What are we studying this week in 2nd grade?

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

Reading:

Stories-Yawning Dawn; Missing: One Stuffed Rabbit

phonics: aw, ough words; silent consonants

High Frequency Words: really; finally

Comprehension Skill: making judgments

*weekly reading test

*weekly spelling test

Math: practicing math facts; place value, ordering numbers and review

*test on Thursday

Science: none this week

Social Studies: communities; learn about factories and the bank; students will be getting vocabulary words

Religion: creativity; lent; prepare for Easter

Spelling words (also in take home notebooks)

draw

straw

really

finally

awful

claw

saw

family

paper

calm

jaw

paw

bought

whoever

wrong

Bonus

    gathered

 *weekly spelling test (on Friday)

Notes: 

* Students were given a reminder on Friday right before their Spelling test about which way “b” and “d” went, as well as a quick reminder that many words had “mb” and “kn” in them. They were told they would be marked wrong if they were written incorrectly. They were also reminded that all of their words, except the bonus were lowercase.

* Spirit Week! Please check with your paper and your child’s agenda to keep up the All Saints spirit!  

* Don’t forget that we end our week with “Khali” a thon! Let’s help Khali!

*  Math test will be Thursday

*  PTO meeting on Thursday night

* St. Patrick’s Day parade is Saturday March 15^th