May Newsletter 2-S
READING
Unit of Study: Series Book Clubs
WRITING
Unit of Study: Writing About Reading
Unit of Study: Lab Reports and Science Books
MATH
Chapter 9: Length in Metric Units
Chapter 10: Data
SOCIAL STUDIES
Unit of Study: Communities
SCIENCE
Foss Kit: Balance and Motion
FUNDATIONS/
SPELLING
Spelling Lists:
#28: could, birthday, bought, change, color, cousin, daughter, can’t, won’t, we’ll
#29: we’re, place, phone, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
#30: neighbor, ocean, school, uncle, aunt, circle, thank, special, yesterday, wrong
#31: prefer, dollar, quarter, dime, nickel, penny, easy, learn, library, they’re
Reminders:
READING
Unit of Study: Series Book Clubs
- figuring out how series go: noticing patterns and predicting
- finding tricky patterns and breaks in patterns
- book talks and partner conversations
WRITING
Unit of Study: Writing About Reading
- talking through big ideas with a partner
- writing opinions about books
- retelling parts of a story
- adding quotes to support opinions
- writing introductions and conclusions
Unit of Study: Lab Reports and Science Books
- writing as scientists do
- planning experiments to test questions
- organizing information
- comparing results
MATH
Chapter 9: Length in Metric Units
- measuring inches and centimeters
- estimating inches and centimeters
- adding and subtracting inches and centimeters
- displaying data
Chapter 10: Data
- collecting data
- make and read picture graphs
- make and read bar graphs
SOCIAL STUDIES
Unit of Study: Communities
- urban
- suburban
- rural
- Springs community
SCIENCE
Foss Kit: Balance and Motion
FUNDATIONS/
SPELLING
- drill all sounds
- oa, ow,
- ou, ow, oo, ew, ue
- trick words
Spelling Lists:
#28: could, birthday, bought, change, color, cousin, daughter, can’t, won’t, we’ll
#29: we’re, place, phone, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
#30: neighbor, ocean, school, uncle, aunt, circle, thank, special, yesterday, wrong
#31: prefer, dollar, quarter, dime, nickel, penny, easy, learn, library, they’re
Reminders:
- School Closed: Monday, May 28th, Memorial Day
- Field Trip money due May 25th
- Pizza money due Wednesday
- Students need to log their reading every night