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Friday, November 11, 2011
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Recipes Needed...
We are beginning to study procedural texts, texts that tell you how to do something, and writing How-to papers. We, the teachers, are requesting that each child bring a family favorite, or student favorite recipe to class. They need that ingredients needed as well as how to make the recipe. Please send your recipe to school with your name and your child's name on it by Wed., November 16, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Math Fact Competition
We will be having a campus wide math fact competition the week before Christmas. Second graders will be quizzed over addition and subtraction facts to 12. Up to 12+12. If your child has access to a computer they can practice for the competition at www.arcademicskillbuilders.com There are several games you can use to help with fact automaticity.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Week 12 beginning of 3rd 6 weeks
Wow! Can you believe we are beginning the 3rd 6 weeks of the school year? That means we are quickly approaching our half way period:)
CBA's went well last week and we have looked at data and learned a lot about our children. We look forward to sharing the information with you in parent conferences the 14th-16th of Nov. Please be sure you have signed and returned conference letter schedules to your child's teacher:)
This week in learning:
Reading: We are beginning to focus in on Literary non-fiction. These are stories that are non-fiction but also contain certain elements like fiction such as characters, setting, and events.
Spelling: Words that end in the /k/ sound spelled k, ke, or ck
pack check pickle sock asking silk honk pork poke flake alike spoke
Math: We are beginning probability. Is something certain, less likely, more likely to happen
Science: We are studying the Water Cycle of our Earth
Social Studies: The New World and how the Native Americans felt about the explorers
Grammar: Pronouns
Writing: We are writing our own biographies over various people
As always thank you for your support
CBA's went well last week and we have looked at data and learned a lot about our children. We look forward to sharing the information with you in parent conferences the 14th-16th of Nov. Please be sure you have signed and returned conference letter schedules to your child's teacher:)
This week in learning:
Reading: We are beginning to focus in on Literary non-fiction. These are stories that are non-fiction but also contain certain elements like fiction such as characters, setting, and events.
Spelling: Words that end in the /k/ sound spelled k, ke, or ck
pack check pickle sock asking silk honk pork poke flake alike spoke
Math: We are beginning probability. Is something certain, less likely, more likely to happen
Science: We are studying the Water Cycle of our Earth
Social Studies: The New World and how the Native Americans felt about the explorers
Grammar: Pronouns
Writing: We are writing our own biographies over various people
As always thank you for your support
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Semana 11
Carta Semanal
Week 11 brings the end of the 2nd 6 weeks!!! Any late work, redo's, or missing work is due Wed to receive credit as grades are being finished up for report cards.
Esta es la semana 11 y el fin del Segundo periodo de seis semanas!! Trabajos y calificaciones deberan terminarse esta semana para imprimir boletas de calificaciones.
Conferences
Conferencias: Este pendiente ya que he comenzado y muy pronto recibira un aviso para la suya si es que aun no ha hablado conmigo individualmente.
Wednesday will be a Reading CBA (Curriculum Based Assessment)
Thursday will be a Math CBA
Los alumnos tomaran dos examenes muy IMPORTANTES: CBA de lectura el miercoles y CBA de matematicas el jueves. Digales a sus hijos que lean con cuidado, piensen, analicen sus respuestan y hagan todo lo que la maestra les ha ensenado.
***PTA has been rescheduled from the 8th to the 21st of November***
***Health Fair will be at the end of this month on the 29th from 6-7. Please make arrangements now to attend***
La Feria de la Salud sera el 29 de Nov. 6 a 7 pm.
This week in our learning:
Reading: We are doing a study of settings ad plots in different fiction works by the same author
Lectura: Estudio de escenarios y argumentos en trabajos de ficcion por el mismo autor.
CBA es un examen de comprension. Los alumnos necesitan leer cada texto con atencion, comprenderlo, leer cada pregunta y sobre todo regresar al texto a buscar la respuesta o la evidencia/pista que le ayude a saber cual es la mejor respuesta. Tambien se le podria pedir que escribiera la respuesta a la pregunta. Hemos practicado en el salon y tambien enviare una practica para tarea para la casa el martes. Por lo tanto martes no tienen que hacer ortografia, ni el reporte de lectura.
Spelling: Review week
| Spelling Focus: b/v patterns (2.23Av) Words: cantaba,íbamos,nadaba, ibas, activo, daba, iba, iban,jugaba, viva, pensaba, pensativo, motivo, |
| Focus: long i vowel patterns (CVCe and CV) i_e/ _y/ _ie (2.23Biii) while, by, lie,my, like,five,try, price, thin, why,side |
Ortografia: revision
Writing: Finish up editing and publish personal narratives
Escritura: Terminar de editar y publicar narraciones personales
Grammar: Review verbs, nouns, and adjectives
Gramatica: revision: verbos, nombres, adjetivos
Math: Review for CBA on Thurs.
topics eligible for testing are addition and subtraction strategies, place value to 100's place, comparing and ordering numbers to 100's place, patterns, paired numbers charts, money, graphs, and time
Matematicas: Revision para CBA el jueves
Temas elegibles para evaluacion CBA son: suma, resta y sus estrategias, valor posicional (unidad, decena, centena) , comparar y ordenar numeros ><= de centenas, leer y escribir numeros con digitos y letras, patrones, pares de numeros, tablas, dinero, graficas de barras , pictografias, dinero y los relojes/hora. Resolucion de problemas usando UPSL, en fin todo lo que hemos visto y estudiado desde el principio del curso.
Science: Objects in the night sky
Ciencias: objetos en el cielo nocturno
Social Studies: Natural resources and how they meet our needs
Estudios sociales: Recursos naturales
Sincerely,
2nd grade teachers
Week 11 Nov. 1-4
Week 11 brings the end of the 2nd 6 weeks!!! Any late work, redo's, or missing work is due Wed to receive credit as grades are being finished up for report cards.
Wednesday will be a Reading CBA (Curriculum Based Assessment)
Thursday will be a Math CBA
***PTA has been rescheduled from the 8th to the 21st of November***
***Health Fair will be at the end of this month on the 29th from 6-7. Please make arrangements now to attend***
This week in our learning:
Reading: We are doing a study of settings ad plots in different fiction works by the same author
Spelling: Review week of hard/soft c/g, adding -s -es -ing when spelling doesn't change, c/k at the beginning of the word, and long a spelled ai/ay
This week's list:
celery giraffe guide cabin circle fixes finishes cracks plays melting corner kitchen city kingdom kangaroo bait waist spray today rainbow
Writing: Finish up editing and publish personal narratives
Grammar: Review verbs, nouns, and adjectives
Math: Review for CBA on Thurs.
topics eligible for testing are addition and subtraction strategies, place value to 100's place, comparing and ordering numbers to 100's place, patterns, paired numbers charts, money, graphs, and time
Science: Objects in the night sky
Social Studies: Natural resources and how they meet our needs
Sincerely,
2nd grade teachers
Wednesday will be a Reading CBA (Curriculum Based Assessment)
Thursday will be a Math CBA
***PTA has been rescheduled from the 8th to the 21st of November***
***Health Fair will be at the end of this month on the 29th from 6-7. Please make arrangements now to attend***
This week in our learning:
Reading: We are doing a study of settings ad plots in different fiction works by the same author
Spelling: Review week of hard/soft c/g, adding -s -es -ing when spelling doesn't change, c/k at the beginning of the word, and long a spelled ai/ay
This week's list:
celery giraffe guide cabin circle fixes finishes cracks plays melting corner kitchen city kingdom kangaroo bait waist spray today rainbow
Writing: Finish up editing and publish personal narratives
Grammar: Review verbs, nouns, and adjectives
Math: Review for CBA on Thurs.
topics eligible for testing are addition and subtraction strategies, place value to 100's place, comparing and ordering numbers to 100's place, patterns, paired numbers charts, money, graphs, and time
Science: Objects in the night sky
Social Studies: Natural resources and how they meet our needs
Sincerely,
2nd grade teachers
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