Thanks for all of the support at Back-to-School Night. It was fun for me to meet the family that goes with your child. I understand here are a lot of other commitments too, so the information went home in their Friday Folders. Here is a recap:
1. We use the planners to write messages on the left side (you can write on the right) Spelling words will be written in it on Monday. (They can also be found in the Homework section of this blog...short vowels this week) Please jot down your child's reading minutes on the calendar page. right now we are on page 11.
2. Math Packet is the homework for the month. Do a page or 2 every day to review math facts. This one is due by October 1st.
3. I am glad to see so many students kept reading over the summer. 20 minutes a day is our goal.
4. If you are available to be a parent helper, we need you from 9:55-10:55. Monday is full, but there are openings on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. It won't be for a few weeks, just let me know if you are available.Thanks!
I am looking forward to another great week! You'll see a spelling pretest tomorrow.
Second Grade Weekly Study Skills
Unit 1, Week 1 (The Twin Club)
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:
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Big
Idea/Big Question
(This is the theme of our
unit in class.)
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Question
of the Week
(This is the theme/question
for this week’s instruction in class.)
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Exploration: What can we learn from exploring new places
and things?
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What can we learn by
exploring different communities?
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Phonics
Skills
(These are the letters and
sounds we are learning in class.)
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Spelling
Patterns and associated Words
(These patterns connect to
our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
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Short
vowels and consonants
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Short
vowels and consonants:
rock list
desk job sad
chop sack tag
rib mess dust
drum
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High
Frequency Words
(These reading words should
be practiced and memorized.)
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Story
Words
(These reading words are
words from this week’s main selection.)
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beautiful country
friend front someone
somewhere
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cousins meadow
parents promise
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Oral
Vocabulary
(Try using these words in
your conversations at home.)
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Handwriting
Practice
(Students can practice the
writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
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downy founders
investigate muttered perch
rural unanimous urban
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Aa, Dd, Oo,
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