Second Grade Newsletter

October 3-7
Reading: Fighting the Fire & My Name is Yoon
Fighting the Fire test on Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Main Idea and Details
Predictions
Math: Number Patterns
Mental Math
Numbers & Skip Counting on a Number Line
Building Numbers 3-Digit Numbers
Comparing 3-Digit Numbers
Mental Math with 3-Digit Numbers
Social Studies: History of Ubly
Timeline of Ublys historical events
Discuss why descriptions of same event differ
Word Study: Short & Long o (Test on Thursday)
Spelling Words:
1. box
2. fox
3. dog
4. lock
5. pot
6. cone
7. hope
8. rose
9. poke
10. rope
11. My dog ate the cone.
Language: Subjects
Writing: Sentences
Complete Sentences
Kinds of Sentences
Making Subjects & Verbs Agree
Accelerated Reader Requirement: The second grade students are required
to earn 2 AR points each for the months of October, November, December,
and January. We will be guiding the students in their selection of books to
make this possible. Helping your child to read their selected books at home
will also help them succeed.

Book It: Students will receive a coupon for a free personal pan pizza when
they meet the AR requirement for the month.
Original Art: Students have worked on their Original Art projects. A
product magazine, price sheet, and order form are in the Friday folders.
Order forms are due on Thursday, October 20th. If purchasing any item
with a check, please make payable to Ubly Schools.
Word Part of the Week: chron = life
Prefix of the Week: dis = not
Life Principle: The Life Principle that we will be working on this week
is Integrity. Integrity is acting according to a sense of right and
wrong. A quote that goes along with this principle is: The time is
always right to do what is right. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.
Looking Ahead
Oct. 7
Popcorn day - 50 per bag
October 10: PTO Meeting, 6PM
October 10: School Board Meeting, 7PM
October 14: Half Day of School (12 PM dismissal)
October 28: Halloween Parade & Parties