Science

In science students are finishing up learning about force and motion and next week they will begin to engineer their own top.

Phonics

This week in phonics students worked with irregular plurals. Sometimes students have to change the spelling of a singular word to make it plural such as man-men. Other words require no change in spelling when going from singular to plural such as deer-deer.

Upcoming Dates

Friday, March 1st-End of 2nd Trimester
Wednesday, March 6th-Report Cards Go Home

Spelling Words

Week Of:

March 4-8 

1. helped

2. helping

3. printed

4. printing

5. sliced

6. slicing

7. joked

8. joking

9. dropped

10. dropping

11. clapped

12. clapping

Math

In math students are working on adding two and three-digit numbers with and without regrouping. Through repetition students are grasping the math concept very well!

Cafe Strategy

This week during CAFE reading time students learned about cause-and-effect. Cause-and-effect is a reading strategy used to help readers understand why things happen the way they do in a text. Readers who recognize cause-and-effect relationships understand that in-text events happen (EFFECTS), along with the reason why they happen (CAUSES). When students recognize cause-and-effect relationships, their comprehension increases.

Upcoming Dates

Wednesday, Feb. 27th- Wellness Wed. (Wear Workout Clothes)
Thursday, Feb. 28th- I Love to Read Reading Calendars Due, 2:30 President Power Point Presentations in our Classroom
Friday, March 1st- End of 2nd Trimester, Dress Like a Dr. Seuss Character

Friday Lunch Menu

Option 1-Tator Tot Casserole
Option 2- Mini Corn Dogs

Spelling Words

Week Of:

Feb. 25- March 1

1. sheep

2. deer

3. tooth

4. teeth

5. woman

6. women

7. dozen

8. traffic

9. moose

10. goose

11. geese

12. ox

13. oxen

Lunch Menu Changes

Due to Wednesdays cancelled classes we will be making some adjustments to our menus...

Thursday February 21st - Breakfast - BOTH SCHOOLS

              House Made Sausage Breakfast Pizza

Monday February 25th - Lunch - ELEMENTARY

              Option 1 *Turkey Burrito Bowl

              Option 2 *Pancake Sausage Breakfast Sandwich

Monday February 25th - Lunch - HIGH SCHOOL

               Option 1 *Turkey Burrito Bowl

               Option 2 *Soft Shell Chicken Tacos

Word of Month

Responsibility- being reliable, dependable

Upcoming Dates

Monday, Feb. 18th- President's Day (No School)
Friday, Feb. 22nd- Wear P.J's and Bring a Stuffed Animal to Read With

Spelling

Next weeks spelling focus is working with root words and then making them plural by adding s, es, or changing the y to an i and then adding es as in:

tax-taxes

acorn-acorns

city-cities

Spelling Words

Week Of:

Feb. 18-22

1. spice

2. spices

3. acorn

4. acorns

5. apple

6. apples

7. dish

8. dishes

9. class

10. classes

11. tax

12. taxes

13. watch

14. watches

15. pony

16. ponies

17. city

18. cities

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.

Just Right Books

I always remind students to do the five finger test when determining  if a book is just right for him/her. If your child opens a book and he/she is not able to read five or more words on any page, then that particular book is too difficult for your child at the present time.

Phonics

In phonics this week your child worked with contractions.  Your child also sorted high-frequency words and your child looked for contractions found within various reading passages.

Guided Reading

This week all guided reading groups worked on fluency and expression by reading a Reader’s Theater script in groups.

Math

Use a clock at home and ask your child the following questions:

¨ What time is the clock showing right now?

¨ What time will it be 10 minutes from now?

¨ What time will it be in one hour?

¨ What time was it five minutes ago?

¨ What time will it be in 15 minutes?

¨ What time was it one hour ago?

¨ What time was it 30 minutes ago?

Lunch Menu Change

Friday February 15th - ELEMENTARY LUNCH ONLY

               Option #1 will be changed from BBQ pulled pork to cheese pizza

Upcoming Dates

Feb. 11-14th- Bring in gently used books for the book swap
Tuesday, Feb. 12th- 2 Hour Late Start (Wear an Irish Shirt)
Wednesday, Feb. 13th- Book Orders Due
Thursday, Feb. 14th- Valentine's Day (Wear Red, Pink, White, or Purple)
Friday, Feb. 15th- Wear Camo, Book Swap

Spelling Words

Week Of:

Feb. 11-15

1. she’s

2. she is

3. it’s

4. it is

5. you’re

6. you are

7. weren’t

8. were not

9. won’t

10. will not

11. didn’t

12. did not

13. you’ve

14. you have

15. they’ve

16. they have

17. we’ve

18. we have

Guided Reading

In guided reading during whole group and small group reading instruction your child has been learning about various story elements such as: characters, setting, and problems & solutions. As you listen to your child read various books at home ask him/her to identify some of the above mentioned story elements throughout the story.  

On Thursday, 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 18 students in our classroom and all candy/food brought to school must be store bought. You child may also make and bring a Valentine box to school if he/she chooses. I will have bags available if your child chooses not to make a Valentine box. 

 Class List for Valentine’s Day

Aliana

Preston

Tucker

Jaxon

Kayla

Clark

Isaiah

Kendall

Mylee

Maggie

Vanessa

Sofia

Alivia

Olivia

Garrison

Kallen

Violet

Kayleigh

Top 10 Early Chapter Books/Series

Several parents had asked at conferences for a list of books/or a series of books suitable for second grade readers. The list below came from "Raising a Rock-Star Reader" by Amy Mascott and Allison McDonald.

• Nate the Great series
• By: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
• The Puppy Place series
• By: Ellen Miles
• A-Z Mysteries series
• By: Ron Roy
• Flat Stanley series
• By: Jeff Brown
• Ivy & Bean series
• By: Annie Barrows
• The Rainbow Magic series
• By: Daisy Meadows
• Captain Awesome series
• By: Stan Kirby & George O'Connor
• The Magic Treehouse series
• By: Mary Pope Osborne
• Geronimo Stilton series
• By: Geronimo Stilton
• Ramona series
• By: Beverly Cleary

Math At Home

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 on the cards. Who will be the first to cross of all 12 numbers on the list?

Lunch Menu Changes

Breakfast will remain unchanged

Tuesday February 5th - Lunch 

              Option 1 *Hot Turkey Sandwich

              Option 2 *Crispy Chicken Potato Bowl

Wednesday February 6th - Lunch

               Option 1 *Spaghetti with Meat Sauce and Garlic Breadstick

               Option 2 *Bosco Sticks with Meat Sauce

Thursday February 7th - Lunch

               Option 1 *Walking Taco

               Option 2 *Creamy Chicken Alfredo and Garlic Breadstick

All other days will remain unchanged. The usual 4 lunch options in the Elementary will be available for both adjusted days, High School alternate options will also be present

Upcoming Dates

Tuesday, Feb. 5th- Evening Conferences
Thursday, Feb. 7th- Battle of the Books Competition (8:20)
Friday, Feb. 8th- Wear a Hat for $1.00