Class News Feb. 4-8

What’s New 

in Grade Two?

Feb. 4- Feb. 8, 2013

Our World’s Finest Chocolate fundraiser is almost over!  We desperately NEED a play-set that is more modern and up to date!The only way to get it is to SELL, SELL, SELL!

To help us sell more, I have added some bonus prizes just for our class...
Sell 20 chocolate bars=Enjoy a class picnic during lunch while we rock out to music!
Top Seller:
1st=$10 Gift card to any place you choose and 5 No homework passes!
2nd=$5 Gift card to any place you choose and 5 No homework passes!
3rd=5 No homework passes!

Parent/Teacher conferences will be February 18^th from 1-3.  I would like to meet with each family this time, but it will be impossible to see everyone on this day.  I am hoping to make arrangements with many of you to meet right after school during the week before.  I will be sending home a sign- up sheet soon.  Be on the lookout!

Mrs. Allen

Important Dates

Feb. 7-8           SACS Visit Days (There will be important visitors in the building!)
Feb. 8              Last Day to sell Chocolate!
Feb. 18            No School
                        P/T Conferences 1-3pm
Feb 21             Class Picture Day!
Mar. 11-15      Spring Break
Mar. 29           Good Friday
Apr. 23-26       TCAP Testing
May 22            Last day of school!

Reading/Language Arts

Story: Helen Keller and the Big Storm by Patricia Lakin

Comprehension: Fact and Opinion
Grammar:  Adverbs:how, when, and where, Review Adjectives
Fluency:  Accuracy, Pace, Intonation  Current goal = 84-94 wpm
End of year goal = 120 wpm
Spelling/Phonics: Vowels oo, ui, ew, ue, u_e
Vocabulary: Homographs, Context Clues

Click HERE to play games about this week's skills and story.
Click HERE and HERE and HERE to learn more about Helen Keller.
Click HERE to visit the Braille Bug Site!  This is a really fun site!  You can see your name in braille!


Spelling words

too    new   fruit   blue   cool   suit   spoon   clue   
juice   drew   flew   cruise   shampoo   nephew

Dictation Sentences
The fruit juice was too sweet!
He drew the true size of that spoon.

Click HERE to play games on spellingcity.com. Choose the title of this week's story.

Math

Money: Identifying coins, Identifying and making coin combinations

Click HERE to practice identifying money.
Click HERE to play online games about money!

Science

Recognize that plants and animals are made up of smaller parts and use food, water, and air to survive.
Compare the life cycles of various organisms.
Realize that parents pass along physical characteristics to their offspring

Click HERE to play games all about how living things live and grow. 

Social Studies

Natural resource vs. Finished product
Major products of Tennessee
Money vs. Barter
Imports vs. Export