St. Veronica Elementary School
April, 2014
The Grade 2 Times
Welcome to
Mrs. DeSouza’s
Grade 2 Class!
Information Items
First Holy Communion
Saturday May 24, 2014 at 10:00a.m., St. Francis Xavier Church. Please
review the information letter sent from the Parish. Should you have any
questions, please feel free to contact me at the school.
Agenda
Please continue to sign and return your child’s agenda each day and also
the “You’ve Got Mail” folder.
School Newsletter
Please continue to view both the classroom Newsletter and also the
school’s Newsletter for information items regarding school events.
At Home Reading and Writing
Please continue regular reading and writing activities at home with your
child, reading books and responding to them in written form (eg. Describe
the setting, who were the characters, what was your favourite part, how
would you change the ending, etc.) Please return reading logs upon
completion for a prize from the Treasure Chest.
Toys and Special Items
Please ensure that your child leaves their toys and special “treasures” at
home so they are not lost or misplaced. Your support is greatly
appreciated.
Money
Please send money for pizza, cookies, popcorn etc. in a closed/labelled
envelope, Ziploc bag, or wallet and encourage your child to keep it in a safe
place in their backpack until it is time to spend it. Thank-you for your cooperation.
Calendar
Please check the attached calendar for important dates this month.
Mathematics
Language Arts
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Making Inferences and Interpreting Text
*use stated and implied information and ideas in texts to make
simple inferences and reasonable predictions, and support the
inferences with evidence from the text (eg. “you predicted
_______. What clues from the text did you use?)
Persuasive Writing/Point of View
*identify, initially with support and direction, their point of view
and one or more possible different points of view about the topic
(eg. How do you feel about this topic? How will you share these
feelings in your writing?)
Visit www.starfall.com for interactive Language activities
2. Using Knowledge of Form and
Style in Writing
Studies
1. Developing Social
and Organizing
People
and
Environments:
Global Communities
Content
This term, students will be learning to:
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Describe some similarities/differences in the ways in which people
in two or more communities in different parts of the world meet
their needs and have adapted to the location, climate, and
physical features of their regions.
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Use the social studies inquiry process to investigate aspects of the
interrelationship between the natural environments, including the
climate, of selected communities and the ways in which people in
those communities live.
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Identify and locate various physical features and selected
communities around the world, and describe some aspects of
people’s ways of life in those communities.
Students will be learning to:
Measurement
Estimate, measure, and record length, perimeter, area, mass, capacity, time and
temperature using non-standard and standard units.
Compare, describe, and order objects using attributes measured in non-standard
units and standard units.
Please note – students and teachers continue to be engaged in their numeracy
inquiry while exploring strengths/needs of students and then differentiating
instruction accordingly. The “inquiry” continues to focus on how students feel
about Math and how they understand math language. The use of anchor charts
assists students with better understanding math terms which helps them to feel
successful in their math journey. The “inquiry” continues to focus on reasoning,
reflecting, connecting, representing and communicating findings both in large and
small group math situations.
Visit www.nelson.com for interactive activities related to each grade 2 unit of
study. Also, www.coolmath.com is a good website.
Guided, Independent and Shared Reading
Word Study/ Working with Words
Virtue Education
This Month’s Virtue is Love
A person who demonstrates love is helpful to those in need,
uses kind and loving words, sacrifices for others and
appreciates the many gifts of love from God.