Buffalo Dusk
by Carl Sandburg
The buffaloes are gone.
And those who saw the buffaloes are gone.
Those who saw the buffaloes by thousands and how they
pawed the prairie sod into dust with their great hoofs,
their great heads down pawing on in a great pageant of dusk,
Those who saw the buffaloes are gone.
And the buffaloes are gone.
Sunday, February 23, 2020
February 24-28
Archway Cicero
Second Grade Newsletter
Week of February 24, 2020
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
Simple Machine
Test
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Math Quiz
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Upcoming Dates:
Field Trip!
Our field trip to Pioneer Village is on April 2nd.
We are in need of
six chaperones per class. Please email
your child’s teacher if you are interested.
Chaperones must be fingerprint cleared. If the number of volunteers exceeds
the number of spots we will use a lottery to determine who will chaperone.
Please make sure
that you pay the field trip fee using the link below.
Westward Expansion Day!
Westward
Expansion Day is coming up on March 4th.
If you are interested in donating supplies or volunteering, please use
the signup link below:
Students will be
allowed to wear either jeans and a pioneer shirt, or a pioneer dress. They can
also wear cowboy boots. If they are not wearing cowboy boots, they need to wear
their regular school shoes. We will be
outside, so feel free to also send in your student with cowboy hats, bonnets,
or other accessories. No weapons please.
Students will not be required to wear their uniforms underneath their
outfit, as long as it covers everything
that the uniform does. For outfits that do not do so, each student is
required to wear a shirt/skirt/leggings underneath that are uniform code. A
good rule of thumb if you are unsure about your student’s outfit is to send in
his or her uniform with them in their backpack.
We are looking
forward to this special event! This
event will be volunteer only, and closed to additional visitors.
Review
Questions for Westward Expansion:
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What was the gold
rush? Gold was discovered in California
in 1848. People from around the world came to California in order to try to
“strike it rich”
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What was the Pony
Express? A horse and rider relay system
used to deliver mail across the US (over 2,000 miles) in under 10 days.
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How did the
Transcontinental Railroad affect Westward Expansion? It allowed more people to travel back and forth across the country
faster, increasing expansion.
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What were some
occupations of people living in the West? Miners,
Ranchers, Farmers
Academics
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Math
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We will
start our unit on identifying and counting money.
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Reading
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This week we will continue reading Little House in the Big Woods together in class.
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Poetry
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This week we will begin the poem“Buffalo
Dusk”. We will recite
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Language Arts
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We will focus on the homophones there, their and they’re and
proper usage. We will practice using
these words correctly through activities this week, and in all writing going forward. We will continue to work on copywork and
dictation in conjunction with history, and begin writing our own summaries.
Students are now encouraged to spell all their words correctly in dictation,
as many of the words are those we have covered in Spalding.
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Spalding
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We will be learning 10 new words on Monday,
Tuesday, and Wednesday. We will review all 30 words on Thursday, and test on
Friday. We will continue to add new cursive words to our weekly word list.
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Science
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We will be wrapping up our unit on Simple
Machines
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History & Geography
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This week we will continue our unit on Westward
Expansion. This week we will learn about the experience of Native Americans
in the United States during the time of Westward Expansion.
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Best,
The Second Grade Team
Monday, February 17, 2020
February 18-21
Archway Cicero
Second Grade Newsletter
Week of February 18, 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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Reading
Groups
Simple Machine
Projects Due
Math Review
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Multiplication
and Division Test
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Upcoming Dates:
Westward
Expansion Day is coming up on March 4th. Students will be allowed to wear
either jeans and a pioneer shirt, or a pioneer dress. They can also wear cowboy
boots. We will be outside, so feel free to also send in your student with
cowboy hats, bonnets, or other accessories.
As an additional
note, please be aware that parents are welcome to attend this event if they are
fingerprinted volunteers. Please check your email for the signup that was sent
out last week if you would like to volunteer.
Thank you for your cooperation. The second grade is very excited for
this day! :)
Announcements:
Please read aloud with your student each
night. They should read their leveled book from the red book bag and read from
their Science and History notes to review them. They must bring their books
back each day. You should see the books being changed about once a week.
Students may have their books longer if they forget to bring their book on a
reading group day.
We are still in great need of reading
volunteers. The reading groups program cannot work without your
volunteers.
Review Questions for Westward Expansion:
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Who were some
important explorers and what were they known for? Daniel Boone opened the Wilderness Road so that settlers could get
through the Appalachian Mountains; Jedediah Smith discovered the South Pass
through the Rockies.
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Why would
Americans want to go west? They wanted to
explore the frontier; the government promised they would get a lot of land,
they found Gold in California
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What would you
need to bring with you if you were travelling on the Oregon Trail? Clothing, food, tools, cooking utensils,
farming tools, matches, etc.
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How far does the
Oregon Trail go, and how long would it take you to get there? Over 2,000 miles; it would take 6 months!
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What obstacles
would be in your way west? Rocky
Mountains, rivers, wild animals, deserts,
etc.
Academics
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Math
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We will
review our strategies for multiplying and dividing by 5’s and 10’s. We
will take home a review to study on thursday night in preparation for our
test on Friday.
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Reading
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This week we will wrap up Little House in the
Big Woods and transition to American Tall Tales together in class. We
will explore the elements of a tall tale and compare and contrast the
stories.
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Poetry
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This week we are reading “The Swing” by Robert
Louis Stevenson. We are taking a brief hiatus from memorizing this week so
children can focus more deeply on their simple machines project.
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Language Arts
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The students continue to review everything we
have learned in grammar so far this school year. In writing, we will continue to work on
copywork and dictation in conjunction with history, and continue writing our
own summaries.
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Spalding
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We will be learning 10 new words on Tuesday,
and Wednesday. We will review all 20 words on Thursday, and test on Friday.
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Science
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We will finish our unit on Simple Machines with
project presentations on February 20th. Attached to this this email is
another copy of the project outline.
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History & Geography
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This week we will continue our unit on Westward
Expansion. We will learn about changes in communication, including the Pony
Express and the Transcontinental Railroad.
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Best,
The Second Grade Team
Monday, February 3, 2020
February 3-7
Archway Cicero
Second Grade Newsletter
Week of February 3, 202o
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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Field Day: Wear your spirit shirt!
Reading Groups will be canceled
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The Hayloft
Recitations
Half Day
Multiplication
by 4’s mini quiz
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Field Day
Reminders:
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Please make sure students wear their Field Day
shirts and their uniform bottoms with good running shoes. Uniform compliant
shoes are not required BUT NO CLEATS.
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PARENTS that are NOT FINGERPRINTED need to remain
sitting on the bleachers.
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We start field day at 8:30 sharp. It is vital
that scholars be on time that day in order to fully participate.
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Please have students bring their own water bottle
– there will be refill stations on the field!
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Consider sending an extra-large healthy snack for
the afternoon. Students will receive
provided snacks during field day morning activities, but are often tired and
hungry by the afternoon.
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Please put sunscreen on your child before they
arrive at school.
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Always Encourage sportsmanship and virtuous
behavior.
Academics
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Math
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This week will be practicing multiplication and
division by 4
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Reading
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This week we will continue reading Little House in the Big Woods. Students
will learn about
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Poetry
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This week we will continue working on “ The Hayloft”. Volunteer
recitations will begin on Thursday, with the remainder of the class following
on Friday.
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Language Arts
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We will continue our practice of identifying
pronouns. In writing we will discuss
the relationship between details and topic sentences.
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Spalding
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We will be learning 10 new words on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday. We will review all 30 words on Thursday and test on Friday. You will notice that
some of the words will be written in cursive - please have your scholar do
only these words in cursive.
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Science
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This week in science we will continue with
simple machines. Projects are due February 20th, 2020.
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History & Geography
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We will be starting our unit on Westward
Expansion this week.
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Best,
The Second Grade Team
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