April 28- May 2

Well, we are starting this week off with bad weather... Boo:( We will be leaving school early Monday, April 28 (at 12:00). I hope this weather just passes over us!

We are back to a "normal" routine in reading this week! We will be reading the story "Just Like Josh Gibson" (pages 300-315). Please read this story with your child each night. We will be working with contractions in spelling and word work. Our comprehension skill is Compare and Contrast.

In Math, we will finish up Chapter 10, take our test, and then move onto Chapter 11! Whoo Hoo! 

Spelling Words:

1. we're

2. I've

3. don't

4. can't

5. he'd

6. you're

7. won't

8. they're

9. I'd

10. they'd

11. she'd

12. we've

13. could've

14. would've

15. should've

HF Words:

bases, cheers, field, plate, sailed, threw

This next month will be so busy that it is just going to fly by! I can't believe it is already (almost) May. 

Our Class DIBELS day is Tuesday, April 29. Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest and a good breakfast Tuesday Morning!

April 21-25

Hi y'all! I hope everyone had a great Easter weekend! It was so beautiful. What great weather for egg hunts and being with family:)

This week we will focus on reviewing for our Unit 5 Reading Assessment. I can't believe we have already finished Unit 5 and will begin our last Reading unit next week! Oh my word! This year has gone by so fast!!!

In math, we will begin Chapter 10 (only one more to go after this as well!). We will be making picture graphs and bar graphs and collecting data to fill them in:) It is a fun chapter that I hope the children will love!

Our year is coming to a close quickly, HOWEVER... we are not finished YET!! The students are still expected to listen and follow directions. They are also expected to stay on task, finish work assignments, and complete homework.

Now, onto news for the next few weeks... We will be DIBELS testing beginning next week!!! AHHH!!! The goal for a 2nd grader by this time of year is 87 words per minute. That means your child should read 87 words correctly in 1:00 minute. They should also be able to retell most of what they read, not word for word but in their own words. We have worked all year long to get to this point. Please keep practicing and working with your child nightly! ANNNDDD continue to do this throughout May and the summer months as well. We don't want all of our hard work to be undone because of summer brain:)

Let's finish this week and this year out STRONG. I want and I know you want your "almost-third-grader" to be ready!

April 14-18

Good Monday Morning! What a beautiful weekend we had! It was great weather for all those spring sports:)

This week we will be finishing up Chapter 9 on Metric Unit Measurement. We will be taking our test later in the week.

We will be reading The Signmaker's Assisstant (pgs. 268-285) in Reading. We will be working on the phonics skill: al, au, augh, and the comprehension skill: Realism/Fantasy. Please be sure to read the story with your child each night!

Our Spelling Words:
1. talk
2. because
3. August
4. caught
5. draw
6. walk
7. chalk
8. auto
9. taught
10. thaw
11. fault
12. launch

*applause
*awkward
*audience

Our High Frequency Words: (words to know)

townspeople
signmaker
important
ideas
blame
afternoon

DIBELS is just around the corner! Please continue to listen to your child read every night. The best way to improve reading is by READING!

April 7-11

Hello!!

I hope everyone had a great weekend. The kiddos absolutely loved the circus trip! Thank you to all the parents that were able to come and help. Things ran pretty smoothly thanks to your help:)

This week we are starting a new math chapter. We will still be in measurement, but we will use metric units (centimeters, meters, etc.) Please look over these math terms with your child.

In reading we are looking at Author's purpose and ph, gh, ff as the /f/ sound. We will be reading words like... phone, enough, stuff

Our reading story is Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores found on pages 237-258. Please read this story with your child nightly. Our comprehension test will be Thursday.

Our spelling words this week are:

1. phone
2. enough
3. stuff
4. laugh
5. puff
6. giraffe
7. graph
8. tough
9. photo
10. rough
11. cough
12. cliff
* dolphin
* physical
* autograph

Please remember: We are in need of Lysol wipes, Germ-X, and Kleenexes

We only have a few weeks left until the end-of-the-year DIBELS! Our reading goal is 87 wpm. Please practice fluency with your child each night!!

Thanks:)