Mrs. Reavis’s 2nd Grade News
February 9-13, 2015
Letterland: Unit 16: The Boot Twin
**Please REFER to the handout in your child’s folder titled “Letterland Step-byStep Homework” for homework that will be on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday! There will be a letterland test on Friday, so it is very important that
your child does this homework each night to prepare for the test! Please note
that the “New Sentences” must be written correctly to receive credit on the test
so practicing writing these two sentences each night is a good idea! 
List A: spoon, balloon, who, school, smooth, loose, do, proof, rooster, prove, choose,
lose
Tricky Words: children, laugh, bury, whole
Review Words: sorry, hungry, farther, curly, carry, reply, person, thirsty
New Sentences to Master: “The children like to see all the animals.” & “Who likes
the moose the best?” (sentences must be written with correct spelling,
capitalization, and punctuation)
Reading: “Life Cycle of a Pumpkin”, pages 46-61
Genre: Expository Nonfiction
Phonics: Vowels oo, u
Comprehension Skill: Fact and Opinion
***Please have your child read this story each night for fluency and
comprehension…however….they must return the book each day to school!
Selection TEST —Please note that your child receives two grades for the
test—1. High Frequency Word Grade and 2. Comprehension
Math:
2.NBT.6 I can add up to four digit numbers.
2.NBT.7 I can add and subtract three digit numbers.
2. OA.1 I can solve word problems.
NOTES:
--Wednesday, Feb. 11th---Early Release Day—11:00am
--It is very, very IMPORTANT that your child go on the
following websites each night for at least 15 minutes each:
www.vmath.com & www.readingeggs.com
It is IMPERATIVE that our children GROW with their math
and reading skills!
3rd Grade Reading expectations are hard and IF we don’t
PUSH for our reading skills to increase in 2nd grade…the task
of reaching 3rd grade status will prove to be very difficult.