SECOND GRADE NEWSLETTER FROM MRS. BAKKILA
School e-mail address is: lbakkila@peninsulaheritage.org
My website is: http://phs2ndgrade.shutterfly.com
Week of May 14th
*Special Things*: No homework all week due to testing; please be prompt. Looking forward to seeing you at the Science Fair on May 18th assembly starts at 8:15am. *Student Council posters and speeches are due this Monday, the 14th.*
Language Arts:
Skills: Using a dictionary and a glossary
Vocabulary: Instructions, mold, prehistoric
Theme: Fossils, Lesson 4
Story: Monster Tracks
SPELLING: We are working on words that use e. We are working on spelling words in context, building vocabulary, proofreading and writing.
· Last Reading Test on Wed. 5/23
· Last Spelling Test on Thurs. 5/24
· Writing Connection: Student’s choice
MATHEMATICS:
Chapter 11
Focus: Multiplication
Key Ideas: Missing factors
Computer Connection: Real Math e-games: The children can now log on to www.realmath.com and work on E-games using their user name and password.
SCIENCE:
Chapter 5
Focus: Lesson 1 – Natural Resources
Key Terms: Resources, fuel
HISTORY:
Unit 5
Focus: From Field to Market, Lesson 4
Key Terms: capital and human resources
*If you have any background or special interest in any area we are studying, share with your child and your child can share it with us.*
Most Sincerely,
Mrs. Bakkila