Sharma/ Penford Grade Two 2026-2027

 Spelling Test: Numbers to Ten We will be taking a pause from spelling the First 300 High Frequency to focus on spelling numerals as it is required in our math curriculum. Our spelling test will be next Friday. During the week please practice reading, writing and nicely printing these words. The words this week are: one two three four five six seven eight nine ten Phonics- Digraphs Review -We reviewed that a consonant digraph is when two consonants come together to make one sound.   -We reviewed the digraphs ck, sh, th and ch -CK spells /k/ at the end of a word after a short voewl (i.e. duck) -SH spells /sh/ and it can come at the beginning or ending of a word -TH has two sounds.  The unvoiced Th spells /th/ like at the beginning of the word thumb.  The unvoiced /th/ can come at the beginning or end of a word.  The voiced TH spells / th / like at the beginning of the word this.  Voiced / th / can only come at teh beginning of a word -CH spells /ch/ lik...

High Frequency Words We will be working on spelling the First 300 High Frequency words with a spelling test each Friday. During the week please practice reading, writing and nicely printing these words. The words this week are: he was for on are as with his they I Phonics - FLSZ Rule & -all.-oll,-ull - When we hear /f/,/l/,/s/ or /z/ at the end of a word after a short vowel sound, we use double letters, or the same letter two times, to spell that sound.  - We also learned that when -ll comes after the vowels A,O and U the ll changes the vowel sound - Please check your child's red folder this weekend and read the decodables we practiced this week - If your child did not draw, or finish, their picture you could encourage them to do so Best Guess Spelling -We have been practicing using our 'best guess spelling' when we are writing sentences -We draw a line for every syllable that we hear and then write down the sounds that we hear -We make sure to remember that each syllab...

  Visual Journals - We are asking families to please send in items to decorate and personalize the covers of our visual journals. These can be things like photos, stickers, printed images, pictures from books or magazines, or basically anything flat that can be glue onto the cover. Please send in a collection of items by next Friday, the 18th of September, as we will be working on the covers that day Thank you so much for supporting your child and our classroom community! Home Reading -Look out for your child's RED home reading duotang that came home on Friday.   -You will find decodables that accompany the skills your child is working on in class.  Please have your child explain the concept they studied this week, and have them read the passage to you.  As you read together you can help your child by asking them questions to check their comprehension.   -You will also find a second comprehension sheet and their spelling test from that week -Please ret...

 Welcome to Grade Two!  We are so excited to continue to build relationships and begin our learning journey together this year!  Please check the blog every Friday afternoon for updates on what we have learned about that week.   First Day Feelings There are so many different ways to feel on the first day of school! We read the story First Day Jitters, and talked about how we felt before coming to school this morning. We practiced using tally marks by going around the room, meeting our classmates and surveying them on how they felt this morning. Then we made a class graph. Most people in our class felt excited about the first day! Listen, Learn and Grow We read a story that taught us how we can use our whole body to help us regulate, listen and engage at school.  Be sure to ask your child how they can listen with their minds, heart and body. I Promise -After reading the story I Promise by LeBron James we were inspired to make a class promise that includes al...