October 28 - November 1

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Archway Cicero Second Grade Newsletter

Week of October 28, 2019

Greetings, parents of second grade!

IMPORTANT DATES

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Reading Groups Insect Project Info comes home	Library books due!	Library	Reading Groups R&R night	Half Day 12:10 release

Announcements:

Dear Parents,

Please note that we do not celebrate any holidays in school. This includes events on Thursday. Please be aware about sending Halloween candy on Friday, and try to do everything possible to help your child make wise choices that day.

Please send your student with a healthy snack and lunch to help him or her be successful throughout the day in the classroom.  We have noticed that students who have highly-processed and sugary meals have difficulty concentrating in class and regulating behavior, especially in the afternoon.

Please remember to send your child with a reusable water bottle for the school day.

Reading groups continue this week, and students should be reading their leveled readers out loud with parents 15-20 minutes every night. Please send books back to school on Mondays and Thursdays. Remember to record your child’s reading time in their planners!

Students will come home with their Insect Project packet on Monday. Please look for it in their green folders. Please note that this project is done primarily at home and has incremental due dates, so please assist your child in keeping track of these dates and managing their time.

Academics

Math	This week we will continue our unit on length, focusing on inches, feet and yards.
Reading	This week we will begin our Greek Myths unit in conjunction with the Ancient Greece unit in History. We will read about Pandora and Prometheus, and Theseus and the Minotaur.
Poetry	This week we will recite Foreign Lands.
Language Arts	The students will review concepts we have covered so far this year. In writing we will continue to work on copywork and dictation.
Spalding	This week we will begin learning new words in Spalding.  We will learn 10 new words on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.  We will review on Thursday and test on Friday.
Science	This week we will be sending home the information packet for the Insect Project. This project is an at-home project with incremental due dates - please go over this with your student.
History & Geography	We will continue our Ancient Greece unit by talking about the city-state of Sparta and comparing and contrasting Sparta and Athens.

Best,

The Second Grade Team

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Archway Cicero Second Grade Newsletter

Week of October 21, 2019

Greetings, parents of second grade!

IMPORTANT DATES

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Reading Groups			Reading Groups	Poetry Recitations

Announcements:

Please send your student with a healthy snack and lunch to help him or her be successful throughout the day in the classroom.  We have noticed that students who have highly-processed and sugary meals have difficulty concentrating in class and regulating behavior. (Please keep this in mind as Halloween approaches).

Please remember to send your child with a reusable water bottle for the school day.

Reading groups continue this week, and students should be reading their leveled readers out loud with parents 15-20 minutes every night. Please send books back to school on Mondays and Thursdays.

Below are some questions to ask your students about what we learned this past week:

1. What are the three main body parts of an insect? (head, thorax, abdomen)
2. How many legs do insects have? (6)
3. What do insects have on top of their heads? (antenna)
4. Who was known as the King of the gods in ancient Greece? (Zeus)
5. How was Greece divided up? (into city-states)
6. What are the names of some city-states that you know? (Athens, Sparta, Crete)
7. Last week students did group research about one of the Greek gods. Ask them who they learned about and what information they can tell you about that god.

Academics

Math	This week we will begin our unit on length. Please take a few extra minutes to check in with your student as they complete their homework, as this unit has been a struggle for second graders in the past.
Reading	This week we will continue our Fairy Tales unit. We will read Beauty and the Beast and the Emperor’s New Clothes.
Poetry	This week we will continue working on the poem “Foreign Lands.” Students will recite on Friday.
Language Arts	The students will review nouns, and action verbs. This week we will learn about linking verbs. We will also do a narration exercise, copywork, and dictation.
Spalding	This week we will begin 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.
Science	This week we will read about the life cycle of ants, bees, and wasps.
History & Geography	We will continue our unit on Ancient Greece by studying the Trojan War and life in the city-state of Athens.

Best,

The Second Grade Team