Fun in 2nd!

Thursday Homework:
1) DEAR Log
2) Math Practice 3-6

Reminder! Please return your preferences for Parent/Teacher Conferences on October 18th. I am assigning times on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Fun Class News:
We had such an exciting day! Kiddos who are in my Reading class have been reading and learning about snakes this week. Today they got to see and touch a REAL python snake! A big thank you goes out to Tara's parents for bringing in thier pet snake. I really appreciate your help; it was SUCH a fun learning experience for the students!

We also got to do Pumpkin Math today to celebrate fall! Students practiced making estimates for the pumpkin's height, weight, circumference, and seed count. We then measured and weighed the pumpkin to see who guessed most accurately. Then students got to dig out the seeds and count them all! We found over 380!

This week we learned about the life cycle of a plant, so when were were finished with Pumpkin Math students were allowed to plant some seeds from the pumpkin. We will observe their growth over the next couple of weeks!

9.25.12

The parent/teacher conference sign-up sheet came home today in your child's green folder. Conferences will take place on October 18th from 12:30-8:00p, and each time slot is 15 minutes. Please choose the 3 best times that will work for you. Write your name and your child's name on the line. Send it back to school ASAP. I will assign conference times on a first-come, first-serve basis, and I will do my best to accomodate everyone's schedule. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.

Tuesday Homework:
1) DEAR Log
2) Math Practice 3-4

Reading classes changed today.

Parents,
Our Reading blocks switched today. I am teaching an enrichment class that focuses primarily on 3rd grade Reading standards as well as 2nd grade standards. My students who are not participating in the Reading enrichment program will join the other 2nd grade standards. I will continue to send home my normal newsletters with weekly 2nd grade focus skills. If your child is in the Reading enrichment class, I will send home an additonal Reading newsletter with the week's info.

This Week In...
Phonics: Long u and Short u
Reading, 2nd Grade: Summarizing; Drawing conclusions
Reading, 3rd Grade: Problem and Solution, Cause and Effect, Using a dictionary
Math: Subtraction Strategies
Language Arts: Nouns, Using commas in a series

Monday Homework:
1) DEAR Log (20 minutes signed by a parent)
2) Math Practice 3-3

Book orders due Friday!

Wednesday Homework:
-DEAR Log (My Name is Yoon and Fluency Check)

The only required homework is our nightly reading. However, it would be a great idea to practice your Spelling and Vocabulary (test tomorrow) words tonight too!

9.18.12

Tuesday Homework:
-DEAR Log (Choice, 20 minutes signed by a parent)

The only required homework is our nightly reading. However, it would be a great idea to practice your Spelling and Vocabulary words tonight too!

Scholastic Book Orders due Friday!

Monday Homework:
1) DEAR Log (Choice, 20 minutes signed by a parent)
2) Topic 2 Study Guide

*No Homework Passes MAY NOT be used on the Math Study Guide

This Week In...
Phonics: Short O and Long O Words
Reading: Summarizing; Making & Confirming Predictions
Math: Testing over Topic 2 (Additon Strategies), Beginning Topic 3 (Subtraction Strategies)
Language Arts: Combining Subject and Predicates, Quotations

Happy National Anthem Day!

Weekend Assignments:
1) Get behavior card from this week signed.
2) Midterms came home today. These need to be signed and returned to school Monday.

Our National Anthem Stars are.... Melanie, Riley, Ashlyn, Amara, Jason, Jasmine, Emma, Clayton, Tasia, Chase, Ella, Rushelle!

9.13.12

Good evening! Sorry I didn't post yesterday's homework; I had to leave right after school and didn't have an opportunity to get on the blog.

Thursday Homework:
1) Math Practice 2-6
2) DEAR Log
                -Leveled Reader
                -AR Books

Reminders:
-Tomorrow is National Anthem Day. It marks 198 years since Francis Key Scott penned the Star Spangled Banner. Students who sing the National Anthem to me tomorrow will be named a National Anthem Star and get a prize!
-Midterms go home tomorrow.
-Sign up to receive homework changes or important reminders about deadlines, delays, and closings through text message. See the simple steps below.
                                             1) Text @missdonah to 424-206-5889
                                             2) You will receive a text back asking for your name.
                                             3) Then text your full name and your child's
                                                 first name after it.
That's all there is to it! You're signed up. You can sign up at any point throughout the year, and I remove you at any time at your request. I will send a test text on Saturday. (I previously said Friday, but it will now be on Saturday afternoon.)

Remembering 9/11

Tuesday Homework:
1) DEAR Log (20 minutes signed by a parent)
 -Tonight students can choose to read whatever they'd like.
2) 9/11 Interview
-Today in class we learned about the 9/11 attacks that happened in 2001. Your child 3questions to ask you for homework. He/she needs to write down your response. We will share these tomorrow in class.

Don't forget...Friday marks the 198th anniversary of Francis Scott Key writing The Star-Spangled Banner. Practice the National Anthem with your child a little each night. Any student who can sing it to me on Friday will get a prize for being a National Anthem Star!!

Work your way to 1st!

Check out the fun online math program we started using at school! Students earn stickers and play games while practicing Math. Mr. Lumbley reads the First in Math high scores and players each week on the announcements! 

Students can practice at home too! I STRONGLY encourage you to check out this site at home! See the simple steps and log-in information below:

1) Go to www.firstinmath.com 

2) Student logs in with username and password

*Your child's username will be his/her first name. The password will be his/her first and second initial followed by a 2, using CAPS. I've included an example.

Student: John Doe

Username: John

Password: JD2

Once your child is logged in, explore the website and have fun while learning!

Monday again!

Monday Homework:
1) DEAR LOG (20 minutes signed by a parent)
                 - Decodeable Reader: Mike's Big Bike (please search for 3 long or short i words on each page)
2) Math Practice 2-3

Check in later to catch some news about a fun, new math program!

Next week's Spelling...

Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend so far. Hooray for a SHS Golden Bear win at Lucas Oil Stadium today!

I just remembered that next week's Spelling packets didn't make it into the kiddos' mailboxes on Friday. I am so sorry I forgot! The list and practice packet will come home Monday afternoon.
However if you want to get an early start practicing, here are the words: 
did, fin, pick, nine, pipe, rip, mix, five, side, hike, cape, made, because, off, picture, another, does, goes, one, what.

2-hour-delay makes for a busy, busy day!

I hope everyone enjoyed getting to sleep in a little bit this morning thanks to the fog! I know I sure did. Starting our day 2 hours late means fitting LOOOOTS of stuff into too little time. We did not get through our whole Math lesson this morning. Because of this I am cutting tonight's Math homework. On the weekly newsletter, it says students need to do Practice 2-2. However, we will be finishing 2-2 in class tomorrow. The only homework tonight is our DEAR Log.

Thursday Homework Change:
1) DEAR Log for 20 minutes
                          -- Leveled Reader (Students brought this home tonight.
                                                        It MUST come back tomorrow!!)
                          -- AR Library Books

9.5.12

Wednesday Homework:
1) Math Practice 2-1
2) DEAR Log 
               -Fluency Passage
               -Fighting the Fire

September Book Order:
Each month I will send home a Scholastic book order form. This is a fantastic way to buy cheap, fun books to enjoy at home with your child. I sent the September order form home yesterday. If you wish to order books this month, please fill out the order form and send it back to school by Friday, September 21. I will be making the order that afternoon SO PLEASE GET IT IN! Send your payment with the order form. CHECKS ONLY made payable to Scholastic. No cash will be accepted. 

Welcome back from Labor Day!

I hope everyone enjoyed their short break! We have a busy fall ahead of us, but I am excited to really get going! Please stay up-to-date on your child's grades. They will be updated on PowerSchool weekly. I will be sending home last week's graded papers tomorrow afternoon. I apologize that they did not make it home today. I had a substitute teacher today while I was out testing the kiddos for DIBELS and TRC reading levels.

Monday Homework:
1) DEAR Log (Decodeable Reader: I Can Bake a Cake! and AR books*)

*If these two reading selections do not take your child the full 20 minutes, he/she may finish the time with a book of choice.