Quarter 2: 2nd Grade News 2010-2011

Reading/Writing - We will continue learning about text features and how it helps us to understand what we are reading. We will also be learning to write to inform.

Math – We will be working on our basic facts! We will explore many strategies to help us master our facts. In Unit 2 we will be learning about plane and solid shapes. Also, we will be learning about symmetry and congruence. We will take our Unit test on December 14^th and 15^th!

Social Studies – We will learn about the first people in America. We will learn about the life of the Wampanoag Native Americans.

Science – We will continue our unit on Balancing and Weighing. Students will explore and build structures that balance. Also, students will learn to compare objects and graph various objects weight.

***Homework Schedule for Quarter 2***

Monday	Math & Spelling
Tuesday	Math & TN2 Math Prep
Wednesday	Math & Reading Language Arts
Thursday	Math & Reading Language Arts
Friday	Have a great weekend!

· Please note, the homework schedule may change due to holidays.

· Reading Language Arts homework can be a writing prompt, reading comprehension, spelling, or a grammar activity.

· Spelling words are given over a 2 week time period. Week 1 students will have homework on Monday night. Week 2 students will have spelling homework Monday, Wednesday and Thursday night.

Mrs. Brunk Visit's The Pumpkin Patch

This is the Rocky Hill Orchard pumpkin patch on Route 27 near Mt. Airy, MD.

Enjoy the pictures.

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WELCOME to Second Grade 2010-2011

I hope you enjoyed your nice hot long summer. Our family visited Kitty Hawk, NC to visit where the Wright Brothers flew their first historic flight.

We have two teachers joining the second grade team, Mrs. Taylor and Ms. Ralston.

I can't wait to meet my new class and get started on all the fun things we will learn in the first quarter.

Butterfly Release 2010

Click on the link here to view the Daly butterflies!

Daly Second Grade News May Edition

Important Dates:

· May 15^th – Spring Fair

· May 24^th- Costumes due to school

· May 27^th – Folk Tale Day

· May 31^st – No School – Memorial Day

Curriculum Notes:

Reading: Students will study components of a folktale. Students will read nonfiction, leveled texts to be informed and fiction leveled texts for literary experience. They will identify and use text features to help their comprehension. Students will learn to identify characteristics of a folktale. Students will compare and contrast folktales from different countries. Students will complete a BCR (brief constructed response) based on an appropriate leveled reading text. BCR’s will be scored using the MSA rubric.

Math: Students will begin unit 5 – multiplication, division, money, and estimation. Students will solve problems involving multiplication and division using models and number sentences. Students will solve problems involving money up to $10.00. Students will use estimation to check for reasonable computation.

Spelling: Students will study words with the ‘ch’ and ‘wh’ digraphs. The spelling test for words with the ‘ch’ digraph is on May 14^th. The spelling test for the ‘wh’ digraph is on May 28^th.

Writing/Grammar: Students will continue writing for personal expression and to inform. They will develop their writing through writer’s workshop, which includes a mini lesson taught by the teacher, independent writing and conferencing with peers, and sharing their final drafts to the class. Students will continue to develop correct usage of capital letters, punctuation, and writing complete sentences.

Social Studies: Students will continue their study of biographies. They will examine the role of leadership in different times throughout history. Students will learn about characteristics that allow people to become effective leaders.

Science: Students will continue unit 3 – the life cycle of butterflies. They will observe, record, and describe how specific parts of the butterfly help it survive. Students will learn how the life cycles affect population.