2nd Grade eNews

We are looking forward to conferences this week! Your child is so excited! Please remember to be on time - each conference is 15 minutes, so the time will go quickly!

Academics

Bible – We will learn about Martha and her faith. Our story comes from John 11. We will not have a memory verse this week, so we can concentrate on our poem. Please help your child memorize the Easter poem that was sent home.
Reading – Our story will be “The Mysterious Tadpole.” Our skill will be Predict and Justify.
Spelling – Our new Spelling skill will be long a spelled: eigh, ea, and ey.

EA- Is always in the middle of a syllable: great, break, steak
EIGH- like weight, neigh, beige, sleigh, eight
EY- Always at the end of the syllable: they, hey, grey, prey, obey, convey, purvey, survey, whey

Grammar – We will continue working with adverbs and will learn how to code them in a sentence.
Math – Review of carrying, borrowing, multiplication, division, word problems plus finding the perimeter of an object

Important Dates

March 13-16 - Student Led Conferences after school - please sign up with your teacher.
March 20-24 - Spring Break - No School
March 31 - Morning with Mom and Art Fair
April 6 - Easter Chapel - Poems
April 7 - Good Friday - No School
April 10-14 - Standardized Testing - Please, if at all possible, do not make any appointments during the morning hours 8-11 this week.
April 19 - Field trip to War Eagle Caverns - We are sorry, but parents will not be able to come with us on this trip - more details coming soon.