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Week of May 22

Religion

The Second Graders will lead Rosary on Monday, May 22nd. The students will be completing an end of the year art project this week to reflect on their faith journey in Second Grade. The week will end with a fun and interactive, online Jeopardy game that will review all of the religion curriculum from this schol year.

Everyday Math

The students will continue on multiplication readiness and practice.

Daily 5

Daily 5 routines and Guided Reading groups Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Mini-Lessons: Compound Words

Being a Writer

The studentswill be doing some end of the year writing tasks and assessments. They will be creating a fun bulletin board to be displayed for the 2017-2018 school year, which will encourage excitement for the incoming Second Graders.

Science

There will be a Forces and Motion Unit Test this week! Please look for a study guide.

Week of May 15

Religion

The students will be reading Chapter 21: Forever in Heaven. This chapter focuses on our invitation to heaven and the great feast that awaits us upon our arrival. Each of us is invited by God. The students will understand what it means to say "yes" to God, as well as share their images and visions of what heaven must be like. There will be Rosary on Monday, May 15th.

Everyday Math

The students will be reviewing double and triple digit addition and subtraction problems, with and without regrouping. It is our hope students are solving these problems with greater confidence and accuracy than when the year began. We are very proud of how far they have come. There will be a few lessons on multiplication readiness toward the end of the week

Daily 5

Daily 5 routines and Guided Reading groups Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Mini-Lessons: Main idea and details in informational texts

Being a Writer

The students will focus on friendly letter writing. They will listen to three different trade books that model how to write letters. The students will identify the different parts of a friendly letter while working through the writing process. One fun letter will be written from the perspective of an object in space to the Earth!

Science

Our Forces in Motion unit begins! The students will be able to define a force, as well as identify the four different types of forces: gravity, magnetism, moving water and moving air. We will experiment with how friction can slow forces.

Biography Fair Week

Things to Know:
-Biography reports and posters are being completed AT SCHOOL!
-Please help you child come up with a costume AT HOME!
                   *This costume will come to school in a bag on Friday. We can hang costumes as well.
                   *The students WILL NOT wear their costumes to school.
                   *We will be helping the students get ready for the fair after lunch.
                   *If you need help thinking of a costume, please let us know!
                   *Pinterest has great ideas for homemade costumes.
-Students may bring an item or two to place by their report for the fair.
                   *Example:  Jane Goodall might bring a stuffed monkey.
                   *Example:  Abraham Lincoln might bring a small American flag.

THE STUDENTS ARE WORKING HARD THIS WEEK TO PREPARE FOR THE FAIR!  THIS IS ONE OF OUR MOST FAVORITE 2ND GRADE TRADITIONS.  WE CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE THE STUDENTS' LEARNING ON FRIDAY.  PLEASE REMEMBER THE FAIR IS FROM 1:00-2:00 P.M. IN THE SECOND GRADE CLASSROOMS.  ALL ARE WELCOME!