The Scoop on Second Grade
Katherine Loyacano
December 1, 2008
Dear Parents,
Star student this week is Camille.
Congratulations to Camille for making the AR Points Club. She is the second student in our class to receive this honor.
Christmas Craft supplies (8x10 picture frame and one pack of colored sharpies are due Wednesday, December 3rd.
Mass is at 8AM on Wednesday, December 3rd.
Mass (Feast of Immaculate Conception) is at 8AM on Monday, December 8th.
Polar Express Day is Thursday, December 18th. Students wear their pajamas to school. More information will be sent home soon.
Thought for the Week: "Advent is the perfect time to clear and prepare the Way. Advent is a winter training camp for those who desire peace. By reflection and prayer, by reading and meditation, we can make our hearts a place where a blessing of peace would desire to abide and where the birth of the Prince of Peace might take place.” ~Edward Hays
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Schedule (December 1st-5th)
Language Arts:
See weekly syllabus.
Spelling Test: Head, Body, Legs: A Story from Liberia Thurs., Dec. 4th
*English Test: Action Verbs & Abbreviations Friday, December 5th
* The test will also include previous learned skills.
Reading Test: Story, Vocabulary, & Skills Friday, December 5th
Math:
Chapter 4: Mental Math: Addition and Subtraction
We will be working on Lessons 4-1 through 4-5.
Quiz: Addition Timed-Test (Sums to 18)/2:30 min. Thursday, Dec. 4th
Quiz: Lessons 4-1 through 4-4 Friday, December 5th
Vocabulary: mental math, tens digit, ones digit, estimate
Religion:
We will work on the Church Year and Advent at the beginning of the week. On Thursday, we will begin Chapter 8: We Learn About God’s Love which explores the Bible as the book of God’s word.
Social Living:
Today, we will begin Unit 6: People and Places in History. We will look at customs and celebrations, as well as various community, state, and national landmarks.
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HOMEWORK
Monday:
Math: WB page 44 (front/back)
Reading: WB pages 85 & 86 (in folder)
English: WB page 51 (Grammar Workbook; don’t tear out)
Spelling: Study words
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Tuesday:
Math: WB page 45 (front/back)
Reading: Read pages 300-315 (Head, Body, Legs); Study vocabulary & HF words
English: WB page 52 (Grammar Workbook; don’t tear out)
Spelling: Study words
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Wednesday:
Math: WB page 46 (front/back)/Timed-Test tomorrow
Reading: Read pages 316-325 (Head, Body, Legs); Study vocabulary & HF words
English: WB pages 53 (Grammar Workbook; don’t tear out)
Spelling: Test tomorrow
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Thursday:
Math: WB page 47 (front/back)/Quiz tomorrow
Reading: Test tomorrow (Head, Body, Legs)
English: Test tomorrow
Note: Students should read at least 15 minutes daily for AR. Students should practice addition facts daily.
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Vocabulary: Head, Body, Legs: A Story from Liberia
swung (verb): moved back and forth
attached (verb): stuck to
gasped (verb): breathed in fast and loud
breathe (verb): to take air into your lungs and send it out again
frantically (adverb): in an excited or worried way
delicious (adjective): tasting very good
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Spelling
eat, mean, need, baby, he, leaf, queen, seek, pony, we, foam, told, family, four, hear
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High-Frequency Words
family, four, hear, between, few, example, group, important, only, follow, paper, near, below, own, city, food, together, through, America, world, country, because, off, picture, different, number, other, another, move, year, blue, even, study
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MATH NOTE
Number Words
We have completed all our assessments on learning to spell number words. Students are now responsible for reading and spelling number words correctly.
1-10 one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten
11-20 eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen,
seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty
10-100 ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety,
one hundred
Hyphenated Numbers (any combination)
Example: twenty-one, thirty-two, forty-three, fifty-four, sixty-five,
seventy-six, eighty-seven, ninety-eight, twenty-nine, thirty-six
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