Second Grade News

                 May 27-May 31

Reading:  These are our new vocabulary words for this week:

            already                       buy                  nothing                       piece                           used

            condition                    mud                petition                      grocery                       reaction

            empty                         lease                marigolds                   cranky                         petunias

            property                     soil                  sprouting                    zinnias            

Please put this list in a handy spot and have your child read through it a couple of times each day.

PTO Boxtops:  The last day to turn in boxtops for the PTO is Friday, May 31. 

Spelling:  Your child’s new list is attached to this letter.

Library Books:  Mrs. Eisenga, our librarian, is asking that all library books be returned as soon as possible as we are done visiting the library for this year.

Bookbags and Classroom Books:  Please make sure your child returns his/her bookbag and all classroom books as soon as possible.  Thanks.

Track and Field Day:  This will be in the afternoon on Wednesday, June 5, beginning at 12:15.

Second Grade News

             May 20-May 24

Reading:  These are our new vocabulary words for this week:

            also                            group                         soon               though                      tried

            instrument              talented                   radio              squeaked                 poetry

            recorder                   practiced                  cello               embarrassed         

invention                 schedule                    products

Please put this list in a handy spot and have your child read through it a couple of times each day.

Delayed Start:   Monday, May 20, school will begin at 10:00.

Spelling:  Your child’s new list is attached to this letter.

Fun To Be Fit Day:  This will be on Friday, May 24 at 1:00-1:30 on the high school track.

 Track and Field Day:  This will be on Wednesday, June 5. 

Second Grade News

    May 13-May 17

Reading:  These are our new vocabulary words for this week:

            stranger        jealous      both         making              mean

          onions            judge         any           delicious            peddler

          contest         add             prepared          

Please put this list in a handy spot and have your child read through it a couple of times each day.  This week our comprehension skill is plot.  We will be thinking about the important events that happen at the beginning, middle, and end of a story. 

Math- Counting up to make change:  We are learning how to count up to make change from $1.00, $5.00, and $10.00.  This can be a little tricky for second graders.  I would like you to take a few minutes each night to help your child practice.  This is an example of the types of problems we are working on: 

            You buy a gallon of milk for $2.59.  You give the cashier $5.00.  How much             money do you get back?

To solve problems like this, we are learning to count up.  First, we count up from the 59 cents to the next dollar.  That is 41 cents, and it brings us up to $3.00.  Next, we count the dollars up from $3 to $5.  That is $2.  Then, we put the dollar and cents amounts together to determine that we should get $2.41 in change.             

Spelling:  Your child’s new list is attached to this letter.

Fun To Be Fit Day:  This will be on Friday, May 24 at 1:00. 

Track and Field Day:  This will be on Wednesday, June 5.  Please let Mrs. Kelley know if you can help with this.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Wimmler

 

 

Second Grade News

        May 6-May 10

Reading:  These are our new vocabulary words for this week:

            eight               round              road                start                young             collect

            receive            ceiling             favorite           castle            diamonds       ordinary

            puddle            shadows         crocodile

Please put this list in a handy spot and have your child read through it a couple of times each day.  This week our comprehension skill is using context clues to figure out an unknown word.  When we read and come to a word we do not know there are clues in the story that will help us figure out the word.  We can use clues from nearby words and illustrations to help us understand an unknown word.            

Spelling:  Your child’s new list is attached to this letter.

Fun To Be Fit Day:  This will be on Friday, May 24 at 1:00. 

Track and Field Day:  This will be on Wednesday, June 5.  Please let Mrs. Kelley know if you can help with this.