Hello!
It's hard to believe this is our last week of school before the Thanksgiving Break. Read on to find out what we have been working on in 2nd grade!
Grammar:
We practiced identifying and writing commands (imperative sentences) and exclamatory sentences!
Reading:
Skills we've been working on include:
- Making predictions while reading "The Leaky Robot"
- Using dialogue in a story to consider the characters' point of view while reading "Abigail, Enough!"
- noting the special features found when reading a drama or play, and comparing them to a fictional text while reading "The Lost Sock." The children enjoyed reading an additional play with a small group of their classmates. It was so much fun watching them work together!
- indentifying figurative language including idioms, personification, similes, alliteration, and onomatopoeia. These figurative elements make the texts we read more fun, vivid, interesting, and artistic!
Writing:
After editing our work to add description and sight and sound words, we shared our "Fun Time Outdoors" story with a friend. Partners shared what they liked or what they learned after listening to their friend's story.
Math:
- Solving story problems using bar models
- comparing two sets
- identifying when to add and when to subtract
Social Studies:
- discussing communities and how they work
- learning about the history of the Pilgrims and the 1st Thanksgiving
- the children have been asked to decide if they would have boarded the Mayflower back in 1620, and give 3 reasons why, or why not!
Word study:
- sorting words by their number of syllables
Veterans Day:
We focused on this important day in the United States on Thursday. We learned about the different branches of the military, and why this day is such a meaningful day to Americans. The children also enjoyed making cards for our Veterans.
Upcoming Dates:
11/16 - PTA Dine-Out at Portillo's in Rolling Meadows
11/19 - Deadline to order Cocoa Bombs for ABC/25 Fundraiser
11/19 - Report Cards emailed to parents
11/22 - 11/26 - Thanksgiving Break, No School
11/29 - School resumes
12/1 - 12/4 - Pick up pre-ordered ABC/25 Fundraiser Cocoa Bombs from Berry Yo
12/3 - ABC/25 Get Burbed Challenge T-Shirt Design Contest entries due
Reminders:
As the weather turns colder, please be sure your child is dressed for the dropping temperatures. We will go outside every day that the temperature feels at or above 0 degrees. Remember hats, gloves, and warm coats. Please LABEL these items with your child's name. On the days that your child brings snow gear, please remember to send a change of shoes for them to wear indoors. We have PE on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so be sure to have a pair of gym shoes on those days! It's always a good idea to keep an extra pair of gloves and socks in your child's backpack in case they get wet during the day.
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