Second Grade News and Homework
May 5, 2008
Dear Parents,
In class this week
for reading we will read a story called Why Did the Dinosaurs Disappear? To learn more about this story and the
vocabulary, see the attached sheet.
Students will bring home the decodable reader: The Train Trip to read on Monday
night. In phonics we have often
discussed that “prefixes” are added at the beginning of a base word and change
the meaning. “Suffixes” come at the end
of a base word and change the meaning.
This week our spelling test will include these words.
This week in Religion we will learn about Pentecost, the decent of the
Holy Spirit upon the Apostles. Pentecost
will be celebrated in Mass this Sunday.
We will learn about the gifts of the Holy Spirit and what happened when
the Apostles received the Holy Spirit. Students
are excited to share things they received for their First Communion. If your child would like to bring in something
to share, they may. Some have been
bringing in Bibles which they received to share with the class.
In Math today we will be reviewing for Cumulative Review Tests we will
take on Tuesday and Wednesday. Then we
will learn about counting change with dollar bills. If your child missed any problems on last
week’s tests, which were in your child’s folder on Friday or today, you can
practice with him or her. The test will
mainly cover addition with carrying, subtraction with borrowing, counting
money, telling time, reading graphs and story problems. Students will be
studying their sevens subtraction facts this week. For homework there is more than one sheet, but
your child should find them very easy to complete because we have done other
exercises and activities with these types of problems.
I need some parents to help any time that you are available to make
portfolios to put each student’s work in from this school year. Students are very excited at the end of the
year to review all that we have learned and done during second grade and they love
to put their work into their own portfolio to take home. The students will finish the portfolios in
class by gluing di-cuts, a heading, and their name on
it in class, but I will need help folding and stapling them beforehand. This can be completed any day and time, as
long as you schedule a time to stop by and pick up an example and a quick
description of how to do them. They can
be stapled in the PTO Room or at home.
(You can send a note with your child if you are able to help.)
Monday: Complete phonics pages 225 and 227. (Be sure to read ALL directions and follow
them carefully! These sheets are like
the game “Simon Says” on paper.) Turn in
tomorrow morning. We will correct and
discuss together in class. Read the
decodable reader: The Train Trip to
one of your parents and then read on your own.
Review math facts for about 10 minutes.
Be sure to fill out your reading log each day this week!
Tuesday: Complete math pages 281, 282, 283 and 284. We will discuss and correct in class tomorrow
morning. Read to one of your parents for
at least ten minutes and then on your own.
Review math facts for about 5 minutes.
Wednesday: Do math pages 317 ,
318, 319 and 320. Turn in tomorrow
morning. We will correct and discuss it
together in class. Review math facts for
about 10 minutes.
Thursday: Have a parent give you a "practice
spelling test" and speed drill in preparation for our weekly tests. Read to one of your parents for at least 10
minutes and review math facts for about 5 minutes.
I enjoy working with your child!
Sincerely,