Mrs. Reavis’s 2nd Grade News
March 4-13, 2015
Letterland: Unit 18: Eddy Elephant Does the Talking
**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 (the 13th) , 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: head, bread, feather, heavy, spread, breakfast, ready, weather, breath,
instead, sweat, meadow
Tricky Words: enough, care, shoes, through
Review Words: argue, understood, knew, whose, choose, marry, hurry, bother
New Sentences to Master: “We walk home when the weather is nice enough.” &
“Take care not to hit your head.” (sentences must be written with correct spelling,
capitalization, and punctuation)
Reading: “I Like Where I Am” , pages 100-117
Genre: Narrative Poem
Phonics: Diphthongs oi, oy
Comprehension Skill: Theme and Plot
***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:
--Our class is in need of wipes and sanitizer. Please send in one of each if
possible. Thank you.
--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
This really needs to occur 7 days a week. Thank you.
--PLEASE continue to work on the ASIAN projects!
--IF your child has not been scoring well (80% or higher) on weekly tests…then
please have them put forth more effort nightly on studying the letterland
words/sentences and the reading story.