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Second Grade Update

 

Spelling Unit 34 – Week of May 12

 

       Remember that you can add the suffix –ly to some words to make new words.

 

1.             slowly

2.             mainly

3.             badly

4.             hourly

5.             suddenly

6.             lately

7.             partly

8.             closely

9.             really

10.      lastly

11.      plainly

12.      loudly

13.      shortly

14.      monthly

15.      softly

 

Challenge

1.             greatly

2.             secretly

3.             brightly

4.             happily

5.             easily

 

                                                       

      What will we be learning in May?

 

 

Language Arts

Throughout the school year we have learned that writing is a powerful tool.  We can take fleeting and intangible memories, insights, and images and make them concrete.  When we talk, our thoughts float away.  When we write, we put our thoughts to paper.  We can come back to them later.  This month, we continue to study the craft of authors and apply them to our own work.  The children have grown tremendously as writers, and their final pieces will be a culmination of all the skills they have learned throughout the year. 

Reading

Our theme in reading this month is “Friends to Grow With.”  In this theme, we will observe characters growing and changing through their relationships with others.  Subsequently, we will be discussing how real people in our lives influence us. 

Additionally, we continue to utilize independent reading time as a chance to practice strategies good readers use.  Students are highly encouraged to read everyday over the summer for skill maintenance.

 

  Math

During the month of May, we will conclude Unit 11 with a focus on multiplication and division fact power. We will expose the children to shortcuts that include the commutative property of multiplication, patterns in multiplying by one and zero, and links between multiplication and division facts.  Finally, we will move into Unit 12 where we will review and extend three of the main concepts covered in second grade:  time, measurement, mental and algorithmic computation, and data representation and interpretation.  We encourage you to do fact practice for addition, subtraction, and simple multiplication with your children throughout the summer vacation.

 

  Social Studies

Americans started going West soon after the colonies began.  Thomas Jefferson’s Louisiana Purchase furthered the pioneer movement.  Our study of Westward Expansion will focus on what life was like on the Oregon Trail.  We will discuss reasons why pioneers headed west, different means and routes of travel, and typical obstacles faced on the journey.