Class News March 4-8

What’s New

in Grade Two?

March 4-8, 2013

Last week was certainly one to remember!  Mrs. Cramer "sub"ed for us Friday afternoon in her pajamas!!  Well, we were all wearing our pajamas...but still, a pretty cool day if you ask me!  We celebrated Dr. Seuss birthday by creating hats with some of Dr. Suess' rhyming words from his books!  We read Green Eggs and Ham and wrote about something yucky we had to eat.  I will post some pictures of our activities soon! 

We have been working on our Think Show project too!  We can identify and explain the function of  insects' three main body parts.  Come check out our innovative 3-D models of insects you've never seen before!

It's hard to believe, but next week is Spring Break!  I hope you all take advantage of the time and do something special together as a family, whether it be in-town or out-of-town!  

Mrs. Allen

Important Dates

Mar. 7              Think Show

Mar. 11-15       Spring Break

Mar. 29            Good Friday

Apr. 23-26        TCAP Testing

May 22             Last day of school!

Reading/Language Arts

Story: Bad Dog, Dodger

Comprehension: Theme

Grammar:  Using the pronouns: I or me?

Fluency:  Accuracy, Pace, Intonation  Current goal = 84-94 wpm

End of year goal = 120 wpm

Spelling/Phonics: Silent Consonants

Vocabulary: Classify/Categorize

Click HERE to play games about this week's skills.
To play games about pronouns click HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE

Spelling words

knock   sign   knee   wrong   write   climb   wrap   wren  
gnat   lamb   comb   knob   knuckle   wrestle   plumber

Dictation Sentences

If you climb the tree, you can see a wren int he nest.
I will sign my name on the card and thrn wrap the gift.

Click HERE to practice your spelling word list on spelling city

Math

• Geometry
• Flat surfaces, edges, vertices
• Relating plane shapes to solid figures
• Cutting shapes apart
• Congruence
• Symmetry

Social Studies

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

Science

• Compare the life cycles of various organisms       
• Realize that parents pass along physical characteristics to their offspring 

A Perfect Picnic!

Today was the classroom picnic for those of us who sold at least 20 candy bars for the World'd Finest Chocolate fundraiser.  We had a great time together listening to Disney songs while eating our lunch.  A giant ant tried to crash our picnic!

 

Class News Feb. 25-Mar. 1

What’s New

in Grade Two?

Feb. 25- March. 1, 2013

We will have the same skills and objectives as last week.  I don't feel like we were fully able to master our skills since Monday was a holiday and I was out sick on Thursday.  Even though I returned Friday, I wasn't at full speed. I probably should have stayed home to rest, but I don't handle being sick very well.  I'm not a very restful patient ;)  Additionally, this week we will be using two mornings to take the Discovery Assessment as preparation for the TCAP test. 

Thursday will be our class picnic during lunchtime for students who sold at least 20 chocolate bars!

Mrs. Cramer will be our sub Friday afternoon as my reward for selling 700 candy bars.  What a treat to have a principal and pajamas on Read Across America Day to celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday! 

Important Dates

Feb. 26-27        Discovery Assessments (morning only)
Feb. 28             Spring Music Program 8:30 am
Mar. 1              Read Across America (wear pajamas)
                         Mrs. Cramer subs for 1/2 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: One Dark Knight

Comprehension: Sequencing, Context Clues

Grammar:  Singular and Plural Pronouns

Fluency:  Accuracy, Pace, Intonation  Current goal = 84-94 wpm

End of year goal = 120 wpm

Spelling/Phonics: Prefixes -re, -un, -dis, -pre

Vocabulary: Classify/Categorize

Click HERE to play online games about this week's story and skills.
Click HERE and HERE to practice sequencing events.
Click HERE to help Arthur and Binky unscramble a story sequence.
To play games about pronouns click HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE

Spelling words

unsafe   preheat   rerun   disappear   unlock   retie   rewind  unlock  unplug   regroup   preschool   disgrace   prehistoric  unfortunate   reunion  

Dictation Sentences

The preschool children learn to retie their laces.
It is unsafe to preheat the oven while you are gone.

Click HERE to practice your spelling word list on spelling city

Math

• Identify coins by their attributes: face, color, size, value, edges, and name
• Show money amounts using different combinations of coins and bills
• Count money amounts greater than a dollar
• Add and subtract money

Click HERE for an interactive lesson about money.  You will love it!
Click HERE to learn facts about money and how money is made!  Videos included!

Social Studies

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

Science

• Compare the life cycles of various organisms       
• Realize that parents pass along physical charcteristics tot heir offspring 

Pictures of us in action!

Check out our workstations this week! 

In math, we identified coins and bills, showed amounts (using plastic coins and paper bills) using the smallest number of each, read story problems and added coin amounts, and used "kidzsearch" online to research the front and back of each of our coins.  Some of us noticed the fact that the nickel, many quarters, and the golden dollar don't all have the same heads and tails.  New ones have been released and look different!  We love to research!

In literacy, we made new word with prefixes, sequenced cards and wrote their order of events,  found evidence for scavenger hunt questions about our story One Dark Night, chose the correct pronouns to fit in sentences, performed a Reader's Theater, wrote sentences for and illustrated our vocabulary words, and highlighted words with prefixes while reading our decodable reader story.  Whoa, we are exhausted!

Read Across America 2013 is coming soon!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!  To honor his birthday, children all across America will be reading. Mrs. Cramer says we get to wear our pajamas on Friday, March 1st to celebrate his birthday and read lots of books!

Class News Feb. 18-22

What’s New

in Grade Two?

Feb. 18- Feb. 22, 2013

Our Valentine's day was a day to remember.  It's so nice to have one day of the year that we can tell our friends and family how much we love them! 

Parent/Teacher conferences are this Monday from 1-3 pm.  Unfortunately it's only a two-hour window so I only requested conferences with a handful of families.  I would still like to meet with all of you if you can stay around after school over the next few weeks.  It's important to me that each one of my students know that parents and teacher are on the same side and have wonderful things to say, even if we have concerns.  We all believe that they will grow up to be someone great! 

On Friday, we spent time honoring our Falcons of the week for the month of February: Isabella, Angel, Aryana, and Maricela.  We are so proud of you!

Mrs. Cramer took time during our culture assembly to award Armando for selling 187 candy bars to help raise money for our new playground. We are so thankful for you and all our other friends for selling chocolate!  

Friday will be our class picnic during lunchtime for students who sold at least 20 chocolate bars!  

Evelyn, James, and Armando will be receiving their NO homework passes and gift cards for being top class sellers this week! 

Important Dates

Feb. 18            No School!  P/T Conferences 1-3 pm

Feb. 21            Class Picture Day!
Mar. 1              Read Across America (wear pajamas)

Mar. 11-15       Spring Break

Mar. 29            Good Friday

Apr. 23-26       TCAP Testing

May 22            Last day of school!

 Reading/Language Arts

Story: One Dark Knight

Comprehension: Sequencing, Context Clues

Grammar:  Singular and Plural Pronouns

Fluency:  Accuracy, Pace, Intonation  Current goal = 84-94 wpm

End of year goal = 120 wpm

Spelling/Phonics: Prefixes -re, -un, -dis, -pre

Vocabulary: Classify/Categorize

Click HERE to play online games about this week's story and skills.
Click HERE and HERE to practice sequencing events.
Click HERE to help Arthur and Binky unscramble a story sequence.
To play games about pronouns click HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE

Spelling words

unsafe   preheat   rerun   disappear   unlock   retie   rewind  unlock  unplug   regroup   preschool   disgrace   prehistoric  unfortunate   reunion  

Dictation Sentences

The preschool children learn to retie their laces.
It is unsafe to preheat the oven while you are gone.

Click HERE to practice your spelling word list on spelling city

Math

• Identify coins by their attributes: face, color, size, value, edges, and name
• Show money amounts using different combinations of coins and bills
• Count money amounts greater than a dollar
• Add and subtract money

Click HERE for an interactive lesson about money.  You will love it!
Click HERE to learn facts about money and how money is made!  Videos included!

Social Studies

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

Science

• Compare the life cycles of various organisms       
• Realize that parents pass along physical charcteristics tot heir offspring 

Facts and Opinions

This assignment was from a month ago, but certainly worth posting!