QUARTER 2 NEWSLETTER
HES Grade 2
News for You!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Weekly Homework
NOVEMBER 16
American Ed Week Visit 9:30-11:15
Read for 15 Minutes Daily
NOVEMBER 19
Fundations Practice (yellow) Daily (M-TH)
Math (worksheet, notebook, or Fact Practice) M-TH
Vocabulary WS (pink) Due each Friday
STEM NEWS- Mrs. Wastler
DECEMBER 18
MATH UNIT 2
Students are working with numbers and operations!
We will begin with understanding number forms:
Standard form (42- the regular way we write numbers)
Expanded form (40 + 2 = the value in an addition sentence)
Model form (4 tens and 2 ones: a picture, tools, or written form to
represent building the number)
Word form (forty-two: written just like a check)
Students will work with using place value to understand how
numbers are composed!
Can you tell what these numbers are valued as?
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____ tens ____ ones
Conference Night- contact the
main office to schedule
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____ Hundreds ___ tens ___ ones
Our Next Field Trip to Goucher
College!
SCIENCE UNITS 2 & 3:
Mini- Unit
Map of My World
Students work on understanding
maps and begin using the Map
Elements.
B(ig)
Borders
G(green)
Grid
K(issing)
Key
T
Title
O
Orientation
A
Author
D
Date
S
Scale
We will learn our Cardinal Directions
North East South West
Becoming a STEM – TIST!
We are also decomposing numbers into Funny/Silly numbers. Students will begin to investigate
Break them down:
What number could this be?
working as a STEM-TIST through a few
scientific design process challenges
We will use this process to build
TEAM skills and to work though the
Engineering Design Process.
Some
of1our
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include Rock not Roll, Golf Tower,
Marshmallow tower, Elevating
Animals, and many more!
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= _____ tens and _____ ones = _____
Next Step- Using these place values to add and subtract!
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SCIENCE- CON’T
As we reach the Winter months- we
will begin our Unit 3- A Sticky
Situation. This unit focuses on the
engineering design process by
investigating the process in which to
build something to solve a problem.
This “ROCK WALL” unit is a MESSY
one!
We will have many materials and be
working through some challenging
tasks. I will definitely use my
Volunteers during this unit in the
hopes that they will be able to help
organize materials and keep our
room “somewhat clean”. 
THE WEATHER IS CHANGING!
BE SURE TO WEAR APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING FOR INDOORS &
OUTDOORS
IN OUR HES COMMUNITY!
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PTO Meetings are the 2nd
Tuesday of each Month
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Nov. 19th Conferences
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December 24-Jan 4th
Winter Break
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Save the Date
Field Trip:
December 18th
Goucher College
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Support Girls on the Runsend in blankets
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Support NESAP- Canned
Food Drive
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Donate to the STAR STORE
your gently used toys/ books
or visit the Dollar store/
Walmart for gift cards or
cheap donations!
Nov. 23 early dismissal
December 23rd Early
Dismissal
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Math – Problem Solving
Our focus for Quarter 2 building the understanding of what it
means to solve problems where we COMPARE.
WORD OF THE WEEK
We will have many problem solving situations where we are
comparing items such as:
How many more?
How many fewer?
We will begin to focus on the compare BAR MODELS
These will allow us to represent and use the information to
compare just like we see on a graph.
Here’s a sample problem:
Theodore has 4 more apples than his sister Meg. Meg has 8
apples. How many apples does Theodore have?
Model:
Humanities
Theodore
Quarter 2
=?
Meg
4 more
Reading,8 Writing,
and
Social Studies
This model shows Theodore with a longer bar (he has more.
Meg has a shorter bar with 8 (but Theo’s bar is 4 more.. so
we show how they are equal. That means we add 8 + 4 =
12. Theo has 12 apples.
Math – MONEY- MONEY!
Finally this unit will introduce and begin to utilize money.
Students are expected to identify, count, add and subtract
money as mixed coins and dollars. You can be a huge help!
Start using coins! Practice SKIP COUNTING! Practice
naming, counting values, and trading coins for the same
value!
Try this one:
I have 5 coins, together they equal 55¢. What coins could I
have?
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Reading
We have been learning so many
new things so far this year. Our
Reading, Writing, and Social Studies
topics
this
quarter
include:
comparing and contrasting characters and similar stories, identifying text features and their purposes
in non-fiction texts, distinguishing the difference between fantasy and realism, determining cause and
effect, and making inferences using text evidence.
You can help your child at home by listening to them read and reading to them, and asking them
questions related to the above topics.
Writing
This year we have plenty of growing to do. Your child is expected to progress from writing simple
sentences to writing detailed paragraphs with a topic sentences, 3 or more relevant details, and a
concluding sentence.
This term we will focus on writing detailed paragraphs with a topic sentence, three or more detail
sentences, and a closing sentence while writing a personal narrative paragraph, and writing an
opinion/argument paragraph.
You can help your child at home by correcting sentences and paragraphs that they write at home
and share with you.
FUNdations
FUNdations is the phonics program used in Carroll County Public Schools. This term, we will focus on
reading and spelling words with digraphs, blends, digraph-blends, bonus letters, glued sounds, vowel
teams, multiple syllables, silent e, r-controlled vowels, and suffixes, and prefixes. All of these terms will
be explained in the parent letters sent home on the yellow FUNdations sheet for homework.
Please take note that most times, the homework is printed for more than one week. Please do not
throw away the yellow sheets until all weeks are complete.
Vocabulary
This year our school is focusing on helping students to learn how to use context clues to figure out the
meanings of unknown words. Homework will be sent home for additional practice during the week.
Please help your child by asking them for the evidence they used to help them select their answer.
Humanities- Mrs. Norwood
Social Studies
We had so much fun learning about U.S Symbols and Community Helpers. Our field trip was a success!
Thank you to all of our volunteers who helped chaperone our trip. We couldn’t have done it without
you!
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