The National Bank of Arizona has generously decided to sponsor the second grade team at ACA. We will be working together to build a stronger foundation for our students throughout the school year.
Ms. Shrum- 2nd Grade
FEBRUARY NEWS!
Dear Parents and Students,
January flew by in second grade and February is already here. We did an excellent job on our winter benchmarks in January! February is a shorter month; however, we have a lot of new concepts to dive into. Please make sure your child is at school by 7:30 each day and ready to learn. Please keep in mind the important dates listed below:
Feb. 6- Late Start Monday at 8:45 am
Feb. 13- Late Start Monday at 8:45 am
Feb. 20- NO SCHOOL- President's Day
Feb. 27- Late Start Monday at 8:45 am
If you have any questions, please contact me via telephone at (623)974 -4959 or via e-mail at vshrum@azcharter.com.
The theme of our fourth unit is “Problem Solvers!” We will be reading various texts that involve this theme. Harcourt Stories:
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
My Summer Vacation
Cool Ali
Theme-Based Texts:
Jimmy's Boa Bounces Back
Berenstain Bears: Trouble at School
Poetry:
The Boa Constrictor Song
Pet Show
It's Raining Pigs and Noodles
Summer Shower
Chapter Books:
Moose Crossing
Cam Jansen: The Mystery of the Television Dog
UNIT 4- PROBLEM SOLVERS SPELLING WORDS
Week of:
1/09 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 1. how 1. voices 1.wife 1. blue 1. completely 1. how
2. mouth 2. cowboys 2. wives 2. too 2. actually 2. mouth
3. out 3. toy 3. leaf 3. glue 3. doing 3. without
4. house 4. enjoyment 4. leaves 4. zoo 4. taking 4. voices
5. without 5. oil 5. elf 5. room 5. swimming 5. enjoyment
6. found 6. point 6. elves 6. clue 6. eating 6. soil
7. around 7. join 7. shelf 7. due 7. slowly 7. wife
8. sound 8. soil 8. shelves 8. rooftop 8. starting 8. shelf
9. now 9. joy 9. life 9. true 9. standing 9. shelves
10. brow 10. coin 10. lives 10. noontime 10. freezing 10. rooftop
11. beauties 11. around 11. rooftop 11. cowboys 11. leaf 11. due
12. skies 12. without 12. true 12. voices 12. leaves 12. true
13. started 13. fire 13. bone 13. letter 13. important 13. completely
14. mean 14. train 14. draw 14. sea 14. nothing 14. swimming
15. cow 15. wait 15. whose 15. won't 15. dinner 15. actually
Groups demonstrated teamwork by modeling three-digit numbers.
Our next math chapter is Chapter 6: Data. Throughout the chapter, we will be learning how tally charts, pictographs, and bar graphs can help us solve problems. Chapter 6 vocabulary terms are:
bar graph- a graph that uses bars to show data data- information colected about people or things key- the part of a graph that explains the symbols pictograph- a graph that uses pictures to show data scale- the numbers placed at a fixed distance on a graph to help label the graph
Students created a mobile to demonstrate knowledge of the author's lesson from our reading story Helping Out.
We will incorporate writing throughout the day. In February, our formative writing mode is Research.
During our grammar portion of writing, we will be focusing on focusing on action verbs and begin learning about verb agreement.
We visited the local police station during our community field trip.
Our third unit in Social Studies is Using Our Resources. By the end of the unit, students will be able to answer the following essential questions:
-What natural resources do people use? How do they use them?
-What are som of the reasons people choose to live in a place?
-How do people change their environment?
-How have transportation and communication changed over time?
Unit 2 Vocabulry: natural resource- something found in nature that people can use conservation- the saving of resources to make them last longer technology- the use of new objects and ideas in everday life product- something that is made by nature or by people
Students work together to investigate how many drops of water will fit on a penny.
We will be investigating weather concepts beginning mid-February and continuing until Spring Break. We will be able to answer the following essential questions by the end of the unit:
How does weather change?
Why do we measure weather?
What is the water cycle?
2nd Grade Daily Schedule
Late Start Monday:
8:45-9:00= Morning Work 9:00-10:20= Math 10:20-11:00= Specials/ Art 11:00-11:30= Lunch 11:30-12:30= Writing 12:30-1:30= Reading 1:30-1:45= 1st Break 1:45-2:35= Science/ Social Studies 2:35-2:42= Pack Up
Tuesday-Friday:
7:30-7:55= Morning Work 8:00-9:15= Math 9:15-9:30= 1st Break 9:30-10:00= D.E.A.R. 10:00-11:00= Specials/ Art 11:00-11:30= Lunch 11:30-12:30= Writing 12:30-1:30= Reading 1:30-1:45= 2nd Break 1:45-2:35= Science/ Social Studies 2:35-2:42= Pack Up
State: Arizona
District: State Operated School
School: Arizona Charter Academy
User Name: student's first name initial and student's complete last name
Password: 02grade
(If you're having trouble logging in with your student's last name please e-mail gramos@azcharter.com and we will provide with the correct user name)
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