Our weekly structure will go as follows:

Day 1- Math 
Day 2- Reading and Writing
Both days (last 20 minutes of class)- Science OR Social Studies (will rotate throughout the school year)

This class in ongoing, running from September to June. 

**End date for each section is subject to change, depending on unforeseen class cancellations with replacement meetings**

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~Monthly focuses~ 


September

Math- Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction, within numbers (1-20)

Reading- Focusing on literature.

Writing- Narrative writing with a focus on story telling.

Social Studies- Exploring the world map, in geographical detail.



October

Math- Understand place value.

Reading- Focusing on informational text. 

Writing- Sentence structure and punctuation practice.

Science- Understand properties of solids and liquids and the changes they undergo.



November

Math- Use place value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract.

Reading- Foundational reading skills, knowing and applying grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Writing- Research project with a focus on worldly cultures and presentation skills.

Social Studies- Survival- needs vs wants.



December

Math- Measure and estimate lengths in standard units.

Reading- Focusing on grammar and text structure.

Writing- Paragraph structure and grammar.

Science- Understand patterns of weather and factors that affect weather.



January

Math- Work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication.

Reading- Reading for comprehension, multiple choice answers and short response.

Writing- Descriptive writing.

Social Studies- Absolute and relative location.



February

Math- Work with time and money.

Reading- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.

Writing- Editing for capitalization, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, and paragraphing errors.

Science- Understand animal life cycles.



March

Math- Reasoning with shapes and their attributes.

Reading- Fiction vs non-fiction, reading for comprehension and introduction to text features.

Writing- Creating text features.

Social Studies- Cultural exploration.



April

Math- Represent and interpret data.

Reading- Analyzing short stories for meaning and theme. 

Writing- Opinion writing.

Science- Remember that organisms differ from or are similar to their parents based on the characteristics of the organism.



May 

Math- Introduction to fractions.

Reading- Making predictions.

Writing- Expository writing.

Social Studies- Demonstrating an understanding of the relationship between seasons, climate and geography.




June

Math- Focusing on math review, providing opportunities to grow in confidence on all areas covered throughout the school year. 

Reading- Practicing with multiple choice questions and reading comprehension. Determining or clarifying the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

Writing- Free writing project.

Science- Analyzing forces of motion.



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***Scheduled school breaks, 2024-2025***

September- No start dates can occur prior to or on 09/02 due to labor day.

October- No classes on: 10/18 and 10/22.

November- No classes on: 11/05, Thanksgiving break from 11/25-11/29.

December- No classes on: 12/04, Winter break from 12/20/24-01/03/25.

January- School resumes on 01/07, no other scheduled breaks.

February- No scheduled breaks.

March- No classes on: 03/14.

April- Spring break from 04/18-04/25.

May- No classes on 05/27. 

June- No scheduled breaks. End date within this month- depending on start date/makeup classes.