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Keiko Davidson Elementary School
2nd Grade Dragon Tales
Lights, Camera, Action! 2nd Grade News for October 7, 2016
We will be doing a science landform
activity with playdough and are
looking for donations of earth tone
colors: blue, green, black, brown,
red. Thank you for your donation!
Send in your Box Tops for Education
starting Monday 10/3 until 10/14!!
10/14– Unit 3 End of Unit Math Assessment
10/14– All high frequency word assess-
ments completed by this date
10/20 or 10/21– Grammar quiz over verb
tenses (date variation due to Challenge)
UPCOMING
October:
10/7– PTA cookie dough fund-
raiser begins
10/10– Columbus Day
10/12– College Spirit Day– wear
a College shirt today!
10/14– End of 1st Grading Peri-
od
10/14– End of Box Top
Collection
10/19– Library pumpkin patch
begins
10/20– ESL open house
UPCOMING
ASSESSMENTS
Math
Students will use their 2-
digit subtraction skills
when reading and solv-
ing word problems. They
will even make their own
problems!
Reading
We are finally starting
Unit 2 in reading! This unit
is a focus on characters,
including character feel-
ings and traits. We will
also continue to work on
our reading comprehen-
sion by thinking about
predictions. Making pre-
dictions can help us be-
come more engaged in
our reading.
Science
Students will be learning
about and exploring
physical changes.
Social Studies
Writing
We are beginning Unit
2 in writing as well as
reading! This unit con-
tinues to focus on per-
sonal narrative writing,
but this time, we are
going to learn MORE
craft moves from men-
tor authors including:
using ellipses, writing
comeback lines, using
dialogue tags, and ap-
plying research to
make our details more
life-like.
Grammar
Grammar will continue
to look at action verbs,
but this week will focus
on future tense verbs—
verbs that tell was has-
n’t happened yet, but
will.
Word Study
Word study will focus
on common vowel
patters using the letter
i , including: -ide,
and –ise
(ride, wise)
Science
Students are learning
about Sound Energy this
week. Students will learn
what pitch and echo
are as well as create
their own sound wave.
Social Studies
Students will learn about
a variety of different
landforms by creating a
foldable.
Book Character Day! Monday, October 31, 2016
Dear Parents:
We are excited to announce that Davidson Elementary School will have a Book Character Dress-Up Day on Monday, October 31st. On this date, students should come to school dressed up as a character from a favorite book. The character must be from a book your child has read by themselves or with an adult. Your child should be prepared to describe both the character and the book. Please fill out the attached planning sheet with your child about the simple homemade costume he or she will be wearing, the name of the character, the book in which the character is in, and a description of the character. Students are studying characterization in class and teachers are preparing lessons in character development in reading and writing. Please return the completed planning sheet to your child’s teacher on or before Monday, October 24th.
Costumes may be purchased, but you are encouraged to use items you already have at home to create your character. Just do your best to gather an assortment of hats, clothing, or other props to create a homemade costume. All costumes must be school dress appropriate. Please do not bring toy weapons. Your child should bring a copy of the book to class on October 31st for the in-class share and school parade. Parents are invited to come to the gym to view the parade. Raptor badges are not required for parents coming to only watch the parade because parents will ENTER and EXIT through the gym at the end of the parade. Parents will be provided a place in the gym to view all classes as the students parade in their book character costumes through the building. We will begin the parade at 8:40. We are looking forward to an exciting day!
Davidson Elementary Staff
Book Character Dress-Up Day Planning Form 2nd-5th Grades
October 31, 2016
Please return this completed form by October 24, 2016 to your child’s teacher.
Student’s Name: ___________________________________________
Book Title: ________________________________________________
Character’s Name: ___________________________________________
Briefly describe how the character looks, acts, feels, and what words the character says.
Looks Acts Feels Says
What character traits can be used to describe the character? (For Example: My character is brave because…..)
___________________________________________________________________________
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What costume and/or props will you need to become this character?
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