack
How many words can you find that end with ot & ack?
Sound Teams: “ou” for the short u sound.
Have students read the following words: double, young, cousin, touch, and point out how these words are “rule breakers”. Rather than making the ou sound that we are used to, as in out, loud, shout, etc., they make the short u sound.
Reading strategies: Retell
This week we will be practicing retelling the important parts of a story (characters, setting, sequence of important events, etc.). Have your child provide a retell of his/her home reading books when reading at home.
Writing: Punctuation
This week we will be reviewing when to use punctuation (periods, exclamation marks, question marks, and commas). Have your child write two sentences about his/her day and practice using proper punctuation.
Math:
· We will continue to work with Numbers to 100. Please practice the following;
o Counting by 1’s, 2's, 5’s, and 10’s forward and backward to/from 100. Counting by 10’s to starting ‘off the decade’ (ex: 3, 13, 23…, 64, 54, 44…), count by 2’s starting at any even number (ie; 26, 28, 30, 32…, 88, 86, 84…), counting by 5’s starting with any number ending in 0 or 5 (ie; 45, 50, 55…, 95, 90, 85…), Count by 1’s to 100 forward and backward from different starting points.
o Provide your child with various amounts of coins (pennies, nickels, dimes) and have him/her count the amount. Practice writing the total using the cent symbol. Remind your child to always start their count with the coins that have the greatest value (ie; dimes first, then nickels, then pennies)
o Have your child practice ordering a set of numbers to 100 from least to greatest and greatest to least.
o Have your child compare two numbers and say which is greater/less and how they know (place value)
Reminders/Important Dates:
Christmas Basket Item Due (Family Fun Night) – Wednesday Nov. 30 – please note that this is voluntary.
Christmas Dinner: Dec. 8 - Tickets are now available for purchase in the cafeteria or the main office. $6.00 each. Dinner includes, mashed potatoes, turkey, dressing, veggies, cookie and milk. Cash or cheque (payable to Chartwells). Reminder: On-line sales do not include milk. It will be available for purchase that day. No other food is offered.
Christmas Concert: Dec. 16 (storm date Dec. 20)
Last day before Christmas: Dec. 23 (half day)
No school for students/PD for teachers: Jan 9th
First Day back for students: Jan 10th
Thanks and have a great week