 You will have noticed that there have not been "Owl Reading Logs" in the folders this week. The second grade blue Towne Criers' Reading Log now has a space daily to record TITLES and MINUTES read.... yeah Mr. B!
I am not going to require students to complete 2 separate logs. The blue one will be mandatory and I will give the students reading grades based on the completion of this log. As always, simplify.
Students are now able to access more spelling and vocab. games on www.spellingcity.com
Due to a very wonderful Christmas gift, the class now has access to EVERYTHING the site has to offer. I am VERY EXCITED about this website as it offers so much more than spelling practice. Students can login and practice spelling, vocabulary, math, and content vocabulary in other subjects. Each list offers OVER 25 activities for the students to learn, practice, play, and test. Check out the link below.
Also, check out their sister site mathcity at www.learninggamesforkids.com
On the left side you can click ""Math Games", then "Second Grade" and then such topics as "Algebraic Terms" or "Number Sense" to bring up games for those topics. Also, you can go down a little further and click "Addition" or "Subtraction" to play games with math facts, etc.. Near the top of the bar there are also educational videos to help with various topics. It looks very helpful and exciting!
There will be a few grading changes for the second half of the year:
1. 5 points will be deducted if first/last name are not written on papers.
2. 5 points will be deducted if the date is not correctly written on papers.
3. 5 points will be deducted for messy or illegible papers.
4. 1 point will be deducted for each missing/incorrect capital letter, punctuation, or letter reversal.
These are all aspects of the students' work that should be mastered by this stage of second grade. These new expectations apply to every subject area assignment or test. The goal is not to penalize the students, but to teach them to be more self-aware and to pay attention to details. Mistakes do occur, and we should learn from them. There have been occasions where the wrong student received someone else's grade because I had to guess whose papers they were. This can be tricky if not impossible on papers where answers are circled or bubbled in. Thank you SO MUCH for understanding and for your support. Our students will be better prepared for 3rd grade if they have this all down pat!
ReLaTeD aRtS
Monday ~ Music-Have a song in your heart, dance in your step
Tuesday ~ Art- Dress for a mess, just in case of course
Wednesday ~ Guidance- Be prepared to share, mon frere
Thursday ~ Library- Don't forget those library books
Friday ~ P.E.- Sneakers please, unless you want to go barefoot
sPeLLiNg
For the next 9 weeks, there will 3 additional spelling words per list. Numbers 13-15 are sight words that, not only must be easily read, but easily spelled... as we discovered on the last benchmark test.
1. cure
2. fur
3. turn
4. curl
5. pure
6. hurt
7. curb
8. bury
9. return
10. hurl
11. blurt
12. curve
13. people
14. family
15. school
challenge
1. mixture
2. rural
3. furnish
4. culture
5. hurdle
6. nocturnal
7. burden
8. suburb
9. absurd
10. sturdy
11. future
12. cursive
13. people
14. family
15. school
VoCaBuLaRy
1. newborn-
2. distract-
3. twins-
4. pest-
5. teenage-
6. family tree-
7. generalization-
MaTh
Students will be counting MONEY. I love this unit! Each year the students do so well and the third grade teachers applaud their success... yeah! They need to be able to identify coins and bills, count different sets of coins by skip-counting, make equivalent sets of coins for the same amount, and make change by counting backward and forward from $1.00 or other amounts. This is a very hands on-interactive unit. A quia activity for money is included below as well as 3 websites for money practice. Try them out!
ReAdInG
This week the main story is Chinatown. Students will also be reading fiction and nonfiction titles about American Chinatowns and Chinese New Year. The reading strategy focus is on strengthening comprehension by making judgements and understanding analogies.
LaNgUaGe
We will complete our unit on verbs. Not only are verbs action words, but we will learn about helping verbs, linking verbs, and being verbs. Students will also learn about the 3 tenses of verbs (past, presents, and future) as well as how to conjugate them correctly, apply suffixes and use them to improve their writing.
ThEmE
The weather is wild!!! Students will learn about the different types of weather, what causes weather, basic meteorology, and the use of weather tools to predict weather. In addition, the students will learn about the 4 stages of the water cycle and how this affects overall weather in different climates.
School related information can be located on:
Towne Acres Elementary Webpage
Information regarding the school system, code of conduct, general policies and questions can be located on:
Johnson City Schools Webpage
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What's for Lunch?
JoYoUs JaNuArY BiRtHdAyS
Mrs. White
Brandon
WISE THOUGHTS TO TAKE HOME AND PONDER...
New Year's Resolutions
Just think think think,
Of things you can do,
To make yourself better,
Before the year's through.
Resolutions can be tough,
Or simple as can be,
Making resolutions,
Are great for you and me!
So what will you promise,
To help yourself my dear
Through 2012,
Have a happy new year!
Ciao for now.
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