November 16-20, 2015
Marking Period 2 - Week 3
Second Grade Shark Shout
Students will
will use various
Students
varioustext
text
features to
to locate
locate key
features
key facts
facts
orinformation
information in
in a
or
a text
text
efficiently.
efficiently.
Student will look at leaves
and describe their
observable properties as a
prewriting activity.
Students will
will ask
ask and
Students
and answer
answer
“wh”
questions
to
“wh” questions to
demonstrate understanding
understanding
demonstrate
of key details in a text.
of key details in a text.
Students will write an
informative text about the
features of a leaf.
Students will use sentence
Students will use beginning
level clues and prefixes to
dictionaries and glossaries to
determine the meaning of
clarify
of words
words the
in ameaning
text.
and phrases.
Students will strengthen
their writing by revising and
editing with peers and
adults.
Students will examine a
variety of objects and
describe the parts from
which they are made.
Students will use
geographic
to locate
Students willtools
use map
and
describe
places
elements such as a on
Earth
suchrose
as continents,
compass
and key or
countries,
oceans,
the
legend to locate places
equator,
and
north
and
on a map.
south poles.
Students will ask and
answer questions about
changes made to the
parts of an object.
HOMEROOM
Our
field trip
It’s time
to to
freshen
Strathmore
Hall
up supplies! to
learn about the
orchestra
Please askisyour
scheduled
child
about
his/her 18th. You
for
November
supplies.
We
are
will
receive
information
starting to run out of
and sign a permission
pencils, erasers, glue
slip
at your
child'and
sticks,
crayons,
colored pencils.
Students will describe the
Students will use map
difference between rural,
elements such as the
suburban, and urban
compass rose, legend or
areas.
key, and sectors to locate
places.
Students will apply
strategies to add and
subtract within 20.
Students will add and
subtract within 100 using
place value strategies.
Students will represent
whole number sums and
differences within 100 on
a number line diagram.
Our trip to Strathmore
Hall is on Wednesday.
Please remember to
pack a big lunch with
lots of snacks. We will
eat before and after our
trip in the classrooms.
Our mission is clear and the
possibilities are endless!
Upcoming Dates…
November 18-Field Trip to Strathmore Hall
Positive Notes…
Thank you so much for taking the time to meet with us to
discuss your child’s progress. If for some reason you
missed your appointment, please contact your child’s
teacher.