Grade 2 Week
at a Glance (May 14-May 18)
Wednesday Night – Pack library books to be sent back Thursday.
Nightly – Read good-fit
books/Raz-Kids. Reading out loud to a family member helps with fluency and expression.
Literacy: Please continue to 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:
We will continue to prepare for the Grade 2 Provincial
Reading Assessment by focusing on comprehension strategies. Students will be working on their
comprehension through reading a short passage and answering multiple choice
questions to see if they understood the story. It
is vital that students understand what they have read and apply that
information. Please continue to work on reading comprehension at home by either
having your child complete the quiz after reading a book on Raz-Kids, or asking
them questions about their book such as:
what was the book about, who were the characters, where did the story
take place etc.
Writing: Students
will be exploring non-fiction writing.
The students will be researching information about an animal and writing
a report. We have many books at school,
however if your child has a book at home they would like to use they are more
than welcome to bring it in. The book
should be about an animal, and have information in it about what the animal
looks like, what it eats, where it lives and other interesting facts. It is also important that your child is able
to read the text. Please be sure to
label your child’s book to ensure that it makes it back home.
Math:
We will 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.)
·
“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.
- Near Doubles (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:
May 14 – NBTA Branch Day – No
School for students.
May 21 – Victoria Day – No
school.
May 22 – Grade 2 Provincial reading assessment begins (more
information to follow)
May 29 - Half Day professional learning.
Students will be dismissed at 11:30
(please note the change of time).
June 12 – Family Picnic
(more information to follow).
June 13 – Bike Rodeo
1:00-2:30 (more information to follow).
June 22 –
Last day of school
Thank you for your support!
Grade 2 team