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Welcome to Room 8!
Second Grade is a wonderful year filled with huge gains academically and well as socially and emotionally! Second Graders are eager, enthusiastic learners who make every day in Room 8 a joyful, dynamic, and exciting place to be! Here's a little more on what we're doing over the course of our very busy year:
Reading:
Second graders work hard to become fluent readers, explore both fiction and non fiction texts, use comprehension strategies like cause & effect, main idea & detail, and analyzing narrative structure. They build on their existing phonics knowledge and explore reading and spelling multi-syllabic words. Second graders work daily to increase their vocabulary to become better readers.
Writing:
Second graders strive to ensure every sentence starts with a capital and ends with punctuation and to always use their best handwriting. They learn about subjects and predicates, different parts of speech, and subject-verb agreement. They work to ensure their stories are structured to have a beginning, middle, and ending. They strive to add details to their writing and to use colorful words that paint pictures in their reader's minds.
Math:
Second graders build off addition and subtraction fluency skills from first grade to explore more complex mathematical concepts. Second graders work with numbers up to 1,000, tell time to 5 minute intervals, count mixed coins, skip count by 2,5, and 10 to build a base for multiplication, learn how to add and subtract with regrouping, explore fractions, and continue to build measurement skills.
Social Studies:
Second graders study rural, urban, and suburb communities. They begin learn about the city, state, and national governments. This is especially exciting in a Presidential Election year! Students also learn how to read maps and study the continents and the oceans.
Science:
Second graders become meteorologists by studying weather and learning about severe weather events. They also learn about how matter changes from a solid to a liquid to a gas. Finally, they raise Painted Lady Butterflies and Luna Moths before going to Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in May!
Newsletters
| 9.7.12 | 9.14.12 | 9.21.12 | 9.28.12 | 10.5.12 | 10.12.12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15.12 | 10.19.12 | 10.19.12 | 10.25.12 | 11.2.12 | 11.9.12 |
| 11.16.12 | 11.30.12 | 12.7.12 | 12.14.12 | 12.21.12 | 1.11.13 |
| 1.18.13 | 1.25.13 | 2.1.13 | 2.8.13 | 2.14.13 | 2.22.13 |
| 3.1.13 | 3.8.13 | 3.15.13 | 3.22.13 | 4.5.13 | 4.12.13 |
| 4.19.13 | 4.26.13 | 5.3.13 | 5.10.13 | 5.17.13 | 5.24.13 |
Upcoming Events
| Date | Event Name | Additional Information |
| 9.17.12 | No School | Rosh Hashanha |
| 9.24.12 | No School | Yom Kippur |
| 10.3.12 | Picture Day! | |
| 10.8.12 | No School | Columbus Day |
| 10.24.12 | Early Release | |
| 10.26.12 | No School | Eid-Al-Adha |
Room 8 Homework
| Subject | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Weekend |
| Math | As Assigned | As Assigned | As Assigned | As Assigned | As Assigned | As Assigned |
| Reading |
Reading Logs Dues (100 minutes total) Read for 20 minutes |
Read for 20 Minutes | Read for 20 Minutes | Read for 20 Minutes | Read for 20 Minutes |
Catch up on Reading |
| Spelling |
Practice Spelling words |
Practice Spelling Words | Practice Spelling Words | Practice Spelling Test | Spelling Test | None |
Helpful Links
Academic Help:
These are sites I've sent sign-up flyers home for. Please let me know if you need the access codes or help setting up your student's account!
- Xtramath : Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division Fact Fluency Practice.
- ConnectED : Access Treasures and My Math content online!
Explore Your World!
Books and Encyclopedia
Addtional Resources
About me
I have a B.A. in Biology from Lawrence University and am working on an MAT at National Louis University in Elementary Education. My philosophy of education is that children learn best when exposed to a variety of activities and experiences in a safe, positive environment. I believe that all children can learn and need to be in their least restrictive environment. I absolutely love being your child's teacher and would love to talk with you about your child at any time!
Meg Miller
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