Class 2B

Welcome to Mr. Dicker’s 2B Class Page!

“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.”

– St. Theresa of Calcutta

Notices and Reminders: 

• We are still waiting for our Spelling and Grammar books to arrive. We are going to try something new this week and make a Spelling packet with all five Spelling pages for the week stapled together. Please return the packet to school each day.
• Thursday 9/19 – Pretzel Day. Please see the Communication Folder if you would like to order pretzels for your child this year.
• Thursday 9/26 – Mass at 8:15 AM in the IHM Chapel.

SJF Communication Folder:  Please refer to the Weekly Communication Folder for additional school information.

Scholastic Book Club:  Class Code PHZBX.  Order online or send in check (payable to Scholastic Books) with order form. Our first book order for the year will be due on Wednesday 9/25. A flyer will be coming home soon 🙂

 

Specials Schedule:

Monday: Gym 

Tuesday: Computers

Wednesday: Spanish, Music

Thursday: Health (January-June)

Friday: Art, Library 

  

What We Are Learning This Week:

Religion

Ch. 3 – Jesus Lives in His Church

Ask me …

– to tell you what Jesus gives us at Baptism.

– to tell you when we become members of the Church.

– to explain that Faith helps us believe in God.

– to define a sacrament.

– to tell you who made the promise for us at Baptism to help us live like a good Christian.

– to tell you the symbols of Baptism and what they are used for (hint: water, white robe, candle).

– to tell you who the head of the Church is.

– to tell you who the leaders of the Church are.

– to tell you who Jesus sent to live in us and to help us.

Math

Place Value (Test on Thursday 9/19)

Ask me …

– to read and write numbers to 1000 using base-ten numerals and number names.

– to tell you that 10 tens equals 1 hundred, 20 tens equals 2 hundreds, etc.

– to identify the value of each digit in a three-digit number.

– to write any three-digit number in expanded form.

– to skip count by 5s, 10s, and 100s within 1000.

– to compare two three-digit numbers based on the meanings of the hundreds, tens, and ones digits.

– to use the less than, equal to, and greater than symbols (<, = , >) when comparing three-digit numbers. 

Practice addition and subtraction facts up to 20.

First in Math: Click here to practice your math facts, play cool games, and earn some stickers! Who will be our next Player of the Day???

Reading

Unit 1 Week 3

Weekly Concept: Pets Are Our Friends

Essential Question: How can a pet be an important friend?

Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions

Comprehension Skill: Setting, Characters, Events

Genre: Fiction

Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues

Phonics: Words with Two-Letter Blends

ConnectEd: Click here to read our weekly stories, practice your reading skills, and play some fun games!

 

Spelling

Unit 1 Week 3 (Pretest on Thurs. 9/19, Test on Fri. 9/20)

Words with Two-Letter Blends:

grass, trips, crack, still, west, mask, clap, plans, milk, belt

Review Words:

fog, tub

High-Frequency Words:

by, he, she

Grammar

Subjects:

• A subject tells who or what the sentence is about.
• The subject is often at the beginning of a sentence. 
• Example: The cat is white. 

Homework

*Practice rapid recall of math facts each night: addition and subtraction up to 20

Monday

Rel. – p. 19

Math – p. 103

Spell. – p. 12

Practice Vocabulary Words.

Tuesday

Rel. – p. 20-21

Math – p. 104

Spell. – p.13

Practice Vocabulary Words.

Wednesday

Rel. – p. 22

Math – Finish Review Worksheet; Study for Test

Spell. – p. 14; Pretest Tomorrow

Practice Vocabulary Words.

Sign Test Folder.

Thursday

Rel. – Study for Ch. 3 Test

Math – Play “First in Math”

Spell. – Study Words; Test Tomorrow

Grammar – p. 14

Practice Vocabulary Words.

Library Book due tomorrow.

Helpful Links

Religion: LoyolaPress     Grade 2 Religion Resources

ABCya! Second Grade Games and Apps   Math, Language Arts, Reading, and more

Sadlier-Oxford Math   Grade 2 Practice Skills, Math Minutes

Glencoe McGraw-Hill Math Virtual Manipulatives

NCTM Illuminations  Math Interactives

Have a great week! God bless! 

Mr. Dicker 🙂

*More parent information can be found online at www.stjaneschool.com/parents/