Mrs. Reavis’s 2nd Grade News
November 17-21, 2014
Letterland: Unit 9: Vowel Men Out Walking
**Please REFER to the handout in your child’s folder titled “Letterland Step-by-Step
Homework” for homework that will be on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday! There
will be a letterland test on FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 21st) so it is very important that your
child does this homework (NOVEMBER 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th) each night to prepare for
the test that will be FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21st! 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: beach, east, street, freeze, three, repeat, feel, sleeve, scream, leave, please,
between
Tricky Words: great, because
Review Words: catch, itch, pocket, bucket, saved, tricked, judge, globe
New Sentences to Master: “The queen said their trick was great.” & “Mr. A did not speak
because he was the look-out man.” (sentences must be written with correct spelling,
capitalization, and punctuation)
Reading: “A Turkey For Thanksgiving” , pages 286-305
Genre: Animal Fantasy
Phonics: Long a: a, ai, ay
Comprehension Skill: Draw Conclusions
***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 will be FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 21st) —Please note that your child
receives two grades for the test—1. High Frequency Word Grade and 2.
Comprehension Grade
Math:
Standards:
MD.7 Tell time to the nearest 5 minutes using an analog clock
Tell time using am and pm
Read a digital clock
Write time to the nearest 5 mintues
MD.8 Identify the name of each coin and its value
Count and Compare Sets of coins and write the cent sign correctly
Count whole Dollar Combinations
Make and Recognize EQUAL Collections of coins and whole Dollar Amounts
Solve Money Word Problems
Use the “dollar” and “cents” sign correctly
NOTES:
--No School: November 26, 27, 28