2nd Grade Newsletter – January 23rd, 2026
Ask your 2nd Grader:
- Who are 2 Civil Rights historical figures we have read about this week?
- What does segregation mean?
- What were 3 unjust laws that America had before the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
- If you have a math problem such as 54 + ______ = 98, what is missing? (part) How would you solve this problem? (subtract – 98-54)
- What are 3 different ways to solve an addition or subtraction problem? (decomposing, number line, base ten blocks)
What 2nd Graders Are Learning Next Week:
ELA (English Language Arts):
- Wit and Wisdom Module 3: Civil Rights Heroes
- Essential Question: How can people respond to injustice?
- Focusing Question: What injustices did people face before the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
- Text: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the March on Washington, by Frances E. Ruffin
- Learning Goals:
- Verbally describe the connection between two historical events from the text.
- Cite information from print and video sources.
- Demonstrate an understanding of word relationships by categorizing words related to integration and segregation.
- Determine the essential meaning of an informational text by looking closely at historical photographs.
- Write an informational paragraph using evidence from two sources.
- Tennessee Foundational Skills:
- Unit 5
- Read and answer questions from our decodable reader, Sir Gus
- Vocabulary development: adjectives
- Sounds and spelling: ‘o with /u/ sound (ex. son); ‘o_e’ with /u/ sound (ex.
come); ‘ou’ with /u/ sound (ex. country)
- Spelling Words: quickly, neatly, ugly, jelly, chilly, slowly, funny, angry, empty, mommy, daddy, happy, pretty, grumpy
- Tricky word: alphabet
Math:
- Unit 7: Addition and Subtraction Problem Solving
Social Studies:
- Civil Rights Heroes
Dates to Remember:
- January 25th: PPE Night with Belmont Bruins Basketball
- January 30th: Family Dance
Reminders:
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