2nd Grade news at Virtual Schoolhouse

June 2008 - Miss Greavu

We started our last month of the 2007-2008 school year with Scantron Testing, June 2 to June 6.

On June 9 and 10, 2008, we had no school due to Shavuot.

On June 11, 2008 we enjoyed our Picnic and Field Day with many Olympic Games.

On June 12, 2008 we cheered and congratulated Kindergarten as they graduated and starting their first grade next year.

June 13, 2008 was our last day of school for the 2007-2008 school year.

It has been a great year in which we worked very hard to achieve our goals and our 2nd Grade Standards.

Thank you for all your hard work.

Have a great summer break!

See you next year here at Virtual Schoolhouse!

May 2008 - Miss Greavu

“Learn the past, watch the present, and create the future.”

Announcements

We are excited that May began and we are curious of the wonderful things that we are going to learn this month. Please make sure you check your child’s Home-School Folder and/or book bag for any important papers and your child’s wonderful work. Mark your calendars for our May upcoming events; hope to see you all there!

Math

Telling time to the hour/half hour
Adding and subtracting on a clock
Problem solving: events in order
Patterns, sorting and classifying objects
Counting forward and backward using a number line
Calendar: days of the week, months of the year, solving problems

Literacy/Reading

Demonstrating comprehension of grade appropriate stories
Use knowledge of common word families to sound out unfamiliar words
Synonyms and Antonyms
Writing short stories from story starters and writing letters
Identifying main idea and supporting details
Proper sequencing/ Graphic Organizers

Science

Identifying our senses and how do they work
Taking care of our self
Food Pyramid and healthy eating

Social Studies

Courage of African-Americans in history
Biographies
America’s states, government, services
Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens and what makes a good citizen
Democracy
Transportation and communication

Upcoming Events

May 8, 2008 - Family Fun Reading Night
May 9, 2008 - Mother’s Day Tea
May 19, 2008 - May 23, 2008 - Scantron Testing
May 26, 2008 - Memorial Day, No School

"Believe, Achieve and Reach Beyond" - We are here to work and learn!!

Miss Greavu

April 2008 - Miss Greavu

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”

Announcements

We enjoyed learning in the month of April at Virtual Schoolhouse. Successfully we ended our third quarter on April 4th and anxiously began our fourth quarter standards. We come to school everyday with positive attitudes.

Math

Telling time to the hour/half hour
Adding and subtracting on a clock
Problem solving: events in order
Patterns, sorting and classifying objects
Counting forward and backward using a number line
Calendar: days of the week, months of the year, solving problems

Literacy/Reading

Demonstrating comprehension of grade appropriate stories
Use knowledge of common word families to sound out unfamiliar words
Synonyms and Antonyms
Writing short stories from story starters and writing letters
Identifying main idea and supporting details
Proper sequencing
Graphic organizers

Science

Identifying our senses and how do they work
Taking care of our self
Food Pyramid and healthy eating

Social Studies

Courage of African-Americans in history
Biographies
America’s states, government, services
Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens and what makes a good citizen
Democracy
Transportation and communication

Upcoming Events

April 4, 2008 - Third Quarter Ends
April 21, 2008 – April 25, 2008 - Spring Break

"Believe, Achieve and Reach Beyond" - We are here to work and learn!!

Miss Greavu

March 2008 - Miss Greavu

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.”

–Ralph Waldo Emerson

Announcements

We are enjoying learning in the month of March at school. We try to come to school everyday and to have positive attitudes and behaviors. We are having a Marvelous March!

Math

We are working and learning in Math. We are learning and working to achieve our First Grade Math Standards. We are having fun learning and working!!!

Literacy/Reading

In Literacy, we are continuing with our Spelling Lists, Writer’s Workshop, Reading Books and Reading Reports, and many more. We are anxious to achieve our Second Grade Literacy Standards. We are having fun learning!!!

Science

We had so much fun learning about our past. Now we are looking forward in learning about our bodies, senses, and healthy ways.

Social Studies

We had fun learning about different heroes and about Election. Now we are looking forward in learning about United States 50 states and their capitals.

Upcoming Events

March 20, 2008 - Spring Begins
March 21, 2008 - No School
Week of March 24 - 27, 2008 - Spirit Week
March 25, 2008 5:00pm - 6:30pm - Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 26, 2008 5:00pm - 6:30pm - Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 28, 2008 - No School

Happy Birthday!!!

Aaliyah Shelton – March 12

"Believe, Achieve and Reach Beyond" - We are here to work and learn!!

Miss Greavu

February 2008 - Miss Greavu

February 6, 2008 is the 100th Day of School!!! YAY!!! We did it!!! Keep up the great work!!!

Announcements

We are enjoying learning in the month of February at school. We try to come to school everyday and to have positive attitudes and behaviors. We are doing wonderfully this month. Keep up the wonderful work!

Math

We are working and learning in Math. We are learning and working with numbers, sequencing, calendar, biggest and smallest, patterns, and much more. We are having fun learning and working!!!

Literacy/Reading

In Literacy, we are continuing with our Spelling Words and working very hard at all the words. We are also learning about Sentence Structure and all the components of a sentence. Lastly, we are working on improving our writing all different types of style. We are having fun in our Writing Workshop. We are learning and working wonderfully!

Science

You have learned about different animals and their habitants. Next, we will begin our plants and photosynthesis lessons.

Social Studies

History, Present, and Future!!! We certainly had fun studying about Christopher Columbus, Thomas Jefferson, and all the colonies. We now know, “Remember the past, live in the present, and believe in the future.”

Upcoming Events

Cleveland Zoo on Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Black History Month Performance on Thursday, February 14, 2008
No School on February 15 and 18, 2008
3rd Quarter Interim Report Cards February 29, 2008

Happy Birthday!!!

Chazimen Preston, 22nd
Eric Caslow, 23rd
Precious Butler, 25th

Second Grade Greyhounds

At the beginning of this year, our class voted to call ourselves the Second Grade Greyhounds because we are fast runners and fast learners! We certainly have learned a lot very quickly in the short month of December.

We completed our unit on The Gingerbread Man early this month, comparing different versions of the story and ending with a gingerbread party to celebrate. Our reading is growing by leaps and bounds as we master digraph sounds and read sentences. We also enjoy writing our own sentences about fun things we like to do in winter.

In math, we continue to sequence numbers to 100 and work on addition. We have made our own clocks and are telling time. We can read a calendar and count the days. And we just love using the computer to practice math concepts!

We can now name the continents, identify directions, and make maps with a compass rose. We explore the wonders of different kinds of habitats in science and learn about the water cycle by making clouds.

2007 has been a year full of learning for our class and we look forward together to 2008!

Mrs. McGraw