Ask your 2nd Grader:

• What are some similarities and differences between the two versions of the Johnny Appleseed stories you read in class?
• What life lesson can we learn from The Story of Johnny Appleseed?
• Why are digital tools important?
• What are the three rules for making singular nouns plural? What is an irregular plural noun?
• Which addition and subtraction strategies do you like to use when solving word problems? Why do those strategies work best for you?
• What did you learn about different holidays celebrated around the world? 

What 2nd Graders Are Learning Next Week:

 ELA (English Language Arts):

• Wit and Wisdom Module 2: The American West
  • Essential Question: What was life like in the West for early Americans? 
  • Learning Goals:
    • Notice and wonder about a new text.
    • Identify story elements in John Henry: An American Legend.
    • Generate observations about questions about John Henry.
    • Examine the importance of understanding feedback.
    • Respond to and apply peer feedback.
    • Identify and generate collective nouns from module texts and real-world experience.
    • Use collective nouns.
    • Distinguish shades of meaning among the words related to sound.

• Tennessee Foundational Skills:
  • Oral discrimination – hear the different vowel sounds in words
  • Identify different sounds for the ‘y’ spelling: /y/ as in yes, /i/ as in myth, /ie/ as in try, /ee/ as in funny
  • Change singular nouns into plural
  • Use the correct form of the verb “to be” in present and past tense sentences
  • Ask and answer questions about key details in the student reader
  • Spelling words: eve, complete, creek, week, meeting, she, we, fever, zero, pretend, squeak, meal, wheat, seal, people

Math:

• Addition and Subtraction within 1,000

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

• Examine the significant contributions made by people of the U.S.

Dates to Remember:

• December 23rd-January 7th: Winter Break
• January 8th – 3rd Quarter Begins (Students Return)
• January 14th: Report Cards Issued
• January 20th: No School
• January 31st: Navigator Day

Additional Information:

We’re also excited to share a fun opportunity for our students to enjoy during the break. If your child needs a quiet moment—or if you could use a little extra time to wrap presents uninterrupted 😜—your second-grade teachers have recorded two audio chapter books to keep them entertained. It’s our way of bringing some classroom connection to your home during the holidays.

We hope you have a joyful and restful winter break. Thank you for all your support this semester, and we can’t wait to see everyone back in the new year!

Click the pictures below to play the audiobook. The files are quite large, so you may need to download them fully before they will play smoothly.

My Weird School: Deck the Halls

Horrible Harry and the Holidaze