Welcome to 2nd grade!  This is the second week of the second quarter.  Thank you for taking time to come for conferences.  It was a pleasure to discuss the achievements of your children.  Monday Memo with homework and class news will go home every Monday in students' take home folders.  Please return their folders daily.  

Look at what we're doing this week.
October 15-19

Math

TEKS: Number and Operations: 2.3 A Partition objects into equal parts and name the parts, including halves, fourths, and eighths using words. 2.3.B Explain that the more fractional parts used to make a whole, the smaller the part; and the fewer the fractional parts, the larger the part. 2.3.C Use concrete models to count fractional parts beyond one whole using words and recognize how many parts it takes to equal one whole. 2.3.D Identify examples and non-examples of halves, fourths, and eighths.  Mathematical Processes 2.1.E Create and use representations 2.1.F Analyze mathematical relationships.

Monday:  Students will identify parts of a whole as equal or unequal and will name the fractions.  (Lesson 4.4)

Tuesday: Students can name fractional parts that are greater than one whole.  (Lesson 4.5)

Wednesday:  Parent and teacher conferences

Thursday: Students will review fractions for tomorrow's test.   

Friday:  Students will take module 4 test. 

Religion:

Objectives: Recognize that faith is believing in Jesus without seeing Him.  Explain the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist and how it unites us with the Living Christ.   Explain prayer of adoration before the Blessed Sacrament.  Identify how we show our love for Jesus by following him through our actions.  State that the community of the Church prays, especially at Mass.

Monday: Students will be introduced to their saint project.  Each student will select a saint and will work at home on a saint project.  We will work on a project in class that will be used as an example.  

Tuesday:  We will learn about this month's virtue, reverence and how St. Hyacinth demonstrated reverence for Jesus and His Blessed Mother Mary. 

Wednesday:  Parent teacher conference

Thursday:  Students will write about how they will show reverence when we go to Mass tomorrow.  

Friday:  Students will answer questions and reflect on today's Mass.

Language arts

TEKS:  2.3  Reading/Beginning Reading/Strategies. Students comprehend a variety of texts drawing on useful strategies as needed. Students are expected to:   (A) use ideas (e.g., illustrations, titles, topic sentences, key words, and foreshadowing) to make  and confirm predictions; B) ask relevant questions, seek clarification, and locate facts and details about stories and other  texts and support answers with evidence from text; and  (C) establish purpose for reading selected texts and monitor comprehension, making corrections and adjustments when that understanding breaks down (e.g., identifying clues, using background. 2.17 Writing/Writing Process. Students use elements of the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing) to compose text. Students are expected to: (A) plan a first draft by generating ideas for writing (e.g., drawing, sharing ideas, listing key ideas)  (B) develop drafts by sequencing ideas through writing sentences;  (C) revise drafts by adding or deleting words, phrases, or sentences;  (D) edit drafts for grammar, punctuation, and spelling using a teacher-developed rubric; and  (E) publish and share writing with others.   2.19  (A) write brief compositions about topics of interest to the student. 

Monday: Students will write about their weekend.  This week's spelling words will have long vowel sounds followed by consonant and silent e.  Students will find subjects and verbs in their writing.

Tuesday:   Students will do word work with their spelling words.  Students will conference about their writing.  Students will work on final copy.

Wednesday: No school

Thursday:  Students will read different types of poetry.  Students will write a poem related to their weather topic in science.   

Friday:  Students will take spelling test.  Students will read poetry, looking for rhyming words and share their share their final draft with the class.


Science

TEKS:   2.1 Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student conducts classroom and outdoor investigations  following home and school safety procedures. The student is expected to:  2. 1(A) identify and demonstrate safe practices as described in the Texas Safety Standards during classroom and outdoor investigations, including wearing safety goggles, washing hands, and using materials appropriately; (B) describe the importance of safe practices; and (C) identify and demonstrate how to use, conserve, and dispose of natural resources and materials such as conserving water and reuse or recycling of paper, plastic, and metal.  2 (8) Earth and space. The student knows that there are recognizable patterns in the natural world and  among objects in the sky. The student is expected to:   (A) measure, record, and graph weather information, including temperature, wind conditions, precipitation, and cloud coverage, in order to identify patterns in the data; (B) identify the importance of weather and seasonal information to make choices in clothing, activities, and transportation;   

Monday: Students will read about weather.  Students will record today's weather.

Tuesday:    Students will record today's weather.Students will make select a type of weather and read additional information to share with the class.  

Wednesday:     Parent teacher conferences

Thursday:   Students will record today's weather.  Students will make posters of their weather research to share with the class.

Friday:  Students will record today's weather.

Social Studies

TEKS:    
2.14 D Identify ways to actively practice good citizenship, including involvement in community service.   2.4 A Identify contributions of historical figures who have influenced the community, state, and nation.    2.2 History. The student understands the concepts of time and chronology. The student is expected to: 2.2 A Describe the order of events by using designations of time periods such as historical and present times. 2.2 B Apply vocabulary related to chronology, including past, present, and future.  


Monday: Students will discuss various sources for information. Students will answer questions to show understanding. 

Tuesday:  Students will read short biographies of historical figures.

Wednesday: Parent teacher conferences

Thursday:  Students will write a biopoem about their historical figure.

Here are some of our projects from 2017-2018 school year:
  

You will find classroom news and weekly homework in the Monday Memo which will be in students' take home folders.

Please find below some websites that will be helpful this year.

Website to check on your child's progress with Accelerated Reader:       hosted29.renlearn.com/229065/homeconnect/

Online support for math:  https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/ePC/start.do

Online support for social studies and science:  https://app.studiesweekly.com/online

Online support for religion: 
https://religion.sadlierconnect.com/login.html



Please contact me with any questions or concerns.  

God bless,
Suzi