The Second Grade “Scoop”
Date: October 16
For the Week of: October 19-23
Reminders:
*Oct. 17: Zion Lutheran Church service at 5:00PM
*Oct. 18: Zion Lutheran Church service at 8:00AM and 10:45AM
*Oct. 23: End of the Quarter—all make-up work needs to be turned in. Also, early release at 11:30AM
*Oct. 27 and 28: Picture Retakes—Students can be ready on Oct. 27th for retakes. If they are absent on that date, they can have them done on the 28th.
*Oct. 28: Report cards go home.
*Oct. 29 and 30: Parent/Teacher Conferences: More information coming from the school office…
*Oct. 28: Our first field trip! We will be having a skating party! In place of a Halloween party, we will go skating at the Wagon Wheel Skating Rink. More information will be coming from the school office…. We will take some time on Thursday (Oct. 29) afternoon to do a Reformation craft and to have a special snack.
*Oct. 28: Unit 4 Social Studies Test—Study guide enclosed.
*Oct. 30: No School—Parent/Teacher Conferences
*Save the Date: November 11 at 12:45PM: Mrs. Brewer’s second grade leads chapel.
NEEDED: Each student needs a plain, white T-shirt for our chapel. It needs to be a T-shirt that does not need to stay white. Students may bring their shirts in at any time; please no later than Friday, Oct. 23, so that we have adequate time to decorate them. Thanks!
Spelling:
We will be on unit 10 for the book list, and list 3 for the challenge list. The pretests will be Monday, Oct. 19, and the final tests will be Friday, Oct. 23.
Memory Work:
Memory work for this week is enclosed. Students may say their memory work any morning next week.
Math:
We will continue to work on our sums of 12, and will begin working on addition facts with sums of 13 and 14. Please have your child let me know if he/she would like to borrow flashcards!
Reading:
*New sight words will go home Tuesday, Oct. 20, and will need to be returned Friday, Oct. 23.
*Also, we have begun a reading program where students can keep track of their at-home reading for each month! A calendar was sent home at the beginning of October. Our goal is 15 minutes of reading a day, or 465 total minutes for the month of October. If your child needs a new calendar, please have him/her see me! Read, read, read! J
English/Language Arts:
We continue to learn about nouns, and we will begin working on descriptive writing. We have sent our first pen pal letters off!
Science:
In science class, we have begun a unit on animals and their habitats. Be looking for information about an upcoming science project….
Social Studies:
A study guide for unit 4 is enclosed. The test will be Wednesday, October 28th. We have gone over this material in class, and we will review together. Students will need to study at home as well. Students will begin bringing their books home each afternoon to practice good study habits.
On a final note…
*Please continue to check your child’s HOME folder and assignment book each evening.
*Just a reminder that you can access our class blog by going to www.zionmrsbrewer.blogspot.com OR by going to the school website (www.brightonzionlutheran.org), clicking on School, Class Pages, and Mrs. Brewer’s name.
*Our chapel offering this quarter continue to go toward the Brighton Food Pantry.
*Students who are absent are responsible for making up their work in a timely manner. This is important for them, so that they don’t fall farther behind in class, and so that I can get their work graded and entered quickly. Thanks so much!
*Just a reminder that we have begun the Yankee Candle Fundraiser! Envelopes are due October 19th. Thanks so much for your help in this fundraiser!
*If your child has a fever, please keep him/her at home.
*Because we have started practicing for our chapel, we will be “off” on our religion lessons with the other second grade class. We will “catch up” over the course of the rest of the year!
In Christ,
Mrs. Brewer
Spelling Words—Unit 10
For the week of Oct. 19-23
lake
rock
ask
pick
truck
black
back
bake
clock
kick
Review
11.kite
12.take
Challenge
13. dock
14. snake
Spelling Words—Challenge List 3
For the week of Oct. 19-23
driving
aunt
pain
hearing
training
birthday
grasshopper
hello
pool
howl
safe
talked
bottle
thinks
Challenge:
energy
disturbed
Memory Work
For the week of Oct. 19-23
The Sixth Commandment:
You shall not commit adultery.
The Seventh Commandment:
You shall not steal.
The Eighth Commandment:
You shall not give false testimony against
your neighbor.
STUDY GUIDE: Social Studies: Unit 4: People Long Ago
Test Oct. 28
Vocabulary—Matching
Fourth of July: a holiday that honors the Declaration of Independence
Memorial Day: a holiday that honors people who gave their lives for our country
Independence: the freedom of people to choose their own government
Past: the time before now
Colony: a place that is ruled by another country
Landmark: a feature that makes a location special
History: the study of things that happened in the past
Multiple Choice
(Not all these questions will be on the test, but students should be prepared for any of them.)
Know what the term “present” means.
What is an example of how communities change over time?
-houses
-roads
-technology
-architecture
3. Know who the first people in North America were.
4. What leader helped write the Declaration of Independence?
5. Why did the colonists have a war with England?
6. What was the name of the very first colony?
7. What was the name of the Pilgrims colony?
8. What did the Native Americans teach the settlers?
9. Name one monument or memorial.
-Washington Monument
-Lincoln Memorial
-Jefferson Memorial
10. What are some important symbols in our American heritage?
-the bald eagle
-the American flag
-the Statue of Liberty
Short Answer
There will also be a timeline on the test. Your child will have to look over the timeline and then answer five questions. (Students can look on pages 192-193, as well as page 214. This timeline is similar to the one on the test.)
*If your child has any questions, please have him/her ask!
