We have some fun things happening in second grade the week before our Thanksgiving Break!
Tuesday 11/15/11: Please join us Tuesday for Thanksgiving Lunch. The schedule is available on Sedalia Park's Home Page! We look forward to seeing you there!
Thursday 11/17/11: We will have visitors from The Atlanta History Center. They will be conducting a presentation on Georgia's First People. Please ask your children what they learned about our Native Georgians - The Creek and Cherokee Native Americans.
Friday 11/18/11: Native American Rotation Day. Students will spend the day rotating through all second grade classrooms while learning about Georgia's First Native Americans and creating some pretty neat things.
Below are the topics of study for the 2nd 9 weeks!
Language Arts:
We will continue to refine our comprehension skills as we read and understand how stories work. In grammar we will continue to work on synonyms, antonyms, contractions, plural nouns, and possesive nouns. We will also begin using learning how to use guide words to help us locate words in a dictionary quickly as we begin to use dictionaries as a resource to help in our writing.
Writing: Students will be responding to literature. They will read and listen to various literature pieces and respond to these stories by writing summaries, making connections, asking questions to the authors, and making recommendations.
Math: We have completed 2 digit subtraction with regrouping. It is a tricky skill so please help your children to practice this often so they maintain this skill! We are currently working on a geometry unit where students are identifying and describing plane shapes. Next, we will be counting larger sums of money and review telling time to the nearest 5 minute interval. Please make sure your students are practicing their addition and subtraction facts. These should be mastered by the end of December.
Science: We are learning about forces such as pushes, pulls and friction. We are also exploring energy sources such as light, heat and sound that we use daily in our lives. Remember to keep your eyes out for study guides that come home and find time to review these new science concepts with your child.
Social Studies: We will be learning about three figures that were instrumental in the founding of the colony of Georgia and exploring the character traits that made them such wonderful figures.
Thanksgiving Holidays - November 21 - 25
Have a wonderful break with your family!
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