Homework
for week of May 29
Sunday
Night: Pack
library books. We missed library last week due to the long weekend.
Nightly:
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Read
good-fit books. Have your child provide a retell of the main events. Also, when
your child reads a word containing a sound team, point it out to him/her. Try
keeping a running list of the sound team words you and your child find in
his/her good-fit books to practice reading and spelling at home. In order to be meeting grade level reading
expectations, students
must be reading level G books independently, fluently, and with good
comprehension by the end of June.
·
Practice
all sight words and sound teams. If your
child can read all of the sight words, have him/her try spelling them or
writing them in a sentence.
- The sight words for
grade 1 will be their no excuse spelling
words in grade 2. So, they could get a head start!
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Reading: Expression
·
Encourage your child to read with expression! Point out how quotation
marks mean someone is talking and that we may have to change our tone of voice
to match the speaker. Also, be watching for question marks, exclamation marks,
and/or words printed in bold or all uppercase letters which usually indicates
that the reader should be using expression and/or changing tone of voice.
Writing: Many
Moments Stories
- Please continue to have your child practice
printing letters. Grade 2 teachers expect students to have no reversals
and easy to read printing. This includes sitting letters on lines, making
tall letters tall and short letters short, and having no unnecessary
uppercases letters inside of words.
Math: Numbers
to 100 & measurement
·
Continue as necessary:
·
Work on
number reversals/formation.
·
Work on number
line activities.
·
Work on 100
chart activities.
·
Work on
before/after…..especially when it involves a new decade, for example after 49,
after 89, before 60, before 40 etc.
·
We
are continuing our unit on measurement. We worked on surface area-the amount of
space taken up by an object and will
work on capacity (how much something will hold) as well as mass (how much an
object weighs).
·
The
goal is not for students to memorize facts (however, it is great if they understand
the strategy so well that some facts are now memorized). The important skill is
to use strategies (counting-on, doubles, doubles plus/minus 1, making
10,etc.). When you are practicing with your child at home, make sure you talk
about what strategy he/she is using. You may need to give reminders such as,
you should be able to figure that one out
because you know the strategy of doubles plus one or how can we figure this one out? What strategy could we use?
Reminders:
Wednesday, June 7- Bike Rodeo 1:30-2:30
(Rain date June 14th)
Thursday, June 15-last day for cafeteria
Friday, June 16-School Picnic and showcase (more info to follow)
June 23-Last day of school
Be sure to
ask your child about their letter activity for our ABC countdown!
Your child may wear a hat to school on Tuesday, May 30 for “H Day” of our ABC
countdown.
- Be sure to check the school web page for
information on upcoming events and dates.
Homework
will take on a different format beginning next week for the month of June. Stay
tuned for more information!