March 20212nd Grade Newsletter

March is Reading Month!! We hope that you will take some extra time to share your favorite fiction and informational books with your kiddos!

We are now half way through Marking Period 3! In Benchmark Unit 4, we have been reading fables while identifying how

stories change depending on who tells them.. In Eureka Math Module 5, we added and subtracted within 1000. In Social Studies, we have been studying Economics. We have been

analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of our choices when spending money.

For the remainder of this month, we will continue Unit 4 of Benchmark. In Eureka Math, we will finish Module 5 and begin

Module 6. We will begin our next Science Unit covering Biodiversity.

Remember to check your child’s

myMCPS classroom/Canvas

for assignments.

Important March dates:March 8 - Professional Day No school for studentsMarch 9&10 - Asynchronous learning daysMarch 12 - Early Release DayMarch 15- Some students and staff return to McNair! March 29-April 5 - Spring BreakNo school for students or staff

We will continue Unit 4, which focuses on the essential question, “How can a story change

depending on who tells it?”

Unit 4-Week 1:Reading: We will continue working on recounting story events and describing the overall structure of a story. We will also work on acknowledging differences in points of view of characters, describing how characters respond to major events and challenges, comparing and contrasting two folktales, and describing how words and phrases supply rhythm and meaning in a story.Phonics: We will work on the r-controlled vowel patterns, “or”, “oar”, and “ore`”Writing: We will read and analyze a mentor opinion essay and work on using adjectives correctly.

Unit 4-Week 2:Reading: We will continue working on the skills from week 1 while adding the comparison of the central messages of two stories. We will also identify real-life connections between words and their uses.Phonics: We will work on the r-controlled vowel patterns, “ear”, “eer”, and “ere`”Writing: We will begin writing our own opinion essays and work on forming and using contractions.

WHAT WILL WE BE LEARNING?

BENCHMARK READING & WRITING

During the first 2 ½ weeks of this month we will be completing Eureka

Module 5. Our end of module assessment will cover addition and

subtraction to 1,000 with word problems to 100. We will begin

Module 6 shortly after we return to “in person” learning.

Unit 6 Math Topics:A: Formation of Equal Groups

B: Arrays and Equal Groups

C: Rectangular Arrays as a Foundation for Multiplication and Division

D: The Meaning of Even and Odd Numbers

SOCIAL STUDIES AND

SCIENCE

In Social Studies, we will continue our

Economics unit. We will complete the exploration of the essential question:

What are the consequences of

economic choices?

In Science, we will begin our Biodiversity and Humans unit. We

will:Make observations of plants and animals to

compare diversity of life in different habitats.

WHAT WILL WE BE LEARNING?

EUREKA MATH

Some of our FAVORITE books!

Mrs. Brewster Mrs. Chalmers

Mrs. Currie Mrs. Guice

Ms. Kirkland Mr. Wills