Apr+11th

Grade 2 and 3 Newsletter April 11, 2011

** School is closed for Spring Break next week. ** ** Science Fair and PTA tonight at 6:30 ** ** 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** ** 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 **
 * ** second grade **
 * 2ND MATH 2.12 money, 2.21, 2.22 geometry**
 * 2ND SOCIAL STUDIES 2.7, 2.8, 2.9 economics, 2.1, 2.4 Egypt**
 * 2ND SCIENCE 2.4 Life cycles, 2.5 living things are part of a system** || ** third grade **
 * 3RD MATH ** ** 3.18, 3.19, 3.20 geometry **
 * 3RD SOCIAL STUDIES ** ** 3.1, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7 Greece and Rome **
 * 3RD SCIENCE ** ** 3.10, 3.11 Energy and conservation ** ** ||

**Notes and reminders:** **// AR reward event is Tuesday, April 12th //** --3rd grade: Field trip-April 26- Please return all permission slips and payments to school as soon as possible. Thank you.

April 11 – PTA Meeting/Science Fair – 6:30 PM April 12 – Spring Challenge AR Incentive/Liberty Station April 18-22 – Spring Break April 26 – 3rd grade Field Trip – Regal Cinema-Roanoke April 29 – PK Registration May 30 – Memorial Day – School Closed

** Homework: ****__ No __**** word study for 3rd grade this week. ** 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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