studying this week in 2nd grade

  

What are we studying this week in 2^nd grade?

Reading:

Stories-How I Beat the Giants, Play Ball

phonics: ow, ou ed, and ing words; double the consonant when the vowel is short

High Frequency Words: since and those

Comprehension Skill: summarizing

*weekly reading test

*weekly spelling test

Math: practicing math facts; place value-bundling tens, hundreds, and thousands

Science: none

Religion: Confirmation and a responsibility to care

Social Studies: Scholastic News and Our Earth

Spelling words (also in take home notebooks)

hugged

 hugging

 nodded

 nodding

 skipped

 skipping

 since

 those

 crown

 shout

 face

 space

 peace

 twice

 until

Bonus:

reindeer

*weekly spelling test (on Friday)

Notes: 

* Book reports are due Friday December 20^th   

*Christmas Concerts are on Tuesday December 17^th; please be sure your child is at their classroom at 6:45pm on Thursday evening.

* Please send a $5 boy gift (if your child is a boy) or $5 girl gift (if your child is a girl) in no later than Thursday December 19^h. We will be exchanging gifts on Friday December 20th; this is our Christmas party.

* Is last name ends in any letter starting with A through M please send in a treat or drink for our Christmas party. Please send in a note with your child or send an email to Mrs. Blansett to let her know what you would like to bring. Thank you!!! (The families who are at the “end” of the alphabet will be asked to send something in for the next party.)