Second Grade Newsletter

Happy Sunday, Parents! 💛 Welcome to a brand-new week! We’re excited for another week of learning, growing, and making wonderful memories together. Thank you for your continued support, and we hope you and your little ones have a beautiful week ahead! 🌟😊

In Unit 2, students will explore the essential question, “How do artists express themselves through their artwork?” Students will read passages about art and artists, identify and explore important words, and use graphic organizers to organize their thinking and understanding. As they connect reading and writing to art, students will also have the opportunity to create their own self-portraits, using artwork as a way to express their ideas, interests, and unique identities.

In math, are focused on solving addition and subtraction word problems. Students will practice using equations, bar diagrams, and different strategies to solve one- and two-step problems, including finding unknown numbers and comparing amounts.

Family Letter

This week in UFLI, we are working on lessons 83 and 84. We will be working on r-controlled vowels and the vowel teams ai/ay. Students will practice recognizing these spelling patterns, reading words, and applying them when spelling and writing. Please encourage your child to practice reading words with these patterns at home!

For additional practice at home:

https://ufli.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/84_HomePractice_UFLI-Foundations.pdf

This week in Social Studies, we will be learning about the 13 Colonies, including daily chores in Colonial America and what life was like for colonial children. Students will explore how children helped their families, what chores they were responsible for, and what school was like during colonial times. We will compare their experiences to our lives today and discover how life has changed over time!

Our second graders began a new writing unit all about opinion writing! Students will continue learn how to clearly share their opinions, give reasons to support their thinking, and use examples to help convince their readers. We will practice choosing topics we care about, organizing our ideas, and using strong words to express our thoughts. You can support your child at home by asking questions like, “What do you think about that?” or “Why do you feel that way?” We are excited to see our young writers develop their voices and share their ideas!

If you have more than one student that attends Union Academy, you will pick up from South Carpool. If you student is K-5 you pick up at 2:00. If you have a child that is 6-12 you pick up all you children from South at 3:00.

If you only have one student that attends Union Academy, you pick up from North Carpool starting at 2:00.

Please keep your pick up time and drop off location consistent!

We ask that you try not to pick up students during our recess time which is 11:00-11:30.

The latest you can pick up your child from the front office is 1:30.

Just a reminder we do reading at the end of the day, so if you can try not to pick up during are reading time:)

Matthews- Monday

Simons- Monday

Jones- Tuesday

Whisnant- Wednesday

Schaefer-Wednesday

Ellise- Thursday

Walden- Friday

If you want your child to have ice cream you need to send the with $1 on their ice cream day. Or purchase an ice cream card through catered lunch.

We are excited to share that our second grade students will have the opportunity to participate in a community service project at Autumn Care of Marshville throughout the school year. This experience allows students to give back to the community while developing kindness, empathy, and a spirit of service. Please find the current schedule below:

• September 3 – Schaefer's Class
• October 15 – Ellise's Class
• November 5 – Matthews' Class
• January 7 – Jones' Class
• February 4 – Whisnant's Class
• March 18 – Walden's Class
• April 15 – Simons' Class