Teachers:
Ms. Mee Kong
Ms. Ashley Lentz
Ms. Dianna Reed
Ms. Irina Safyan (ELL)

Welcome to 2nd grade!  It's going to be a fun year of learning and growing together. Here are some exciting things happening in 2nd grade:   

*Visiting University of MN Arboretum Landscape & will learn about Japanese Garden-->May 22

*Fishing at Fort Snelling State Park-->May 29 (Ms. Lentz & Ms. Reed) & May 30 (Ms. Kong)

*Touring with hands on learning at the Children's Museum

*Learning about other cultures 

*Celebrating monthly academic success

*Creating friendship across grade level

*And much much more!

Here's what students will be learning this year: 

Language Arts 

  Directions, Sequencing
  Structural Forms, Sentences
  Personal Narrative and Oral Presentation
  Poetry: Free Verse, Word Play
  Story Writing: Realistic, Fantasy, Plays and Skits
  Friendly Letters, Invitations
  Comprehension
  Manuscript Writing

Math

  Shapes and Measurement
  Simple Fractions
  Fact Families to 18
  Regrouping in Two-Digit Addition and Subtraction
  Numbers to 1000
  Data and Graphing

Social Studies

  Neighborhoods and Communities
  Community Helpers
  Map Areas