February

With Valentine's Day quickly approaching, if feels like Winter Break was just a few days ago. I guess with the snow, we didn't have a chance to get quite back into our routine until last week. I hope everyone is working on their homework.  I am pleased to say we have our very own student teacher. We are all her Guinea pigs, and she is doing a great job working with the students each day. Ms. P2 is here for a few more weeks! I will post next week's homework, and send home the schedule for upcoming Parent Teacher Conferences tomorrow!

Homework

Here is the homework for the upcoming week. We are reviewing the 1st semester materials for our mid year assessments, which are underway!

We are responsible citizens in 2nd grade. We take responsibility for our actions. Draw a picture of you being responsible- what are you doing in the picture? Write 3 sentences about your picture, and your responsible choices.	We live in the Region where the  Eastern Woodland Native American lived.  Do a brain dump on transportation, food, and housing.	Make flashcards for this week’s sight words.  Practice flashing them with an adult.	Write the steps to make hot chocolate: Use sequencing words- first, then, next, last	Write the fact families for the following equations: 3+4=7 6+7=13
Read a story with a grown up.  What book did you read? Before you read make 1 prediction about what will happen. After reading the book, check to see was your prediction correct?	Cut and sort your word study for the week. After you sort, read your words out loud twice. Keep in a safe place to practice for your test.	Sort your word study words and write them 1 time.  Read them three times.	Label the 3 American Indian tribes and list different foods they ate.	Read a book with a grown up. What book did you read? What did it make you think about, or remind you of?
Round the following numbers to the nearest 10. 32 67 45 12	Review your study guides (that have been passed out) Practice locating and naming the continents and oceans.	START HERE Cut, sort and read your word study words	Sort your Word Study Words and glue them down onto paper.  Read through them 2 times.	Write your sight words in crazy colors. Read them 3 times.
Read a book and  write a connection you made; Text to myself, text to my world, text to text. Write what it made you think about.	Write your sight words in ABC order. Read through them 3 times	Make a T chart and review the contributions of Ancient China and Ancient Egypt.	Be a number detective and find the missing numbers. Don’t forget your number line: ? + 4= 9 ? +12= 20	Read a story. Write 2 or more sentences telling me the characters and setting.  What was the problem in the story?
Have a grown up call out your Word Study Words.  Write them down like you are taking a spelling test.  Sort your words and check to see how you did!	Use your sight words in 5 sentences. Underline your sight word in each one. Find the ACTION WORD and circle it. Find the noun (person, place or thing) and put a box around it.	Write the following numbers. Circle the number in the Hundreds place, and box in the number in the tens place. 435,  231,  789,  700,	Find a family member to read with.  What book did you read? Where did the book take place? Who were the characters?	Read through your list of sight words! Use 5 of them in silly nonsense sentences. Circle each sight

This weeks sight words are:
which
there
would
about
other
something
people
number
they
over

3 weeks!

Hello Families,
We have 3 weeks until we get another break. Between now and then we will administer mid year assessments in history, science, and math.  Please review the study guides sent home on all topics covered thus far.  I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and is ready for these 3 weeks to fly by!

Take care,
Mrs. P

update- Sight words

Here are this week's sight words.

show

another

answer

nurse

computer

three

through

end

around

should

Homework

This week is a modified homework schedule. BINGO will come home on Friday, for next week.
Below is teh plan for this week!

Modified Homework for the week of 11/29/10

Due to the Thanksgiving Break, homework did not come home on Friday. As a result, this week we will have a modified homework policy. Please return to school by Friday, December 3^rd. New homework will come home in the BINGO format on Friday.

Each night please read 15-20 minutes with your child.

Monday- Cut and Sort your word study words. After sorting read them to a grown up.

Tuesday- Use your sight words to write 5 different sentences. Make sure to underline your sight word.

Wednesday- extend the following patterns

a b a bb a bbb a bbbb

2, 4, 6, 8,

red, yellow, blue, red red, yellow, blue, red red red, yellow, blue

Thursday- Glue your word study words down and review for spelling tests.  Practice reading your sight words

Homework is due on Friday J

Homework 11/19/10

No homework next week! Have a great Thanksgiving!!!!

Grandparent's Day!

Tuesday was Grandparent's Day here at school! In celebration our fabulous team in the office put together a spectacular event.  There were treats, coffee, pictures, singing, visits, and warmth spread throughout the building. We had the treat of being joined by some of our Grandparents! Here are some pictures that captured part of the visit! We hope the grandparents that joined us had a great time too.