Parents,
I am giving you fair warning that your child is about to be consumed with talks about the Life Cycle of the Butterfly! We are expecting our Larva to arrive this Thursday. I will make sure I get plenty of pictures so you can enjoy some of the excitement!
We will be on Unit 5 Week 4 this week in Spelling. Your child will have a pre-test Monday.
Story this Week: Horace and Morris but mostly Dolores
Phonics: ph, gh /f/
Voc. Strategy: Word Structure
Comp. Skill: Author's Purpose
Comp. Strategy: Ask Questions
Grammar: Different Kinds of Pronouns
Math: We will have a Math test on Measurement this Thursday. Please make sure your child is comfortable with the review homework that will come home this Wednesday.
We are still doing our timed Math Fact drills in class. Please don't forget to have your child practice these at home. There are several web sites posted on this blog that are helpful as well.
If at any time you would like to sit down and discuss your child, please don't hesitate to let me know. We can set up a time right away.
Please email me if you have any questions. Have a super week!
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Monday, March 25, 2013
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Fresh Start, New Nine Weeks!
Please make sure you look at the slideshows for the McWane Center and Lanark. Don't forget that if you see a picture you would like, you may copy and save it. The kids sure did have a blast with both of these activities. I am pretty sure your child was exhausted Friday evening. Mrs. Susan, our tour guide at Lanark kept us running, literally!
We have Spring Pictures coming up this Wednesday, March 20th.
Your child brought home an Intent Form this past week. Please have those turned in by Friday, March 22nd.
Story this Week: Bad Dog Dodger!
Phonics: Silent Consonants
Voc. Strategy: Word Structure
Comp. Skill: Plot and Theme
Comp. Strategy: Prior Knowledge
Grammar: Introduce I and Me
In Math we will continue with Measurement.
Your child has four Science Vocabulary words in their binder. We will test on these words this Wednesday.
Spring Break is March 25th - March 30th.
Please email me if you have any questions or concerns. Have a super week!
We have Spring Pictures coming up this Wednesday, March 20th.
Your child brought home an Intent Form this past week. Please have those turned in by Friday, March 22nd.
Story this Week: Bad Dog Dodger!
Phonics: Silent Consonants
Voc. Strategy: Word Structure
Comp. Skill: Plot and Theme
Comp. Strategy: Prior Knowledge
Grammar: Introduce I and Me
In Math we will continue with Measurement.
Your child has four Science Vocabulary words in their binder. We will test on these words this Wednesday.
Spring Break is March 25th - March 30th.
Please email me if you have any questions or concerns. Have a super week!
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Sunday, March 10, 2013
McWane Center and Lanark Field Trip this Week
The McWane Center will be coming to our school tomorrow for a 2nd Grade field trip. This is going to be an awesome time of hands-on Science learning. I can't wait! The kids are going to LOVE it!
Then on Friday we will be going to the Lanark Nature Center. Please be on the look out for more information to come home about our trip. We have several parents going, which is wonderful! Please don't forget that the office has to have a background check turned in if you haven't already done so at some point this year. Also, if I have a parent going that would like to bring a cooler with some waters in it, please let me know. We are keeping an eye on the weather and hoping for sunny, warm skies. Field Trip money is due Monday.
Story this Week: One Dark Night
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Phonics: Prefixes un-, re-, pre-, dis-
Voc. Strategy: Context Clues
Comp. Skill: Sequence
Comp. Strategy: Graphic Organizer
Grammar: Singular and Plural Pronouns
Please email me with any questions or concerns. Have a super week!
Then on Friday we will be going to the Lanark Nature Center. Please be on the look out for more information to come home about our trip. We have several parents going, which is wonderful! Please don't forget that the office has to have a background check turned in if you haven't already done so at some point this year. Also, if I have a parent going that would like to bring a cooler with some waters in it, please let me know. We are keeping an eye on the weather and hoping for sunny, warm skies. Field Trip money is due Monday.
Story this Week: One Dark Night
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Phonics: Prefixes un-, re-, pre-, dis-
Voc. Strategy: Context Clues
Comp. Skill: Sequence
Comp. Strategy: Graphic Organizer
Grammar: Singular and Plural Pronouns
Please email me with any questions or concerns. Have a super week!
Sunday, March 3, 2013
The Best Week!
WOW! What a fantastic week we had celebrating our love of reading! I will post a slideshow of our activities along with our field trip to the Rosa Parks Museum. A great big thank-you to all of you parents that helped to make this a super fun week for us.
We have a very busy academic week coming up this week. I am hoping that we will be ready to test on Money and Telling Time this Friday in Math. This will be our last test grade for this nine weeks. We will have other daily grades for Math, but this will be the last test grade. Please continue to work with your child on both of these very important skills.
We will begin our Unit 5 Spelling words this week. Your child has the new list in their binder.
Please turn in the money for our McWane Center field trip that will be coming to our school. The cost is $4.00. You may make out a check to Blount or send the exact amount. I am unable to make change. This money is due by this Wednesday. I also wanted to give you a heads-up that we will be going to the Lanark Nature Center later this month as well. You will receive information about that soon. We certainly have been busy in 2nd Grade!
I need a little help with homework reminders. I have been receiving homework in the homework basket much later than it was due. If your child comes back home with their homework in their binder that should have been turned in that day, they may need some reminders from you. We need to work on our responsibility with this before we are big 3rd graders. Part of their morning routine is to turn their homework in the homework basket for that day that is due. I have been hearing some pretty sad stories about how there just wasn't enough time to do it. I know with ball season coming up this only gets harder. I try very hard to keep homework at a minimum because it is 2nd grade and I feel like it should only be a review of what we have learned that day. For this reason, your child should be able to sit down and get it finished in a timely manner and independently on most days. The exception to this is if we have a test coming up and their work needs to be checked for accuracy. Thanks for your help with this.
Story this week: Fire Fighter!
Genre: Narrative Nonfiction
Phonics: Suffixes -ly, -ful, -er, -or
Voc. Strategy: Word Structure
Comp. Skill: Main Idea and Supporting Details
Comp. Strategy: Text Structure
Pronouns
Please email me with any questions or concerns. Have a super week!
We have a very busy academic week coming up this week. I am hoping that we will be ready to test on Money and Telling Time this Friday in Math. This will be our last test grade for this nine weeks. We will have other daily grades for Math, but this will be the last test grade. Please continue to work with your child on both of these very important skills.
We will begin our Unit 5 Spelling words this week. Your child has the new list in their binder.
Please turn in the money for our McWane Center field trip that will be coming to our school. The cost is $4.00. You may make out a check to Blount or send the exact amount. I am unable to make change. This money is due by this Wednesday. I also wanted to give you a heads-up that we will be going to the Lanark Nature Center later this month as well. You will receive information about that soon. We certainly have been busy in 2nd Grade!
I need a little help with homework reminders. I have been receiving homework in the homework basket much later than it was due. If your child comes back home with their homework in their binder that should have been turned in that day, they may need some reminders from you. We need to work on our responsibility with this before we are big 3rd graders. Part of their morning routine is to turn their homework in the homework basket for that day that is due. I have been hearing some pretty sad stories about how there just wasn't enough time to do it. I know with ball season coming up this only gets harder. I try very hard to keep homework at a minimum because it is 2nd grade and I feel like it should only be a review of what we have learned that day. For this reason, your child should be able to sit down and get it finished in a timely manner and independently on most days. The exception to this is if we have a test coming up and their work needs to be checked for accuracy. Thanks for your help with this.
Story this week: Fire Fighter!
Genre: Narrative Nonfiction
Phonics: Suffixes -ly, -ful, -er, -or
Voc. Strategy: Word Structure
Comp. Skill: Main Idea and Supporting Details
Comp. Strategy: Text Structure
Pronouns
Please email me with any questions or concerns. Have a super week!
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