Week of Oct. 11-14th

I am so sorry that I am late with the info this week...these short weeks always get away from me! :o)

Reading
story: Henry and Mudge: The Starry Night
comprehension focus: compare and contrast
vocabulary words: backpack, campfire, camping, hike, lanterns, tents

Language:
genre: narrative
grammar - sentence or question
*question words: who, what, where, when, why, how, does, did, can, will, should, could, would, may, is, are, etc.

Math:
Chapter 6: Coins
vocabulary: cent sign, penny, nickel, dime, quarter, half dollar
**The more practice you give your child to count money...the better!
                  -count their allowance
                  -count pocket change
                  -count coins found in the car, sofa, laundry, etc.
                  -figure out which coins/dollars they will need to buy a treat at the store
                  -make their age and relatives' age in coins

Social Studies:
Life Then and Now

This week's spelling words:
1. am
2.on
3.come
4.does
5.goes
6.from
7.want
8.her
9.their
10. there
11. here
12. hear
13. play
14. huge
15. write
16. right
Challenge Words:
17. really
18. caught
19. urban
20. protect

These are the tests your child will take on Friday:
Daily Language
Daily Math
Spelling
Grammar - sentence or question

Week of Oct. 3-7th

Reading
story: Mrs. Brown Went to Town
comprehension focus: compare/contrast
vocabulary: commotion, delivered, feathers, released, tire, wearing

Language:
genre: personal narrative

Math:
Chapter 4: Comparing and Ordering Numbers to 200
vocabulary: greater than, less than, equal to, before, after, between, round

Social Studies:
Unit 1: Life Long Ago and Now

This week's spelling words:

Long Vowel sounds VCV “o”, “e”, and “u”
1. bone
2.use
3.these
4.close
5.those
6.rope
7.cute
8.mule
9.drove
10. nose
11. globe
12. joke
13. alone
14. wrote
15. cube
16. stove
Challenge Words:
17. one
18. goes
19. refuse
20. were

Here are the tests your child will take on Friday:
Daily Language
Daily Math
Mrs. Brown Goes to Town
Spelling test

Thank you so much for all of the Jog-A-Thon pledges! Our class went above and beyond and passe our goal...you brought in $1,253.50...WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!! Since they met their goal the students will have no homework the week of Oct. 10th...WOOHOO!!!!

Week of Sept. 26-30th

Reading:
story: Mrs. Brown Went to Town
comprehension focus: compare and contrast
vocabulary: commotion, delivered, feathers, released, tire, wearing

Language:
genre: narrative
grammar: verbs

Math:
Chapter 3: Place Value
vocabulary: regroup, digit, place value

Social Studies:
Unit 6: People Make a Difference

Here are this week's spelling words:
Review Words
1. win
2. inch
3. fabric
4. can
5. want
6. was
7. the
8. because
9. family
10. off
11. said
12. are
13. spot
14. help
15. went
16. nut
17. shrug
18. some
19. from
20. of
21. size
22. same
23. beside
24. flake
25. give

Here are the tests your child will have on Friday:
Daily Language
Daily Math
Spelling test
Grammar test - verbs

**We will have a math test on Chapter 3 on MONDAY!** It will be on place value, writting numbers in expanded form, regrouping ones into groups of 10.

Jog-A-Thon Fun!

Here are some pictures from last week's Jog-A-Thon!

Remember...all pledges are due on September 30th! Our school goal is to reach $38,000 for Superhero Day! The students in Room 9 set a goal for themselves...if we bring in $1,000 they will have no homework for a week!!! To add to that...the top 2 second grade teachers will have to compete in a "Suped Up Scooter" Race during the Jog-A-Thon prize rally!

Week of Sept. 19-23rd

Reading:
story: Julius
comperehension focus: story structure
vocaulary words: crumbs, imitation, noise, slurped, spread

**The review that goes with this story isn't the best. If you would like your child to bring their book home so that they can review it...they are more than welcome!**

Language:
genre: narrative
grammar focus: words we capitalize

Math:
Chapter 2: Data and Graphs
vocabulary words: bar graph, picture graph, range, and mode

Social Studies
Unit 6: People Make a Difference
-heroes
-inventors

This week's spelling words:

Long Vowels CVC “a” and “i”
1. bite
2.late
3.ate
4.size
5.made
6.same
7.hide
8.fine
9.side
10. beside
11. trace
12. stripe
13. state
14. flake
15. shake
16. sunshine
Challenge Words:
17. give
18. have
19. mistake
20. write

Here are the tests your child will take this Friday:
Daily Language
Daily Math - In order to get the word problems correct...they need to circle the important info AND write a complete number sentence!!!
Spelling test
Julius test
Chapter 2 math test

Week of Sept. 12-16th

Reading:
story: Julius
strategy focus: story structure
vocabulary words: crumbs, imitation, noise, slurped, and spread

Language Arts:
grammar: nouns - naming parts of sentences
genre: personal narrative - organizing our ideas before we write

Math:
Chapter 2: Data and Graphs
vocabulary: bar graph, picture graph, mode, and range

Here are this week's spelling words:

Short “e”, “o”, and “u”
1. fox
2.mop
3.job
4.wet
5.leg
6.went
7.nut
8.fun
9.hug
10. help
11. spot
12. every
13. block
14. shrug
15. muffin
16. pencil
Challenge Words:
17. some
18. of
19. from
20. exit

These are the tests your child will take on Friday:
Daily Language
Daily Math
Grammar test: nouns/naming part of a sentence
Spelling test

**Jog-A-Thon is on this THURSDAY! Be sure to wear comfy clothes and shoes...don't forget to get those pledges! 10% of what our class brings in comes directly to our classroom.

**Friday is WEAR RED DAY! We will be taking an all school photo to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Riverview. Please try to send your child to school in a red shirt. :o)

Week of Sept. 6-9th

Reading:story: Dragon Gets By
skill focus: story structure
vocabulary words: vegetables, shopping, shopper, balanced, diet, dairy and hungry

Language Arts:
writing: personal stories


Math:
Chapter 1: addition, subtraction, and fact families

Social Studies:
Character Counts!
Unit 6: People Make a Difference

Here are this week's spelling words:


Frequently Misspelled Words
1. the
2.will
3.have
4.as
5.are
6.our
7.you
8.they
9.said
10. any
11. been
12. off
13. was
14. it
15. your
16. there
Challenge Words:
17. because
18. family
19. once
20. while

Here are the tests your child will have this Friday in class:
Daily Language quiz
Daily Math quiz
Dragon Gets By test
Chapter 1 math test
Spelling test


**Don't forget that Scoops and Jazz is this THURSDAY! Be sure to order your tickets no later than Wednesday...HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!