Dear Parents and Students, Hello and welcome to Second Grade! It’s going to be an incredible year filled with wonderful activities, amazing learning experiences, and new adventures. In Second Grade, we will continue to work on building a strong foundation of basic skills. Our expectation is that the children will become life-long readers as they experience a variety of books and genres. They will develop critical thinking skills, apply comprehension skills and strategies, read with greater fluency, and expand their vocabulary. We will also introduce the students to an array of mathematical concepts within our math curriculum. Students will invent, question, and explore various strategies to solve problems and deepen their understanding of these concepts. Second Grade is a time when the children become more independent and self-reliant learners. We are looking forward to working together to make this year an exciting and successful learning experience for your child. Enjoy the rest of your summer and we will see you in the fall. We can’t wait to see what this year has in store for us! Sincerely, The Second Grade Team
Second Grade Supply List 2018-2019
Please label the items marked with a (*) with your child’s name before the first day of school.
___ 1 pair of Fiskar 5" blunt edge scissors (*) ___ 1 box of 24 colored pencils (not two of 12 please) (*) ___ 2 packages of washable markers (one thin and one thick) (*) ___ 1 package of Expo white board markers ___ 4 large glue sticks ___ 3 dozen yellow No.2 pencils -sharpened (Do NOT label with child’s name) ___ 2 small pencil sharpeners (*) ___ 1 small pencil box (*) ___ 2 large pink pearl erasers/ 1 box pencil top erasers (48ct) (Best: School Smart) ___ 2 Fine point Sharpie permanent markers (1 black, 1 color) ___ 2 Ultrafine point Sharpie (black) ___ 1 Highlighter ___ 1 pack of lined index cards (Small if last name is between A and G; Large if between H and Z) ___ 1 new, Gildan or Fruit of The Loom white T-shirt (crew neck, larger than current size)(*) ___ 1 plastic ruler (showing inches and centimeters) (*) ___ 2 red plastic folders with pockets – please label “Homework” (*) ___ 1 yellow plastic folder with pockets - please label “Friday Folder” (*) ___ 2 black and white composition books with only lines (please label one Geography and leave one blank) ___ 1 large box tissues ___ 3 Baby Wipes boxes (1 is for specialists) ___ Plastic Ziploc bags (Small if last name is between A and G; Large if between H and Z) ___ 2 containers of Clorox Wipes (1 is for Specialists) ___ 1 hand sanitizer (medium)
*No Rolling Backpacks*
Second Grade Summer Reading List:
Amelia Bedelia series by Peggy Parish (RL 2.1-2.6)
Arthur series by Marc Brown (RL 2.1-3.1)
Black Lagoon series by Mike Thaler (RL 2.2-3.2)
Cam Jansen Mysteries by David Adler (RL 3.0-3.9)
Young Cam Jansen Mysteries by David Adler (RL 2.4-2.9)
Clifford series by Norman Bridwell (RL 1.7-2.2)
Curious George series by A. H. Rey (RL 2.7-2.9)
Frog and Toad series by Arnold Lobel (RL 2.6-2.9)
Froggy series by Jonathan London (RL 1.8-2.6)
Henry and Mudge series by Cynthia Rylant (RL 1.8-2.4)
Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park (RL 2.6-3.0)
Pete the Cat by Eric Litwin (RL 2.2 – 2.4)
Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne (RL 2.6-3.4)
Math Skills for Second Grade
Skill: Count by 2s, 5s, 10s.
Idea: Use hundred grid and color squares to match counting
pattern.
Example: by 2s
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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Skill: Instant recall of addition and subtraction facts. (1-10)
Idea: Using addition and subtraction flashcards play the card game
of War. Divide deck evenly and each person places a card face up.
The person with the highest total takes both cards. Play continues
until one person has all cards (use for subtraction or addition).
Idea: Beat the Clock
Using the addition or subtraction problem sheet, have your child
complete the page. To make this more interesting, set a timer or use
a clock to time the activity. Begin with a large amount of time and
progressively reduce time by 30 seconds. You may want to start with
five minutes.
Skill: Telling Time to hour, ½ hour.
Idea: Ask your child to tell you the time periodically throughout the
day. Ask questions such as “What time will it be in 30 minutes. If your
child owns a watch have them use it to make telling time part of
their day.
Idea: Make a clock using a paper plate, brad, and use paper to
make minute and hour hands. Have your child number the clock
face and ask them to show various times. Start with on the hour,
move to ½ hour, then ¼ hour. If your child is ready, have them move
to the 5 minute mark (example: 1:35, 2:55).
Skill: Place Value (ones, tens, and hundreds)
Idea: Have different color chips or markers (poker chips work well)
and use each color to represent each place value. White are ones,
blue are tens, and red are hundreds. Give your child various one,
two and three digit numbers that they can represent by using chips.
(Example: 42: 4 blue chips, 2 white chips)
***The First In Math program will be available for the students to
continue using until JULY 31st. It is highly recommended that the
children use this program as often as possible to review skills as well
as increase speed and accuracy of basic math facts.
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Dear Parents,
In an effort to keep our students reading this summer we have established a set of guidelines. In
order to fulfill the summer reading requirements please refer to the criteria listed below.
Children entering second through fourth grade have the choice to complete a book report or an
Accelerated Reader type quiz, called Book Adventure, for each required book. Incoming fifth
graders must complete the Book Adventure quiz and a book report for each required book.
Please refer to the enclosed suggested list of books for your child to select from.
Attached is the book report format as well as the directions for registering and completing a quiz
with Book Adventure. On the first day of school, your child must bring either their book reports
or the quiz printouts from Book Adventure (grades 2-4) or both (grade 5). Thank you for your
assistance with this program. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Monica
Vigna at [email protected] or 954-384-5454 x3402.
Grade Number of Required Books to Read
Incoming
2nd
4 books
Incoming
3rd
3 chapter books
(more than 75 pages, quiz or book report)
Incoming
4th
3 chapter books
(more than 100 pages, quiz or book report)
Incoming
5th
3 chapter books
(must complete both quiz and book report)
The Sagemont School
Summer Reading Book Report (Entering 2nd & 3rd Grade)
Child’s Name: ____________________________Grade: __________________ Title: _____________________________________________________________
Author: ___________________________________________________________
Setting: ___________________________________________________________
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Characters Character Description ___________________ ____________________________________
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Middle: ___________________________________________________________
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Go to www.bookadventure.com
Click on: New Users: Register Now! (located on the left hand side of page near the top)
A new page will appear asking New User to choose
Kids register Parents register Teachers register
Click: Kids register This page will appear:
Click here to register
to play at home:
Click here to register
to play at school:
Click: At Home
Fill in all the necessary personal information.
Remember to write down your user name and password and keep it handy for future
use.
Click: Submit
This will then take you to a screen that says
Welcome to Book Adventure!
Click: Continue to Kid’s Zone
Bailey Bookmark will
dig around and help
find the book that's
just right for you!
Rex Reader will help
you find a book now to
take a quiz and earn
points towards prizes.
The Prizes you choose
are up to you! Take a
peek at the Prize
Library to see what
you can win.
These three choices will appear at the top of the page. Pick the Book Finder to you chooses a book
at your grade level to match your interest. You can print out your list and take it to the library with
you. You can change your search and try again to find new books that you may like more. The
page will look like this.
My grade level
is:
I would like to
read:
I would like to
read:
Select up to 5 types of books you would like to read.
Action & Adventure
Animals
Art & Architecture
Bedtime & Dreams
Biographical
Boys & Men
Business
Crafts & Hobbies
Drama
Ethnic Studies
Fairy Tales & Folklore
Families
Funny
Ghost & Horror Stories
Girls & Women
Health & Medicine
History
Holidays & Festivals
Law & Crime
Legends, Myths & Fables
Lifestyles
Literary Collections
Love & Romance
Mysteries & Detective Stories
Nature & the Natural World
People & Places
Performing Arts
Poetry
Religious
School & Learning
Science & Technology
Science Fiction, Fantasy & Magic
Short Stories
Social Situations & Growing Up
Sports & Recreation
Travel & Transportation
Westerns
How many books would you like returned per page of results?
You must select a grade level before clicking Submit.
After you finish reading a book, click Quiz-o-matic. Enter the title of the book you have just read.
A quiz for that book will appear. Answer the questions and click submit. Once you have clicked
enter, your score will automatically appear and you will see how many points you have earned.
Click on Win Prize to view how many points you have earned. You can also trade them in for
prizes. Click to view prizes available and points needed for each prize. Pick one or two you would
like to earn and past the number necessary near the computer or in your bedroom to help you
remember to keep reading!!!
This is a very easy site to navigate. You can easily manage your account. It will automatically keep
track of the books you have read and the points you have earned. Save them and earn a big prize.
Parents:
Go back to home page and click New User.
A new page will appear asking New User to choose
Kids register Parents register Teachers register
Click: Parent register
Fill in all the information requested and click submit.
Reports allow you as a registered parent to view and monitor your children's
Book Adventure progress. The first chart on the page lists all Readers who are
connected to your account. This report lists children by their User Name, along
with their cumulative score, available points, total books read, last book quizzed,
score on last quiz, and date of last quiz. Clicking on a child's name generates
the individual status report, which shows each book that your child has read
and been quizzed on, the date each quiz was taken, and the highest score on
each book quizzed.
To print a copy of your child’s individual report for the summer: Go to Parent’s Place, Click on
Reports, click the red print button.
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