Spelling Words

Starting Tuesday/Wednesday October 27/28, our phonics skill for spelling words will be short i and long i (with the magic e).  Due to Halloween and Nov 2, our spelling test will be on Friday November 6.

Spelling words for  the test on November 6th:

did
fin
pick
line
pipe
tip
mix
five
side
hike
*cape
*made
**all
**any
**says

*review words
**high frequency words

Second Grade News

October 16-23

Spelling:  The spelling test will be on Friday, October 23.

        

         bag           cap           belt

         ham         mad         still

         back        bake        done

         cape        rake        into

         made      your        ate

        

Reading:  Our genre is narrative nonfiction.  We will be reading selections on how to care for animals.   We will be determining the  main idea of each selection, and we will also be learning to use the text features of photos and captions to gain additional information.

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.

         year                 

        water              

        now                

        another
        into
        your
        move
        done
        show
        too

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

         allowed          care

        excited           needs

        roam              safe

        wild               wandered

Monday, October 19 is a Delayed Start.

                          

Second Grade Spelling

Our next spelling test will be on Thursday, October 15.  These are our words for the test:

grass

still

mask

plans

belt

tub

he

trips

crack

west

clap

milk

fog

by

she

Mark your calendar:  Monday, October 19 will be a delayed start.  Monday, November 2 is a Professional Inservice Day for teachers, so there will be no school for students.

Second Grade News

October 5-October 15

Spelling:  We will be practicing words with two letter blends. Since we practice the words for seven school days, this test will be on Thursday, October 15.

grass, trips, crack, still, west, mask, clap, plans, milk, belt, fog, tub, by, he, she

Reading:  We will be reading fictions stories about "how can a pet be an important friend?"  Our comprehension skill is identifying the character, setting, and important events.  As you read at home with your child, please take a few minutes to discuss these aspects of fiction.

Math: We are finishing up Unit 1. Mrs. V's class took their test on Monday. Mrs. Wimmler, Mrs. Taylor, and Mrs. Rozeveld's classes will be taking their test sometime this week.  We will be moving on to Unit 2: grouping by 10, addition, doubles and more. BE LOOKING for homelinks this week.

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.

        boy, by, girl, he, here, she, small, want, were, what

Testing:  We will be taking the NWEA tests in reading and in math.   Please make sure your child comes to school on time, rested, and ready.

Second Grade News

September 28-October 2

Spelling:  We will be practicing words with short e, o, and u. Since we practice the words for seven school days, this test will be on Tuesday, October 6.

not
bun

or
job
hut
has
went
fog
tub
one
pet
tug
fix
see
tell

Reading:  We will be reading realistic fiction about families around the world and looking for ways in which all families are the same and different.  Our comprehension skill is identifying the character, setting, and important events.  As you read at home with your child, please take a few minutes to discuss these aspects of fiction.

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.

         little                how                

         see                   find                                   

         sounds           or

         could               one

         green              funny

Testing:  We will be taking the NWEA tests in reading and in math.  We will also be taking the DIBELS screener in reading.  Please make sure your child comes to school on time, rested, and ready.

Music: This past week your child learned how to yodel in music.  Have them show you how they yodel.

Physical Education:  Your child ran the 1 mile run in PE this week.  The goal is to get under 10 minutes.  They will run this again in the spring.  The goal in the spring is to try and get 1 minute faster than the fall.

Second Grade News

September 21-25

We have begun working on our first list of spelling words.  In second grade we practice the words for seven days, and then we take the test.  This means that the day of the test varies for each word list.  Our first test will be on Friday, September 25.  Please take a few minutes each night to help your child practice these words:

has          wag

bad          six

will          sat

had          fix

him         if

can          hit

why        for

help