Mrs.Oparaji’s Team

February 19^th-23th

We use these words to be great citizens:

GRIT:  Gumption(initiative) Resilience ( to recover quickly from difficulties),Integrity(being honest), Tenacity(persistence-never giving up)

toparaji@iwcs.k12.va.us

Reading: SOLs:

 2.12-Write stories, letters, and simple explanations

2.9-read and demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction text

Some friends are not completing their reading assignment on a nightly basis It will be logged the same as last year, and the expectation is that students read 30 minutes. Also, please have them log in two steps and place your signature beside it. On a daily basis, we should have 4 steps. The time may be broken into intervals. PLEASE SIGN READING LOGS NIGHTLY

We are working on animal stories. Last week, we focused on setting: Physical setting, social setting, and cultural and material setting. This week we will work on problem and soulution.

Math: subtraction with regrouping; next week we will work on telling time.  IXL is a good website to help with subtracting with regrouping  and all of the upcoming skills. If you can not find your child’s password, please let me know and I will get it to you.

Social studies: Famous people: Caesar Chavez, Helen Keller, Abraham Lincoln, Jackie Robinson, Susan B Anthony, Martin Luther King, etc……

Homework

Do your know your power goal?

Monday: President’s Day

Tuesday: math sheet, 2 steps;

Wednesday: 2 steps; math sheet;

Thursday:  2 steps; math sheet;

Friday: 2 steps and have a great weekend!; math checkup on regrouping

Important Dates:

•                 March 6^th-  2nd Grade Expo @ 6pm

•                 March 7th Elementary No School

•                 Mar 13th K Music Program, PTA meeting

•                 April 2-6th Spring Break

•                 May 2nd Elementary No School

•                 May 28th Memorial Day No School

•                 June 14 & 15th 3 hour early release

                     June 15th Last Day of School