Please continue to have your child read to you daily and have your child retell what he/she have read.

Parents lease check your child’s book bag daily for homework and any special notes that may be sent home. Please return your child’s homework folder daily as this is how I send home important information.
Please make sure your child brings his pencils and homework folder daily.

There are five key areas in becoming a proficient reader: phonemic awareness, phonics, comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency.

Reading comprehension skills separate the “passive” unskilled reader from the “active” readers. Skilled readers don’t just read, they interact with the text.

As skilled readers read, they are able to:

Predict what will happen next in a story using clues presented in text

Create questions about the main idea, message, or plot of the text

Monitor understanding of the sequence, context, or characters

Clarify parts of the text which have confused them

Connect the events in the text to prior knowledge or experience

By demonstrating self-monitoring techniques as you read aloud to your children, you will help them develop these skills themselves. Periodically stop and ask your child questions that illustrate the skills above.

If you are reading a confusing passage, stop and say, “I didn’t understand that. Did you?” And after listening to their interpretation, say: “Interesting, Let’s check and read this part again.” Reread the passage and then discuss your new understanding.

Spelling Second Grade “No Excuses” Words – 1 to 36

“No Excuses” Words are those which students are expected to spell correctly in all of their everyday writing. They are taken from the list of core words. Below are the groups of words which we hope most children will master by the end of his/her second grade. Please help your child to spell these words correctly in their everyday writing:

the       of     and      a        to      in     is    you

that       it      he      for     was    on    are

as           with     his     they    at     be     this

I           have      or          by     one    had    not     but

what     all     were      when     we

Week of:

Reading-

Monday

Write each spelling word five times each.

Study vocabulary / Reading- Worksheet;

Lang-WorkSheet
Math worksheets

Tuesday

Write each spelling word three times each.

Math worksheets / Reading- Worksheet;

Lang-pg Study vocabulary

Wednesday

**Reading Night**

Title ____________________________________

Read by_________________________________

Minutes read

Thursday

Write sentences using vocabulary words.

Study vocabulary words;

Reading Worksheet/ Math worksheet

Friday

Reading/Math Worksheet; Language pages

Dear Parents,

Our class is off to a great start this school year!  To ensure that your child has a successful year and meets the requirements to advance to the next grade, our district has developed standards that each child must master.  I focus my lessons on those skills listed in each standard to make sure your child receives the proper instruction for those skills.  During this school year, our class will be working with activities in reading/language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.  We will be completing activities that provide practice to ensure mastery of these important skills.  You can play  an active role in your child’s education.  There are many things that you can do to help your child gain a good education.

To help your child, please consider the following suggestions:
Provide a quiet place for your child to study or do homework.  Make sure your child has all the supplies necessary to complete his/her work.
Set a time for your child to study or do homework.  This will help your child manage his or her time better.
 Go over the activity’s directions together. Make sure your child knows what he or she is supposed to do.
Give help when needed, but remember that the activity is your child’s responsibility.
 Check the activity when it is done.  Go over any parts your child may have had trouble completing and make a notation informing me of the difficulty so that I can redeliver the lesson.
Help your child study for tests by asking sample questions or going over the material to be covered..
Help your child study for tests by asking sample questions or going over the material to be covered.
Review all of the work your child brings home, and note improvements as well as activities that need reviewing.

Together we can help your child maintain a positive attitude about the activities while ensuring academic  growth and success. Let your child know that each activity provides an opportunity to have fun and to learn.  Above all, enjoy this time you spend  with your child.  He or she will feel your support, and skills will improve with each activity’s completion!
Thank you for your help and remember that I you may reach me in person, via email armelin@fultonschools.org , or by phone  school #770-306-3510  home #770-306-4938.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Sequin Armelin