This week our second grade students will be learning:

Reading:  Students will learn to describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text. They will identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.

Math:  Students will learn to draw a picture graph and a bar graph (with single-unit scale) to represent a data set with up to four categories. Solve simple put-together, take-apart, and compare problems 1 using information presented in a bar graph They will fluently add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction. Students 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? They will fluently add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction. Students will measure the length of an object by selecting and using appropriate tools such as rulers, yardsticks, meter sticks, and measuring tapes. They will also 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. Students will 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 difference in terms of a standard length unit. Students will use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve word problems involving lengths that are given in the same units, e.g., by using drawings (such as drawings of rulers) and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem. They will represent whole numbers as lengths from 0 on a number line diagram with equally spaced points corresponding to the numbers 0, 1, 2, …, and represent whole-number sums and differences within 100 on a number line diagram

Writing:  Students will learn how to write an informative/explanatory text by introducing a topic by showing prior knowledge of a topic and working on gathering information and notes on that topic.

Science: Students will learn about growth and development of organisms. Students will also learn about Interdependent relationships in ecosystems.

Social Studies: They will demonstrate chronological thinking by distinguishing among past, present and future using family or school events. Our students will compare life today with life in the past using the criteria of family, school jobs, or communication.

This week our second grade students will be learning:

Reading:  Students will learn to determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.

Math:  Students will learn to use addition to find the total number of objects arranged in rectangular arrays with up to 5 rows and up to 5 columns; write an equation to express the total as a sum of equal addends. Partition a rectangle into rows and columns of same-size squares and count to find the total number of them. They will determine whether a group of objects (up to 20) has an odd or even number of members, e.g., by pairing objects or counting them by 2s; write an equation to express an even number as a sum of two equal addend

Writing:  Students will learn how to write an informative/explanatory text by introducing a topic by showing prior knowledge of a topic and working on gathering information and notes on that topic.

Science: Students will learn about growth and development of organisms. Students will also learn about Interdependent relationships in ecosystems

Social Studies: They will demonstrate chronological thinking by distinguishing among past, present and future using family or school events. Our students will compare life today with life in the past using the criteria of family, school jobs, or communication.

Reminders:

*Bring a healthy snack to school. Some ideas include fruit, veggies, crackers.

*Field Trip May 10 – Greenfield Village. Please wear comfortable walking shoes.

*Please send in $6 and a signed permission slip for Greenfield Village if you haven’t done so by tomorrow!

Monday, April 29

Math: (in your folder)
Lesson 5 homework, math bag, and ZEARN.
Spelling: (in your homework notebook)
Write your words. Circle all of the vowels. Underline each of the consonants. (vowels: a,
e, i, o, u)
Reading:
Read for 20-30 minutes from reading bag, and use i-Ready on Clever.

Reminders:
*Bring a healthy snack to school. Some ideas include fruit, veggies, crackers.

*Return permission slips and $5 by Friday, May 3rd, for the Dearborn Historical Museum.

This week our second grade students will be learning:

Reading:  Students will learn to compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.

Math:  Students will learn to use addition to find the total number of objects arranged in rectangular arrays with up to 5 rows and up to 5 columns; write an equation to express the total as a sum of equal addends. They will count within 1000; skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s.They will also add up to four two-digit numbers using strategies based on place value and properties of operations.

Writing:  Students will learn how to write an informative/explanatory text by introducing a topic by showing prior knowledge of a topic and working on gathering information and notes on that topic.

Science: Students will learn about plants, label there parts and how they grow.  They will explore life cycles of silkworms, mealworms and butterflies.

Social Studies: They will demonstrate chronological thinking by distinguishing among past, present and future using family or school events. Our students will compare life today with life in the past using the criteria of family, school jobs, or communication.

Please make sure your child brings in their  signed permission slip and $5 for the Dearborn Historical Museum by Friday, May 3rd. This field trip is Monday, May 6th from 9:00-11:30. The students will eat lunch as usual.

There is a Social Studies test on Monday, April 29th. Please help your child review the study guide that was sent home today.