Dear Parents and Students, Hello and welcome to Second Grade! It’s going to be an incredible year filled with wonderful activities, amazing learning experiences, and new adventures. In Second Grade, we will continue to work on building a strong foundation of basic skills. Our expectation is that the children will become life-long readers as they experience a variety of books and genres. They will develop critical thinking skills, apply comprehension skills and strategies, read with greater fluency, and expand their vocabulary. We will also introduce the students to an array of mathematical concepts within our math curriculum. Students will invent, question, and explore various strategies to solve problems and deepen their understanding of these concepts. Second Grade is a time when the children become more independent and self-reliant learners. We are looking forward to working together to make this year an exciting and successful learning experience for your child. Enjoy the rest of your summer and we will see you in the fall. We can’t wait to see what this year has in store for us! Sincerely, The Second Grade Team

Second Grade Supply List 2018-2019

Please label the items marked with a (*) with your child’s name before the first day of school.

___ 1 pair of Fiskar 5" blunt edge scissors (*) ___ 1 box of 24 colored pencils (not two of 12 please) (*) ___ 2 packages of washable markers (one thin and one thick) (*) ___ 1 package of Expo white board markers ___ 4 large glue sticks ___ 3 dozen yellow No.2 pencils -sharpened (Do NOT label with child’s name) ___ 2 small pencil sharpeners (*) ___ 1 small pencil box (*) ___ 2 large pink pearl erasers/ 1 box pencil top erasers (48ct) (Best: School Smart) ___ 2 Fine point Sharpie permanent markers (1 black, 1 color) ___ 2 Ultrafine point Sharpie (black) ___ 1 Highlighter ___ 1 pack of lined index cards (Small if last name is between A and G; Large if between H and Z) ___ 1 new, Gildan or Fruit of The Loom white T-shirt (crew neck, larger than current size)(*) ___ 1 plastic ruler (showing inches and centimeters) (*) ___ 2 red plastic folders with pockets – please label “Homework” (*) ___ 1 yellow plastic folder with pockets - please label “Friday Folder” (*) ___ 2 black and white composition books with only lines (please label one Geography and leave one blank) ___ 1 large box tissues ___ 3 Baby Wipes boxes (1 is for specialists) ___ Plastic Ziploc bags (Small if last name is between A and G; Large if between H and Z) ___ 2 containers of Clorox Wipes (1 is for Specialists) ___ 1 hand sanitizer (medium)

*No Rolling Backpacks*

Second Grade Summer Reading List:

Amelia Bedelia series by Peggy Parish (RL 2.1-2.6)

Arthur series by Marc Brown (RL 2.1-3.1)

Black Lagoon series by Mike Thaler (RL 2.2-3.2)

Cam Jansen Mysteries by David Adler (RL 3.0-3.9)

Young Cam Jansen Mysteries by David Adler (RL 2.4-2.9)

Clifford series by Norman Bridwell (RL 1.7-2.2)

Curious George series by A. H. Rey (RL 2.7-2.9)

Frog and Toad series by Arnold Lobel (RL 2.6-2.9)

Froggy series by Jonathan London (RL 1.8-2.6)

Henry and Mudge series by Cynthia Rylant (RL 1.8-2.4)

Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park (RL 2.6-3.0)

Pete the Cat by Eric Litwin (RL 2.2 – 2.4)

Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne (RL 2.6-3.4)

Math Skills for Second Grade

Skill: Count by 2s, 5s, 10s.

Idea: Use hundred grid and color squares to match counting

pattern.

Example: by 2s

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Skill: Instant recall of addition and subtraction facts. (1-10)

Idea: Using addition and subtraction flashcards play the card game

of War. Divide deck evenly and each person places a card face up.

The person with the highest total takes both cards. Play continues

until one person has all cards (use for subtraction or addition).

Idea: Beat the Clock

Using the addition or subtraction problem sheet, have your child

complete the page. To make this more interesting, set a timer or use

a clock to time the activity. Begin with a large amount of time and

progressively reduce time by 30 seconds. You may want to start with

five minutes.

Skill: Telling Time to hour, ½ hour.

Idea: Ask your child to tell you the time periodically throughout the

day. Ask questions such as “What time will it be in 30 minutes. If your

child owns a watch have them use it to make telling time part of

their day.

Idea: Make a clock using a paper plate, brad, and use paper to

make minute and hour hands. Have your child number the clock

face and ask them to show various times. Start with on the hour,

move to ½ hour, then ¼ hour. If your child is ready, have them move

to the 5 minute mark (example: 1:35, 2:55).

Skill: Place Value (ones, tens, and hundreds)

Idea: Have different color chips or markers (poker chips work well)

and use each color to represent each place value. White are ones,

blue are tens, and red are hundreds. Give your child various one,

two and three digit numbers that they can represent by using chips.

(Example: 42: 4 blue chips, 2 white chips)

***The First In Math program will be available for the students to

continue using until JULY 31st. It is highly recommended that the

children use this program as often as possible to review skills as well

as increase speed and accuracy of basic math facts.

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Dear Parents,

In an effort to keep our students reading this summer we have established a set of guidelines. In

order to fulfill the summer reading requirements please refer to the criteria listed below.

Children entering second through fourth grade have the choice to complete a book report or an

Accelerated Reader type quiz, called Book Adventure, for each required book. Incoming fifth

graders must complete the Book Adventure quiz and a book report for each required book.

Please refer to the enclosed suggested list of books for your child to select from.

Attached is the book report format as well as the directions for registering and completing a quiz

with Book Adventure. On the first day of school, your child must bring either their book reports

or the quiz printouts from Book Adventure (grades 2-4) or both (grade 5). Thank you for your

assistance with this program. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Monica

Vigna at mvigna@sagemont.com or 954-384-5454 x3402.

Grade Number of Required Books to Read

Incoming

2nd

4 books

Incoming

3rd

3 chapter books

(more than 75 pages, quiz or book report)

Incoming

4th

3 chapter books

(more than 100 pages, quiz or book report)

Incoming

5th

3 chapter books

(must complete both quiz and book report)

The Sagemont School

Summer Reading Book Report (Entering 2nd & 3rd Grade)

Child’s Name: ____________________________Grade: __________________ Title: _____________________________________________________________

Author: ___________________________________________________________

Setting: ___________________________________________________________

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Characters Character Description ___________________ ____________________________________

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Beginning:_________________________________________________________

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Middle: ___________________________________________________________

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End: ______________________________________________________________

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Go to www.bookadventure.com

Click on: New Users: Register Now! (located on the left hand side of page near the top)

A new page will appear asking New User to choose

Kids register Parents register Teachers register

Click: Kids register This page will appear:

Click here to register

to play at home:

Click here to register

to play at school:

Click: At Home

Fill in all the necessary personal information.

Remember to write down your user name and password and keep it handy for future

use.

Click: Submit

This will then take you to a screen that says

Welcome to Book Adventure!

Click: Continue to Kid’s Zone

Bailey Bookmark will

dig around and help

find the book that's

just right for you!

Rex Reader will help

you find a book now to

take a quiz and earn

points towards prizes.

The Prizes you choose

are up to you! Take a

peek at the Prize

Library to see what

you can win.

These three choices will appear at the top of the page. Pick the Book Finder to you chooses a book

at your grade level to match your interest. You can print out your list and take it to the library with

you. You can change your search and try again to find new books that you may like more. The

page will look like this.

My grade level

is:

I would like to

read:

I would like to

read:

Select up to 5 types of books you would like to read.

Action & Adventure

Animals

Art & Architecture

Bedtime & Dreams

Biographical

Boys & Men

Business

Crafts & Hobbies

Drama

Ethnic Studies

Fairy Tales & Folklore

Families

Funny

Ghost & Horror Stories

Girls & Women

Health & Medicine

History

Holidays & Festivals

Law & Crime

Legends, Myths & Fables

Lifestyles

Literary Collections

Love & Romance

Mysteries & Detective Stories

Nature & the Natural World

People & Places

Performing Arts

Poetry

Religious

School & Learning

Science & Technology

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Magic

Short Stories

Social Situations & Growing Up

Sports & Recreation

Travel & Transportation

Westerns

How many books would you like returned per page of results?

You must select a grade level before clicking Submit.

After you finish reading a book, click Quiz-o-matic. Enter the title of the book you have just read.

A quiz for that book will appear. Answer the questions and click submit. Once you have clicked

enter, your score will automatically appear and you will see how many points you have earned.

Click on Win Prize to view how many points you have earned. You can also trade them in for

prizes. Click to view prizes available and points needed for each prize. Pick one or two you would

like to earn and past the number necessary near the computer or in your bedroom to help you

remember to keep reading!!!

This is a very easy site to navigate. You can easily manage your account. It will automatically keep

track of the books you have read and the points you have earned. Save them and earn a big prize.

Parents:

Go back to home page and click New User.

A new page will appear asking New User to choose

Kids register Parents register Teachers register

Click: Parent register

Fill in all the information requested and click submit.

Reports allow you as a registered parent to view and monitor your children's

Book Adventure progress. The first chart on the page lists all Readers who are

connected to your account. This report lists children by their User Name, along

with their cumulative score, available points, total books read, last book quizzed,

score on last quiz, and date of last quiz. Clicking on a child's name generates

the individual status report, which shows each book that your child has read

and been quizzed on, the date each quiz was taken, and the highest score on

each book quizzed.

To print a copy of your child’s individual report for the summer: Go to Parent’s Place, Click on

Reports, click the red print button.