Mrs.

Marshalls Grade Two Class

Dear Parents: Happy Easter! It is hard to believe but Spring has arrived and the school year is flying by. We are working hard at preparing for our Provincial Assessment which will take place at the end of ay. !he following is our curriculum for the month of April. LITERACY " We will continue to work on our I!di"idual #ord $tudy lists for the year. " We will continue to work on incorporating %ou!s& 'er(s& Ad)ecti"es a!d Ad"er(s effectively into our writing. " #ord *amilies # ay$ ate$ ank " We will continue to further develop readi!+ comprehe!sio! s,ills %respond to different types of &uestions: literal$ inferential$ personal$ critical$ evaluative$ etc' " (ontinuing to use the $hape Go Map %beginning$ middle and end' when creating a piece of writing " We will continue to focus on !he ) !raits of Writing %Write !raits'. We will continue to strengthen Co!"e!tio!s %editing' and

April Curriculum Letter

continue to work on all other traits such as Ideas& -r+a!i.atio!& $e!te!ce /lue!cy$ #ord Choice& 'oice and overall 0rese!tatio! 1 We will continue to use our #RITI%G CHEC2LI$T as a form of self assessing a piece of writing. " We will continue to e*plore and practice Cursi"e #riti!+ as a techni&ue. " We will be working on +on,-iction and -iction 3oo, Reports a!d 0rese!tatio!s. MATH " review addition and subtraction of two,digit numbers with and without regrouping %continuing to demonstrate their ability to apply appropriate strategies effectively and independently' " continue to e*plore the concept of time " e*plore basic concept of mass and capacity %learn to estimate and measure non,standard and standard units: g$ .g$ ml$ /' " Statistics and Probability # gather and record data about self and others to answer &uestions " (onstruct and interpret concrete graphs and pictographs to solve problems If you have any &uestions or concerns please don0t hesitate to contact me through email # susan.marshall1nbed.nb.ca or by phone 23),4565 !hanks again for all your support7 Susan arshall