Last Week Before Break...

Whoa, was it cold  the last two weeks or what?  We finally got to go out again for a brief time at the end of this week. Poor Mrs. Dean's toes may never be warm again! We learned to write friendly letters last week and wrote to some new "pen pals" in Gilbert AZ as well as to a buddy in our own class. We are really excited to get an answer to our letters after the break. (My granddaughter is also in second grade, so I contacted her teacher.) We will be taking our end of week tests on Thursday this week so that we can have fun at the sing-a-long and other seasonal activities on Friday. Have a great holiday!

Second Grade Weekly Study Skills

Unit 3, Week 3 (Anansi Goes Fishing)

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.)
Creative Ideas:  What does it mean to be creative?	How can creative thinking solve a problem?
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.)
Compound Words	Compound Words: backyard   basketball   bathtub   bedtime   birthday   driveway   mailbox   raindrop   riverbank   someone   something   weekend
High Frequency Words (These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)	Story Words (These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
been   believe   caught   finally   today    tomorrow   whatever	delicious   justice   lazy   weave
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.)
boast   consume   contentment   cure   gloat   incident   prey   shrewd   snicker	Manuscript to Cursive Letter Formation

Our Fun Robots!

We had a great time working in teams to create a "robot!" Thanks for all of the materials.

Second Grade Weekly Study Skills

Unit 3, Week 2 (Dear Juno)

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.)
Creative Ideas:  What does it mean to be creative?	In what creative ways do we communicate?
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.)
Long o:  o, oa, ow	Long o:  o, oa, ow ago   bowl   float   goat   hold   most   open   show   slow   toad   toast   told
High Frequency Words (These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)	Story Words (These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
answer   company   faraway   parents   picture   school   wash	envelope   persimmons   photograph   smudged
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.)
correspond   cove   deaf   footprint   imitate   postage   transport   sign language	Numbers 1 – 10 Number Formation