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We don't have many days left of this school year! I know our scholars are getting excited for the summer, but we are not stopping yet! There are many things we have left to accomplish together, and we will be working hard till the very end! Monday, April 23 - Family Night at Red Robin (4:00-7:00) Monday, May 7 - 2nd Grade Music Concert Friday, May 11 - Half Day, No lunches Friday, May 11 - Arts Walk Thursday, May 24 - Last Day of School This week: Spalding- Your scholar will have 28 new words this week. All spelling words are to be written in cursive each night. Please have your scholar write their words in their best Spalding cursive. Markings need to be done on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Thursday you should dictate all 28 words to your scholar. Markings are not required on Thursday, but words must be written in cursive. ****If your child is misspelling a word, please mark it wrong and have them correct it on their homework. Please spend the extra time having your scholar say the words in syllables, spelling them on their fingers, then writing the words when practicing at home. Please let me know if your child is struggling. Math- We will continue to study graphs during the week including bar graphs and line plots. There will be a quiz on picture graphs and bar graphs on Tuesday. History- We will continue our unit on Civil Rights, including the study of Eleanor Roosevelt, Mary Mcleod Bethune, Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. Please be on the lookout for character worksheets to be coming home in your child's red folder for homework! Literature- We will continue to read Charlotte's Web, chapters 6-9. This story has already brought about great conversation regarding friendship, including thoughts from Aristotle. There are three kinds of friendship. The first is friendship based on utility, where both people derive some benefit from each other. The second is friendship based on pleasure, where both people are drawn to the other’s wit, good looks, or other pleasant qualities. The third is friendship based on goodness, where both people admire the other’s goodness and help one another strive for goodness. Does Charlotte show true friendship? Does Wilbur show true friendship? What wonderful conversations we get to have when we read classical literature! Please let me know if you have any questions! Have a wonderful week! Mrs. Bennett
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April is flying by! The weather is warming up and I have noticed that the scholars are extremely thirsty. Please make sure to send in a water bottle everyday.
Wednesday, April 18- Book Fair Friday, April 20 - Half Day-SPIRIT WEAR DAY Monday, May 7 - 2nd Grade Music Concert Thursday, May 24 - Last Day of School This week: Spalding- Your scholar will have 31 new words this week. All spelling words are to be written in cursive each night. Please have your scholar write their words in their best Spalding cursive. Markings need to be done on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Thursday you should dictate all 31 words to your scholar. Markings are not required on Thursday, but words must be written in cursive. ****If your child is misspelling a word, please mark it wrong and have them correct it on their homework. The words are becoming more challenging and I have encouraged the students to say the words in syllables, spell them on their fingers, then write the words when practicing at home. Please let me know if your child is struggling. Math- We will review on Monday and take the Unit Test on Time Tuesday. We will then begin our unit on graphs. Please continue to have your child practice looking at a clock and telling you the time! Also, just around the corner will be completing our end of the year tests. Please keep practicing those addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts. I have been using Lyceum time to review math and the students are dong a great job! History- We will continue to learn about Immigration, Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty on Monday. On Tuesday we will continue to learn about newcomers to the United States and citizenship. The Immigration test will be on Wednesday. We will then start our unit on Civil Rights. Literature- We will finally begin Charlotte's Web! The students are so very excited to start this book! I am looking forward to the virtuous lessons that come through reading this wonderful story! I do ask that the students do not read ahead, but they are welcome to bring the book home to reread the pages we have covered in class. Please let me know if you have any questions! Have a wonderful week! Mrs. Bennett Parents, Last week was a busy one, filled with learning, adventures, and fun! Our scholars had a wonderful time learning about desert life cycles on our field trip. We continued the fun on field day getting to see everyone participate in our Olympics, and of course, ride down the new addition of the water slide! Here is a look at the week ahead! Wednesday, April 18- Book Fair Friday, April 20 - Half Day-SPIRIT WEAR DAY Monday, May 7 - 2nd Grade Music Concert Thursday, May 24 - Last Day of School This week: Spalding- Your scholar will have 30 new words this week. All spelling words are to be written in cursive each night. Please have your scholar write their words in their best Spalding cursive. Markings need to be done on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Thursday you should dictate all 30 words to your scholar. Markings are not required on Thursday, but words must be written in cursive. ****If your child is misspelling a word, please mark it wrong and have them correct it on their homework. Math- We will start our unit on TIME. Students will learn to tell time after the hour and before the hour. We will focus on using clocks in our math groups so that each student can practice moving the hands around the clock to show time. There will not be a quiz this week. History- We will continue to study the Civil War. This week we will focus on the abolitionists and what happened after the war. There will be a unit test on Thursday. Friday we will start a new unit on immigration. Literature- We will finish reading The Magician's Nephew. The students have enjoyed this book and the adventures of Digory and Polly. It has set them up beautifully for the story of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, which they will read in third grade! Please let me know if you have any questions! Mrs. Bennett Parents,
Happy April! We have a busy week ahead with our Field Trip and Field Day! Please look closely below for all of the details. Upcoming events: Thursday, April 5 - 2nd Grade Field Trip to the Desert Botanical Gardens We are excited to go to the Desert Botanical Garden to be Desert Detectives for the day to learn about the life cycles of various desert plants and animals. We are also excited to have an extra bit of time in the Butterfly Pavilion! Please see below for all the details. When: Thursday, April 5 from 9:30-11:30 pm Where: Desert Botanical Garden (for tour/pavilion) What to Bring: quick and healthy snack, disposable water bottle with name written on it, sunscreen and/or hat What to Wear: Archway Trivium East uniform attire Cost: $10 in exact cash/check due by Monday, April 2 Lunch: We will eat lunch when we return back to school. Please send in a lunch for your child just like a normal day. Friday, April 6 - Field Day Friday, April 20 - Half Day Monday, May 7 - 2nd Grade Music Concert Thursday, May 24 - Last Day of School This week: Spalding- Your scholar will have 30 new words this week. All spelling words are to be written in cursive each night. Please have your scholar write their words in their best Spalding cursive. Markings need to be done on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Thursday you should dictate all 30 words to your scholar. Markings are not required on Thursday, but words must be written in cursive. ****If your child is misspelling a word, please mark it wrong and have them correct it on their homework. Math- We will continue a unit on fractions and have a unit test on Friday. Please continue to work on basic math facts at home with your child. Addition and subtraction facts through 20 should be mastered by the end of the year. History - We will continue our history unit on The Civil War. There will not be a quiz this week. Literature- We will continue to read The Magician's Nephew. I love seeing scholars begin to make connections to The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Writing and Grammar- Students will complete copywork and dictation, all in cursive, about an excerpt of the story, Moominland Midwinter. Please email me if you have any questions! Mrs. Bennett |
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