updated studying this week

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

Reading:

Stories-The Storykeeper; People, People, Everywhere

phonics: ar, ed, and ing words

High Frequency Words: city and place

Comprehension Skill: context clues

*weekly reading test

*weekly spelling test

Math: practicing math facts; base ten blocks; place value

Science: none this week

Religion: Patience, Our Church Celebrates Christmas, also Advent

Social Studies: discuss geography, resources and crops; we will have a quiz on Wednesday December 18th; we’ll finish up this chapter when we come back from break

Spelling words (also in take home notebooks)
arm
barn
hard
farm
park
start
city
place
riding
 moving
 star
 car
 bark
 part
 spark

Bonus

Santa Claus
*weekly spelling test (on Friday)

Notes:  
* Don’t forget to send in a boy/girl present (wrapped please) no later than Thursday. (Party is Friday afternoon)
* Book reports are due Friday December 20th 
* Book It is due on Friday December 20th. If you don’t have the coloring sheet, please send in a signed note telling Mrs. Blansett that your child read for 20min. each day. This is a part of their homework grade. Please send in the coloring sheet or a note on Friday December 20th.

* For those in the beginning of the alphabet; we have drinks, plates and cookies. Please contact Mrs. Blansett to discuss what to bring in.