BAS Grade 2 News

2011 – 2012 Student Supply List 

1 set of simple, child friendly headphones.

The headphones box should be opened and headphones placed in a zip lock bag with name on it

3 marble notebooks (200 pages – wide ruled – not college ruled)

1 spiral subject notebook – wide ruled (not college ruled)

4 bottom pocket folders (not side pocket) – 1 green, 2 red, 1 yellow

1 large pack of napkins

2 boxes of tissue

1 roll of paper towels

1 container of anti-bacterial wipes (Lysol/Clorox)

1 hard, plastic pencil case (rectangular box type-no larger than 8 inches long)

***Please write your child’s name on in everything in permanent marker.  

 

 

Here is a Summer Reading List for Grade 2 going into Grade 3

June 2011

 

Listed below is a summer reading list compiled by Mrs. McCloskey, our media specialist.

 

 

Grade Two – Grade Three

 

Applegate, Katherine. Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs. Roscoe Riley plans to help his teacher during the open house play. Read other books in this series.

 

Danziger, Paula. Amber Brown is Not a Crayon. Third-grader Amber Brown has just received some bad news, her best friend Justin is moving away.

 

DiCamillo, Kate. The Tale of Despereaux. Mice are supposed to be scared, timid creatures that hide in the walls. But Despereaux will break the rules and leave the castle's walls, all to win his beloved princess's heart. A Newbery winner that will capture anyone's heart, making it a great read aloud.

This year’s choice for One Book New Jersey, a statewide program that encourages New Jersey residents to read the same book based on their reading level.

 

Greenburg, J.C. Andrew Lost. Andrew builds an amazing shrinking machine that shrinks him down to a speck. Follow Andrew’s adventures in this series as he goes inside Uncle Al’s ear, lands on his dog’s nose, is swallowed by a whale, and more mishaps.

 

Look, Lenore. Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and other Scary Things. A second grader is afraid of many things including substitute teachers, elevators, and school where he has never uttered a single word.

 

McDonald, Megan. Judy Moody. Judy is a charming, independent and willful heroine. She devises intriguing solutions to daily dilemmas. Another series, Stink Moody, features Judy’s brother.

 

Roy, Ron. A to Z Mysteries. With 26 books in the series, mystery fans will have plenty to read this summer.

 

Seymour, Simon. The Cranford Public Library has many books written by this nonfiction author.

 

Scieszka, Jon. See You Later, Gladiator. Three friends go back in time. Read more books in the series, Time Warp Trio.

 

Stevens, Janet. Help Me, Mr. Mutt: Expert Answers for Dogs with People Problems. Mr. Mutt, a canine counselor, responds to letters with advice. A fun choice for dog lovers.

 

Weisner, David. Flotsam. On a summer’s day down at the shore, a boy finds a camera in the waves and develops the extraordinary photos inside. This is a wordless picture book. Explore other books by Caldecott winner David Weisner.

 

Need more suggestions? These websites will help you:

www.readkiddoread.com

www.abookandahug.com

 

 

Whether it’s a book, magazine, newspaper, or a comic book,

 make sure reading is part of your summer!

 

What is Differentiated Spelling?

The second grade implemented a differentiated spelling program in order to meet the various needs of each child.  Every Monday the students will
be given a pretest utilizing unit words with a specific spelling pattern.  If a student has demonstrated his/her mastery of a word, it
will be replaced with a word that the student had mispelled in his/her writing or selected from a bonus list.  Although each student may have
an idividual spelling list, the entire class will be focusing on a particular spelling pattern or a skill from the original list.Each
student is assigned a spelling partner who will administer the test to them every Friday. The program is developed to emphasize conventional
spelling in the student’s writing.

Homework Suggestions for Grade 2 Students and Their Parents

Students should be spending approximately 10 minutes to 20 minutes doing homework each night.

Have students read the directions to the homework along with you.  Then, have the student explain what they will be doing prior to beginning the homework.

Parent should oversee or review the student's homework and give assistance where needed, including correcting the students spelling. A student word wall at home (kept in a folder) is always a helpful tool for making the student independent when spelling.  If a student is having difficulty with the homework make your child's teacher aware of the difficulty via a note the next day.

Homework should be neat and have the correct punctuation and letter formation.

Build healthy routines with your child - time and place when homework is done,  reviewing the homework together, and packing the backpack after homework is completed so they are ready for the next day.

A minimum of ten minutes of reading a night is also a good habit to practice as well.

 

Grade 2 Websites to Check Out
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/DogBone/gamebone.html
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivitySearch.aspx (this is a site by NCTM)
http://www.storylineonline.net/ (the actors reading)
http://www.linkslearning.org/Kids/1_Math/2_Illustrated_Lessons/index.html
(illustrated/interactive lessons)
http://www.suelebeau.com/priminteractive.htm (this site houses many interactive games)