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Welcome to the 2018-2019 School Year!
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SPREE Field Trip is on October 11. We have not had any parent chaperones volunteer to go with us. If you can go with us, please let Mrs. Brady know ASAP.
Your child will need to bring a sack lunch from home. If you will need to order a lunch from school, please let Mrs. Brady know right away. This week in Superkids we will: -Decode and encode words with ar/är/, or/ôr/spelling patterns -Encode Pattern Words with -art, -ark, -arm, -orn, -ort, -or -Understand and discuss the meaning of Memory Words -Recognize the meaning of nouns with -er endings Ask your child: What sound do er, ir and ur sound like? Write a word that uses each of these patterns In small reading groups we are: -Working on developing our comprehension skills and strategies for Non-Fiction texts. We will: -Draw and support conclusions -Sequence events or steps Connect text to self or experience Respond to text in writing Recognize text features Determine important ideas Ask your child: Can you identify 3 new facts you learned this week in while reading a your non-fiction texts. Why did the author write the article? What did the author want you to learn? This week in writing, we will: -Continue to work on Autobiographies and completing final drafts and illustration. -Some of us are finishing, so we will be asking for feedback and working on final drafts. -Evaluate own and others' writing Ask your child: Why do writers need to write more than one draft? What does every sentence need? Do you know what step comes next after Revising your draft? This week in math, we will: -Students will solve story problems in relation to place value and base ten. -Students will think about how the base ten system and solving story problems using dimes, pennies and groups of ten and singles -Students will solve one step story problems using addition and subtraction -Students will use different strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems: number line, 100 grids, cubes and pictures. -Students will build fluency with addition and subtraction facts from 0-20. -Students will count by 2,5 and 10 (skip counting) which will help them to add and subtract on a number line. Ask your child: Kira has 87 baseball cards. Each pack of cards has 10 in each pack. How many groups of 10 will she have? How many singles does she have? IMPORTANT DATES: 10/03 CSC Fall Forum, 6-7pm 10/06 Moose is Loose Carnival (2:00pm-5:00pm) 10/10 Middle School Information Night (7-8pm) 10/11 Muffins for Moms (8:00am) 10/11 2nd Grade SPREE Field Trip
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This week in Superkids, we will:
Read words with /s/ /z/ /ss/ and /zz/ Recognize and practice plurals Encode pattern words and spell memory words Recognize syllables Understand long and short vowels Use memory and pattern words to complete sentences Read and write words with plural endings –s and –es Participate in discussions Ask your child: What does plural mean? If a word is plural, what should it have at the end? How many syllables in the wordhelicopter? This week in writing, we will: Understand the writing process Edit our first drafts of our Autobiography Revise our first drafts Create a second draft Understand how to “extend” a sentence to clarify our thinking Understand mechanics Ask your child: Why do writers need to write more than one draft? What does every sentence need? Do you know what step comes next after Revising your draft? This week in math, we will: Solve a comparison story problem with the difference unknown Dig deeper into subtraction Practice moving left and right on the number line Practice one-step word problems Continue working on number strings Develop fluency with addition and subtraction up to 20 Ask your child: Does order matter with subtraction? Why? When using a number line, do we go left or right with subtraction? Wish List: play doh white notecards Important Dates: Library Day: Every Tuesday Picture day this Thursday 9/20 9/20 Mrs. Brady in the building but will be working with administration 9/21 All second grade classes will have subs. We will be in the building but at a Professional Development. This week in Superkids, we will: Read words with CV, CVC, CVCE, and CVVC vowel patterns Encode pattern words with vowel at the end, silent e, and two vowels together Complete rhymes and sentences Discuss memory words Understand and use antonyms Read and illustrate words with short, long, and silent vowels Identify the vowel sounds long i and long e Encode words ending with ay Understand and use adjectives Understand idioms Ask your child: What is an adjective? What does silent e do to vowels? What an is antonym? This week in writing, we will: Generate ideas before writing Sequence events and steps Use the writing process to plan an autobiography Spell contractions Understand and correct sentences that are incomplete Understand and fix mechanics Use organizational structure Ask your child: What is an autobiography? What does every sentence need? Why do we make drafts of our writing samples? What are the steps to the writing process? This week in math, we will: Consider whether reordering the numbers in a subtraction problems results in the same difference. Develop fluency with addition and subtraction within 20 Solving a comparison story problem with the difference unknown Solve one-step or two-step story problems Review ten frames Ask your child: Does order matter with addition? With subtraction? Be practicing math facts! Flash cards are available at most dollar stores. This week in Superkids, we will:
Read words with /el/ and /ng/ Encode pattern words with /le/ and /ng/ Understand vocabulary to choose correct sentence endings Understand homonyms bee, bug, to, two, too, Discuss Onomatopoeia Understand and identify nouns and verbs in sentences Understand that some words can be both a noun Write two sentences to provide a solution to a problem Read rhyming words Edit sentences for capitalization, spelling, and punctuation Participate in discussions In small group, we will be starting our book clubs. We will switch every two weeks between book club and magazines. We will: Begin Frog and Toad Understand words important to text Use context clues Sequence events Draw and support conclusions Connect text to self or experiences Determine important ideas Understand characters Support conclusions Recognize text features Read with appropriate and natural phrasing Ask your child: What is a homonym? Why do authors use onomatopoeia? What is noun? What is verb? In writing, we will: Give feedback on writing prompts (focusing on mechanics) Distinguish between complete and incomplete sentences Understand the differences between punctuation Begin autobiography discussions and planning Ask your child: What are the three things feedback needs to include? What does every sentence need? What is a run-on sentence? This week in math, we will: Continue to practice fluency with math facts Review time Understand number strings and problems with multiple addends Discuss strategies for mental math Practice subtraction on the number line Distinguish the important information in word problems Understand even and odd numbers Ask your child: Give me an example of two even numbers and two odd numbers. When we subtract, do we go left or right on the number line? On a clock, which hand is the hour, long or short? If the minute hand is on the twelve, what can we say? This week in Superkids, we will:
Read words with /th/ and /wh/ Understand memory words Encode pattern words with /th/ and /wh/ Discuss onomatopoeia Understand the homonym blossom Recognize and distinguish between types of sentences Understand and use end punctuation Understand and form contractions Identify irregular contractions Write two sentences using don’t and won’t Recognize and use apostrophes Understand what a pun is Ask your child: What is the ending sound to bath? What is the beginning sound to whale? Why do authors use onomatopoeia when writing a story? What do the contractions don’t and won’t stand for? This week in writing, we will: Recognize two parts to a sentence (subject and predicate) Discuss the importance of mechanics Understand different purposes of punctuation Review sequence words Generate ideas before writing Follow oral directions Free write Use props to support spoken messages Distinguish between complete and incomplete sentences Ask your child: What is the difference between using a period and an exclamation point? Why do we need space when we write? Read the sentence The cloud moved across the sky and ask “What is the subject (the cloud) and predicate (moved across the sky) of that sentence?” This week in guided reading groups: Connect text to self-experience Draw and support conclusions Make predictions Recognize text features Determine important ideas Compare and contrast text and pictures Understand antonyms and synonyms Determine causes and effect Distinguish between genres Monitor comprehension and use fix-up tips Give and support opinions This week in math we will: Name, notate, and tell time to the hour using analog and digital formats Identify and recognize coins and their values Generate equivalent expressions for a number Develop fluency with addition within 20 (DO MATH FACTS WITH FLASHCARDS DAILY!!!) Consider a generalization about reordering addends for all numbers Consider whether reordering three addends results in the same total Begin to discuss word problems and recognize important information Fact families Ask your child: Using a standard and digital clock, ask your child what is the time? Please be reviewing math facts every night with flash cards (If you need, I can make some for you!). The speed piece of math facts within 20 is super important this time of year. Wish List: Hand sanitizer Hand Soap ALL CALL for snacks |
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