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- How are birthdays celebrated in 2nd grade?
- Tuesday night dictionary homework is very challenging, any suggestions?
- How many field trips does 2nd grade go on?
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How are birthdays celebrated in 2nd grade?
Birthday are so much fun. We celebrate them at 10:00 recess. You may
provide any type of sweet treat that you and your child decide on (cupcakes,
brownies, cookies, etc.) and bring it to class in the morning when you
arrive at school. Your child and I will give it out to the class at recess,
where we will sing, "Happy Birthday" (in English and Hebrew) and enjoy the
treat. Optional: You may also provide juice boxes.
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Tuesday night dictionary homework is very challenging, any suggestions?
In the beginning of the school year we learned how a dictionary is set-up,
how to find words and their meanings, where to find what part of speech the
word is (noun, verb, adjective, etc.) and we worked on having the meanings
make sense. We have been doing this homework in class each week there has
been Challenge Words as part of our Spelling list (since September 10). By
now your child should be familiar with the required format and how to find
the words. You can help your child by working with them to find the words
and their meanings. If this becomes too stressful, please have your child
come to me with their incomplete homework and I will try to sort out the
problem. Do not let this become a high stress evening for you and your
child. They can complete their work during morning recess after I help them
with what they didn't understand.
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How many field trips does 2nd grade go on?
Field trips need to be relevant to their learning.
We go on two off-site trips during the year. One is to Sea World, after our
reading of the book, Mr. Popper's Penguins, and our study of Antarctica and
the other continents. This trip is through Sea World's Education Dept. and
is a 90 minute in depth experience dealing with Penguins.
The other trip is to hear the Disneyland Band. This is in conjunction with
one of our Language Arts units where the theme is, "Creative Teams Produce
Great Performances."
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