Nuckols Farm Elementary School
Second Grade
Homework this week...
Here you will find the homework for each week. Homework is posted every Sunday evening. Here you will find the "I can" statements, which are the skills that students will be working on each week, as well as the weekly newsletter. ENJOY!
April 14-24 ("Season 2 Episode 1")
Links to Season 2 Episode 1
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March 16-27 (2 week school closure):
Homework week of March 10th
I can statements:
*I can use details and information from the text to draw conclusions from nonfiction texts.
* I can identify the differences in "hard" and "soft" G and C sounds.
*I can identify the equal symbol (=) as the symbol used to indicate that the values on either side are equal.
*I can identify the not equal symbol (≠) as the symbol used to indicate that two values on either side are not equal.
*I can identify values and expressions that are equal .
*I can identify values and expressions that are not equal
*I can identify and use the appropriate symbol to distinguish between equal and not equal quantities .
*I can use a model to represent the relationship of two expressions of equal value and two expressions that are not equivalent.
*I can identify the properties of matter.
Homework:
IMPORTANT!!!!
We need one more (preferably two more) parent volunteers for Van Dao and Himes. Currently, these classes each have 3 volunteers. The kids will be studying to properties of liquids, they love being in the lab and I hope you can make it!
The second grade is preparing to study "Matter" in the Explore Lab.
Below are the sign-ups for the three labs for your child's class. We will also need assistance with lab set up on the Wednesday preceding each lab (3/4, and 3/11). This lab is a lot of fun, the children have the opportunity to apply what they have been studying and apply that knowledge in hands on learning. Lab guides will be distributed prior to the lab dates. Thank you!
Thursday (3/5, 3/12)
8:00-9:00 am Katsarelis
9:30-10:30 am Van Dao
1:00-2:00pm Kirkland
Friday (3/6, 3/13)
8:00-9:00am Himes
9:30-10:30am Snyder
1:00-2:00pm Blanchetti
Homework week of March 2nd
I can statements:
*I can use details and information from the text to draw conclusions from nonfiction texts.
* I can identify the differences in "hard" and "soft" G and C sounds.
*I can show, tell, and write time to the nearest five minutes, using an analog and digital clock.
*I can match a written time and a time shown on a clock.
*I can display the significance and contributions of Famous Americans.
Homework:
****ATTENTION 2ND GRADE FAMILIES: We are collecting plastic water bottles for a STEAM project THIS week!!! They will be used to build a final project to tie in our Famous Americans study in social studies. The water bottles should be about 16.9 oz. (the size of a typical deer park water bottle, but can be any brand!)
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Homework week of February 24th
I can statements:
I can use details and information from the text to draw conclusions.
* I can tell time to the nearest hour, half-hour, quarter-hour, and five minutes.
*I can explain the significance and contributions of Jackie Robinson.
*I can explain the significance and contributions of Rosa Parks.
*I can explain the significance and contributions of George Washington Carver.
Homework:
****ATTENTION 2ND GRADE FAMILIES: We are collecting plastic water bottles for a STEAM project next week!!! They will be used to build a final project to tie in our Famous Americans study in social studies. The water bottles should be about 16.9 oz. (the size of a typical deer park water bottle, but can be any brand!)
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Homework week of February 17th
I can statements:
I can use details and information from the text to draw conclusions.
* I can explain that fractions are a part of a whole.
*I can identify (name and write) fractional parts of a whole region/area for halves, thirds, fourths, sixths, and eighths.
*I can explain that the fraction name (half, fourth, etc.) tells the number of equal parts in the whole.
*I can represent fractional parts of a whole for halves, thirds, fourths, sixths, and eighths using a region/area model.
*I can compare fractions.
*I can explain the significance and contributions of Thurgood Marshall.
*I can explain the significance and contributions of Abraham Lincoln.
Homework:
Homework week of February 10th
I can statements:
*I can describe the characters, setting, and important plot events using details.
*I can use transition words to organize information from the story.
*I can determine the big events from the beginning, middle, and end of the story to generate a summary.
* I can explain that fractions are a part of a whole.
*I can identify (name and write) fractional parts of a whole region/area for halves, thirds, fourths, sixths, and eighths.
*I can explain that the fraction name (half, fourth, etc.) tells the number of equal parts in the whole.
*I can represent fractional parts of a whole for halves, thirds, fourths, sixths, and eighths using a region/area model.
*I can explain the significance and contributions of George Washington.
*I can explain the significance and contributions of Helen Keller.
Homework:
Homework week of February 3rd
I can statements:
*I can describe the characters, setting, and important plot events using details.
*I can use transition words to organize information from the story.
*I can determine the big events from the beginning, middle, and end of the story to generate a summary.
* I can conduct probability experiments and record the results using tables, charts, and tally marks.
*I can interpret the results of a probability experiment.
*I can predict which two events is more likely to occur if an experiment is repeated.
*I can explain how magnetic forces repel and attract.
*I can explain the contributions made by Benjamin Franklin.
Homework:
Homework week of January 27th
I can statements:
*I can describe the characters, setting, and important plot events using details.
*I can use transition words to organize information from the story.
*I can determine the big events from the beginning, middle, and end of the story to generate a summary.
* I can create and solve single-step story and picture problems using addition and subtraction within 20.
*I can explain how magnetic forces attract or repel one another.
ATTENTION 2ND GRADE FAMILIES:
Our Fox Friends are creating a homemade "arcade" made out of recyclable materials. If you have any of these items, please send them in with your child so we can offer options when creating the projects with our 5th grade buddies! Thank you!!! :)
{cardboard boxes, construction paper, masking tape, pipe cleaners, poster board, tape, yarn, flattened cardboard, paper towel rolls, toilet paper rolls, tissue paper, Popsicle sticks, egg cartons, cotton balls}
Homework:
Homework week of January 21st
I can statements:
*I can generate ideas for topics based on interest or content areas.
*I can work collaboratively to generate questions to gather information.
*I can identify pictures, various texts, people, or media as sources of information.
*I can use provided sources to gather information, answer questions, or solve problems.
*I can use templates or visual displays.
*I can use my own words to record information.
* I can use base ten models to add and subtract.
*I can use a hundreds chart or number line to add and subtract.
* I can identify when I need to regroup in subtraction problems with 2 digit numbers.
*I can successfully select a strategy to subtract 2 digit numbers with and without regrouping.
*I can identify the interdependent relationship between animals and their habitats.
ATTENTION 2ND GRADE FAMILIES:
Our Fox Friends are creating a homemade "arcade" made out of recyclable materials. If you have any of these items, please send them in with your child so we can offer options when creating the projects with our 5th grade buddies! Thank you!!! :)
{cardboard boxes, construction paper, masking tape, pipe cleaners, poster board, tape, yarn, flattened cardboard, paper towel rolls, toilet paper rolls, tissue paper, Popsicle sticks, egg cartons, cotton balls}
Homework:
Homework week of January 13th
I can statements:
*I can generate a thick question.
*I can generate a thin question.
*I can answer questions using the text for support.
*I can determine the difference between a thick and thin question.
*I can write a complete sentence using correct punctuation and capitalization.
* I can write a sentence using a period, exclamation point, or questions mark correctly.
* I can use base ten models to add and subtract.
*I can use a hundreds chart or number line to add and subtract.
* I can identify when I need to regroup in subtraction problems with 2 digit numbers.
*I can successfully select a strategy to subtract 2 digit numbers with and without regrouping.
*I can identify the cardinal directions on a map.
*I can identify a compass rose.
*I can identify and name the continents and oceans.
*I can identify and explain the important contributions made by Martin Luther King Jr.
Homework:
Homework week of January 6th, 2020
I can statements:
*I can generate a thick question.
*I can generate a thin question.
*I can answer questions using the text for support.
*I can determine the difference between a thick and thin question.
*I can write a complete sentence using correct punctuation and capitalization.
* I can write a sentence using a period, exclamation point, or questions mark correctly.
* I can use base ten models to add and subtract.
*I can use a hundreds chart or number line to add and subtract.
* I can identify when I need to regroup in addition problems.
*I can add with regrouping accurately.
*I can explain the difference between a living and nonliving thing.
*I can explain how animals adapt to their environments using camouflage, migration, hibernation, and dormancy.
Homework:
Homework week of December 16th
I can statements:
*I can describe important plot events in a story then draw conclusions about the theme.
*I can determine the main idea of what I'm reading.
*I can write a complete sentence using correct punctuation and capitalization.
* I can write a sentence using a period, exclamation point, or questions mark correctly.
* I can round numbers to the nearest 10.
*I can compare numbers and regroup to make equal amounts on each side.
* I can solve addition and subtraction problems using tables and graphs.
* I can locate the region of the Powhatan and describe the environment and the culture of its tribe.
* I can locate the region of the Powhatan, Pueblo, and Lakota tribes and describe the environment and the culture of their tribes.
* I can explain the culture and environment of the Powhatan, Lakota, and Pueblo Native American tribes.
Homework:
Homework week of December 10th
I can statements:
*I can use the header or title text feature to generate a question about what I am reading. *I can identify details to support the main idea of what I'm reading.
*I can identify nonfiction text features.
*I can determine the main idea of what I'm reading.
*I can write a complete sentence using correct punctuation and capitalization.
* I can write a sentence using a period, exclamation point, or questions mark correctly.
* I can organize the data I collect.
* I can construct a pictograph and bar graph.
* I can label the parts of a graph.
* I can use a key to help me read a graph.
* I can read a graph and tell how many in each category and how many altogether.
* I can compare categories on a graph.
* I can solve addition and subtraction problems using tables and graphs.
* I can locate the region of the Pueblo and Lakota tribes and describe the environment and the culture of their tribes.
* I can explain the culture and environment of the Powhatan, Lakota, and Pueblo Native American tribes.
Homework:
Homework week of December 2nd
I can statements:
*I can describe important plot events in a story then draw conclusions about the theme.
*I can identify nonfiction text features.
*I can determine the main idea of what I'm reading.
*I can write a complete sentence using correct punctuation and capitalization.
* I can write a sentence using a period, exclamation point, or questions mark correctly.
* I can collect data to answer a question.
* I can organize the data I collect.
* I can construct a pictograph and bar graph.
* I can label the parts of a graph.
* I can use a key to help me read a graph.
* I can read a graph and tell how many in each category and how many altogether.
* I can compare categories on a graph.
* I can solve addition and subtraction problems using tables and graphs.
* I can locate the region of the Powhatan and describe the environment and the culture of its tribe.
* I can explain the culture and environment of the Powhatan Indians in the Eastern Woodlands.
Homework:
Homework week of November 18th
I can statements:
*I can describe the characters, setting and important plot events in a story.
*I can describe a character’s traits, feelings, and actions as presented in fictional texts.
* I can write a complete sentence using correct punctuation and capitalization.
* I can write a sentence using a period, exclamation point, or questions mark correctly.
* I can tell the place and value of each digit when I look at a numeral, picture, or model.
* I can write the numeral that matches a base-10 model or picture and use objects to make a model of a three-digit number.
* I can show the same number in different ways.
* I can find 10 more and 10 less than a number using models and place value.
* I can identify a fossil as proof of a formerly living thing.
* I can identify trace fossils and bone fossils and explain the difference between the two.
Homework:
***NO HOMEWORK WEEK OF NOV. 25TH***
Homework week of November 11th
I can statements:
*I can describe the characters, setting and important plot events in a story.
*I can describe a character’s traits, feelings, and actions as presented in fictional texts.
* I can write a complete sentence using correct punctuation and capitalization.
* I can write a sentence using a period, exclamation point, or questions mark correctly.
* I can tell the place and value of each digit when I look at a numeral, picture, or model.
* I can write the numeral that matches a base-10 model or picture and use objects to make a model of a three-digit number.
* I can show the same number in different ways.
* I can find 10 more and 10 less than a number using models and place value.
* I can identify a fossil as proof of a formerly living thing.
* I can identify trace fossils and bone fossils and explain the difference between the two.
Homework:
Homework week of November 4th
I can statements:
*I can describe the characters, setting and important plot events in a story.
*I can describe the conflict and resolution in a fiction story.
* I can write a complete sentence using correct punctuation and capitalization.
* I can write a sentence using a period, exclamation point, or questions mark correctly.
*I can read a graph and tell how many in each category and how many all together.
*I can compare categories on a graph.
*I can define and explain the difference between a bar graph and a pictograph
*I can find a statement that best describes a graph.
Homework:
Homework week of October 28th
I can statements:
*I can use word reference materials, including glossaries.
*I can make predictions about non-fictions texts.
*I can identify text features such as table of contents, captions, pictures, maps, headings.
* I can write a complete sentence using correct punctuation and capitalization.
* I can write a sentence using a period, exclamation point, or questions mark correctly.
*I can identify ordinal numbers, how they are used, and describe the position of items in a set.
*I can read a graph and tell how many in each category and how many all together.
*I can compare categories on a graph.
Homework:
Homework week of October 21st
I can statements:
* I can make predictions about non-fictions texts.
*I can identify text features such as table of contents, captions, pictures, maps, headings.
* I can write a complete sentence using correct punctuation and capitalization.
* I can write a sentence using a period, exclamation point, or questions mark correctly.
* I can explain the importance of Cesar Chavez's influence on American workers' rights.
*I can explain how voting is an important part of being a U.S. citizen.
*I can identify both a growing pattern and repeating pattern and explain the difference between them.
* I can create a growing or repeating number pattern.
* I can identify real-life patterns and explain them.
Homework:
Homework week of October 14th
I can statements:
* I can make predictions about non-fictions texts.
*I can activate my background knowledge and relate previous experiences to help me understand new things.
*I can identify text features such as table of contents, captions, pictures, maps, headings.
* I can write a complete sentence using correct punctuation and capitalization.
* I can write a sentence using a period, exclamation point, or questions mark correctly.
* I can explain the importance of Christopher Columbus's discovery.
* I can explain how Christopher Columbus arriving in the Americas affected the people living there.
*I can explain how voting is an important part of being a U.S. citizen.
*I can identify both a growing pattern and repeating pattern and explain the difference between them.
* I can create a growing or repeating number pattern.
Homework:
Homework week of October 7th
I can statements:
* I can understand what I am reading by making connections to myself, other texts, and the world.
*I can activate my background knowledge and relate previous experiences to help me understand new things.
* I can write a complete sentence using correct punctuation and capitalization.
* I can write a sentence using a period, exclamation point, or questions mark correctly.
* I can describe dangerous weather.
* I can describe weather tools.
* I can complete a number pattern.
*I can round a number.
* I can identify even and odd numbers and their patterns.
Homework:
Homework week of September 30th
I can statements:
* I can write a complete sentence using correct punctuation and capitalization.
* I can write a sentence using a period, exclamation point, or questions mark correctly.
* I can make connections when I read nonfiction.
* I can describe dangerous weather.
* I can describe weather tools.
* I can explain the place and value of a digit.
* I can round a number.
* I can complete a number pattern.
Homework:
Newsletter Week 5
Homework week of September 23rd
I can statements:
* I can write a complete sentence using correct punctuation and capitalization.
* I can write a sentence using a period, exclamation point, or question mark correctly.
* I can make connections when I read fiction.
* I can describe dangerous weather.
* I can explain the place and value of a digit.
* I can compare two digit numbers.
* I can round a two digit number.
Homework:
Newsletter Week 4
Homework week of September 18th:
I can statements:
* I can write a complete sentence with correct punctuation and capitalization.
* I can identify the place and value of a two digit number.
* I can identify and explain the the U.S. Symbols the Pledge of Allegiance, the Washington Monument, and the Bald Eagle.
Homework:
Read 15-20 minutes each night and establish a good homework routine.
Homework week of September 9th:
I can statements:
* I can write a complete sentence with correct punctuation and capitalization.
* I can add zero, one, and two to a number.
* I can subtract zero, one and two to a number.
* I can be a good citizen by following the classroom and school rules. .
Homework:
Read 15-20 minutes each night and establish a good homework routine.
Homework week of September 3rd:
I can statements:
* I can write a complete sentence with correct punctuation and capitalization.
* I can identify the day of the week, month, and year.
* I can be a good citizen by following the classroom and school rules. I can describe why we celebrate Labor Day.
Homework:
Read 15-20 minutes each night and establish a good homework routine.