Upcoming Dates

Thursday, March 9th- Book Orders Due, Battle of the Books (8:20-9:50am.)

Spelling Words

March 6-10

1. round

2. rounder

3. smooth

4. smoother

5. light

6. lighter

7. funny

8. funniest

9. early

10. earliest

11. pretty

12. prettiest

13. big

14. bigger

15. sad

16. sadder

17. hot

18. hottest

 

Writing

In writing this week your child worked on revising their Realistic Fiction story and then publishing and illustrating their final copy.

Guided Reading

This week all guided reading groups worked on fluency and expression by reading John Henry, 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?

 

Upcoming Dates

 Friday, March 3rd- End of 2nd Trimester, Bowling Field Trip, Wear White and Neon Colors

Spelling Words

February 27- March 3rd

Unit 23

1. paint
2. painter
3. write
4. writer
5. farm
6. farmer
7. act
8. actor
9. sail
10. sailor
11. visit
12. visitor
13. swim
14. swimmer
15. run
16. runner
17. rob
18. robber

Word of the Month

The word of the month for February is Acceptance. As a class we read the children's book Red and then did a crayon activity focused around accepting others not only from the outside but for who they are on the inside as well. We will focus on this word the rest of February.

PTA Basket Items

Like in years past, PIE is again putting together baskets to be raffled off on Bingo Fun Night next Thursday. The basket theme for 2nd grade is coffee and hot chocolate fun. If you would be willing to donate anything towards our grade level basket, please send the items to school with your child no later than Thursday, February 23rd.

Upcoming Dates

Monday, February 20th- No School

Thursday, February 23rd- PTA Bingo Night

Friday, February 24th- Wear a Crazy Hat

Spelling Words

                                Week Of:

Feb. 21-24

1. helped

2. helping

3. printed

4. printing

5. sliced

6. slicing

7. joked

8. joking

9. dropped

10. dropping

11. clapped

12. clapping

 

Reading

This week in reading your child worked on making inferences. An inference is making a guess using clues from within a story or using picture clues.

Writing

Students continue to work on writing a rough draft to their realistic fiction story. This week students worked on leading up to the problem with details in their story. Students also have been working on including ONOMATOPOEIA words such as Screech! Ouch! Ring, Ring! Including these words in their writing has been their favorite so far.

Battle of the Books

The Battle of the Books competition will take place on Thursday, March 9th from 8:20-9:50. If your child is participating in this competition keep encouraging them to read, read, and read!

Upcoming Dates

Tuesday, February 14th- 2 Hour Late Start, Wear an Irish Shirt or Red, Pink, or White for Valentine's Day

Friday, February 17th- Dress Up in Space Theme

Spelling Words

Week Of:

Feb. 13-17

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

 

Valentine Boxes

 If your child would like to make a Valentine box at home they may. Otherwise, I will allow some time in class for students to decorate a bag.

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 22 students in our classroom and all candy/food brought to school must be store bought. Class names are as follows:

Sophia, Kieran, Morgan, Liam, Parker, Ellie, Leo, Clif, Lindsey, Eli, Austin, Oliver, Aaron, Caleb, Hugo, Ryder, Hoyt, Aayden, Graham, Ajax, Jenna, Cooper

I Love to Read Month

 I Love to Read Month is off to a great start. Please make sure your family is reading 1 chapter from Ranger in Time Rescue on the Oregon Trail each night. Each morning students answer a trivia question to go along with the previous chapter read at home. Every Friday our class goes to the large group room for DEAR time under the stars. The students love this time! On Wednesday students got to listen to a story from an astronaut in space. Next Tuesday is Valentine's Day so don't forget to send valentines to school with your child if you choose. Next Friday, February 17th your child can dress up in a space theme costume if they choose. Prizes will be given for costume winners. Keep reading away! I Love to Read Month is such an exciting month for reading.

Upcoming Dates

Thursday, February 9th- Book Orders Due

Friday, February 10th- Wear Pink

Spelling Words

Week Of:

Feb. 6-10

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

 

Reading Skills

In reading this week your child also worked on analyzing story elements by focusing on:

• Characters
• Setting
• Problem and Solution
• What happened at the beginning, middle, and end of the story?
• The Main Idea

Guided Reading

This week in reading your child spent time summarizing stories rather than retelling them. Students were taught that when you retell a story you retell the story again using the author's words using as many details as possible. When summarizing students only tell the most important events in the story using their own words. When summarizing students must think about the BIG IDEA or what the story is mostly about. At home continue to have your child summarize what they are reading.

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 22 students in our classroom and all candy/food brought to school must be store bought. Class names are as follows:

Sophia, Kieran, Morgan, Liam, Parker, Ellie, Leo, Clif, Lindsey, Eli, Austin, Oliver, Aaron, Caleb, Hugo, Ryder, Hoyt, Aayden, Graham, Ajax, Jenna, Cooper

Valentine's Day

If your child would like to make a Valentine box at home they may. Otherwise, I will allow some time in class for students to decorate a bag.