Second Grade Newsletter
Sept. 28 – Oct. 1
Learning Targets: I Can (by the end of the week each student should be able
to)
1. Categorize books as fiction or nonfiction.
2. Identify text features within a passage.
3. Review spelling changes for adding ed, ing, s to a word.
4. Complete Chapter 2 Math test.
5. Reflect and assess my performance on the test.
6. Identify the subject and predicate of a sentence.
7. Identify declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences.
8. Write a 5 sentence paragraph.
Instead of reading a specific story from our reading book this week, we are going to learn about
text features. Text features are found in nonfiction passages and are helpful to the reader. Text
features help the reader to locate information more easily and also make the text easier to
comprehend. We will be reading several Scholastic News magazines which incorporate text
features. Students will be creating their own text feature booklet.
Text Features Vocabulary
1. title – tells the name of a book
2. table of contents – gives the heading and beginning page number of each section in a book. Found in the FRONT
of the book
3. heading – tells you what a section is going to be about, it is like a mini title throughout the passage
4. photograph – a picture made with a camera and shows how things look like in real life
5. caption – a sentence that tells more about a photograph
6. bold print – shows new or important words in darker print
7. colored print – show new or important words in colored print
8. glossary – lists new or important words and shows or tells what they mean. Found in the BACK of a book
9. index – tells you on what page to find information in a book. It is organized in ABC order and in the BACK of the
book.
10. timeline – a chart that shows events in order
11. diagram – a labeled picture that shows the parts of something
12. label – a word that tells about a picture
13. table – a chart of information used to compare things
Spelling
This week we will be reviewing the spelling rules for adding “s”, “ed”, or “ing” to a word.
If a word has a short vowel followed by only 1 consonant, then double the consonant and add the suffix.
If a word ends with a silent e, drop the e – then add the suffix.
If the word does not follow either of the above rules – just add the suffix.
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Spelling Words
snapped
6. skated
trotting
7. liked
planned
8. watching
running
9. talked
hoping
10. helping
Word Wall Words
1. said
2. you
3. they
Language/Writing
Subject- who or what a sentence is about
Predicate- tells what the subject does
Declarative Sentences – sentences that TELL something and end with a period.
Interrogative Sentences – sentences that ASK a question and end with a question mark (?).
Imperative Sentences – COMMANDS that tell someone to do something and usually end in a period.
Exclamatory Sentences – exclamations; SHOW FEELING and end in an exclamation mark (!).
MATH
This week we have been finishing up Chapter 2. We have mainly been focused on adding/subtract 10
and 100 to any given number within 1000. We have also been doing a lot of comparing numbers. We
have been using the symbols, <,>, and =, to do this.
Next week, we will be taking our Chapter 2 test, so please be looking for a study guide to come home on
Monday. Please go over it with your child and review anything they seem to be having trouble with.
Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks for your help and support.
REMINDERS
Homework is due every THURSDAY.
Oct. 2 – No School
Oct 5 – 9 Fall Break
Oct. 19 – Fall Pictures
Oct 26 – Parent Teacher Conferences 5:00 – 7:00
Oct 26-30 Family and Friends Breakfast Week/Book Fair
Wednesday, Dec. 2 – Field Trip to Lexington Children’s Theater- All our chaperone slots
have been filled; there are no more parent tickets available at a discounted school price.