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I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! This week we are reading “Anansi Goes Fishing.” We will be discussing Cause and Effect. Please practice our new spelling words. Our pattern this week is Compound Words. In Language, we are talking about verbs. In Math, we are finishing up chapter 7. We will be testing tomorrow. The study guide will go home tonight. In Social Studies, we will be discussing the 13 colonies, then moving on to Holiday Traditions around the World. ( I will send a seperate sheet about our Holiday Traditions project on Wednesday.)
Spelling Words: basketball, someone, weekend, something, birthday, riverbank, bathtub, backyard, driveway, bedtime, raindrop, mailbox, rattlesnake, earthquake, outside, everybody, sometimes, baseball, grandparent.
Homework:
Monday:
Math Study Guide
Tuesday:
Spelling Page
Thursday:
Read “Anansi Goes Fishing” to a partner, and study for the Spelling test.
Remember our Subtraction Math Facts Test is Friday as well.
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Happy Thanksgiving!! These two days here at school will be filled with Thanksgiving activities, Language, and Math. 
Todayin Math, we added on to subtract. We are still discussing verbs in Language. By the way, the disguised turkeys look awesome in the hallway!
*Just a reminder that we are collecting items and money now for our Adopt-a-Family.
Homework:
There will be no homework.
I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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I hope everyone had a wonderful Fall Break! The weather was wonderful! This week we are reading “Turtle’s Race with Beaver.” Please
practice our new spelling words. Our pattern is -ir, -ur, and -er. In Reading, we will also be focusing on the sequencing skill. (First,
Next, Then, and Last) In Language, we are jumping into Proper Nouns. In Math, we are beginning a new chapter on Money. We will be going
over coins the next few days and learning to add them all together. Any extra practice or review at home is much appreciated! The
timed tests 7 & 8′s will go home today. They are just to practice at home. The timed test will be on Friday. In Science, we are
wrapping up our Butterfly Unit this week.
-There are a few things Iwanted to remind you:
- Today started the new 9 weeks. I have assigned your child their new level and goal. We
will be doing our AR celebration tomorrow for our last 9 weeks. We will be eating in the classroom tomorrow. Also, if they met their
point goal, they are able to bring slippers to wear in class tomorrow. If they don’t have slippers, they can wear their socks.
Only those who met their point goal will be able to wear the slippers.
Please remind your childthat from now on, if they do not meet their point requirement or
their 80% comprehension, they will not be able to attend the future AR parties.
2.After the first 9 weeks, I do not allow students to “Redo” work anymore.* *If I can tell they do not understand the concept, I will
pull them aside for assistance or intervention, and we will go back through it. Then I may choose to give them extra practice.
Spelling Words: another, other, serve, purse, curl, nurse, skirt, dirt, turtle, were, perfect, heard, hamburger, birth, curb, turn, surface, her, person
Homework:
Tuesday:
Spelling Page
Thursday:
Read “Turtle’s Race with Beaver” with a partner.
Study for the Spelling test and timed math test.
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This week we are reading “The Strongest One.” Please practice our new spelling words. Our pattern this week is ch, th, wh, and sh. In
Language, we are beginning our unit on Nouns! In Reading, our focus is on Realism and Fantasy. In Math, we are beginning Ch. 4 on Place
Value. Please continue to practice addition and subtraction facts at home. In Science, we will be doing a unit on butterflies! Each child
will have their own caterpillar here at school, and we will study the life cycle of a butterfly!
*Reminder:
Warrior Walk is Friday! We go out at 12:30. I will be passing out the warrior walk shirts to your children on Thursday. Please have them
wear them on Friday. Remember to return your pledge sheet by Thursday.
Timed Math test will be Friday over 3′s and 4′s. Please study them this week. Thank you!
Spelling Words: bunch, that, wish, patch, when, what, math, them, shape,
whale, itch, chase, whiskers, switch, shrimp, watch, where
Homework:
Monday:
Spelling Page
Tuesday:
Math page
Thursday:
Read “The Strongest One” to a partner, and study for
the Spelling Test.
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This week we are reading “A Walk in the Desert.” Please practice our new spelling words. Our Spelling pattern is -s, -ed, and -ing. In
reading, we are focusing on main idea and details again. In Language, we are writing personal stories. In Math, we are still working
through our Subtraction Strategies chapter. We will be ready for our Math test on Thursday. The study Guide will go home Tuesday. It can
be completed Tuesday night or Wednesday night. In Science, we will continue our unit on plants and animals.
The Personality Pages look great! The students shared their pages, and we had a blast getting to know each other better.
Spelling Words: talked, talking, dropped, dropping, excited, exciting,
lifted, lifting, hugged, hugging, smiled, smiling, dragging, amazed,bouncing, swimming, scared
Homework:
Monday:
Spelling Practice Page
Tuesday:
Math Study Guide goes home. It can be completed Tuesday
or Wednesday night. It is due back on Thursday.
Thursday:
Read “A Walk in the Desert” to a partner.
Study for the Spelling Test
A couple of
parents were wondering if there were any other supplies I am in need
of. I am in need of more pencils and magnetic tape. Thanks for
asking!
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This week we are reading all about space exploration. In Spelling, ourwords have the long vowel pattern. Please practice our new spelling words. In Reading, we will also be focusing on main idea and details. In Math, we are are beginning Ch.2, which is using differentaddition strategies. Please help your child memorize their addition math facts. Anypractice at home will only be beneficial! (Walmart and Target have flashcards for $1.00) In Social Studies, we are finishing up our unit
on Communities, and will be heading into an Animal Habitat unit in Science.
Thank you so much for the supplies your children have been bringing in!
They are so greatly appreciated!
Homework:
Monday:
Spelling
pages 5-6
Tuesday:
Math practice
page on addition strategies
Thursday:
Read “Explore
Space” with a partner, and study for the Spelling test.
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This week we are diving right into 2nd grade skills! In Spelling, we are looking at words with the short vowel sounds. Your child will be bringing home a Spelling list today. Each week, usually on Monday, we will do a pretest. If you child misses two or less on the test, they will receive a challenge list. On either list your child brings home, they will be expected to know all of the words by Friday. Friday is test day. Some words are more“challenging” than others, but we will be working a lot on them in class as well. Please help your child practice spelling these words at home.
This week we will be reading a story called “Iris and Walter.” It is about a little girl named Iris who moves to the country. It is a good story about being in a new place and making new friends-perfect for the beginning of a new school year! Our skill this week with this story is character and setting.
In Language, we are discussing complete and incomplete sentences. Our skill is to capitalize and punctuate sentences correctly.
In Math, we are focusing on addition and subtraction. Please practice the addition and subtraction facts at home. We will begin timed fact tests in the next couple of weeks. The quicker your child memorizes them, the better. We will be ready for our Ch.1 test on Friday. The study guide will go home on Wednesday, but will not be due back till Friday.
In Social Studies, we will be comparing and contrasting Rural and Urban communities.
*Reminder*
Tonight is Parent/Open House night. It begins at 7. You will begin in the cafeteria. After a short meeting, you will come down to the classroom. I hope to see you tonight!! I have a lot of wonderful, important things to share!
Homework:
Monday:
Spelling
page 3 & 4
Tuesday:
Math
practice
Wednesday:
Math Study Guide goes home. Due back on Friday.
Thursday:
Read “Iris and Walter” with a partner. (Directions about partner
reading will go home on Wednesday) Study for the Spelling test.
If I have forgotten anything, please feel free to email me!
We had a great first day yesterday! The students got to know me and the other students a little bit better. We went over the rules of the classroom, classroom procedures, have fun with M&M Math, and ended our day with popsicles. I sent one packet home yesterday in their Take Home Folder. Students will be bringing the take home folder home everyday. There are some other important forms I will be sending home in their Wednesday folder. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me!
I hope you are having a wonderful summer! I am looking forward to meeting my new students on Registration Day!
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This week we are doing a novel study on “Stone Fox.” Please practice our new spelling words. Our patterns this week are -ture and -tion. Since it is a short week, everyone will have the class list. In Language, we are talking about writing longer sentences and using commas. In Math, we are ready for our Fractions test tomorrow. We have been doing a lot of Math review in class. We will be moving quickly through the remaining chapters after fractions. This will be our last chapter test, although we will be reviewing in class. The study guide for fractions will go home tonight. Next, we will move on to measurement. In Social Studies we are continuing discussing Landforms.
Homework:
Monday:
Math Study Guide and play a fractions game on my website if you are near a computer.
Tuesday:
Spelling pages 111,112
Thursday:
Study for the Spelling Test.
**Reminders:**
Our 2nd Field Trip is Wednesday. Remember to send 2 extra drinks and lunch if your child is not buying from the cafeteria. We will be leaving promptly at 9:00 a.m.
Thursday is our trip to Rock Castle. The k-2 session starts at 9:15.
Hold on! These next couple of weeks are going to fly!
