January 9-13, 2016
Second Grade Weekly Update from Earth

Academics

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Happenings

Reading/Science –Force and motion
Phonics- Spelling lists prefixes
Grammar- Adjectives and nouns
Math – Measurement and time / January
13: Unit 3 Math Test (Measurement & Time)
13: Spelling Test
16: MLK Day- No School
20: Mother/Son Father/Daughter dance
27: Spelling Test
Lunch Visitors: Due to the lack of seating, students are not able to bring other students to eat lunch with them.
P.E.: In addition to your child’s regular P.E. day, students should wear tennis shoes on Monday’s as well because they will be having an extra day of P.E. each week.
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Reminder: TRE has students with severe nut allergies. Please refrain from sending products that have nuts (or products manufactured in plants that process nuts) for snacks or for lunch. We truly appreciate your attention and sensitivity to this matter.
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Math Vocabulary
**key terms that we are covering
Measure, tools, length, ruler, yardstick, meter stick, measuring tape, inch, centimeter, feet, meters, unit, line plot, bar graph, chart, table, time, a.m, p.m, analog, digital, skip count
Science Vocabulary
Force: a push or a pull that can cause an object to move. A force can also change the way an object is moving.
Friction: a force that slows down objects when they rub against each other.
Motion: a change of position. When something moves, it is in motion.
Gravity: a force which tries to pull two objects toward each other.
Push/Pull: can change the direction of an object.
Path: the way in which something travels on.
Resistance: a force that stops a moving object.
Surface: what an object travels on.
Straight: a path that follows a path that has no curves.
Curve: a bend in a path.