About Second Grade
Throughout the year in second grade your child will slowly learning how to become more independent. Begin to challenge them to do as much as they can on their own, with homework and the like. This will help them at home and in school to become awesome problem solvers!
Homework
Have your student bring their homework folder AND book pouch every Friday! This is when completed homework will be recorded, new homework will be given, and other communication will be sent home.
The most important thing is to read, read, read! The number of nights read per week is the only graded portion of the homework however the amount of additional activities completed is recorded. The purpose of these activities is to provide extra practice and inform you of what we are learning about in the classroom.
Birthdays
Birthdays are a special time and students may choose to bring a snack for your child to share with the class (i.e. graham crackers, popcorn, trail mix, goldfish, (cut/washed) fruit and vegetables, cupcakes, donuts, etc.). Please remember that we have peanut allergies, so please try to be concious when sending in snacks to make sure they do not contain peanuts or have been made in a plant where there are peanut products.
Summer birthdays will be celebrated on “half birthdays”. For example, if a student’s true birthday is July 20, it will be celebrated six months later, near January 20. Birthdays that fall on a weekend or during vacation will be recognized on a surrounding school day.
Volunteers
There are many ways to help our class! Weekly volunteer opportunities include reading with students, tutoring students, and logging in homework. I can also use help preparing materials both at school and from home. Class parties and field trips can't happen without you! Have a special skill or experience that you want to share with the class? Let me know!
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Language Arts
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Demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
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Identify main topics, central themes, and an author’s purpose.
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Analyze different points of view.
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Use illustrations and images to clarify understanding.
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Write about topic or texts that have and use facts/definitions, and provide a conclusion.
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State an opinion about topics/texts, supply reasons from texts to support opinion.
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write a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events with detailed action/thoughts/feelings.
Math
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Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction.
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Add and subtract within 20.
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Understand place value.
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Use place value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract.
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Measure and estimate lengths in standard units.
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Work with time and money.
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Reason with shapes and their attributes
Science
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Use the processes of scientific investigation.
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Communicate using science language and reasoning.
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Understand the nature of science.
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Describe the different characteristics of rocks.
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Compare and contrast how different materials respond to change.
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Identify basic needs of living things and their abilities.
Social Studies
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Tell how people can be the same and different.
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Explain some fun things that happen when people who are different live around each other.
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Explain and show how to be a good citizen in my community, in California, and in the USA
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Explain how are economy works through the interaction of producers and consumers.