2nd Grade Newsletter

By 2nd Grade Team
Second Grade
February 16, 2024

Important Dates & Reminders

  • February 19th- No School - Presidents Day
  • February 21st- Free Family Food Market (11:30 am- 1pm)

Language Arts

  • Reading: Interpreting Stories Unit. We will be learning how to find the important parts of a story (Setting, Characters, Characters’ feelings, Conflict, Resolution, Message)  and retell them in order. 
  • Writing: Realistic Fiction Unit. We will be writing stories that could happen in real life with characters who experience the world (emotions, situations, etc.)  the same way we do. 
  • Phonics: We will be learning about “magic e,” when an e at the end of a word makes the vowel say its name (the long sound). We will be learning about how y can make the /e/ sound. We will also be learning about how c and g can make soft sounds; sometimes makes the /s/ sound (cent) and g sometimes makes the /j/ sound (gentle). 

Math

  • Fractions Unit: We are learning vocabulary like halves, fourths, eighths, thirds, and sixths. We will be learning how to represent these fractions with different types of models (Area Model, Set Model, and Number Line). We will also learn how to compare the size of these fractions.

Science

  • Matter and Forces Unit:  We will learn about the states of matter and how it can change (solid, liquid, gas). We will learn about how forces can move an object (push and pull) and how forces can help us in daily life.

Social Studies

  • Holidays & Contributions of Early Americans- We will learn about President’s Day and how we celebrate/honor the holiday. We will learn about Early Americans like Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson and discuss their contributions to our country. We will learn about the impact they still have on our country today.

Questions to ask your child at home.

  • Can you summarize this book/movie / show for me? What happens in the beginning, middle, and end?
    • Identify- Setting, Characters, Characters’ feelings, Conflict, Resolution, Message
  • Why is President’s Day significant?
  • What impact did Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson have on America? How do their contributions still impact us today?
  • If I have 8 brownies to share between 4 friends, how many will each friend get?
  • Which is greater- one-half or one-fourth?
  • Can you cut a circle into 4 equal pieces? Show me three-fourths.
We celebrated 100 days of school!
We celebrated 100 days of school!