Dec+13th

Grade 2 and 3 Newsletter December 13, 2010

** Happy Holidays!!!!! **   **  Winter break begins Friday at the end of the school day. **

** What we are studying this week: ** **2.4 phonics, 2.7 fluency, 2.8 read and comprehension fiction, 2.9 read and comprehend nonfiction 2.10 handwriting, 2.11 writing projects, 2.12 writing grammar and mechanics** ** 2ND SCIENCE 2.6 Weather, 2.7 Plant and animal adaptations. ** || ** 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 references sources, 3.8 cursive, 3.9 writing process, 3.10 writing ** ** 3RD MATH 3.2, 3.6 Multiplication ** ** 3RD SOCIAL STUDIES 3.7, 3.8, 3.9 Economics, 3.2, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7 Ancient Mali. ** ** 3RD SCIENCE 3. 4 Animal adptations, 3.9 Water Cycle ** || December 8 – Breakfast With Santa – 7:45 AM December 15 – Science Programs – 2nd & 3rd grades December 17 – Last day before winter break. January 3 - Back to school. End of winter break. January 7 – School Spelling Bee – 9:00 AM (Gym)
 * ** 2ND ENGLISH 2.1 oral language, and vocabulary development, **
 * 2ND MATH 2.1 rounding, 2.6 and 2.7 double digit adding and subtraction with regrouping. **
 * 2ND SOCIAL STUDIES ** **2.12 Diverse customs, cultures and traditions, 2.2, 2.4 First Americans **
 * Reminders and notes**:

** Homework and tests: ** Read for 20 minutes every night. Word study assignments are different this week.Word Study test will be Wednesday on contractions. 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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