March/April 2nd Grade News

March/April

2^nd Grade Newsletter

We will be discussing how characters respond to major events, learning about poetry, and making connections between a series of historical events in reading.  In math, we will be learning about money and measurement. We are looking forward to one more assembly on fire and safety. 

             

            Please continue to encourage your child to be reading at least 100 minutes for a 5 day school week and turning in their homework packets on the last day of the school week.  You can always have your child read more, especially if your child’s fluency rate is not close to 92 words per minute.  This is the minimum to score at grade level for the IRI (Idaho Reading Indicator) test which is in early May.  Please practice addition and subtraction math facts at home.  Students should be able to complete at least 20 facts accurately in 1 minute to be fluent in math facts.  Your child is learning several strategies to learn their facts.  Thank you for helping your child at home. 

January 2nd grade news in PTA newsletter

January/February

            The second graders had a very successful Christmas play in December at Canyon Ridge High School’s auditorium.  A big thank you goes out to all of the family members that came to watch the performance and helped with costumes.

 

We continue to work hard and learn many new things this year. We are learning how to solve story problems using addition and subtraction, and counting money in math. In reading, we will be retelling fables and folktales, answering questions, and explaining why the author includes certain details in a text.  We continue to work on phonics skills and fluency. We are learning about the descriptive world of adjectives. 

            Please continue to encourage your child to read for at least 20 minutes a night at home and record it on the homework page and make sure that you sign it.  Homework folders are due on Friday or the last day of the school week and will be sent back home on Monday or the first day of the school week.  If you haven’t paid the $30 class fee, please do so soon.  The money is used for art projects, gifts for parents that students make, assemblies, and field trips. Most of our field trips and other expenses occur during this half of the year.  Thank you for all that you do for your child.