Second Grade News &

Homework for
Week of October 22-26

Reminders: (Please attach homework to this sheet weekly. Please send a healthy snack each
day for your child.)
MONEY IS NOW DUE FOR THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PERFORMANCE. WE ALSO NEED TO KNOW THE
NUMBER OF PARENTS THAT PLAN ON ATTENDING THE TRIP BY TOMORROW. SEATS WILL ONLY BE
RESERVED FOR THOSE THAT PAY BY TOMORROW.
Oct. 23th-30th- Red Ribbon Week Oct. 24th- Make-up Pictures
Mon., Oct. 29th- Student Make-up Day

This Week’s Focus: Students will be working with hundreds charts, number lines, base ten blocks
and other strategies in math to subtract up to two-digit numbers. We are also learning strategies to
add up to four two-digit numbers. During reading, students will be reading about dogs and using
dog themed books to learn about author’s purpose. We will also be reading Henry and Mudge
Together in the Fall. Students will also continue to learn about weather this week in science.
Students will record the weather daily to learn about weather patterns. We will continue working
on narrative writing that includes a beginning, middle and ending.

This week’s spelling words: Math H.W.

1. kind 9. due Happy Birthday to: * Choose four activities from
2. old 10. cue the math menu (back of this
3. any 11. hue sheet). Please initial the
4. same 12. sue math menu next to the four
5. blue 13. pursue activities your child has
6. true 14. thunderstorm completed for homework
7. clue 15. lightning this week. On a single sheet
8. glue 16. flood of loose leaf paper, please
H.W. Please initial the spelling menu Monthly Reading
have your child complete
(back of this sheet)next to the four Strategy: their four weekly math
activities your child has chosen for Making Connections and activities.
their homework this week. On a Activating Background * Practice “9” addition facts
single sheet of loose leaf paper, Knowledge up to 12: (9+0, 9+1,… 9+12)
please have your child complete There will be a timed test on
their four weekly spelling activities. these facts on Friday.

Reading Log: Week 8

Please read 20 minutes each day and record below (reading to, with, and by parents).
  Title of the book read: Picture Book Did you
(students should practice writing titles) (P.B.)or Chapter like the
Book (C.B.)? book?
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