Sunday, January 12, 2014

January 2nd grade news in PTA newsletter

January/February


            The second graders had a very successful Christmas play in December at Canyon Ridge High School’s auditorium.  A big thank you goes out to all of the family members that came to watch the performance and helped with costumes.
 
We continue to work hard and learn many new things this year. We are learning how to solve story problems using addition and subtraction, and counting money in math. In reading, we will be retelling fables and folktales, answering questions, and explaining why the author includes certain details in a text.  We continue to work on phonics skills and fluency. We are learning about the descriptive world of adjectives. 

            Please continue to encourage your child to read for at least 20 minutes a night at home and record it on the homework page and make sure that you sign it.  Homework folders are due on Friday or the last day of the school week and will be sent back home on Monday or the first day of the school week.  If you haven’t paid the $30 class fee, please do so soon.  The money is used for art projects, gifts for parents that students make, assemblies, and field trips. Most of our field trips and other expenses occur during this half of the year.  Thank you for all that you do for your child.