Week of May 7, 2012

Upcoming Dates:
    May 8-10:  Mock CRCT testing
    May 15: Awards ceremony 8:30am
    May 17:  2nd Grade party 1:00-2:00pm
    May 18:  Last day of school

What are we learning?
Math:  review of skills
Reading:  Class novel and comprehension discussion, Socks
Language Arts:  plurals, punctuation, dictionary and thesaurus skills
Writing: Story diorama
Science:  Life cycles

Week of April 30, 2012

Upcoming Dates:
    May 2:  Field Day 8:00-11:00am
    May 4:  Art auction and picnic 5:30pm
    May 8-10:  Mock CRCT testing
    May 16: Awards ceremony 8:30am
    May 17:  2nd Grade party 1:00-2:00pm
    May 18:  Last day of school

This week...
    Math: review of skills
    Reading: summarizing
    Language Arts: homophones and multiple meaning words
    Writing: Story diorama
    Science: Life cycles, test on Friday

Week of April 23rd

Hello all....we have lots of projects coming up and will be sending a letter home on Monday about donations.

Upcoming events:
April 26th: Authors and Arts Night 6:30-7:30pm
April 27th: Lunch with Dad

What are we learning???
Math:  Finish geometry, test on Friday
Reading:  Main idea and summarizing
Language Arts: homophones and multiple meaning words
Writing:  creative stories
Science: plant and animal life cycles

Spelling Words (this is our last week)
Group 1: south, count, shout, cloud, found, clown, town, frown, owl, crown
Group 2: south, count, shout, cloud, found, clown, town, frown, owl, crown,
               tough, rough, grown, touch, ground
Group3: south, count, shout, cloud, found, clown, town, frown, owl, crown,
               tough, rough, grown, touch, ground, drought, prowl, scowl, foul, stout

Week of April 9, 2012

April 2-6:  Spring Break, have fun!!!

What are we learning???
Math:  Plane shapes
Reading:  Cause and Effect
Language Arts:  Inflections
Writing: Response to Literature
Social Studies:  Human Rights and Jimmy Carter

Homework: Read 20 minutes and study spelling daily
Monday: ELA worksheet
Tuesday: Geometry worksheet
Wednesday: ELA worksheet
Thursday: Geometry worksheet

Spelling Words:
Group 1: nook, hook, hood, foot, wool, fool, spoon, root, tool, noon
Group 2: nook, hook, hood, foot, wool, fool, spoon, root, tool, noon,
              crook, stood, brook, spool, troop
Group 3: nook, hook, hood, foot, wool, fool, spoon, root, tool, noon,
              would, could, should, droop, spool, snoop, brood, shook,
              groom, brook

Week of March 26, 2012

Upcoming Events:
      Spring Break April 2-6

What are we learning???
Math:  Fractions---Test on Friday
Reading:  Theme (the message the author wants us to know)
Language Arts: Inflections
Writing:  Super sentences and paragraphs
Social Studies:  Human Rights

Homework: Read 20 minutes and study spelling words daily
Monday:  Fractions review
Tuesday: Reading worksheet
Wednesday:  Study for Math
Thursday:  Reading worksheet, Study for Math

Spelling Words
Group 1:  oil, foil, join, soil, coin, soy, joy, ploy, toy, enjoy
Group 2: oil, foil, join, soil, coin, soy, joy, ploy, toy, enjoy,
        moist, broil, spoil, annoy, decoy
Group 3: oil, foil, join, soil, coin, soy, joy, ploy, toy, enjoy,
        moist, broil, spoil, annoy, decoy, noise, choice, voice, employ,
        destroy

Week of March 19, 2012

Thank you for all the generous things you did during Teacher Appreciation Week.  We definitely feel appreciated and are so thankful to work with such great kids and families!

Upcoming Events:
      Thursday:  Bruster's Night
       April 2-6: Spring Break

Things we are learning:
     Math:  comparing fractions, adding and subtracting fractions with
               like denominators
     Reading:  Theme (the message of the story)
     Language Arts:  Compound words and contractions review
    Writing:  How-to
     Science:  Motion and Force

Homework: Read 20 minutes and practice spelling words each night
     Monday and Wednesday:  Reading worksheet
     Tuesday and Thursday:  Fractions worksheet

Spelling Words:
    Group 1: hard, card, yard, earn, spur, nerve, torn, score, snore, arch
    Group 2: hard, card, yard, sharp, march, earn, nerve, spur, search, pearl
                   torn, score, snore, snort, chore
    Group 3: hard, card, yard, sharp, march, earn, nerve, spur, search, pearl
                   torn, score, snore, snort, chore, arch, scar, force, short, lurk

   

Week of March 12, 2012

Upcoming Events:
     March 13th: Talent Show 8:00am and 7:00pm
     March 16th: Lunch with Dad

What are we learning?
     Math: Identify, label, and write fractions
     Reading: Character traits and character development
     Language Arts: Review of skills
     Writing: How to writings
     Science:  Energy---Test on Friday!

Homework: Read 20 minutes each day, practice spelling words
     Monday: Reading worksheet
     Tuesday: Fractions worksheet
     Wednesday: Reading/Language Arts worksheet
     Thursday: Fractions worksheet, study for Science test

Spelling Words:
Group 1: surf, burn, hurt, cure, pure, burr, curb, purple, future, churn
Group 2: surf, burn, hurt, cure, pure, burr, curb, purple, future, churn,
              lure, injure, nature, nurse, purse
Group 3: surf, burn, hurt, cure, pure, burr, curb, purple, future, churn,
              lure, injure, nature, nurse, purse, splurge, spurt, blurt, feature,
              purge