Ms. Johnson’s and Mr. Bueser’s 2nd Grade News
August 30-September 3, 2010
AT-HOME LEARNING/HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS:
· Math: See homework grid on back of newsletter
· Spelling: See home work grid on back of newsletter
· Bag Book Reading: We will meet at least four times per week. (we will begin sending
Reading books home on September 7th)
· Read every night for at least 15 minutes, record your book titles in your agenda.
FOCUS FOR THIS WEEK:
Language Arts: Read “Flat Stanley” and work on Flat Stanley project.
Vocabulary from text: Discovering Words as we read together.
Word Wall Words: about, before, read, jump, cold
Math: Develop a sense for whole numbers…place value, compare, order, and estimating numbers.
Writing: Flat
Science/Social Studies: Building communities within the classroom
IMPORTANT DATES:
August 31, 2010: Odyssey of the Mind Informational Meeting K-2
September 6, 2010: Labor Day
September 9, 2010: Full PTO meeting at Smithfield Public Library (upstairs meeting room) 6:30-7:30pm
September 14, 2010: Spirit Night –
September 20, 2010: Progress Reports
September 21, 2010: Board Meeting at 5:00 p.m.
September 30, 2010: Attraction book fundraiser ENDS
September 30, 2010: Cookie dough fundraiser BEGINS
NEWS, NOTES, and REMINDERS:
- Please be sure to SIGN your child’s homework grid and behavior tracker/calendar each night! This lets us know that you are aware of your child’s homework assignments and behavior in class.
- Make sure that any books your child reads are written down on their reading log and sign their reading log.
- We will be mailing our Flat characters from school. (We need donations of envelopes large enough to house our Flat characters and postage stamps.)
- Starting September 13th, we will begin sending home addition facts that your children will need to memorize. Each Friday they will have a timed quiz on the facts assigned. A letter will be arriving home shortly that will give you more details.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
August 31, 2010: Odyssey of the Mind Informational Meeting K-2
September 14, 2010: Spirit Night –
September 20, 2010: Progress Reports
September 21, 2010: Board Meeting at 5:00 p.m.
Ms. Johnson and Mr. Bueser’s Homework Grid
Ms. Johnson’s Electives
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Chinese | Spanish and Technology | P.E. and Drama | Art and Spanish | Music |
Mr. Bueser’s Electives
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Spanish and Technology | P.E. | Chinese | Drama and Music | Art and Spanish |
Homework Sheet for the Week of August 30-September 3, 2010
| Please Sign by the X | | Spelling | Math | Other |
| Monday X | Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) | Write each spelling word 3 times each. | Page 11 | Scholastic Book Order is Due September 3, 2010 |
| Tuesday X | Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) | Pick 5 spelling words and write the definitions for each. | Page 12 | |
| Wednesday X | Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) | Pick 7 spelling words and write one sentence for each word. | Homework1.4/ Practice 1.4 | |
| Thursday X | Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) | Have your parent or guardian give you a practice spelling test. | Page 131/132 | |
| Friday X | Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) | No Homework | No Homework | |
| Red | Yellow | Green |
| Loaf | Deal | Realistic |
| Owe | Male | experience |
| Code | Leaf | fantasy |
| slope | Seal | literature |
| flow | sway | often |
| goal | safe | together |
| stole | brain | genre |
| hose | waste | narrator |
| hope | gain | dangerous |
| load | main | relative |
