Sweet Faces!

     What a great class we have this year! Their smiling faces would give anyone a lift! Please make sure you sign up for an SEP time soon-the time is going by quickly.

       We are moving on in Math to working with numbers on a 100 chart so that we can see relationships between numbers. Greater, less than, before, between and other great vocabulary words help us see these numbers as they relate to other numbers. Please help your student finish up the October Math Homework packet by the end of next week. We will be expanding our math facts to higher numbers and working to gain automaticity so that math is easier (and more fun!)

   This week in Reading Street we will be learning about working together in history, primarily Abraham Lincoln. Here is the Study Skills Page...

Second Grade Weekly Study Skills

Unit 2, Week 2 (Abraham Lincoln)

Below are the skills and vocabulary we will be working on for the next 5 days.  (*Please note: our literacy lessons are based on 5-day plans that may or may not align with a M-F schedule. In an effort to teach the entire grade level core, we will send home the “weekly study skills” on the day that we begin a new 5-day instructional sequence.)  You can support your child’s literacy skills by reviewing, discussing, and practicing the skills and concepts below:

Big Idea/Big Question (This is the theme of our unit in class.)	Question of the Week (This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
Working Together:  How can we work together?	How has working together changed history?
Phonics Skills (These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)	Spelling Patterns and associated Words (These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Contractions	Contractions aren’t   can’t   didn’t   hadn’t   haven’t   he’s   I’ll   I’m   isn’t   it’s   she’s   who’s
High Frequency Words (These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)	Story Words (These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
certainly   either   great   laugh   second   worst   you’re	fault   honest   lawyer   noticed
Oral Vocabulary (Try using these words in your conversations at home.)	Handwriting Practice (Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
aloft   architect   ingenious   identify   participate   scour   significant   tinker	Nn, Mm

I hope you all had a relaxing long weekend!! Take a look at these cute "Halloween People" aren't they adorable? I think your children are too. The school year is zipping by and we are already learning place value in math in preparation for double digits. Whew! I hope your little one is practicing his/her math facts because they are becoming very important to know.
   In Reading Street we are set to begin Unit 2 and some brand-new questions. I love the great vocabulary we are learning!
   Second Grade Weekly Study Skills

Unit 2, Week 1 (Tara and Tiree, Fearless Friends)

Below are the skills and vocabulary we will be working on for the next 5 days.  (*Please note: our literacy lessons are based on 5-day plans that may or may not align with a M-F schedule. In an effort to teach the entire grade level core, we will send home the “weekly study skills” on the day that we begin a new 5-day instructional sequence.)  You can support your child’s literacy skills by reviewing, discussing, and practicing the skills and concepts below:

Big Idea/Big Question (This is the theme of our unit in class.)	Question of the Week (This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
Working Together:  How can we work together?	How can we help each other in dangerous situations?
Phonics Skills (These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)	Spelling Patterns and associated Words (These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
r-Controlled ar, or, ore, oar	r-Controlled ar, or, ore, oar before   born   chore   corn   farm   hard   horse   more   part   porch   score  smart
High Frequency Words (These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)	Story Words (These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
break   family   heard   listen   once   pull	brave   collar   slipped
Oral Vocabulary (Try using these words in your conversations at home.)	Handwriting Practice (Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
avalanche   blustery   courageous   fast-paced   hazard   instinct   rescue   skittish	Ii, Uu, Rr and Letter Size

    It has been fun doing a "Reading Street Review" week, we will continue our review next week as well, as it is a short one. The good news for all is that we will not be doing a new spelling list next week. Yahoo! (I can just hear it in class tomorrow!)  One of the neatest things about this new program is the "amazing words" and the way I see our smart little ones using them in their everyday language. I love the vocabulary!!
   Despite the short school week, I would still like to see our students read 100 minutes this week and keep practicing their math homework.  *Remember Wednesday is a short day. Have a great fall break!
 
   

What a beautiful fall weekend! Enjoy your day with your children tomorrow, we will be in training sessions and meetings. I will be very glad to welcome my happy group back on Tuesday.
    This week begins a Unit 1 Review where we will go back and review each place we explored; Communities, Space, Desert and so forth to make sure the concepts are in place. On Friday we will do a Spelling Review with a few words from each unit. (Don't panic-I will send home and post a list here..) I won't have them until tomorrow-so I will add them to this post. Thanks for all of your support.

Spelling Review Words

tip    

tag     

run

page

vote

size  

ask   

state

brave

talked   

hugging

smiled

what

chase

shape