SECOND GRADE NEWS
December 2017
MATH
We are learning
the following
skills:
2.1:
• Students will demonstrate
fluency with addition and
subtraction.
• Students will describe
how two measurements
can relate to the size of
the unit chosen.
• Students will estimate
lengths using inches, feet,
centimeters, and meters.
• Students will tell and write
time from analog and
digital clocks.
• Students will represent
and interpret data in pic-
ture and bar graphs.
• Solve problems using
mental math strategies
• Draw and interpret pic-
ture and bar graphs to
represent a data set with
up to four categories
Please practice math facts (+
and -) through 20 at home as
they should be mastered by
the end of second grade.
2.2:
• Developing multiplication
• Determine if a group is
odd or even
• Use repeated addition to
find the total number of
objects arranged in rec-
tangular arrays
• Write an equation to ex-
press the total as a sum of
equal addends
• Draw and interpret pic-
ture graph and a bar
graph to represent a da-
ta set with up to four cat-
egories
• Solve simple put-together,
take-apart, and compare
problems using infor-
mation presented in a bar
3.1
graph
Students are completing Unit 2
Multiplication and Division. We
have been working on:
• Understanding the con-
cepts of multiplication and
division
• Learning the basic facts of
multiplication and their re-
lated division fact
• Applying properties of mul-
tiplication (commutative,
associative, identity, zero,
and distributive properties)
• Fluently multiply and divide
within 100, using strategies
such as the patterns and
relationships between mul-
tiplication and division
LANGUAGE ARTS/
READING
We are working on the follow-
ing skills and strategies:
Second Grade:
• Text and Graphic Features
• Compound Sentences
• Main Idea and Details
• Quotation Marks
• Idioms
• Using Dictionary
• Author’s Purpose
• Suffix –ly
• Proper Nouns
• Cause and Effect
• Abbreviations
• Root Words
Accelerated:
• Theme
• Compare and Contrast
• Author’s Purpose
• Understanding Characters
• Quotations
• Subject/Verb Agreement
• Pronoun/Verb Agreement
• Verb Tenses
SOCIAL
STUDIES
In Social Studies, we will con-
tinue studying native Geor-
gians including the Creek
and Cherokee Indians and
the contributions of Se-
quoyah and the impact of
the Trail of Tears.
SCIENCE
In Science we investigate:
• various causes of
change in our environ-
ment (weather, living
things, and plants)
• Erosion
• Pollution
REMINDERS
School starts at 7:40 each
morning. If children are not in
their classroom when the bell
rings, they are marked tardy.
If your child is absent, please
make sure you send in a
note for it to be excused.
Please note child’s name
and teacher.
Please remember to send a
healthy snack in with your
child daily.
Please remember to check
the agenda nightly for im-
portant information and
news.
Weather Alert
We go outside most days
throughout the year. Please
dress your child in warm
clothing and send a coat as
we go outside for recess
most days.
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Dec. 1st
Spirit Day
Dec. 2nd
Cheetah Challenge
Dec. 19th 2nd Grade
Winter Party (9-10 am)
Dec. 21st
Last Day of First Semester
Dec. 22nd – Jan. 3rd
Winter Break (schools
closed)
Jan. 4th Teacher
Workday (students off)
January 5th Professional
Development Day
(students off)
January 8th First Day of
Second Semester
SPECIAL AREAS
NEWSLETTER
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WEBSITES
Please see page 2 of our
newsletter for information on
accessing and logging in to
all of the online textbooks
and learning resources.
Students have been given
usernames and passwords
and this information is
necessary for logging in to
online resources.
 Web programs 2017-2018
For Extra Practice and On-line Textbooks:
• Redbird (Math)
• IRead (Reading Phonics)
• ThinkCentral (Reading and Science textbooks)
• HMH Central (Math textbook)

Use the following website for access to all resources:

http://launchpad.fultonschools.org

Username: Student Number

Password: Birthdate (8 digits, no slashes or dashes)

For Social Studies Textbook Go To:

https://secure.eservices.eduplace.com/eservicesadmin/login.do?targeturl=/eservicesadmin

For Mobymax (Only Good through First Semester) Go To:

https://www.mobymax.com/signin
Choose to find a school and choose Creek View in Alpharetta
-UN: Student number
-PW: birthday (8 digits, no slashes or dashes)