SECOND GRADE NEWS

FERUARY 2019

WHAT’S NEW? UPCOMING

We’re off to a fantastic
2019. Please take a look at the
upcoming events for more
details.
DO NOT TELL THEM HOW
TO DO IT. SHOW THEM HOW
TO DO IT AND DO NOT SAY A
WORD. IF YOU TELL THEM,
THEY WILL WATCH YOUR
LIPS MOVE. IF YOU SHOW
THEM, THEY WILL WANT TO
DO IT THEMSELVES
CCon . -MARIA MONTESSOIR
CURRICULUM
READING: We will finish the Great
Ball Game and begin a new unit on
Family.
WRITING: Our class is continuing an
Informative Writing piece on a South
American animal of their interest
MATH: Our Geometry and
Measurement Unit will continue this
month. Please check your child’s folder
for helpful hints on how to support your
child with the newer math curriculum.
GRAMMAR: Our class is finishing
Noun work and introducing Verbs.
PHONICS: Your child will continue
working at their indepentent level
WORD STUDY: ar, ir, and er sounds
A Friendship Celebration will EVENTS:
take place on Feb. 14th around
2:00. We’re asking each Feb. 4th – Spelling Bee
student to bring in a (rescheduled)
decorated box or bag, by Feb. Feb. 8th –
13th, for a friendship gift
International
exchange. If your child would
Assembly at 1:45
like to participate, please bring
in a gift for each student ( 28 Feb. 9th- Open House
students) on Feb. 14th. We from 10-12p.m.
challenge you to think “outside Feb. 12th-Guy Lewis
the box” and bring in items Assembly
that don’t contain sugar.
Feb. 13th- Count Day
(Ideas: stickers, pencils,
Feb. 14th- Friendship
brackets, note pads, etc,)
Celebration (check
the class binder for
ways to contribute)
SPELLING: Please continue to
Feb. 18th- No School
practice at home each week. Spelling
tests are every Friday. Feb. 19th-100th Day of
SOCIAL STUDIES: South America School
studies will be coming to a close and
Feb. 22nd- Music
community studies will continue.
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: Self-control Concert 2:00 p.m.
and integrity are the topics of
discussion in the classroom. Please ask
your child how they are using self- Throughout the
control today. month the children
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS: A reminder
will also study topics
that all Birthday treats will be done at
the end of our school day. MTCMA such as:
encourages healthy treats including  Black History
fruit, and rice crispy treats.
 Groundhog Day
 Chinese New
Year

February 1, 2019
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