2L’s Weekly News

Tha= nk You!

It was GRE= AT meeting/seeing so many of you at Back to School Night! Thanks so much for taking the time to learn about 2^nd grade.

It’s= going to be a terrific year!

Rem= inders…

*Book Orde= rs are due this Wednesday. Please let me know if you have trouble ordering on-line= .

*RES Spiri= t Day is Friday.

*I will be= pulling your child out of class on Thursday to test them on their reading fluency. Please make sure he/she eats breakfast and is well rested.

STA= R of the WEEK

Congratulations to . . .

= Dua Akbari

= You are special!

READING=

The follow= ing is the information I’ll be teaching in reading and language arts.

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THEME

*2^{nd<=
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grade has a theme every two weeks. This is week 2 of Theme 1.}

Theme 1: P= roud to Be Me

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SPELLING<= /span>

*There are= 10 weekly spelling words. 5 of them focus in on a particular pattern. 2 of them are high frequency words (words that are often seen in 2^nd grade level

reading), 2 of them are challenge words, and= one of them is a teacher word (a word the 2^nd grade teachers have ch= osen – usually a word that correlates with the season/units of the month.<= o:p>

*The spell= ing words are attached to this newsletter. Please have your child not only say = them orally to you, but also write them for you.

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VOCABULARY

*Each week= we will learn and discuss the meaning of 3 words. Then, students write down the meaning, draw a picture showing the meaning, and write a sentence using the word correctly. You see this in their vocabulary journals. Some students ha= ve a difficult time using the vocab words correctly = in a sentence. Please take the time in the car,cooking dinner, etc… to discuss these words with your child.

Weekly = Vocab Words:

tradition, relatives, generation<= /span>

HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS= (HFW)

*Each week= there will be 5 HFW discussed in class that your child is expected to read and wr= ite. You can help at home by checking to make sure your child can read and write them.

*This week= ’s HFC words are . . .

those, farm, fast, river, move

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COMPREHENSION STRATE= GY

*For each = theme, or every two weeks, we will focus in on a reading strategy to improve our reading comprehension, or our understanding of what we’re reading. I = will send home info. about the comprehension strategy we’re wor= king on for each theme. This paper will give you suggestions of ways you can help reinforce the strategy at home.

*MAKE CONN= ECTIONS is the comprehension strategy this week.

WRITING

*For each = theme (every two weeks), we’ll work on a particular writing trait or proces= s of writing. There will also be a writing form or organizer that students will become familiar with for each theme.

*This theme’s writing trait/process is: INTRODUCTION

*This theme’s writing form is:

Sequence Organizer<= /u>

GRAMMAR

*This theme’s focus in grammar is: Subject: Naming Parts of a Sentence=

MAT= H

Overall, s= tudents had trouble last week with a couple of the math practice papers. I think the worksheets were confusing. Most of the students understand place value. We began Chapter 2 today. It will cover number patterns.

SCI= ENCE

We had fun= diving into the science book last week! We’re focusing in on the scientific method. We already feel like REAL scientists! I hope you and your child enj= oy the bean in the bag/book homework (due Wed.)

THANK YOU

Thank you = for taking the time to read this lengthy newsletter. I promise they won’t= be this long all the time!!!! As always, contact me if you have questions, concerns. My email is jlawless@d= unlapcusd.net

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Have a great week! <= /i>