2nd Grade News Academic

February 13, 2016 Vocabulary

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Good Afternoon 2nd grade families,

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I hope you had a restful weekend. The kids vertical

had a great time on the 100th Day of School. I horizontal

absolutely LOVED their capes! February is African symmetry

American History Month. We have spent time learning about

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several African Americans from history who broke barriers and

fought for civil rights and equality. We will be creating a Freedom moral

Quilt in class at the end of the month so the students will have a determine

project to complete over the next week that shouldn't take too cause and effect

much time at all. The information will be sent home with your apostrophe

child tomorrow.

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Valentines Day is tomorrow! As a reminder I typically do not have topic sentence

a party, but we will have time in the afternoon to pass out supporting details

valentine cards. I suggest having your child bring in a decorated closing statement

box or bag tomorrow to hold their valentines. If your child is

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bringing in valentines or treats please make sure your child has

enough for each classmate so no one is left out. You can find our form

class list on the second page of the newsletter. If you do not wish function

for your child to participate please let me know so I can make pollination

accommodations.
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I will be sending out a sign-up genius link later this week for
parent-teacher conferences. I will be sending an invite to all inspire

families. If you are unable to attend any of the scheduled times segregation

please let me know. Have a wonderful evening if you have any boycott

questions please don't hesitate to ask. equality

Upcoming Events
2/20 Presidents Day/
Awards Ceremony(HalfDay)
2/23 Conferences

What We are learning this week: 3/8 Picture Day

3/10 Dress Down Day

We have been reading different types of folktales comparing t wo different versions of the same fable or
folktale. In grammar have been learning about adjectives that compare and are now moving on to adverbs.
We have been writing opinion pieces and are still learning to develop a strong topic sentence for our
supporting details. In Math we have been learning about counting money and will begin learning about
telling time to the quarter hour. In Science began our new PLTW unit on weather and the water cycle. In
Social Studies we will be learning about the importance of Presidents Day and will work on a biography
project to celebrate the accomplishments of African Americans for African American History Month.


Class List
Luul
Aliah
Saige
Hafsa
Shilpa
Naomi
Yashika
Neha
Nazia
McKenzie
Polina
Heran
Kaitlyn
Carolin
Lex
Cooper
Devinn

Ashvin
Tanav
Nathan
Zane
Jailen
Josh
Namish
Akhilesh