WELCOME TO SECOND GRADE!

           Welcome to second grade!  This is an exciting year.  Students are learning to be responsible, respectful and safe as they engage in new learning opportunities. In second grade we explore habitats, observe caterpillars and butterflies, role play a journey across the Atlantic Ocean, perform a Thanksgiving Holiday Play, investigate the properties of matter, and raise Atlantic Salmon and experiment with plants.  As the year goes on and we begin a new unit, I will send notices to help maintain the home school connection.

            Units of study are as follows:

SOCIAL STUDIES: Communities- the students will be developing an understanding of how people live, work and interact within their communities. 

SCIENCE: The Habitat and Life Cycle of Butterflies- Students observe, record data, ask questions, make predictions and develop an understanding of the butterfly’s life cycle and its habitat. 

WRITING: Reports- The students will be engaged in writing that is content driven.  They will be writing about communities, caterpillars and butterflies while developing the ability to write a report (introduction, focus, details, and a conclusion).  The students will also keep a personal journal in which they will write about a topic of their choice. 

MATH: Our first unit of study is Counting, Coins and Combinations.  In this unit students count money, record and tell time to the hour, make combinations of ten and work with a variety of problem solving situations.  Letters will be sent home explaining more about the math concepts and how you can support your child at home.

If you have any questions, you can reach me, Mrs. Laird, at school (422-3366), by email (llaird@wcsu.net), or in person between 3:00 and 3: 30pm after school. 

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