Feb+21st

Grade 2 and 3 Newsletter February 21, 2011

**// Family Fun Night is tonight! Pizza starting at 5:15 //** ** What we are studying this week: **

** 2ND ENGLISH ** ** 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, oral language, vocabulary development, and follow & give directions ** 2.4, ** 2.5 phonics, 2.6 use reading strategies, 2.7 fluency, 2.8 read and comprehension fiction, 2.9 read and comprehend nonfiction 2.10 use reference materials, 2.11 write in manuscript and begin cursive, 2.12 write stories, letters etc., 2.13 writing, grammar and mechanics ** ** 2ND MATH ** ** 2.3 fractions, 2.18 predict outcomes, 2.19 analyze data, 2.20 construct graphs, etc. ** ** 2ND SOCIAL STUDIES 2.12 ** ** Diverse customs, cultures and traditions, 2.11 famous Americans. **  ** 2ND SCIENCE 2.4 Life ** ** cycles, 2.5 living things are part of a system ** || ** third grade ** ** 3RD ENGLISH ** ** 3.1 oral communication, 3.2 present reports, 3.3 word analysis, 3.4 use reading strategies, 3.5 comprehend fiction, 3.6 comprehend nonfiction, 3.7 use reference sources, 3.8 cursive, 3.9 writing process, 3.10 writing and grammar ** ** 3RD MATH ** ** 3.3 write model and compare fractions and deciamls, 3.7 add and subtract fractions. **  ** 3RD SOCIAL STUDIES  ** ** 3.10 government, 3.11 famous Americans, 3.12 unity & diversity in America ** ** 3RD SCIENCE ** ** 3.8 natural cycles. ** ||
 * ** second grade **

**Notes and reminders:** // Field trip information will be in the Wednesday folder. Please return all permission slips and payments to school as soon as possible. Thank you. // February 21 – PTA Family Fun Night March 2 – Spring Pictures March 4 – Late Winter Holiday – School Closed April 4-7 - Book Fair (Family Night-April 6-3:30-6:00 pm)

** Homework: ** Read for 20 minutes every night. Word study daily assignments are listed in the student’s word study book. Study to recall math facts every night. Other assignments are written in the planner. Parents please sign your child’s Planner every night.

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