Ask your 2nd Grader:

• How does Sky Tree show the cycle of seasons?
• Why is revision important in writing?
• Where would the comma and quotation marks go in the following sentence? Aiden said I love to play basketball.
• Can you show me how you use an open number line to solve 57+38? Can you show me how you use an open number line to solve 86-59?
• What causes weathering? How is weathering different from erosion?
• How does sand form on beaches?

What 2nd Graders Are Learning Next Week:

 ELA (English Language Arts):

• Wit and Wisdom Module 1: A Season of Change
  • Essential Question: How does change impact people and nature? 
  • Learning Goals:
    • Synthesize evidence from two texts in a verbal paragraph about how changes in fall impact people.
    • Synthesize evidence from two texts in an informative paragraph about how changes in fall impact plants or animals.
    • Revise draft using a checklist.
    • Revise and publish an informative paragraph about how changes in fall impact plants or animals. 
    • Demonstrate understanding of module vocabulary by analyzing correct or incorrect word use in context. 

Tennessee Foundational Skills:

• Read and write words with different spellings for /ae/ sound (‘a_e’ as in lake, ‘a’ as in paper, ‘ai’ as in rain, ‘ay’ as in day)
• Chain words with the /ae/ spellings (example: rain>brain>grain>gain>main>pain>paint>saint>taint)
• Read two syllable words that have the tricky ‘a’ spelling
• Ask and answer questions about key details in the a decodable text that incorporates the letter-sound correspondences taught
• Spelling words: sister, letter, expert, born, sports, short, mark, started, backyard, some

Math:

• Numbers on a Number Line

Social Studies/Science (We will rotate between science and social studies every two weeks.):

•  Describe the fundamental principles of American democracy, including: equality, fair treatment for all, and respect for the property of others. 

Dates to Remember:

• October 7th-11th: Fall Break
• October 22nd: Report Cards Issued
• October 23rd: Class Pictures and Individual Picture Retakes
• October 25th: Parent Teacher Conference Day (No School)
• October 31st: Harvest Parties