Archway Cicero Second Grade Newsletter
Week of September 23, 2018
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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Reading Groups
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Chili’s Fundraiser
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Early Release 1:40pm
Early-bird poetry recitations
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Reading Groups
Poetry Recitations
Water Cycle Quiz
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Spelling Test
Poetry Recitations
R&R Weekend
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Announcements:
Reading groups continue this week, and students should be reading out loud with parents 20-30 minutes every night. Please send book bags back to school on Mondays and Thursdays.
September 24th - Chili’s Fundraiser 11am-10pm @ 8991 E Talking Stick Way. Go to Chili’s and mention our school fundraiser and 15% of your bill will be donated to Cicero!
September 28th - Great Hearts Gala 6-10pm visit greatheartsgala.org to purchase tickets!
Academics
Math
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This week we will begin 2 and 3 digit subtraction with renaming. Please continue to practice math facts at home with your scholar
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Reading
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We will continue reading Cricket in Times Square this week.
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Poetry
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We will continue practicing Hurt No Living Thing and begin recitations on Thursday.
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Language Arts
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Students will continue to work on copywork, dictation, and narration. They will also continue their work on common and proper nouns.
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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 Monday, 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 finish up our Water Cycle unit and review for a quiz. Students will be expected to draw and label the 3 stages of the water cycle, understand what happens to water during the processes of evaporation, condensation and precipitation, know the three states of matter and what water is in those three states, and understand clouds.
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History & Geography
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Students will learn about the numerous inventions of the Chinese, including the invention and production of silk. They will also compare and contrast the Chinese New Year with that celebrated in the US. A review for the China test will go home on Thursday.
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Best,
The Second Grade Team
