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Date: 9/26-30/2016
2nd Grade
email: (Ms. Rogers) [email protected] (Mrs. Cervantes) [email protected]
Exploration & Learning
Spelling words: hard, born, horse, before, more,
smart, farm, porch, corn, chore, score, part
Vocabulary words: courageous, hazard, rescue,
avalanche, instinct
Phonics: r-controlled -ar, -or, -ore, -oar
Skill/Strategy: Literary genre, Story element and
informational text
Comprehension Strategy: Story Structure: “Tara
and Tiree, Fearless Friend"
Vocabulary Strategy: Word Structure/Meaning
Reading: Genre: Literary Nonfiction -Tells about a
true event
Writing: Genre: The Writing Process: Expository
Essay
Types of Sentences: Parts of a sentence Commanding and Exclamatory sentences
Science: Forces and Motion - Sound
Vocabulary: sound, pitch, vibrate, loudness, music,
energy
Math: Place Value to the 1,000's place
Vocabulary: place value, unit, long, flat, cube, digit,
standard form, number word form, expanded form
Social Studies: Technology
What to ask your curious learner?
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What is place value?
What is a unit? A long? A flat? A cube?
What is the subject of a sentence? The predicate of
a sentence?
How many of your high frequency words can you
(the student) spell?
Box Tops- Save your Box Tops so the school can earn
money. Look for the box in the front office and in
Ms. Rogers classroom.
Looking Ahead
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Monday October 10: SCIENCE FAIR
PACKET will be coming home.
Thursday October 27: FALL INTO
FANTASY (Details to come)
Friday October 28: PARENT-TEACHER
CONFERENCES (Student holiday)
Parents will be notified when scheduling
will begin.
Make sure you sign up for the
Parent Portal.
See the front office for more
Homework
information. Help/Tutorials
Homework is given on Monday. Homework
consists of MATH, SPELLING, WRITING & READING
LOG. The students are expected to work on their
homework during tutorials/ dismissal (3:45-5:00).
Mrs. Cervantes and Ms. Rogers will be available to
answer questions and give assist during this time.
Homework that is not completed during this time
MUST be completed at home. Homework is due
every FRIDAY at 8:00am!
Your child will come home with very important papers or learning
resources each week to help prepare them for the test of each Friday.
These MUST be returned to school EVERYDAY. Monitor this please!
Mondays: writing journal (writing homework);
Reading/Language Arts journal(Spelling homework);
science foldable (in science journal); Social Studies Weekly
(Magazine)
Tuesdays: writing journal (writing homework);
Reading/Language Arts journal(Spelling homework);
science foldable (in science journal); S. Studies foldable &
fact web of historical leader (both in S. Studies journal)
Wednesdays: writing journal (writing homework);
Reading/Language Arts journal (Spelling homework);
science foldable (in science journal); S. Studies foldable &
fact web of historical leader (both in S. Studies journal)
Thursdays: writing journal (writing homework);
Reading/Language Arts journal(Spelling homework);
science foldable (in science journal); S. Studies foldable &
fact web of historical leader (both in S. Studies journal)