Dearborn Farmers Market
Summer STEM and Book Pop Up
Brought to you by Dearborn Instructional Coaches, Dearborn Elks
and Members of Dearborn Rotary
Fridays this summer June 22 – August 10
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. STEM activity, Make a Book, Take a Book
Dearborn Farmers Market
Summer STEM and Book Pop Up
Brought to you by Dearborn Instructional Coaches, Dearborn Elks
and Members of Dearborn Rotary
Fridays this summer June 22 – August 10
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. STEM activity, Make a Book, Take a Book
Congratulations students you are now third graders. I hope you have a great summer to relax, unwind and read. Also, remember to go on Moby Max and the lessons created for you.
Spelling Week 32:
Patterns using suffixes –er, -est, –ing, -ed
bigger
biggest
liked
liking
talked
Dolch words: through, twelve, banana, while, cause
Our spelling test will be on Friday morning.
This week our second grade students will be working on:
Reading: Students will learn how to describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
Math: Students will learn to solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and cent symbols appropriately. Students will understand that the three digits of a three-digit number represent amount of hundreds, tens, and ones; e.g., 706 equals 7 hundreds, 0 tens, and 6 ones. They will read and write numbers to 1000 using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form. Students will learn to mentally add 10 or 100 to a given number 100-900, and mentally subtract 10 of 100 from a given number 100-900. They will understand that the three digits of a three-digit number represent amounts of hundreds, tens, and ones; e.g., 706 equals 7 hundreds, 0 tens, and 6 ones. Also, they will read and write numbers to 1000 using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form.They will solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately. Example: If you have 2 dimes and 3 pennies, how many cents do you have?
Writing: Students will work on narrative writing. They will work on drafting, editing, revising and publishing.
Science: Students will continue to learn about plants and insects. We will be investigating and discussing butterflies, mealworms/beetles, silkworm moths and brassica plants. Students will be drawing, writing, comparing and contrasting the life cycles of insects and plants.
Social Studies-Students will understand that communities have to solve issues by taking sides on a community issue and giving facts to support their decision. We will be studying and taking our unit test this week.
The homework packet is brought home on Tuesday which includes all the homework listed below. The packet is due on Friday.
Monday-read 20 minutes.
Tuesday-read 20 minutes, math short answer, spelling triangles.
Wednesday-read 20 minutes, spelling-3 x each, find the difference -math.
Thursday-read 20 minutes, spelling rhyming words, math rectangles-math.
***Spelling test and Math test on Friday.
Our next math test will be on Unit 9 on Thursday, May 31, 2018. The test will cover measurement word problems with length comparisons and finding the difference. Also, on the test will be finding the area of a given square or rectangle by counting the square units. A study guide went home today for your child to review.
Singular and Plural Words
woman woman
man men
goose geese
foot feet
mouse mice
Dolch words: wave, suppose, number, piece, straight
Our test will be on Friday.
This week our second grade students will be working on:
Reading: Students will learn how to acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.
Math: Students will learn to estimate lengths using units of inches, feet, centimeters, and meters. They will measure to determine how much longer one object is than another, expressing the length differences in terms of a standard length unit.
Writing: Students will work on narrative writing. They will work on drafting, editing, revising and publishing.
Science: Students will continue to learn about plants and insects. We will be investigating and discussing butterflies, mealworms/beetles, silkworm moths and brassica plants. Students will be drawing, writing, comparing and contrasting the life cycles of insects and plants.
Social Studies-Students will understand that communities have to solve issues by taking sides on a community issue and giving facts to support their decision.
Week 30: Our spelling patterns are plurals (x,h) -es
boxes
witches
dishes
fixes
sandwiches
Dolch words: beans, dear, question, smile, tried
This week our second grade students will be working on:
Reading: Students will learn how to compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from different cultures.
Math: Students will learn to measure the length of an object twice, using length units of different lengths for the two measurements; describe how the two measurements relate to the size of the unit chosen. They will also learn to estimate lengths using units of inches, feet, centimeters, and meters. Estimate lengths using units of inches, feet, centimeters, and meters.Students will measure to determine how much longer one object is than another, expressing the length differences in terms of a standard length unit.
Writing: Students will work on narrative writing 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 work on drafting, editing, revising and publishing.
Science: Students will learn about plants and insects. We will be investigating and discussing butterflies, mealworms/beetles, silkworm moths and brassica plants. Students will be drawing, writing, comparing and contrasting the life cycles of insects and plants.
Social Studies-Students will be learning about citizens and how they are an integral part of a community.