1. Mrs. Stephens’ Wise Guys Consonants and Digraphs
2nd Grade
Mrs. Stephens’ Wise Guys
Week of August 6, 2018
A Peek at Our Week
WEEKLY HOMEWORK
Reading: Reading Workshop Launch
We will review reading workshop routines, practice building reading stamina, and learn what a good reader does before, during, and after reading. We will also learn how to talk and grow our ideas about reading with a reading partner.
Writing
Choose a writing prompt from the August writing calendar
Math
Math: Place Value
We will learn that the three digits of a three digit number represent amounts of hundreds, tens, and ones. We will also learn how to read and write numbers to 1,000 using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form.
Go to the class webpage, click on “links”, then play “Shark Place Value”
Spelling
Writing: Personal Narratives
We will learn how to write a narrative that recounts a well elaborated short sequence of events, includes details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, uses transition words, and provides a sense of closure.
On the index card sent home with you this week, write your name and tell me the top 3 things you’d like me to know about you!
Reading
Read for 20 minutes
Health: Nutrition
We will learn how food choices affect our bodies, energy, teeth, weight, and mood.
S.S./ Science
Go to the class webpage, click on “links”, then play “Nutrition for Kids”
Class Blog:
Spelling & Word Study
Spelling/ Reading
Rule
Language Skill
Mark Your
Calendar
Consonants and Digraphs
We will review consonant sounds and consonant digraph sounds as well as reviewing how to tap unknown words.
Proper Nouns
We will notice how nouns are used in our reading and writing. We will also learn how to capitalize proper nouns (names of people, places, and things).
August 7 – Open House (6-7:00 PM)
August 10 – International Family Welcome (10-11:00 AM) in the Learning Commons
August 14 – Spirit Night at Tijuana Joes
August 16 – Adventures in Art training (10-11:00 AM) in the Learning Commons
Weekly Words
This space will include weekly spelling words.