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The Second Edition
November 2007
We are now finished the first quarter of second grade! We are looking forward to discussing your children’s progress with you during conference week. Please note that conferences are with the reading teachers at this time. If you have a concern about an academic area other than language arts, please contact the teacher of that subject to arrange a discussion time or phone conference for a mutually convenient time.
During the month of November, children will be working on writing expanded “double scoop” sentences in language arts. Students will be learning how to add details to complete sentences to make them more interesting. For example, a simple sentence such as: I wore a sweater would become I wore the fuzzy sweater that Grandma made for me. Thank you for encouraging your second grader to make “double scoop” sentences when they write their spelling sentences at home for Tuesday night homework.
In math, students will be working on graphing skills this month. Please encourage your child to discuss information that they can learn from reading different graphs. Also, please help your students to study their math facts on a regular basis.
We will begin our study of maps and globes in social studies. This unit will be followed by a science unit on interactions. Students will use common household items to discover what makes an interaction.
In health, we will begin discussing safety, first aid and injury prevention. Child abuse prevention is a component of this unit of instruction. Please see attached objectives, vocabulary and resources.
During the week of November 12th, Bushy Park will celebrate American Education Week. Our designated visit day is Tuesday, November 13th.
We are excited about beginning a new month of learning in second grade! Please note the following dates for your calendar.
November 13 – 2nd Grade Visit Day for American Education Week
November 13 – Report cards go home
November 16 – Birthday Bash
November 19-20 – Conferences
November 30 – Turn in reading minutes for the Book-It! Program
Rainy day activities:
- Look for graphs in magazines or newspapers. Talk about the graphs with your child. What is the graph showing? What information can you learn from it?
- Read a story about the first Thanksgiving.
- Talk about all the things you are thankful for.
- Read recipes for Thanksgiving dinner preparations.
- If you are traveling for the holiday, highlight the route on a map. Ask your student to point out all the elements of the map. (Grid, Key, Title, Compass rose, Author, Date, Scale.
- Practice writing your home address
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