Grade 2 Week
at a Glance (Oct. 30-Nov. 3)
Wednesday Night – Pack library books to be sent back Thursday.
Nightly – read good fit books and practice sight words
introduced up to this point. Students
now have the option of reading books online on Raz-kids.
November Reading Benchmark – in order for your child to meet the
benchmark he/she should be reading independently, with good comprehension books
at level H.
Literacy:
Words of the Week:
snap, it’s, won’t, they’re, can’t, didn’t,
don’t, that’s
Word Family: -ap. How many words can you think of that end with
the –ap sound?
We will be focusing on contractions this week. Please see the words of the week for
practice.
Writing: At this point in the school year, students
should be using upper and lower case letters appropriately, spelling word wall
words correctly, sounding out unknown words phonetically, form all letters
properly without reversals and consistently using proper end punctuation and
finger spaces.
Math: We will continue to represent numbers to 50
in a variety of ways. This week we will
be applying our skip counting skills to counting coins (pennies, nickels,
dimes, and quarters.) To practice, have
your child count different combinations of coins. For example 3 dimes, 1 nickel and 2 pennies
etc.
Please continue to practice the following:
· Counting forward by 2’s starting at an odd
number (1, 3, 5, 7…)
·
Count
by 2’s starting at an even number other than 2.
·
Say “write
the number that has 2 tens and 3 ones” and have your child write the numeral
(23). Try it several times this week
with numbers up to 50.
·
One more
one less than numbers to 50.
·
Ask
your child to represent a given number up to 50, using house hold items
(buttons, noodles etc). Have them show you
the number in groups of 10’s and 1’s.
For example; 34 would be 3 groups of 10 and 4 singles.
·
Identify
odd/even numbers to 20.
·
Place
five numbers (up to 50) in front of your child and have them order them from
least to greatest or greatest to least. Ask
them how they know the order.
If your child is successful completing the
above tasks with numbers to 50, try the above using numbers to 100.
Reminders/Important Dates:
·
October 31- Halloween –
Tuesday, Oct. 31 – special math/ literacy activities and shared snack. Please feel free to send in a healthy snack
to share with the class. We have 21
students. This activity is optional, so
do not feel obligated to send in food, if it is at all an inconvenience. Children are encouraged, but not obligated,
to wear orange and black. No costumes
please.
·
Nov. 7 – picture
re-takes
· Nov.
10 – Full day Professional Learning Day – no
school for students
· Nov. 13
– No school due to Remembrance Day
· Nov. 20
– Report Cards go home
· Nov. 23
– Parent teacher conferences (evening)
· Nov
24 – Parent teacher conferences (morning), Professional
learning in
the afternoon. No
school for students.
Thank you for your support!
Grade 2 team