Second Grade Newsletter
May 2016
Here’s what we will be learning this
month:
In reading, we will focus on informational texts. We will continue to analyze text features to help us understand the text. We
will also read many biographies to gain information about American leaders and the past.
In writing, students will research a leader and write about the
important events of their lifetime. We will use this research to
write a paragraph about the leader. We will continue to emphasize correct capitalization and punctuation when we are writing.
At this time of the year, second graders should be using capital
letters appropriately.
In math, we will continue to focus on addition and subtraction
within 1000. Students will develop written methods and explain
their reasoning with different types of problems using concrete
models, drawings, place value strategies, and written methods.
Students will work on composing and decomposing tens and hundreds while adding and subtracting.
In science, students have been observing the life cycle of a
Painted Lady Butterfly. Most of our caterpillars are currently in
a chrysalis form and we are eagerly awaiting a butterfly to
emerge! During May, we will also begin to observe the life cycle
of brine shrimp in the classroom. Finally, we will
revisit the phases of the moon and begin to discuss its orbit around the Earth.
In social studies, students will work to learn
about leaders in America. We will explore the
leader’s timeline and read how they have shown effort, motiviation, and persistence to achieve their goals.
A Look Ahead
Monday, May 9
Insect project comes home
Thurs.,May 12
Interims come home
Wed., May 25
Insect project due
Monday, May 30 Memorial Day—no school
Home School Connection
In science we have been studying habitats and life cycles. During the
month of May, your child will be researching an insect at home. They will
need to research important facts to
share with the class and build a threedimensional model of their insect.
Look for this project to come home on
May 9!
Our classrooms are running low on tissues, snacks, and glue sticks. Please
send in a donation to your child’s classroom.
May is a busy time of year! One of
the most important things you can
continue to do nightly with your child
is read!
Goin’ Buggy
This year, the second graders will be presenting the
play, Goin’ Buggy. Mark your calendars for June 8th!
We will present the play at 10:00, 2:40 and 7:00.