Weekly Update - May 25th

Happy Friday...A Day Late!!

Next week we will be working on the following topics:

ELA: We will continue our novel study on Charlotte's Web by E.B. White. During this study we will focus on fact/opinion, synonyms & antonyms, adverbs, possessive nouns, classifying/categorizing, characters, summarizing, and vocabulary. We just finished two Roald Dahl books this past week: Esio Trot and The Enormous Crocodile...this week we'll read our last book of his for the year - Danny Champion of the World!

 

Math: Next week we will begin to review for our end of year test. We will focus on arrays, line plots, and graphing. Our end of year test will be the week of June 3rd. 

 

Social Studies: We will continue our unit on biomes. Last week students learned about rainforests, caves, and wetlands. This week students will focus on oceans and the arctic.     

Homework: As a second grade team we have decided to open up the rest of Study Island and have the students work at their own pace. We would like all assignments due by June 3rd. In addition, students should create a puppet for their role in our puppet show. All puppets are due May 29th. 

Friend of the Week: Ms. Kayla  

Reminders/FYI:

• P.E. days next week are Tuesday and Thursday. 
• Monday May 27th: Memorial Day Holiday (No School)
• Friday May 31st: Our Class Puppet Show! It will be performed in our classroom at 10:30 a.m. Each student will be responsible for creating his/her puppet at home for homework!
• Spirit Week June 3-7: Monday-Pajama Day, Tuesday-Tacky Day, Wednesday-Favorite Character Day, Thursday-Nerd Day, Friday-Crazy Hair/Hat Day
• Tuesday June 11th: Our End of Year Timeline Presentation
• Wednesday June 12th: Last Day of school and FIELD DAY!  

Weekly Update - May 17th

Happy Friday!!

Next week we will be working on the following topics:

ELA: We will begin our novel study on Charlotte's Web by E.B. White. During this study we will focus on fact/opinion, synonyms & antonyms, adverbs, possessive nouns, classifying/categorizing, characters, summarizing, and vocabulary. We will also begin our new Roald Dahl books Esio Trot and The Enormous Crocodile...these tie right in with our biome unit!

 

Math: Next week we will continue with Saxon focusing on 3D shapes, measuring using centimeters, multiplying by 1 and 100, and perimeter.

 

Social Studies: We will continue our unit on biomes. Last week students learned about deserts and prairies last week. This week they will be learning about rainforests, caves, and wetlands.    

Homework: As a second grade team we have decided to open up the rest of Study Island and have the students work at their own pace. We would like all assignments due by June 3rd. 

Friend of the Week: Kelley Wilhelm  

Reminders/FYI:

• P.E. days next week are Tuesday and Thursday. 
• Monday May 27th: Memorial Day Holiday (No School)
• Friday May 31st: Our Class Puppet Show! It will be performed in our classroom at 10:30 a.m. Each student will be responsible for creating his/her puppet at home for homework!
• Spirit Week June 3-7: Monday-Pajama Day, Tuesday-Tacky Day, Wednesday-Favorite Character Day, Thursday-Nerd Day, Friday-Crazy Hair/Hat Day
• Tuesday June 11th: Our End of Year Timeline Presentation
• Wednesday June 12th: Last Day of school and FIELD DAY!  

Weekly Update - May 10th

Happy Zoo Trip Friday!!

Next week we will be working on the following topics:

ELA: We will continue Journeys for the LAST week and review story structure stew and predicting. We will review multiple meaning words and contractions. Our spelling focus will be on words with oo, ew, ou. We are reading Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach...we hope to finish it this week!

Math: Next week we will continue with Saxon focusing on estimating, quarters, rounding to the nearest 10, finding half of a set with even/odd numbers, measuring using feet and inches.

 

Social Studies: We will continue our unit on biomes. Students learned about freshwater habitats and mountains last week. This week they will be learning about wetlands and prairies.    

Homework: As a second grade team we have decided to open up the rest of Study Island and have the students work at their own pace. We would like all assignments due by June 3rd. To make the homework load a little more bearable, there will no longer be spelling or handwriting for the year. Students will only have Study Island and 60 minutes of reading each week.
 

Friend of the Week: Denise Vu
Click on this link to see the F.O.W. schedule for the entire year: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ai_iR7kLmmMpdGw0RC1hZmlIeWtPWDd3NTE0QmV4SVE#gid=0

 

Reminders/F.Y.I:  

• P.E. days next week are Monday, Wednesday, Friday. 
• MAP testing will be Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday next week (May 13-15). Please make sure your child is at school these days!!
• Reflection Folders will come home Monday instead of today since students are not bringing backpacks to school today. Please go over these with your child and sign and return them by Wednesday the 15th.
• Celebration: Students filled our marble jar again! They have voted on a popcorn and movie party! We will be celebrating on Friday the 17th and watching A Bug's Life that correlates with the insect unit we just finished.
• May 27th: Memorial Day Holiday (No School)

Weekly Update - May 3rd

Happy 1st Friday in May!

Next week we will be working on the following topics:

 

ELA: We will continue Journeys and review comparing/contrasting and visualizing. We will also review dictionary skills and introduce prepositions. Our spelling focus will be on words with oa, ow, ee, ea. We are reading Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach...the kids are loving it!

 

Math: Next week we will continue with Saxon focusing on subtracting two-digit numbers with regrouping, subtracting 6 facts, solving a problem by guessing and checking, and covering the same design in different ways using tangram pieces.

 

Social Studies: We will begin our unit on biomes. Students will be learning about different biomes including: fresh water, wetlands, grasslands, mountains, prairies, forests, rainforests, deserts, caves, the arctic, and oceans.   

Homework: As a second grade team we have decided to open up the rest of Study Island and have the students work at their own pace. We would like all assignments due by June 3rd. To make the homework load a little more bearable, there will no longer be spelling or handwriting for the year. Students will only have Study Island and 60 minutes of reading each week.
  

Friend of the Week: 

Ella VanDenBerg
Click on this link to see the F.O.W. schedule for the entire year: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ai_iR7kLmmMpdGw0RC1hZmlIeWtPWDd3NTE0QmV4SVE#gid=0

 

Reminders/F.Y.I:  

• P.E. days next week are Tuesday and Thursday. 
• May 6th: Progress Reports available on TeacherEase
• May 7th: Mandatory Zoo Trip Meeting for all volunteers/chaperones @ 4:15 in Room 14.
• May 10th: Zoo Field Trip - Students should wear PE uniforms and plenty of sunscreen. Please apply the sunscreen before students come to school. The bus will be leaving the parking lot promptly at 8:30 a.m. and will return around 4:00 p.m. Chaperones are $12 at the gate and you will buy your own lunches when we get there.
• May 27th: Memorial Day Holiday (No School)