Week of December 15-19
Dear Parents,
Wow! The last week before winter break has arrived! Soon it will be 2015 and your children will be almost half way through 2nd grade. Time is flying! We want to say thank you to all the families for all you do to support the school, teachers, and of course students. We appreciate all you do. This week we are wrapping up some units and doing some fun activities. We will be having the PACK assembly at 1:30 in the gym with our winter parties following on Friday, the 19th at 2:30 to 3:30.
This week we will focus on..
F.A.S.T (Phonics)- We will begin concept 14. We will be looking at the best spelling for long a. Here are the spellings: a= in open syllable, a-e and ai = the middle of the word, ay= end of a word.
Math: In 2nd grade math, we are working on unit 6, Whole-Nuber Operations and Number Stories. 3rd grade math is working on unit 5.
Reading: We are stilling working around asking questions as we read. Our focus is around asking questions that we think the author will answer. WE WILL NOT HAVE READING CONFERENCES THIS WEEK.
Wordly Wise: We will not have wordly wise this week.
Writing: Students will be typing out their work on "If you were stuck in a snow globe, how could you get out?".
Social Studies: We are continuing on the unit "How do People Become a Part of Our County?".
FOSS: FOSS teachers will continue to teach the current unit.
Monday, December 15, 2014
Monday, December 8, 2014
Week of December 8-12
Dear Parents,
We cannot believe it is already the second week of December! Time is flying by even if it is still 60 degrees out. It was great seeing second grade families out and about last week at Barnes and Noble and Cold Stone. We are so thankful for your support and all you do for the school! This Friday we have the Snow Flake Dance at 6 to 8 at Fox Ridge.
This week we will focus on...
F.A.S.T (Phonics)- We will begin concept 13 where we talk about "the walkers". These are vowel teams that "when two vowels go walking, the first does the talking". They say the long sound of the first vowel.
Math: In 2nd grade math, we are ending our work in Geometry. We will be reviewing Tuesday and testing on Friday. 3rd grade math is working on Unit 5.
Reading: We are continuing to ask questions as we read. We are working on not only asking questions but finding the answers to those questions in the book. We learn that some questions we ask might not be answered by the book we are reading and that is alright! If we are able to ask questions and find answers to them, it helps up keep track of whether we are paying attention while we read. Reading homework will be around asking questions in either nonfiction or fiction texts.
Wordly Wise: We are continuing work on lesson 7 words. We will be testing this Friday. For extra support, check out http://wordlywise3000.com
Writing: The imaginary piece this week is "If you were stuck in a snow globe, how could you get out?". This is a very fun prompt and students will get to type there work on the computer!
Social Studies: We are starting the unit "How do People Become a Part of Our County?".
FOSS: FOSS teachers will continue to teach the current unit.
Dear Parents,
We cannot believe it is already the second week of December! Time is flying by even if it is still 60 degrees out. It was great seeing second grade families out and about last week at Barnes and Noble and Cold Stone. We are so thankful for your support and all you do for the school! This Friday we have the Snow Flake Dance at 6 to 8 at Fox Ridge.
This week we will focus on...
F.A.S.T (Phonics)- We will begin concept 13 where we talk about "the walkers". These are vowel teams that "when two vowels go walking, the first does the talking". They say the long sound of the first vowel.
Math: In 2nd grade math, we are ending our work in Geometry. We will be reviewing Tuesday and testing on Friday. 3rd grade math is working on Unit 5.
Reading: We are continuing to ask questions as we read. We are working on not only asking questions but finding the answers to those questions in the book. We learn that some questions we ask might not be answered by the book we are reading and that is alright! If we are able to ask questions and find answers to them, it helps up keep track of whether we are paying attention while we read. Reading homework will be around asking questions in either nonfiction or fiction texts.
Wordly Wise: We are continuing work on lesson 7 words. We will be testing this Friday. For extra support, check out http://wordlywise3000.com
Writing: The imaginary piece this week is "If you were stuck in a snow globe, how could you get out?". This is a very fun prompt and students will get to type there work on the computer!
Social Studies: We are starting the unit "How do People Become a Part of Our County?".
FOSS: FOSS teachers will continue to teach the current unit.
Monday, December 1, 2014
Week of December 1-5
Dear Parents,
We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break! It is always great to have special time to be around family and friends. And before you know it we will be at winter break. We hope to see you all at Barnes and Noble and/or Cold Stone Tuesday evening. Both events start at 4. There will be some of us reading our favorite books at Barnes and Noble during the book fair while others are scooping ice cream. Also, Chik-fil-A fundraiser is Tuesday and Wednesday of this week :) We always love seeing all of you outside the school setting.
This week we will focus on...
F.A.S.T (Phonics)- We will begin concept 12, diphthongs. In this concept, the students will learn the sounds for au, aw, oo, ou, ow, oi, oy. For the sound /aw/, we use the spelling au when the sound is at the beginning or middle of the word but when it is at the end of the word, we use the spelling aw. The spelling oo makes two sounds. The first is the sound you might make if you got punched in the stomach with a ball. The second is a sound you might make when you see a cool car. The spelling ow and ou make the sound /ow/, like if you got pinched. You use the ou spelling at the beginning or middle of the word and the ow at the end of the word. Lastly is the sound /oy/, spelled oi at the beginning or middle of the word and oy at the end of the word.
Math: In 2nd grade math, we are continuing our work in Geometry. 3rd grade math will be reviewing and testing on Unit 4.
Reading: We are continuing to ask questions as we read. We are working on not only asking questions but finding the answers to those questions in the book. We learn that some questions we ask might not be answered by the book we are reading and that is alright! If we are able to ask questions and find answers to them, it helps up keep track of whether we are paying attention while we read. Reading homework will be around asking questions in either nonfiction or fiction texts.
Wordly Wise: We are starting our first week on lesson 7 words. For extra support, check out http://wordlywise3000.com
Writing: We are writing an imaginary piece about "What would it be like to live in a place that was 20 degrees below zero?". This prompt is based around the book "Recess at 20 Below" which we are reading this week.
Social Studies: We are continuing our unit on "How communities are diverse".
FOSS: FOSS teachers will continue to teach the current unit.
Dear Parents,
We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break! It is always great to have special time to be around family and friends. And before you know it we will be at winter break. We hope to see you all at Barnes and Noble and/or Cold Stone Tuesday evening. Both events start at 4. There will be some of us reading our favorite books at Barnes and Noble during the book fair while others are scooping ice cream. Also, Chik-fil-A fundraiser is Tuesday and Wednesday of this week :) We always love seeing all of you outside the school setting.
This week we will focus on...
F.A.S.T (Phonics)- We will begin concept 12, diphthongs. In this concept, the students will learn the sounds for au, aw, oo, ou, ow, oi, oy. For the sound /aw/, we use the spelling au when the sound is at the beginning or middle of the word but when it is at the end of the word, we use the spelling aw. The spelling oo makes two sounds. The first is the sound you might make if you got punched in the stomach with a ball. The second is a sound you might make when you see a cool car. The spelling ow and ou make the sound /ow/, like if you got pinched. You use the ou spelling at the beginning or middle of the word and the ow at the end of the word. Lastly is the sound /oy/, spelled oi at the beginning or middle of the word and oy at the end of the word.
Math: In 2nd grade math, we are continuing our work in Geometry. 3rd grade math will be reviewing and testing on Unit 4.
Reading: We are continuing to ask questions as we read. We are working on not only asking questions but finding the answers to those questions in the book. We learn that some questions we ask might not be answered by the book we are reading and that is alright! If we are able to ask questions and find answers to them, it helps up keep track of whether we are paying attention while we read. Reading homework will be around asking questions in either nonfiction or fiction texts.
Wordly Wise: We are starting our first week on lesson 7 words. For extra support, check out http://wordlywise3000.com
Writing: We are writing an imaginary piece about "What would it be like to live in a place that was 20 degrees below zero?". This prompt is based around the book "Recess at 20 Below" which we are reading this week.
Social Studies: We are continuing our unit on "How communities are diverse".
FOSS: FOSS teachers will continue to teach the current unit.
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