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2nd Grade Overview

May 2 - 8

MATH​: We will complete Chapter 6 focusing on shapes. Our assessment will be given in two parts. Part 1 will be on Wednesday, May 6, and Part 2 will be on Thursday, May 7.

READING​: We will start a new book, The Chalkbox Kid, that we will read together as a class. 

**Please have your child read for ten minutes each night. Include time for your child to practice reading aloud to you as well. 

SPELLING/PHONICS​: We will be on List 31. The test will be on Friday, May 8.

This list focuses on suffixes: ing, ed, er, est, ful, less, and able.

List 31: making, taking, having, baked, saved, loved, shaker, gamer, loveable, useless, hopeful, bravest.

SCIENCE: We will continue learning about Matter and Energy.

LANGUAGE/WRITING​: Students will be working on Mentor Sentences, which include labeling the different parts of a sentence and rewriting the sentence using the same grammar pattern. We will also be identifying the parts of a paragraph and practicing writing fiction and nonfiction paragraphs.

STEM: Engineering Challenges

A few reminders: 

-May AR Goal is 5 points.

-The rooms can be cold, so your child may need a sweater/sweatshirt (follow the uniform guidelines) to wear in the classroom. 

-Students may also need a water bottle that they can use in the classroom, but also outside for recess.

-Please make sure to label your child’s water bottle and sweaters/sweatshirts.