Ms.

Bautista’s January Newsletter

Second Grade, Room 14
What We’re Learning:
Welcome back from winter break! This month, we will begin our IB Unit 3 “How We
Express Ourselves.” Students will learn that stories can be told in many different
ways and how people of all cultures use stories to express themselves. Our
second graders will also have an opportunity to practice expressing themselves
by creating their own story and presenting their story in a way of their choosing!

Unit 3 Focus Skills:

Reading: reading stories from different cultures; reading different versions
of one story to compare.
Writing: narrative writing; writing our own twisted fairytale.
Social Studies: learning about different stories, folktales, and fairytales from
other countries and cultures.
Math: 2-digit addition and subtraction; numbers to 1000.

Unit 3 Vocabulary: Reminders:

Story: a series of events told through
various way
Character: person or animal in a story
Setting: tells when and where the story
takes place
Plot: the events that happen in the
beginning, middle, and end of a story
Topic: what the story is about
Main Idea: the most important point an
author wants you to know about a topic
Key Details: tell about and support the
main idea
Theme: main message or lesson the
author wants to tell the reader
Moral: what is believed to be right or
wrong
Point of View: a character telling the
story has feelings about the events;
Please make sure your scholar has the
following every school day:
- a charged chromebook and
headphones
- a water bottle
- a jacket for classroom use
Remember:
- NO SCHOOL Monday, January 15
(Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
Contact Ms. Bautista:
Kibautista@mvusd.net
951- xxx- xxx
https://missbautistaslittlelearners.weeb
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