The Second Grade Scoop December 2012 | IMPORTANT DATES 12/5 Report Cards come home 12/6 Picture Retakes 12/7 Secret Santa 5:30-8:00PM 12/21 Waffle Breakfast 8:30-9:15 AM 12/21 All-School Sing-Along 10:00 AM 12/21 Grade 2 Winter Party 3:00PM 12/22-1/1 No School: Winter Break | Language Arts This month, the children will continue to work on the CAFÉ strategies: Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency and Expanding vocabulary. We will also identify main idea and supporting details in non-fiction writing and work on writing directions. We are all working hard on our Daily Five routines, and the children spend time reading to themselves or a partner, working on writing or their Word Work words or listening to reading when they are not meeting directly with us for small group instruction. |
MATH In Unit 5, the children will understand place value for numbers to 200, add 2-digit numbers with or without a new 10 or 100, determine the total value of a group of coins, and fill in number sequences/write a rule to describe how the numbers are generated. You can help keep your child’s skills sharp by visiting the Woodland website and practicing activities on the Kid Sites to Browse and Learn, as well as using flash cards! | In Other News… *We are learning more about resolving conflicts in the family and with others in Health *We are working on Unit 3 in Social Studies, learning about “Ways of Living”. The children will learn more about the elements of culture and how they are shared, the significance of American symbols, and the differences among national, state and religious holidays. *In art, we will help the children develop an awareness of the Art element, line, in their environment and works of art. *If you are available to help at our Winter Party, please contact your child’s classroom teacher and we will put you on our list of helpers! The party is Friday, December 21, at 3:00 PM. |