Archway Cicero Second Grade Newsletter
Week of October 21, 2019
Greetings, parents of second grade!
IMPORTANT DATES
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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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Reading Groups
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Poetry Recitations
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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:
- What are the three main body parts of an insect? (head, thorax, abdomen)
- How many legs do insects have? (6)
- What do insects have on top of their heads? (antenna)
- Who was known as the King of the gods in ancient Greece? (Zeus)
- How was Greece divided up? (into city-states)
- What are the names of some city-states that you know? (Athens, Sparta, Crete)
- 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
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Math
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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.
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Reading
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This week we will continue our Fairy Tales unit. We will read Beauty and the Beast and the Emperor’s New Clothes.
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Poetry
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This week we will continue working on the poem “Foreign Lands.” Students will recite on Friday.
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Language Arts
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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.
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Spalding
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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.
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Science
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This week we will read about the life cycle of ants, bees, and wasps.
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History & Geography
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We will continue our unit on Ancient Greece by studying the Trojan War and life in the city-state of Athens.
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Best,
The Second Grade Team
