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2 Grade Newsletter
Week 4
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Aug. 29 -Sept. 2
‘Quacking’ About Important Skills:
SPELLING WORDS
(Initial 2/3 letter blends)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
clock
drop
thrill
press
stuck
6. smell
7. brick
8. plug
9. fresh
10. street
Reading: Students will read The Ugly Duckling. Students
will also be reading a couple of nonfiction books about
Mastery Words:
ducks and their amazing features! They’ll use art and
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writing to demonstrate understanding of the story. We’ll
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also do a science lab to find out how ducks float.
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Language: Students will practice writing different types
of sentences (declarative, interrogative, exclamatory and
commands). They will also begin a study of nouns. Math: This week we will continue to
explore units of measurement. We will focus on comparing different lengths, solving measurement word
problems, and determining what units of measurement (cm or m) are most appropriate for measuring
different sizes.
STORY OF THE WEEK:
The Ugly Duckling
by Hans Christian Anderson
VOCABULARY WORDS
- Make sure your child can read each word, state its meaning, and
use it correctly in a fill in the blank sentence by Friday.
1. duckling - a baby duck
2. lovely - beautiful, pleasing, wonderful
3. strange - unusual, weird, odd
4. proud - to be pleased or happy for what you or someone else achieved
5. stroked - rubbed or petted in a gentle way
6. shame - a feeling of guilt or sadness
Reminders:Sept. 5
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– Labor Day Holiday
Sept. 21 – Fall Picture Day
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Don’t forget to send in “Box Tops for Education.” It’s an easy way to help our school
buy new library books!!!!
IMPORTANT SENTENCES FROM THE UGLY DUCKLING
Don’t forget to read with lots of expression & excitement!!
1. It was a lovely place that mother duck had made her nest.
2. At last, one egg began to crack and out came a little yellow duckling.
3. Now they had much more room to move than when they were in the eggs!
4. “Why, the world goes way past the nest, right into that garden over there! Now, let me see,
are we all here?” A big, gray duckling came out of the shell. It was very large, very ugly, and
very strange. And with that, the mother duck took all the ducklings down to the pond.
5. “You must be my duckling,” said the proud mother to the ugly duckling. “Why, look how well
you swim. Come, let me show you to my friends,” she said and took her ducklings to meet the
other ducks.
6. As time went on, things did not get any better. The ugly duckling felt much shame. He felt
so ugly and alone that he ran away.
7. When she saw the ugly duckling, she thought he could lay eggs like a hen!
8. “How silly you are, you poor, ugly duckling,” they said. “No one who is anything would want to
be in water!”
9. “Be quiet,” said the cat, “and be glad that you have friends that can tell you what is right.
Just see to it that you lay some eggs soon.”
10. He didn’t know what the birds were called, or where they were going, but he felt so close to
them in his heart. He wanted to be with them. As they flew away, the ugly duckling let out a
sad cry. He would always remember those beautiful birds!
11. The wind grew stronger and stronger. The air grew colder and colder.
The duckling had to keep moving through the wind, snow and ice, so he would not freeze.
12. His wings felt very strong. He had never gone so far or so fast. He felt proud! Soon he
was flying over a lovely garden with a pond. But when he looked down, what did he see in the
water? He saw a beautiful, white bird! Not an ugly duckling.