WELCOME!
WELCOME!
Ms. La Pharyll Baffield
Second Grade
"The Best Of The Best"
WELCOME!
WELCOME!
Ms. La Pharyll Baffield
Second Grade
"The Best Of The Best"
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CURRICULUM
Every child in Second Grade will read the following books:
1. Garden Gates
2. Going Places
A workbook will accompany each book. A reading Check-Up Test and Reading Skills Test will be given after each unit. Additional materials will be given throughout the school year.
The second graders are required to read twenty-five (25)
books for the school year. Book reports will be assigned each Friday
for homework.
Math will consist of:
Getting Ready Addition and Subtraction
Addition and Subtraction to 18
Place Value Numbers to 100
Money
Time
Adding 2-Digit Numbers
Subtracting 2-Digit Numbers
Shapes and Fractions
Measurement
Place Value Numbers to 1,000
Adding and Subtracting 3-Digit Numbers
Exploring Multiplication and Division
A Math Test will be given every Friday. Word problems
will be given in addition, subtraction, and multiplication.
Language Arts and Phonics will consist of:
Listening and Speaking
The Sentence
Reading and Writing: Class Story
Nouns
Reading and Writing: A Story About Me
Verbs
Reading and Writing: A Story
Adjectives
Reading and Writing: A Descriptive Story
Capitalization and Punctuation
Reading and Writing Letters
A Language Arts Test will be given after each unit.
A Spelling Test will be given every Friday. This
test will come from words that are introduced in class each week.
The students will practice writing and spelling the words throughout the
week. Exercises are given daily for spelling.
Handwriting is a physical skill we must help students
to develop. Good handwriting habits and letter formation are stressed
throughout the school year. Cursive writing will also be introduced.
In Science we will discuss, do simple experiments, and students will be tested on:
Animal Groups
More Animal Groups
Weather
Water in the Air
Sound
Force
Moving
Oceans and Beaches
Living in the Ocean
Parts of Plants
Plants Are Living Things
Health
All second graders should prepare and submit a science
project to the Science Fair. Parents please encourage your child
to participate.
In Social Science we will discuss and students will be tested on:
Our World
A City in the East
The Southern Mountains
Up and Down the Rivers
Across the Plains
Under the Shining Sun
Reaching the West
Around the World
A "Primary" Look Into Africa
During the month of February each child will be asked
to do a one page report on a Black Historian.
Homework will be given every night. It is
expected to be returned the very next day. Homework will be graded
and returned by the end of the week.
Weekly papers will be sent home. A comment and signature
sheet will accompany these papers. Parents, please sign and return
this comment sheet.
If your child has any allergic reactions to any type of
food or liquid, please send me a note. This note will be attached
to your child's classroom folder.
If your child is absent from school, he/she is still responsible
for missed assignments. Please make arrangements to pick up those
assignments as soon as possible.
Good conduct is expected at all times.
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Schools Standards and the Illinois State Standards.