Archway Cicero Second Grade Newsletter
Week of September 16, 2019
Greetings, parents of second grade!
IMPORTANT DATES
Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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No School District Day
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Scholastic Book Fair begins
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2A, 2B, 2C book fair visits
Reading Groups
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Spelling Test
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Announcements:
Our school is hosting a Scholastic Book Fair on Tuesday, September 17th to Thursday, September 19nd. There will be a wide variety of fun books and novelty items available.
If you choose to let your student shop and choose their books during this time, please send money with them that day. The fair accepts cash, credit and checks. Prices range from $3 to $20, depending on the content. Please remember that there WILL BE tax added to all purchases, so take this into account when sending money with your child.
Children are NOT required to make any purchases, and the fair will have free bookmarks available for those students who are unable to buy any items.
The fair is open at 7:20 each morning for before school shopping and after school release for about an hour.
This week we will continue reading The Cricket in Times Square Please send the book with your student if you have not already.
Reading groups continue this week, and students should be reading out loud with parents 15-20 minutes every night. Please send book bags back to school on Mondays and Thursdays.
Academics
Math
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We will add 2 and 3 digit numbers with renaming. Please continue to practice math facts at home.
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Reading
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We will continue reading The Cricket in Times Square.
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Poetry
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We will begin memorizing “Hurt No Living Thing” by Christina Rossetti.
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Language Arts
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The students will review common and proper nouns and continue discussing action verbs. We will do a narration exercise, copywork, and dictation.
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Spalding
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This week we will continue learning new words in Spalding. We will learn 10 new words on Tuesday and Wednesday. We will review on Thursday and test on Friday.
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Science
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This week we will learn more about the water cycle. We will talk about the states of matter, stages of the water cycle and the types of clouds.
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History & Geography
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This week we will begin our unit on Ancient China.
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Best,
The Second Grade Team
