Spelling Words-Test the week of May 23

sound                    brown
mound                   crown
cloud                     howl
shout                     growl
pound                   clown

chair
where
been
myself
pushed

Second Grade News

April 11-April 19

Reading:  Our genre is expository text (nonfiction).  This type of literature gives information about a topic.   We will be reading selections about different regions in the world.  We will be comparing and contrasting (alike and different) polar regions and rainforests.

Sight Words:  By the end of the week your child should be able read these words quickly and easily.  Please post this letter in a handy spot (on the fridge, etc.) and have your child practice reading through these words a couple of times each day.

         below

         colors     

         don’t

         down

         eat

         many

         morning

         sleep

         through

         very

Spelling Words:  The spelling test will be on Tuesday, April 19.

         know

         knife

wrist

         writing

         comb

         crumb

         sign

         gnat

         scent

         scene

         cube

         music

         very

         eat

         don’t

Vocabulary:  Please use these words in conversation with your child as we are learning their meaning.

         eerie

         growth

         layers

         lively

         location

         region

         seasons

         temperature

Reminder:  Our musical is on Monday, May 16.  Please mark your calendar.

Spelling Words-Long u mad with u-e, u, ew, ue.

1.  cute
2.  cube
3.  fumes
4.  few
5.  pew
6.  unit
7.  menu
8.  music
9.  fuel
10. cues
11. pony
12. queen
13. began
14. come
15. give


High Frequency Words 

turned
live
give
didn't
country
come
climbed
began
beautiful
America

Second Grade News

March 7-March 15

Reading:  Our genre is expository text (nonfiction).  This type of literature gives information about a topic.   We will be reading selections about different types of weather and how the weather affects us.

Sight Words:  By the end of the week your child should be able read these quickly and easily.  Please post this letter in a handy spot (on the fridge, etc.) and have your child practice reading through these words a couple of times each day.

        

         after

         first

         would

         before

         hear

         special

         every

         hurt

         few

         old

Spelling Words:  The spelling test will be on Tuesday, March 15.

          we

         bee

         need

         queen

         mean

         leaf

         thief

         chief

         pony

         keys

         grow

         toe

         after

         every

         special

        

Vocabulary:  Please use these words in conversation with your child as we are learning their meaning.

         damage

         dangerous

         destroy

         event

         harsh

         prevent

         warning

         weather

Reading Month Reminders:

March 16-Read to your stuffed animal.

March 17-Wear camping green (St. Patrick’s Day).

March 18-Doughnuts with Dad and Mismatch Day (wear mismatched clothes).

March 24-Read with a flashlight.

March 28-Read with a flashlight.

April 1-Pajama Day.          

March

March is reading month at McBain.  Our theme is Camp Read S'more!  We will be doing a lot of exciting activities related to camping and reading!

Spelling Words (words with long e):

we                  bee
need               queen
mean              leaf
thief               chief
pony               keys
grow              toe
after               every
special

High-Frequency words (the students should recognize and read these words quickly):
after             before               every
few              first                   hear
hurt              old                    special
would

Second Grade News

February 19-29

Sight Words:  By the end of the week your child should be able read these quickly and easily.  Please post this letter in a handy spot (on the fridge, etc.) and have your child practice reading through these words a couple of times each day.

        

         better

         group     

         long

         more

         only

         our

         started

         three

         who

         won’t

Spelling Words:  The spelling test will be on Monday, February 29 (Mrs. V's class: test on March 1).

         told

         most

         float

         coat

         toast

         grow

         mow

         show

         Joe

         toe

         light

         mind

        only

        our

         who

Vocabulary:  Please use these words in conversation with your child as we are learning their meaning.

         across

         borrow

         countryside

         idea

         insists

         lonely

         solution

         villages

Spelling words for unit 3, week 2 (skill:  long i spellings)

1.  light                  8.  dry
2.  sight                  9.  try
3.  mind                10.  lie
4.  cry                   11.  hay
5.  tie                    12.  steak
6.  high                 13.  begin
7.  wild                 14.  those
                             15.  apart


High-frequency words:
(your child should be able to read these words quickly and easily- not sound them out)

also,  apart,  begin,  either,  hundred,  over
places,  those,  which, without

Vocabulary words:
Please use the following words in meaningful conversation with your child:

adventure                        delighted
dreamed                          enjoyed
grumbled                        moonlight
neighbor                         nighttime