1. Spelling List 

Week 22: a (schwa, as in ago, idea)

Word Bank: (Choose 5 hot words and 5 cold words)

alone     

again    

agree    

comma 

idea      

Dolch words:  also, bake, blow, cross, drop

Our test will be on Friday morning.

This week our second grade students will be learning:

Reading:  Students will learn to describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.

Math:  Students will learn to add and subtract within 1000, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method. They will understand that in adding or subtracting three-digit numbers, one adds or subtracts hundreds and hundreds, tens and tens, ones and ones; and sometimes it is necessary to compose or decompose tens or hundreds. Students will explain why addition and subtraction strategies work, using place value and the properties of operations.

Writing:  Students will learn how to write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events by developing believable characters in my story

Science: Students will learn about the plants and how they grow.

Social Studies: Students will explain why people cannot have everything they want (scarcity) and describe how people respond (choice).

The PTA will have a meeting on Friday morning at 9 am in the cafeteria.  We hope to see you there.

The Miller newsletter is attached, please click on the link below.

March 2019 Newsletter (4)

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Spelling Week 21

Vowel pairs;  oi, oy

oil

moist

toy

royal

broil

Dolch words: hold, fast, sing, wish, best

Our spelling test will be on Friday morning.

This week our second grade students will be learning:

Reading:  Students will learn to recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.

Math:  Students will learn to add and subtract within 1000, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method. Understand that in adding or subtracting three-digit numbers, one adds or subtracts hundreds and hundreds, tens and tens, ones and ones; and sometimes it is necessary to compose or decompose tens or hundreds. They will explain why addition and subtraction strategies work, using place value and the properties of operations.

Writing:  Students will write opinion texts in which they introduce a topic, use reasons and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.

Science: Students will continue to learn about the structures of matter and the surfaces of the earth as it relates to liquids. They will learn about defining and delimiting engineering problems and developing possible solutions. Students will work on optimizing the design solution.  Students will look at images in order to make connections between the text and picture or image.

Social Studies: Students will explain why people form governments. They will use examples to describe how local government affects the lives of its citizens. Students will identify services commonly provided by local governments (e.g., police, fire departments, schools, libraries, parks). They will learn to distinguish between government action and private action.They will identify services commonly provided by local governments (e.g., police, fire departments, schools, libraries, parks). Students will explain how local governments balance individual rights with the common good to solve local community problems. They will identify ways citizens participate in community decisions. Students will distinguish between personal and civic responsibilities and explain why they are important in community life. Students will describe how the Pledge of Allegiance reflects the core democratic value of patriotism

Please join us for Miller MATH NIGHT.  Parents will be learning about Eureka math while students play games.  This year the first 60 families attending receive a free game/gift.