SUPER
2ND GRADE
Math
Brookhaven ES
Marking Period 2
2013-2014
During Marking Period 2,
Your child will …
Operation and Algebraic Thinking:
Add and subtract to solve one and twostep work problems; add and subtract
within 20 (“Basic Facts” – these do not
need to be memorized until the end of
the year); identify sets as odd or even
Numbers and Operations in Base Ten:
Skip-count to 1000 by 5s, 10s, and 100s;
add and subtract within 100 using
various strategies and explain why they
work
Measurement and Data:
Use a number line to show sums and
differences; solve problems using
dollars, quarters, dimes, nickels and
pennies.
Science & Social Studies
Physical science: observe, compare,
classify and describe objects to discover
how things are made
Culture: analyzing the similarities and
differences of two cultures (Pilgrims and
Wampanoag communities)
Geography: Using tools to locate describe
places on earth; learning how people
adapt to their environment.
Reading – Literature &
Informational Text
- continue to use questioning strategies,
context clues and text features to
ensure we understand what we read
- identify main idea
- retell stories (fables and folktales)
- recognize points of view of characters
- compare and contrast different
versions of the same story
- writing in response to reading
Writing –
Informative/Narrative
- continue to work on conventions
such as capitalization,
punctuation and spelling
- focus on adding details to support
the topic
- produce writing through the
writing process: brainstorming,
drafting, revising, editing and
publishing
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Thinking & Academic
Success Skills
Analysis (critical thinking skill)—breaking down
a whole into parts that may not be immediately
obvious and examining the parts so that the
structure of the whole is understood:
• Sort and classify into categories
• Identify and describe patterns and the
relationships within patterns
• Identify relationships among parts of a whole
• Infer/explain meaning to make sense of parts
Dates to Remember
November 11, 12: Early Release Days for PARENT
CONFERENCES
October 28th-November 8th-Third Annual Coat Drive
November 11th- Coat Swap
November 19: Field Trip to Strathmore
November 27: Early Release Day for Thanksgiving
Reminders to Students
Metacognition (academic success skill)—
knowing and being aware of one’s own thinking
and having the ability to monitor and evaluate
one’s own thinking:
• Examine one’s own thoughts and ideas to
identify background knowledge
• Explain thinking processes
• Self-monitor strategies to assess
progress and apply new thinking
• Seek clarification and adapt strategies
to attain learning task/outcome
How to Help at Home
Encourage authentic writing at home! Family
newsletters, letters to friends, and diaries or journals
are wonderful opportunities for students to learn the
value of writing.
Have your second grader write invitations to
Thanksgiving dinner for your guests. They could also
be in charge of writing the grocery list for the big
day. Fall and winter can also be a great time to
practice keeping charts and notes about favorite
sports teams.
The key is for students to enjoy writing and to
understand why it is a useful skill to use in their
everyday lives.
 Bring your Homework folder to school every
day
 Remember to READ EVERY NIGHT
 Be prepared for school! Have your pencils and
other materials ready for learning!
Requests for Classroom Donations
1. gallon, quart, or sandwich-sized
sealable bags
2. tissues
3. sanitizing wipes
Thank You Parents!
- for coming and helping out at the
Halloween Parties
- for visiting during Open House
- for checking your child’s backpack
DAILY and returning forms promptly
- for encouraging READING AT
HOME