This week's skills

This week we are working on the following skills:

• We are writing a "How To" story. Students are working on stories that tell the reader how to do something. 

• In reading we are studying the difference between Fiction and Nonfiction books. When you read to your child, challenge them to read a variety of books, including Nonfiction books. 

• In grammar we are studying the difference between nouns, verbs, and adjectives. 
• Nouns- person, place, animal, or thing. Something you can touch
• Verb- action word or something you can do. 
• Adjective- a word that describes a noun or verb

Thank you for practicing these skills at home. I really appreciate it! 

Spelling Words

The (j) sound before a,o, or u= jam
The (j) sound before e, I, or y= gem

Jam
Germ
Just
Gentle
Jump
Gym
Job
Gem
Jog
Giant
Gigantic
Joke

Field trip

We are excited about our field trip to KBTX and Tanglewood park tomorrow. Please make sure you wear your SWV shirt (black one) and bring a sacked lunch in a plastic bag with your child's name on it.

Space is limited at KBTX. However, if you would like to join us at the park we will be there at 10:30.

Oct. 31st- Nov. 4th Spelling Words and Skills

The (th) sound = th (that)
The (th) sound = th (think)

that
than
then
math
with
teeth
thick
those
bother
thunder
this
bath

In reading this week, we are looking at the differences between a fiction and a non fiction book. Look around your house for books and have your child tell you if the book is fiction or non fiction. It is important that they can tell you why! :)

This week's reading skill: Retelling a story

This week in reading we are practicing how to retell a story. In order to do this we use our hand. A picture of the hand can be found here. The breakdown is listed below.

Who: Who are the characters?
What: What is the problem?
Where: Where did the story take place?
When: When did the story take place? (Time of day, time of year. etc.)
Why: Why did the author feel this story was important? (Author's purpose)
How: How was the problem solved?

This is a great tool to use at home when you read with your child. One way to make it more fun with your child is to get a garden glove and write the words on the glove. The kids can put it on to retell the story.

On Friday, students will have to label a hand on Friday for their test. Happy Reading!

Spelling Words Oct. 24-28th

The Floss Rule
If a one-syllable word ends in f, l, or s immediately after a short vowel, the (f) sound is ff, the (l) is ll, and the (s) is ss.

hilll
staff
still
grass
stuff
tell
less
dress
glass
call

Spelling Words October 3rd - 7th

The (u) sound in a syllable that ends with a consonant = u (cup)
The (u) at the end of a word or at the end of an unaccented syllable= a (alike, sofa)

This weeks words:
bump          away
extra           just
across         about
stump         apart
alone          run

Thank you for working with our second graders on these words!