Grade 2 Mrs. Waugh
Week at a Glance (May 29-June 2)
Nightly – Read good-fit books/Raz Kids. Have your child provide a retell of the main events. *****June benchmark for reading- Students need to be reading books at level K/L independently, fluently, and with good comprehension*****
Library – Pack library books Tuesday to be returned Wednesday. This will be the last week for signing out books.
Literacy:
Practice/review 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.
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.
Word Family: There will be no new word families. We will review for the remainder of the year.
Writing: Non-fiction writing - The students will be researching information about an animal and writing a report.
Math: We will continue to explore measurement. Your child will be learning to
· Estimate, measure, and compare lengths using non-standard units, such as paper clips, straws, snap cubes, popsicle sticks etc.
· Estimate, measure, and compare height using non-standard units.
· Estimate, measure, and compare the distance around an object using non-standard units.
· Estimate, measure, and compare masses using balance scales and non-standard units.
· Solve everyday problems about measurement.
We will also be exploring geometry. Your child will be learning to identify, describe, compare and construct 2D and 3D shapes. They will also be learning to identify 2-D shapes as parts of 3-D objects in the environment.
Please continue to practice addition and subtraction facts (both single digit and double digit), both orally and with paper and pencil.
Practice Facts with answers to 20 and make sure your child is using strategies:
- Counting-on and counting-back in their head (17+3, 20-2, etc.)
- Counting-on and back using fingers (13+5, 18-6, etc.)
- “Making 10” – For example, for 13+9, take 1 from 13 to make the 9 a 10, and13 is now 12. Now it is easy to solve because12+10 is 22! Students can think about those patterns we noticed on the 100 chart.
- Doubles plus/minus 1 and 2. For example, for 7+8, students know 7+7 =14, so 7 + 8 is just 1 more! (doubles plus one).
Reminders/Important Dates:
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.
Homework will take on a different format beginning next week for the month of June. Stay tuned for more information!
Thanks and have a great week!