Spelling List 3
Review CVCe – a and CVC a
Our words are:
cap
cape
back
bake
rate
Our content words are: some, could, when, were, white.
Our spelling test will be on Friday.
Focus for the Week
This week our second grade students will be working on:
Reading: Students will learn how to use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
Math: Students will learn to fluently add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction. They will also learn to fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies and by end of Grade 2, know from memory all sums of two one-digit numbers.
Writing: Students will work on writing narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure. They will also with guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.
Science: Students will continue to learn about sand and rocks. They will be working on learning about the structures and properties of rocks.
Social Studies: Students will understand that communities are places where there is a government. They will learn how a community’s government keeps people safe. They will begin to explore urban, suburban and rural communities.
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Math Information
Attached are some additional information about our math module 1, lessons 1-8. Please click the links below:
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Open House September 13, 2018
Open House is Thursday evening, September 13, 2018. Miller will be open at 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. Please come and see your student’s classroom and work. I look forward to meeting each of you!
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Spelling Words with Short E, O and U.
Our spelling words for the week with the patterns of short e,o and u:
dog
pet
tub
jet
who
There will be 5 mystery words based on the short e, o and u patterns.
Content words: who, new must, our, ate
Our spelling test will be on Friday morning.
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Homework for the week of September 10, 2018
The homework sheet is brought home on Monday which includes all the homework listed below. The homework is due the following day. Students have a homework notebook to write spelling and any other homework in. Math homework will usually be on a separate sheet of paper and can be returned to school in their folder.
Monday-read 20 minutes, math bag game, spelling-write words 5 times each, circle all the vowels and underline the consonants.
Tuesday-read 20 minutes, math lesson 5 homework, spelling make 3 lists short e, short o, and short u, sort words and add 3 words to each list.
Wednesday-read 20 minutes, math-math bag games, spelling-write each word in a sentence, math-math bag.
Thursday-read 20 minutes, spelling-have someone give you a pretend spelling test in your homework notebook, math- lesson 6 homework.
***Spelling test on Friday.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday-read 20-30 minutes
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Focus for the Week
This week our second grade students will be working on:
Reading: Students will learn how to ask and answer questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
Math: Students will learn to make a ten within 100 and subtract single-digit numbers from 10 within 100.
Writing: Students will work on write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure. Students will use their writing to learn how to revise and edit. They will continue on to publishing.
Science: Students will continue to learn about sand and rocks. We will be sorting, investigating and discussing rocks.
Social Studies-Students will understand that communities are places where people live, work and play.
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School Zone Safety Letter
A letter from the city of Dearborn about our school and student safety has been posted on the Miller blog. You can also click on this link below-
2018 School Zone Safety Letter
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Welcome To Second Grade
Wow! Can you believe that summer has ended and we are about to start a new school year together. Welcome to second grade!!! It is going to be an awesome year and I cannot wait to meet each of you. I am looking forward to seeing you on Monday morning.
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