Just in case you didn't notice the letter that came home last week, Mugshots will have dinner at the PTA meeting for $5.00. I hope you are all able to come out to the first meeting. Our PTA does an amazing job for our school.
Your child brought home a study guide for Science Voc. words last week. We will have a test on these words this Thursday.
Don't forget to find a way for your child to practice their Math facts. We will have a practice drill test this week.
The email issue is still not fixed. If I don't respond to your email, please send a note in with your child. I am getting some emails, but not all.
Story this Week: Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Phonics: Consonant Blends
Comp. Skill: Character and Setting
Comp. Strategy: Monitor and Fix Up
Grammar: Predicates
We will have a Math Test this Friday on Chapter 1 in Math. Your child will bring home a Review for Homework Thursday night. Please check it to make sure your child is comfortable with the problems on it. The review covers all of the skills that will be on the test. The kids have been doing a fantastic job with this chapter!
The kids are now going to PE with Coach Grant. Your child is allowed to bring a water bottle to take to PE. They get pretty hot outside with this weather, so feel free to send one. You may want to make sure your child's name is on it.
Look for a map with the seven continents and four bodies of water to come home this week for Social Studies. Please keep this map as a study guide for a Social Studies test we will have next week. Your child does not have to know how to spell the words, just where the places are located on the map.
Wow, we have a busy academic week coming up, but we are ready! Please don't forget to sign your child's reading log after their 20 minutes of reading. I will give Tuesday night off from homework to make it easier for you to attend the PTA meeting. Don't forget, 6:00.
We have a project coming up in the near future that requires each child to have about a cup and a half of potting soil. If anybody would like to donate a large bag of potting soil I would greatly appreciate it. We are going to make "dirt babies" in Science with our Plant chapter.
Have a super week!
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Monday, September 2, 2013
Happy Labor Day!
I hope you and your family are having a great day together on this day off.
I wanted to make sure you all knew that I am having some trouble with my school email. This mainly seems to be happening with yahoo accounts. Mrs. Brand has reported my problem so hopefully it will be resolved soon. If you send me an email and don't get a response back at some point that day, then please send a note in with your child.
If you have not sent in your checks to Scholastic and Scholastic Teacher Store for $6.00 each please send those as soon as possible. This pays for your child to have a subscription to Scholastic New and Scholastic Map Skills for the entire year. If you don't remember if you paid, just send me an email and I can check for you.
We will have our Nancy's Ice this Tuesday due to the school holiday on Monday.
We will also take our pre-test for Spelling on Tuesday this week.
This kids have been very antsy to start going to the library to check out books. We are scheduled to take our Star test this week with Mrs. Brand in order to find out our ZPD's, which is our reading range. Once we have this, your child will begin checking out books. Please remind your child to bring their library books to school every day. Also, remember that our library day is every Wednesday.
Our lunch time is at 11:30. You are welcome to join us whenever you would like. You can wait for us by the front office or by the lunchroom door. We walk by both places on our way.
The kids all did a fantastic job presenting their About Me projects. We learned so much about each other, and had a fun time doing it! I will post a slideshow to share.
Remember to check your child's binder tomorrow for their homework assignments for the week. We will have a little more Math homework this week due to the fact that we were late getting all of our Math books. It will just be a reinforcement of what we have done in class, so your child should feel comfortable doing it independently.
Your child will receive a Science Voc. study guide this week. We will not test on them until next week. I just wanted you to have it a little early. Please make sure they don't loose it before the test. I will have them put it in the Return to School side of their binder to make sure you see it. Of course they don't need to return it. They just need to study the words.
Story this Week: Exploring Space with an Astronaut
Genre: Expository Nonfiction
Phonics: Long Vowels CVCe
Comp. Skill: Main Idea and Details
Comp. Strategy: Text Structure
Grammar: Subject
In Math we are continuing with Number Concepts.
Thank you for attending our mini cluster conferences last week. I know I gave you a large amount of information in a small time. If you ever have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. I am happy to report that we did a great job keying in our reading test Friday. The kids took their test on paper first, then they keyed their answers in at the computer. It took us a while because it was our first time, but we did great! I am so impressed with our awesome class of 2nd graders!
Have a SUPER week!
I wanted to make sure you all knew that I am having some trouble with my school email. This mainly seems to be happening with yahoo accounts. Mrs. Brand has reported my problem so hopefully it will be resolved soon. If you send me an email and don't get a response back at some point that day, then please send a note in with your child.
If you have not sent in your checks to Scholastic and Scholastic Teacher Store for $6.00 each please send those as soon as possible. This pays for your child to have a subscription to Scholastic New and Scholastic Map Skills for the entire year. If you don't remember if you paid, just send me an email and I can check for you.
We will have our Nancy's Ice this Tuesday due to the school holiday on Monday.
We will also take our pre-test for Spelling on Tuesday this week.
This kids have been very antsy to start going to the library to check out books. We are scheduled to take our Star test this week with Mrs. Brand in order to find out our ZPD's, which is our reading range. Once we have this, your child will begin checking out books. Please remind your child to bring their library books to school every day. Also, remember that our library day is every Wednesday.
Our lunch time is at 11:30. You are welcome to join us whenever you would like. You can wait for us by the front office or by the lunchroom door. We walk by both places on our way.
The kids all did a fantastic job presenting their About Me projects. We learned so much about each other, and had a fun time doing it! I will post a slideshow to share.
Remember to check your child's binder tomorrow for their homework assignments for the week. We will have a little more Math homework this week due to the fact that we were late getting all of our Math books. It will just be a reinforcement of what we have done in class, so your child should feel comfortable doing it independently.
Your child will receive a Science Voc. study guide this week. We will not test on them until next week. I just wanted you to have it a little early. Please make sure they don't loose it before the test. I will have them put it in the Return to School side of their binder to make sure you see it. Of course they don't need to return it. They just need to study the words.
Story this Week: Exploring Space with an Astronaut
Genre: Expository Nonfiction
Phonics: Long Vowels CVCe
Comp. Skill: Main Idea and Details
Comp. Strategy: Text Structure
Grammar: Subject
In Math we are continuing with Number Concepts.
Thank you for attending our mini cluster conferences last week. I know I gave you a large amount of information in a small time. If you ever have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. I am happy to report that we did a great job keying in our reading test Friday. The kids took their test on paper first, then they keyed their answers in at the computer. It took us a while because it was our first time, but we did great! I am so impressed with our awesome class of 2nd graders!
Have a SUPER week!
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Off to a Great Start!
WOW! What a busy, super week we had! We are off to a great start in 2nd grade! If you haven't signed up for one of the cluster conferences this Tuesday or Wednesday, I sent a letter home with your child to let you know the available slots left. I will send everyone a reminder Monday just in case you have forgotten your time. It is extremely important that you attend so you will know exactly what to expect in 2nd Grade. If you need to change your time just send me an email and I'll be happy to change it for you.
In your child's binder there is a spelling list for all of the spelling words that go with Unit 1. This Friday your child will have a spelling test on the week 1 words. Every Monday we will have a pre-test. If your child makes an A on the test, they are exempt from the test on Friday. This Monday I am going to use the pre-test more as a teaching time to show the kids exactly what is expected on a spelling test. Most of them haven't had spelling test before, so this is a new concept for them. We will go slowly as we learn.
Our library day is going to be every Wednesday. We will discuss books and reading ranges in our conferences this week.
Please help your child work on learning their lunch number. If your child was at Blount last year the number is the same.
Pease check your child's binder nightly. If I ever send something home for you to return you will always find it on the Return to School side in your child's binder.
Remember that the kids can buy a Nancy's Ice every Monday. They just need to bring $1.00 if they would like to buy one.
If I have a parent that would like to sharpen a ton of pencils for us, please send me an email and I will send them home with your child, or give them to you at your conference. Thanks!
Story this Week: Iris and Walter
Genre: Short Vowels
Comp. Skill: Character and Setting
Comp. Strategy: Predict
Grammar: Introduce Sentences
Math: Number Concepts
Please notice the important dates to the right of this blog.
I am looking forward to the conferences this week. Only one parent needs to attend unless you both just want to be there. Please remember that the conferences are just for parents. Email me with any questions you may have. Have a SUPER week!
Mrs. Culp
In your child's binder there is a spelling list for all of the spelling words that go with Unit 1. This Friday your child will have a spelling test on the week 1 words. Every Monday we will have a pre-test. If your child makes an A on the test, they are exempt from the test on Friday. This Monday I am going to use the pre-test more as a teaching time to show the kids exactly what is expected on a spelling test. Most of them haven't had spelling test before, so this is a new concept for them. We will go slowly as we learn.
Our library day is going to be every Wednesday. We will discuss books and reading ranges in our conferences this week.
Please help your child work on learning their lunch number. If your child was at Blount last year the number is the same.
Pease check your child's binder nightly. If I ever send something home for you to return you will always find it on the Return to School side in your child's binder.
Remember that the kids can buy a Nancy's Ice every Monday. They just need to bring $1.00 if they would like to buy one.
If I have a parent that would like to sharpen a ton of pencils for us, please send me an email and I will send them home with your child, or give them to you at your conference. Thanks!
Story this Week: Iris and Walter
Genre: Short Vowels
Comp. Skill: Character and Setting
Comp. Strategy: Predict
Grammar: Introduce Sentences
Math: Number Concepts
Please notice the important dates to the right of this blog.
I am looking forward to the conferences this week. Only one parent needs to attend unless you both just want to be there. Please remember that the conferences are just for parents. Email me with any questions you may have. Have a SUPER week!
Mrs. Culp
Sunday, August 18, 2013
WELCOME TO 2ND GRADE!
I loved meeting each of you that were able to attend Meet the Teacher Day on Thursday! What a fantastic year we are going to have in 2nd Grade!
The only homework your child will have this week is to return all of the paperwork that will be coming home on Monday, along with the 20 minutes of reading each night. We will have Nancy's the first day of school. If your child would like it, the cost is $1.00.
Parents, if you haven't signed up for a slot to come to a cluster conference the second week of school please email me so we can get you signed up. This is just a one time conference to introduce you to 2nd Grade and everything you will need to know to make this year successful.
Can't wait to see my 2nd Grade Friends Monday!
Mrs. Culp
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