Spelling, Homework, and Fun

Spelling Unit 16 Words

1.    running

2.   clapped

3.    stopped                 Vocabulary Words

4.    hopping                 1.  received

5.    batted                  2.  account

6.    selling                  3.  budget

7.    pinned                  4.  disappointed 

8.    cutting                 5.  chuckled

9.    sitting                  6.  staring

10.   rubbed                 7.  repeated

11.   missed                   8.  fund

12.   grabbed                9.  planned

13.   mixed

14.   going

15.   wrapped

16.   swelling

HOMEWORK

Learn to tie a tie by Friday

Memory Work recited and signed for Tuesday

Reading Workbook pages 1 and 2

Sign Unit 15 Spelling Test

Practice Unit 16 Words

Math Sheets #72

Sign and Return Report Card Note

READ for AR

Talk about idiums (in a pickle)

  

Animals for Monday

We earned an incentive celebration for being a great classroom team.  The students would like to bring a stuffed animal to school for the day on Monday.  They may each bring one animal of their choosing that is approved by their parents.

Homework

Checking workbooks for Unit 15 work.  This work is the beginning of their 3rd Quarter grades in Spelling, Reading, and Language Arts. **Remember to sit down at a table with your child to establish good study habits.  Discuss directions, sentence structure, and any corrections that need to be made.**

Completing and Checking Math Assignments for Lesson #71

Learn and Sign the next Memory Verse

Read AR (1 point books should be finished over the weekend) All Second Graders should be ready for AR tests on Monday!

We cleaned desks and some students found old work to finish!

Pick out a stuffed animal to bring to school on Monday!

Homework & The Third Quarter

Our blog has contained some tips and some information about our school day.  However, now that it is third quarter I will be including our daily homework. I may not always get the blog up for the day or before you begin homework for the evening, but it is my goal to post as often as possible.

HOMEWORK 1/30

1.  Lang. Arts. Workbook pages 221, 222, 223

2.  AR

3.  Balancing Crayfish with counterweights (find 5 ways)

4.  ANY OLD WORK 

          (art projects, memory verses that were due this week, math sheets, workbook pages)

Here are some of today's highlights!

     The second graders took their first open book test in Religion.  

Students began a new watercolor art project and worked to make butterflies with Mrs. English today.

     A silent crossword puzzle was "told" to them in Sign Language with Mrs. Samuelson. 

Everyone in the whole school had time to work on the musical together. 

     Julie and Angie made homemade lasagna for lunch. 

We all got to play outside for noon recess!! 

They're Checking it Once and Checking It Twice

We won't find out who is naughty and nice and at this time of year Santa will not come to town!

We will find out who took the time to write complete sentences, check their spelling, and make sure their ideas made sense!  Please look at our Workbook page 219 (page 220 was assigned too).

We talked this through in class before they began the work.  It is a difficult process to think of Cause and Effect.  The first one is a great example.
What made Maya pick Tim?
The answer is NOT.. She wanted a picture of her dog doing a trick for a contest.
Caleb was our great thinker on this question... "Tim takes great pictures!" 
Please be careful to check for sentence structure as well as the idea of cause and effect.

AR BOOKS - Students are not having success with One Point Books because they are taking too long to read them.  The suggestion is to take half point books home on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.  Check out the One Point Book for the weekend.  Then you will have 3 days (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) to read it through.  If your child needs an extra day have them check out the 1 point book on Thursday and then they will have 4 days to read it.  When they combine half point and 1 point books they will enjoy reading without becoming overwelmed.

Half Time Isn't Just for Football

The school year has progressed to the half way mark and as we look ahead to the blessings yet to come it is more exciting than the half time presentation of the Super Bowl!  The "second half" brings Lutheran Education week plans, a new reading book and workbook, Achievement Tests to show our knowledge, the Science Fair, another Book Fair, and so much more!  

Valentine's Day falls on a Friday Fun Day!  We will have a party at the end of the day. 

     Food - We need gluten free munchies.  If you didn't get a chance to send something for a holiday celebration we would love to have your help for Valentine's Day.  

I also need a parent volunteer to get our food from the school kitchen refrigerator, assemble our table, pour the juice, & serve the students.

          Please "comment" on this post or send a note to school with your student.

    Valentine's Cards  - Please know that homemade valentine’s are wonderful.  You do not need to purchase expensive cards when a little paper will do the trick.  Remember to look for gluten free treats if you are attaching a treat to the Valentine.

    Valentine's Card Containers - I will provide white bags that we will decorate at school.

Too Cold for Spelling

It is too cold for a lot of activities even if they are not held outside.  Traveling to school is dangerous!  
We won't get to see eachother on Tuesday either!  It is too cold for concerts at Trinity!   This has caused it to be too cold for Spelling!  Yes, this does say too cold for spelling!  There will only be 3 days of school this week which is not enough time to learn a new spelling pattern.  The next Spelling Test will be on February 7th.

I am currently closing the 2nd quarter grade book and moving into 3rd quarter.  Report Cards are being prepared and they will be sent home on Friday.  AR awards have also been calculated!

ART

Some students in second grade have art projects to complete.  They are overdue!

If your student came home with the idea of finishing an art project and they need further directions or supplies they can call school on Friday afternoon to speak to Mrs. Germain or myself.