This week in reading we

will read The Mixed-Up

Chameleon and The
Very Foolish Tortoise
by Eric Carle. We will
be focusing on under-
standing the authors
central message by an-
swering who, what,
when, where and why
questions. In writing we
will be focusing on creat-
ing good paragraphs that
include a topic sentence,
three-four good details
and a closing sentence.
In grammar we will focus
on what make a perfect
sentence (capital letters,
periods, question marks
or exclamation points.)
In math we will focus on
adding and subtracting
fact families. We will
also work on identifying
whether to add or sub-
tract when solving word
problems.
In my second grade class,
we will have social stud-
ies for two weeks and
then have science for
two weeks. I do this be-
cause I enjoy teaching in
units and children retain
more information for
tests when learning eve-
rything at once instead of
mixing the two subjects
up.
We will begin with Unit 1
in social studies which is
all about rules, leaders,
cities, towns, and sub-
urbs.
Homework will begin
this week. Children are
responsible for math
homework, the back side
of a math fact sheet,
spelling tic-tac-toe sheets
and reading logs. Spelling
homework only needs
completed 3/4 nights but
students are welcome to
choose four activities if
they want. Please get
them a notebook or
writing paper so they can
complete these activities
at home. I have paper at
school but they arent
going to remember to
get it everyday. The
spelling tic-tac-toe sheets
will change weekly and
they will be due on Fri-
days. They are worth 6
points each week as part
of their spelling grade.
Please time your chil-
dren on their math facts
at home. If you notice
they are on the same
facts for awhile, you need
to purchase flashcards
and make an effort to
practice with them at
home.
Poetry folders will come
home on Mondays. They
are to stay in their back-
packs or at home during
the week. Please read
the poem once per night
as part of the nightly
reading log. On Tues-
days, students will bring
home their reading text
book. Please read the
story of the week and
return on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, students
will bring home a book
bag. This book bag will
contain leveled readers
and selections the chil-
dren have made from the
classroom library.
Please, please, please
dont lose these books,
especially the ones from
the curriculum. :)
Fill out the nightly read-
ing log and return it on
the following Monday.
Reading logs will look
different sometimes in
order to keep the stu-
dents interested in filling
them out. I will upload a
generic tic-tac-toe sheet
and reading log to the
website if you happen to
lose the papers sent
home on Monday.
If you have any questions
you can email me at
lee.sarah@constellations
chools.com
WELCOME BACK!!!!
2nd Grade News
Aug. 25-29
Mrs. Lee
Vocabulary Words:
dull not bright
or clear
exciting lively
and interesting
handsome
good looking
hardly barely,
just a little bit
sideways from
side to side
sparkling
shiny, bright
spotted saw
Westpark
Community
School
1. hide
2. slide
3. ride
4. wide
5. pride
6. bid
7. kid
8. eyelid
9. inside
10.hid
11.no
12.big
13.brown
14.eat
15.people
Spelling Words