Archway Cicero
Second Grade Newsletter
Week of November 11, 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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No School
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Library Books due
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Library
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Reading Groups
Insects Quiz
Insect Written Reports Due
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Recite Windy Nights
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Announcements:
-As
you may have seen in previous communications, Archway Cicero is working
together with the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center (SARRC) on a
research project regarding a universal screening for social challenges designed
to be implemented in public schools. All students in 2nd and 4th
grade at Archway Cicero will be screened by their teachers in November. Please
read this letter from Christopher Smith, Vice President and Director of Research at
SARRC, for more information about the screening. Answers to frequently asked
questions are available here, and the screener that teachers
will be completing is available here. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.
-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.
-As the weather
(and our classrooms) becomes cool, school dress code states that students may
wear a Cicero uniform sweater/sweatshirt or a solid navy sweater inside (no
hoodies, please). They may wear other
types of jackets and sweatshirts outside at recess.
-Reading
groups continue this week, and students should be reading their leveled readers
out loud with parents 20-30 minutes every night. Please send books back to
school on Mondays and Thursdays. Remember to record your child’s reading time
in their planners!
Academics
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Math
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This week we will begin our unit on Division. Students will divide by sharing equally into
a given number of groups and write division equations. Students will then apply this skill to word
problems that involve sharing in equal groups.
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Reading
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This week we will continue our Greek Myths unit
in conjunction with the Ancient Greece unit in History.
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Poetry
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This week we will be working on the poem “Windy
Nights,” and begin recitations toward the end of the week.
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Language Arts
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The students will continue to review nouns and
verbs both by identifying and labeling them in sentences. We will continue to practice reading
comprehension through sample passages and during reading groups.
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Spalding
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This week we will be learning 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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We will continue our unit on Insects.
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History & Geography
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This week we will continue our study of ancient
Greece by discussing the Greek philosophers and Alexander the Great.
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Best,
The Second Grade Team
