2nd Grade

October 2022

     Second grade has been off to an amazing start!  We look forward to a wonderful school year working with all of our second grade super stars!

     Every month, you will receive a newsletter with important information about our curriculum.  We will also include suggestions for ways to support your child with their learning at home.

     Please be sure to look out for this newsletter in the beginning of every month.

     We mostly communicate via Dojo, so please make sure you’re connected!      

 

Book of the Month We Are Water Protectors, by Carole Lindstrom

Click on the title for more information!

  

Theme:  Kindness & Speaking up for What is Right

Reading

     In reading workshop, your child will work on building good reading habits and learn strategies to figure out tricky words.  Some of the strategies we will review and teach include using picture cues, looking through the whole word, part-by-part, and looking for smaller words in a bigger word.   

     Some questions they may ask themselves when figuring out a tricky/unknown word are:

  • Does it make sense?
  • Does it sound right?
  • Does it look right?

     Please encourage your child to read the books in their reading baggie every night for 20 minutes!   Please ask your child questions about their books to further develop their comprehension skills.

  

Writing

     In writing workshop, students have been working on narrative writing. 

     Throughout our unit, we will continue revising our stories to include craft moves learned from mentor authors such as, zooming in on the action, sound words, bold words, and dialogue.


Helpful Tips for Parents:

  • Encourage your child to reread their writing.
  • Ask your child if they checked for capitalization at the beginning of their sentences and ended in punctuation.

 

  

ART
     2nd graders will be exploring the season of fall with nature themed projects.  They will also help create art for our upcoming school Hoedown!

MUSIC
     2nd graders are exploring beat and rhythm patterns.  We will be playing different rhythm patterns on rhythm instruments such as tambourines and drums.  We will be learning rhythm notation as well.  We will be introduced to the Carnegie Hall Musical Explorers program, which exposes children to different music from around the world.

Social Studies

     In social studies, we are learning what the government is, and asking "why do people need laws?"  The United States is founded on the principles of democracy, which are reflected in all types of communities.

     Communities have rules and regulations that affect how they function.  Citizens contribute to a community’s government through leadership and service.

  

GYM

     Students are doing various activities while performing various gross motor skills.

 

*Tip of the month:  Practice tying shoes with your child!

  

Upcoming Events

10/3  PTA CANDY SALE BEGINS

10/5  SCHOOL CLOSED YOM KIPPUR

10/10  SCHOOL CLOSED INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY & ITALIAN HERITAGE DAY

10/17 & 10/18 PICTURE DAY

10/21 HOEDOWN @ PS230

10/31 CHARACTER PARADE