Second Grade Snapshot 4/23 – 4/27

Spelling Words: Sounds of C and G,

Silent Letters corn, picnic, cage, cent,

mice, give, age, giant, gym, garden

This Test is Thursday!

High Frequency Words:

across, along, another, anything, beautiful, been, different, children, does, first, girl, great, leave,

made, must, next, people, sister, favorite, should, such, thing, would, until,

year

Theme: Sun & Moon

Tests: THURSDAY: 1. Line Plot 2. High Frequency Word Mastery List Test FRIDAY: 1. Spelling & Dictation 2. Vocabulary 3. Measurement 4. Identifying Shapes (2D)

Weekly Skills: *Reading: The Moon Book; The Missing Moon Mystery; Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me; If You Decide to Go to the Moon; Super Sun Science; The Sun: Our Nearest Star; Seeing Stars

*Non-fiction text features: (headings, subheadings, captions, labels, index, glossary, special types of print

*Language: Review

*Math: Identifies and draws shapes with specific attributes (angles, sides, vertices; Estimate/Measure to the nearest in./cm.; find the difference between lengths; measurement word problems; make a line plot

Vocabulary Words: exploration-investigation of unknown places phase-how much of the moon’s lighted area can be seen moonlight- light from the sun that bounces off the moon waxing- the lit area of the moon is increasing waning-the lit area of the moon is decreasing

What’s Next? We will take our STAR

Reading Test on April 23rd at 8:00 a.m.. Please get a

good night’s sleep and eat a healthy breakfast!

We will take our STAR

Math Test on April 25th at 12:30. Please pack/buy a hearty lunch and please do not check out that day!

Reminders: .

*P.E. Fitness Awards will be May 8th at 8:15! More information to come!