Second Grade Newsletter
December 2025
📣 Families! Here's What's Happening This Month:
Dear Second Grade Families,
We’re excited to share our December Newsletter with you! Inside, you’ll find updates on what students are learning in reading, math, and more, along with important dates and simple ways to support learning at home. Take a look to see all the wonderful things happening in second grade this month!
We’re excited to share our December Newsletter with you! Inside, you’ll find updates on what students are learning in reading, math, and more, along with important dates and simple ways to support learning at home. Take a look to see all the wonderful things happening in second grade this month!
Reading
During the month of December, we will be exploring different cultures by learning about holidays celebrated around the world. Specific countries we will be diving into include Mexico, Brazil, the Netherlands, Egypt, Australia, and Japan. For each country, we will be discussing holiday cuisine, traditional celebrations, fun facts, and of course, Santa! Students will compare and contrast holidays in other countries, read stories, and make crafts to accompany each country.
UFLI
Students participate in Walk to Read daily for phonics instruction. Students are grouped based on their specific phonics needs so that instruction is differentiated for each child. They will read a variety of stories and play various phonics games.
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Math
Throughout Unit 4, students will learn how to use a number line to add and subtract numbers within 100. This will connect to our previous unit, learning how to measure length, by having students make correlations between reading number lines and rulers. By the end of this unit, students will be able to successfully identify, locate, and represent numbers on a number line as well as utilize them to add and subtract.
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