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MRS. MARTIN &MRS. MILLER

2ND GRADE NEWS &

LEARNING FOCUS

JANE ADDAMS ELEMENTARY

217.525.3192

Reading:*I Can read fluently.

*I Can ask Questions to better understand what I read.

*I Can read independently for thirty+ minutes daily.

Word Work:*I can use Word Wall words correctly: moved, moving, cried, heart, remind, eye

*I Can recognize and define Vocabulary Words: allergic, erupt, resign, roamed, remains, fossils

*I Can spell irregular past tense verbs:draw, drew, begin, began, tell, told, become, became, keep, kept, take, took, make, made, say, said

Math:*I Can tell how skip counting is related to multiplication.

*I Can tell how an array can be used to write a multiplication sentence.

*I Can tell how to use a picture to write and solve a multiplication story.

*I Can tell how to solve multiplication problems.

Writing:*I Can use correct punctuation and capital letters in my writing.

*I Can write an opening and closing.

*I Can tell the beginning, middle, and end of a narrative story.

*I Can add interesting details to my writing.

*I Can write three paragraphs.

Social Studies/Science/Health:

*I Can tell how the Earth changes over time and quickly.

I Can tell about different landforms: island, mountain, valley, hill, river, ocean, plains,

“Little Gruntand the Big Egg”

May:10: FACE potluck, 6-7 pm19: School House Rock! Field Trip30: No School, Memorial DayJune:1, 2, 3: 2:30 dismissal6: Last Day, 10:30 dismissalAugust:8: Registration, 11-622: First day of school!

Parent Corner:May 19 we will visit Southeast High School to watch the play School House Rock Live! Students will get lunch and a souvenir. Please return the signed permission slip with $3.00 as soon as possible.

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