May 24, 2012

Dear 2C Parents and Students,

I am looking forward to seeing you tonight at the Academic Fair.  Your child will be your tour guide. It begins at 6:00 and ends at 7:00 p.m.  I thank everyone for RSVP-ing.  : )

Please have your child bring in a plain white t-shirt by Friday, June 8th. 

The children are going to meet their Pen Pals on Wednesday, June 13th. Please be sure to pack a lunch for your child that includes a snack and a drink. They should also bring a beach towel.

Mrs. Hedstrom, the school nurse will be coming in to talk to the children about Sun Safety on May 29th.

The children are making great headway  on their insect reports. Groups are even writing songs or incorporating jokes into their performances. They will begin creating their puppets in class next week. 

SAVE THE DATE! The Grade 2 Picnic will be held on Friday, June 15th at 11:00. More info to come!

Field Day will be held Monday, June 11th. The rain date is June 12th. Please be sure your child dresses appropriately.

SPELLING

Spelling concept:

Basic Words:

Challenge Words:

MATH

The children took the Chapter 19 test last week. I sent it home today.

We will focus on Measurement over the next few weeks. It is a fun, hands-on unit, perfect for this time of year. This week we will focus on inches, feet, and yards.

READING

Story:

Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grammar: Capitializing Proper Nouns and Using Commas

Word Work: -ture and -tion

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Your child should know the following words and their definitions. They should also be able to give examples of each. Practice at home!

Noun- person, place or thing: girl, school, dog

Proper Noun- A special person, place or thing: Louise, Sargent School, Fido (Proper nouns begin with CAPITAL LETTERS)

Verb- Action words: jump, jumping, jumped Also included; were, was, is, are and am

Pronoun- Words that take the place of a noun: I, he, she, it, we, they, us

Synonyms- Similar meanings: happy/glad

Antonyms- Opposite meanings: happy/sad

Adjectives- Descriptive words: hot, soft, sweet, oval, tiny

Adverbs- Words that tell when or where: outside, today

Words that tell how: quickly, closely, fiercely

Contractions- A short way to put two words together using an

apostrophe: I'm, shouldn't, he'll

The following is our specalist schedule:

Monday: Music

Tuesday and Wednesday: P.E. (Please have your child wear or bring sneakers)

Thursday: Art

Friday: Library Be sure your child returns their book!

Sue