Upcoming Dates

Tuesday, Jan. 31st- Evening Conferences
Thursday, Feb. 2nd- Evening Conferences
Friday, Feb. 3rd- Bring $1.00 and Gum to Chew All Day

Spelling Words

Jan. 30- Feb. 3

1. softball
2. someone
3. nighttime
4. cherry pie
5. fire drill
6. high school
7. good-bye
8. part-time
9. ice-skater

Math

In math students have been working on mental addition and subtraction problems.  Coming up students will begin working on solving double digit addition problems with and without regrouping.

Writing

This week in writing our class started learning about a new genre of writing called Informational Reports.  In the upcoming week your child will choose a nonfiction topic that he/she will collect research on.

Valentine's Day

On Tuesday, February 14th I will allow some time in the afternoon for students to exchange valentines with one another.  If your child chooses to bring valentines to school, please make sure that he/she brings enough valentines for everyone in our class.  We currently have 20 students in our classroom and all candy/food brought to school must be store bought.

Class List for Valentine’s Day

Matthew

Keara A.

Cayden

Leila

Jake

Skylar

Carter

Savannah

Abby

Kierra G.

Tyler

Reese

Landon H.

Landon M.

Marcus

Aiden

Dan

Jill

Allie

Jaiyce

Mrs. Hoselton's Blog

New Year... New Musical Discoveries!

Hello All,

Happy New Year!
November and December came to a close with some EXCEPTIONAL music concerts at MLE.  I could not be prouder of my students.  Their hard work, dedication, and musicianship always shines so brightly when they hit the stage each Christmas Season.  Now that concert season is all wrapped up, the music rooms return to curriculum and concept building.  While I love the opportunity to share our students successes through performance, getting back to musical concepts is always a great joy for me as a music educator!

2ND GRADE:

What they have learned so far:
- Ostinato
- Repeat Sign
- "la"
- Half Note

What they will be learning in the next month:
- 16th Notes

2nd Grade has been working hard on their rhythm flashcards.  They so far can count and clap quarter notes, eighth notes, quarter rests, half notes, and soon they will be adding to that list!
Currently, they are discovering a new rhythm that contains 4 sounds on a beat.  They have been labeling it with 4 dots on rhythm heart beats and counting it as "short, short, short, short".

Songs that have been helping them with "Short, Short, Short, Short" are as follows:
- Alligator Chant
- Chicken on a Fencepost
- Little Swallow
- Chattanooga Choo-Choo

Students can also read and speak prep symbols for 16th notes. Below is an example of what their prep flashcards look like on the Smart Board each day:

Challenge your student to read the above rhythm!  My guess is they will breeze right through it and beg for a "HARDER RHYTHM!" like they do in class each day!  In the upcoming weeks, your child will be learning the musical name for "Short, Short, Short, Short" and learn what the symbol looks like in written music.

Stay tuned as I plan to post a video of a riveting game of "Ka-Boom!" that will be new to the 2nd grade students and I'm sure they will enjoy it!

Guided Reading

In guided reading your child is working on fluency as he/she practices their part in the Reader's Theater play called "The Day I Followed the Pickle".  Fluency, reading with expression, pausing, and intonation are all skills that will be practiced throughout this play.

Upcoming Dates

Monday, January 23rd- Teacher Workshop Day (No School)
Wednesday, January 25th- Wellness Wed. (Wear Workout Clothes)
Thursday, January 26th- 2nd Grade Battle of Books (11:50-1:35)

Spelling Words

Jan. 24-27

1. puddle
2. saddle
3. bottle
4. table
5. noble
6. bridle
7. nickel
8. label
9. global

Math

In math students have been working on telling time to the five minutes, telling time before and after the hour, estimating time, and some math time was also spent discussing temperature in Fahrenheit and Celsius.

Handwriting

In handwriting your child has been practicing

proper sentence spacing when writing.

Math @ Home

Super Sum Game

Use only the 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s, and aces (1s) from a deck of cards.  Each player writes the numbers 1-12 on a piece of paper.  Then each player picks two cards and adds up the numbers on them.  The player can mark off that sum on the paper or cross off the two numbers that were on the cards.  Who will be the first to cross off all 12 numbers on the list?

Writing

In writing your child learned about onomatopoeia words which are words that imitate the sound of something such as: buzz, boom, click, clack, etc.  After learning about these words your child was encouraged to include at least one onomatopoeia word within their realistic fiction story.

Upcoming Dates

Monday, Jan. 23rd- Teacher Workshop Day(No School)
Wednesday, Jan. 25th- Wellness Wed.(Wear Workout Clothes)
Thursday, Jan. 26th- 2nd Grade Battle of Books-11:50-1:35

Guided Reading

Please spend time listening to your child read every night and be sure to ask your child about what he/she is reading.  Yellow reading sheets should be signed each night stating how many minutes your child has read.  Thanks for helping your child grow as a reader at home!

Spelling Words

Jan. 16-20

1. claw
2. small
3. boss
4. draw
5. stall
6. gloss
7. salty
8. bossy
9. jigsaw

Spelling

Next weeks spelling focus is working with words that have the letter patterns aw, a, and o within them as in claw, small, and boss.

Battle of the Books

The Battle of the Books competition is approaching very soon.  I have been encouraging those participants who are going to be involved in the battle on Jan. 26th to spend some time each day with their partner discussing what is happening or has happened in each story.  I also have told the students that it is OK to reread some or all of the stories as well to refresh their memory.  Keep reading!

Math

At home continue to have your child practice his/her basic math facts by using a deck of cards, dice, flashcards, etc.  Please also spend some time with your child practicing telling time to the hour, to the 5 minute, and to the minute.

Scissors

Some students still do not have a scissors to keep at school.  Please ask your child if he/she needs a new one purchased for the remaining school year.  Thanks!

Upcoming Dates

Tuesday, January 10th- 2 Hour Late Start (Wear an Irish Shirt), Trash to Cash Collection Day
Monday, January 23rd- Teacher Workshop Day (No School for Students)

Spelling Words

Week Of:

Jan. 9-13

One-Syllable Words

1. brook

2. push

3. pull

4. bush

5. look

6. full

Two-Syllable Words

7. bully

8. bookshop

9. seagull

Spelling

Next weeks spelling focus is working with words that have the oo sound within them which can be spelled with either an oo or u.  Please have your child sort his/her spelling words into 2 columns.  Those words that have oo within them and those words that have u within them.

Math Problems of the Week

Have your child identify the ones, tens, and hundreds place of each of the following numbers:

¨ 230

¨ 795

¨ 34

¨ 12

¨ 102

¨ 65

¨ 367

¨ 124

¨ 368

¨ 960

Phonics

In phonics your child spent time learning about irregular verbs such as: threw, flew, and blew.

Guided Reading

This week in Guided Reading your child has been working on the reading skill of sequencing.  Using signal words such as: first, then, next, and after, your child has been listing a series of events.  Our class will continue to work on this reading skill next week as well.  Please remember to sign your child's yellow reading sheet each night and continue to have your child practice his/her math facts each night also.

Box Tops

Below is a link to a STEAM assembly program that our PTA would like to bring to school through our Trash to Cash program.  Students are encouraged to bring in as many box tops as they can to reach our school wide goal.  If our goal is met students will get to participate in the following assembly.  

STEAM Museum