Well.....It's HERE! The end of school has made it! What a year we have had. I have many mixed emotions about the end of the year. Of course, I am excited about the SuMmEr! I mean, who isn't? But, I'm going to miss my kiddos so much. This class has been such a fun and exciting class. I pray for the brightest future ahead of all of them. I know they can do everything and anything they want in life. I hope next year is a great year for them and that they continue to grow into the great little citizens I know they will be!
That being said, here are a few things to know about this week...
Tuesday, May 27th: Courage Carnival 9:00-10:00
Wednesday, May 28th: Class End of the Year Party 10:00-11:00
When you check your child out, please bring your Green Visor Card. I can't let your child leave the classroom with you unless you have the visor card. Parents are encouraged to join us for the party! I will be bringing cupcakes, chips, and drinks.
Friday, May 30th: You may pick up your child's report card this day. They will be in the lunchroom.
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Monday, May 12, 2014
May 12-16
This week begins the "End of School" Craziness:) I hope you're ready!
Tuesday, May 13 (tomorrow) will be the Math Walk of Fame (2:00). We will also have the Relay for Life Courage Carnival on Thursday, May 15! The carnival will be all day. We will visit it during our P.E. and Specials time:)
Please send in your child's white t-shirt or the money for me to buy a white t-shirt by this Wednesday, May 14!
We will have a reading story and spelling test this week. We are reading "A Birthday Basket for Tia" pgs. 326-343.
We will be practicing the phonics skill: -tion and -ture. We will also be practicing the comprehension skill: Draw Conclusions.
Please be sure to study and read with your child each night!
Tuesday, May 13 (tomorrow) will be the Math Walk of Fame (2:00). We will also have the Relay for Life Courage Carnival on Thursday, May 15! The carnival will be all day. We will visit it during our P.E. and Specials time:)
Please send in your child's white t-shirt or the money for me to buy a white t-shirt by this Wednesday, May 14!
We will have a reading story and spelling test this week. We are reading "A Birthday Basket for Tia" pgs. 326-343.
We will be practicing the phonics skill: -tion and -ture. We will also be practicing the comprehension skill: Draw Conclusions.
Please be sure to study and read with your child each night!
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Marshmallow Math
Here are some pictures of my kiddos making 3-D shapes with marshmallows as the vertices and toothpicks as the edges....
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
May 5-9
This week we are reading the story "Red, White, and Blue" (pgs. 326-343). Our comprehension skill is Fact and Opinion. Please read the story each night with your child!
Spelling Words:
(Inflected Endings)
1. tried
2. trying
3. cried
4. crying
5. hiked
6. hiking
7. planned
8. planning
9. liked
10. liking
11. skipped
12. skipping
Challenge Words-
13. danced
14. dancing
15. replied
16. replying
High Frequency Words:
birthday, America, freedom, flag, stripes, nicknames, stars
We continuing to learn about 2-D and 3-D shapes. We will be discussing sides, vertices, edges, & faces. We will also make 3-D shapes with toothpicks & marshmallows!;)
I hope everyone has a wonderful week! We are going to be busy, busy bees from now until we get out of school! Lots and lots of fun will be going on!
We have and Math Walk of Fame on May 13, AR Walk of Fame on May 23. Our Class Party is May 28. We will be out of school on May 26 for Memorial Day. We will have our Courage Carnival on May 15, and our Field Day is coming up soon!! WOW! Lots to do, Lots to do!!
Spelling Words:
(Inflected Endings)
1. tried
2. trying
3. cried
4. crying
5. hiked
6. hiking
7. planned
8. planning
9. liked
10. liking
11. skipped
12. skipping
Challenge Words-
13. danced
14. dancing
15. replied
16. replying
High Frequency Words:
birthday, America, freedom, flag, stripes, nicknames, stars
We continuing to learn about 2-D and 3-D shapes. We will be discussing sides, vertices, edges, & faces. We will also make 3-D shapes with toothpicks & marshmallows!;)
I hope everyone has a wonderful week! We are going to be busy, busy bees from now until we get out of school! Lots and lots of fun will be going on!
We have and Math Walk of Fame on May 13, AR Walk of Fame on May 23. Our Class Party is May 28. We will be out of school on May 26 for Memorial Day. We will have our Courage Carnival on May 15, and our Field Day is coming up soon!! WOW! Lots to do, Lots to do!!
Monday, April 28, 2014
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!
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
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!
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!
Monday, April 14, 2014
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!
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!
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