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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