This week on the March is reading month calendar:
Monday, March 14- Hat’s Off To Reading-Wear a hat or crazy hair day
Tuesday, March 15-Slip into reading-Wear pj’s and slippers
Wednesday, March 16-Swing into reading-Wear Tigers gear
Thursday, March 17-St. Patrick’s Day-Wear all green
Friday, March18-Dress as your favorite book character
book summary drawing-#2
Second grade friends should be reading 25-30 minutes a night for their reading log!
Don’t forget to sign up to be a guest reader!
Silent consonants-kn, wr, mb, bt, gn
knee, gnaw, write, thumb, doubt
no, as, one, ask,any
I know we will have a lot of second grade star spellers!
Make sure all second grade friends are reading 25-30 minutes a night and recording it on their reading logs. Please take this opportunity to come to read to your child’s class. The children love to see what books are your favorites and your modeling of great reading inspires them. A note will be going home on Monday with available times.
Lesson 22- a (schwa) sound
alone, again, agree, comma, idea
long, full, black, very, ago
Test on Friday March 11
A fun time was had by all second grade scientists on Friday at the Detroit Science Center. Thank-you to all second grade parents! Without your support these learning experiences for the children would not be possible.
The theme for March Is Reading Month Is “Peace, Love and Books” Many wonderful school wide activities have been planned! A calendar of events, Reading log and a note with dates and times to sign up to be a guest reader will be coming soon!
The second graders will be “Camping” in the gym for their February PBIS reward. They will have the opportunity to read their favorite books with tents, sleeping bags and flashlights and friends in the gym from 12:50-1:35. Great way to start off March Is Reading Month!
Spelling Words for this week: Vowel Pairs oi and oy
soil, hoist, toy royal, broil
our, yes, once pick, drink
The second graders are working hard on their informational reports on their two favorite presidents: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln! They are reading nonfiction books and using text features to gather information about these two presidents. They are comparing and contrasting their lives and making a timeline for the presidents and studying how people can make a difference in history. Stay tuned for some fun and fascinating facts about each of these great presidents!
Second Graders will be visiting the Detroit Science Center on Friday, February 26,2016. The trip is from 9:00-2:30. The students will be going by school bus. Make sure students bring a bag lunch (no glass containers please). We are all looking forward to the trip, it will be a great learning experience for our second grade scientists!