Fun Science Day and Field Trip!

A BIG thank you to all of the Mom's who made Hands On Science so great this year!Mrs. Roumpos headed it up, assisted by Mrs. Belko, Mrs. Stevens, Mrs. Nielsen, and Mrs. Harmer. The kids loved it!

Our field trip was fabulous! Again, it would not be possible without the many volunteers (In this case, Mrs. May, Mrs. Cullimore, Mrs. Herbstritt, Mrs. Loveland, Mrs. Taylor and Mr. Weaver) who came along to help us make sure everyone was safe. THANK YOU all!

Keep practicing oral reading-our final assessment is May 14th.

Second Grade Weekly Study Skills

Unit 6, Week 1 (Just Like Josh Gibson)

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.)
Traditions:  Are traditions and celebrations important in our lives?	Why are sports traditions important in our country?
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.)
Inflected Endings	Inflected Endings: heavier   heaviest   lighter   lightest   liked   liking   planned   planning   skipped   skipping   tried   trying
High-Frequency Words (These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)	Story Words (These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
guess   pretty   science   shoe   village   watch	bases   cheers   field   plate   sailed   threw
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.)
athlete   challenge   champion   dainty   disguise   effort   professional   shortstop	Cursive Letters U, V, W, Y Letter and Word Spacing

Second Grade Weekly Study Skills