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hgskloyacano Mrs. Katherine
Holy Ghost 2nd Grade Teacher
http://www.hgschool.org
 
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




My Quia activities and quizzes
Guide Words to the Stars
http://www.quia.com/rr/292570.html
Dictionary: Guide Words
Singular and Plural Nouns
http://www.quia.com/jg/1289921.html
Long A Word Families
http://www.quia.com/cb/273163.html
Word Families
Match the Synonyms (Games for 2nd Grade +)
http://www.quia.com/jg/1289971.html
Playing with Synonyms (2nd Grade +)
http://www.quia.com/cb/273191.html
Posessives Perfected!
http://www.quia.com/pop/197541.html
Grammar: Singular and Plural Possessives
http://www.quia.com/ba/154969.html
Useful links
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