Week at a Glance

August 23rd through 27th

Math: This week, we will begin to use our Math books from Reveal Math. We will learn that math is for everyone. We use math in many different ways. We will discuss numbers in different ways, and explore a variety of tools to solve problems. Please note that the first chapter will not have homework pages to complete.

Science: This year we will alternate between Social Studies and Science units this year. This week we will have Science. We will use our MysteryScience videos along with the questions “Who are scientists?” and “What do they do?” to guide our learning.  

Language Arts: Our new Superkids curriculum is grounded in the Science of Reading with a heavy focus on phonics and decoding texts. This first week we will start our “Goodbye Summer” unit, where our spelling patterns will look at CVC and CVCe ("super e") words. Students will use these patterns as they work with long and short vowels. During the Writing Workshop we will review parts of a sentence, types of sentences (declarative, interrogative, and exclamatory), and use adjectives to add details to sentences.

Reading: During Reading time, we will read a variety of short fiction and nonfiction texts. We will also listen to books themed around summer activities, which correlates with the theme from our Superkids readers.

Social Studies: Social Studies will start next week.

Religion: Second grade is a very special year as we prepare for the sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Communion. For our first full week we focus on our relationship with God, how we pray, types of prayer, and how we can grow in our love through God.

Assessments: None

Reminders:

• Picture Day → Friday, August 27th → Forms will go home this upcoming week, so please be on the lookout for those.
• Please complete this Google Form  about your child if you have not already done so.
• Scholastic Book Orders went home this weekend in your child’s Take Home folder. This is totally optional, but if you would like to order, please follow the directions on the flyer by visiting this website (https://clubs.scholastic.com/home) and entering our class code (WWFX7) to connect with our class. Please note that orders are due Thursday, September 2nd. Thank you for helping our class earn extra books for our library!
• Please go through your child’s Take Home Folder each weekend and return the empty folder to school the following Monday.
• Snack time will start this week. Please send your child with a healthy snack.
• If you are looking for snack ideas, please check out this document.
• Please send your child with an extra mask, as sometimes the masks get sweaty or dirty throughout the day. Thank you!
• As stated in the Parent Student Handbook “All second grade students will have their speech sound skills screened by the speech/language pathologist.  Parents will be contacted if a student does not pass the screening.”  This year the screening will take place the week of August 23rd.  Students will be screened in an outside location, close to the school building, so that they may remove their masks during the screening assessment.  The assessment typically takes no more than a few minutes. Please contact Carol Belasco, our school speech/language pathologist, if you have any questions or concerns [email protected] .