Monday, April 8, 2013

Class News April 8-10

What’s New in Grade Two?
April 8-10, 2013


My trip to Italy was wonderful!  Not only did I get to visit some amazing places built in B.C. times, but also my daughter’s soccer team won the soccer tournament…which is the primary reason we went to Italy. Thanks for your support during my time away.  The substitute gave a good report about the students!

We are in full swing getting ready for TCAP in two weeks.  In class we will be doing lots of practice in TCAP form as well as learning test-taking strategies.  Be on the lookout for a flyer this week about our dress-up days next week to get us excited about the TCAP!



Important Dates

Apr. 23-26      TCAP Testing
Apr. 29           Culture Assembly 1pm
May 2             Music Program 8:30am
May 10           Field Day!
May 16           Culture Assembly
May 22           Last day of school!

Reading/Language Arts

Story: Just Like Josh Gibson
Comprehension: Compare and Contrast
Grammar:  Using Capital Letters
Fluency:  Accuracy, Pace, Intonation  Current goal = 92-102 wpm
End of year goal = 120 wpm
Spelling/Phonics: Contractions
Vocabulary: Homophones

Spelling words

we’re   I’ve   don’t   can’t   he’d   you’re   won’t   they’re   I’d 
 they’d   she’d   we’ve     

Dictation Sentences
I’d ask him to come but I don’t think he will.
You’re a good friend, and I’ve always said so!

Math

Length (inches and centimenters), Perimeter, Area, Fractions, Telling time

Social Studies

Africa in April:
Understand the diversity of human cultures; Recognize the contributions of people of other ethnic, racial, religious, and socioeconomic groups;

Science

Habitats of plants and animals
Ways that plants and animals depend on each other
Relationship between animal’s characteristics and it’s environment
How fossils tell about organisms that lived in the past

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