G2 Curriculum Update: May 25th

**Please note that Friday, May 29th is a report card writing day for teachers.  On this day the learning activities will be posted by Dr. Purcell and Ms. Jenn.  There will be no class meetings on Friday, and homeroom teachers will not be available to answer questions on this day.  If your child's individual meeting time needs to be changed you will be contacted by their teacher.  Thanks for your understanding!

Reading: This week our students will be working on understanding poetic features. We will be exploring repetition, similes, and imagery. 

Writing: Our poets continue to show creativity as they express a feeling through a specific event in their poetry.  This week they will explore using repetition and similes to create a mood in their poems.

Math: Module 8: Fractions! Describe a whole by the number of equal parts including 2 halves, 3 thirds, and 4 fourths and also recognize that equal parts of an identical rectangle can have different shapes. Teachers will be assessing the students during their check-ins time this week.

Grammar/Word Study: This week in word study the second graders will continue to study homophones.  There will be no grammar lesson this week.

Science: Students investigate the properties of insulators in their attempts to keep cups of water from freezing, and once frozen, to keep them from melting.

Português:  Nessa semana, os alunos realizarão leituras no Elefante Letrado e escreverão um Conto de Fadas usando brinquedos como personagens, para se prepararem para a escrita final de seu Conto de Fadas.

PAL: Reading exercise in Google form and Elefante Letrado.