Helpful websites to study math, spelling, etc...

http://www.aaastudy.com/add.htm#topic12

http://www.aaaspell.com/index.htm

http://www.mathnook.com/

http://www.mathplayground.com/

http://www.kidsites.com/sites-edu/math.htm

http://www.kidsspell.com/

http://www.spellingcity.com/

http://www.kidsknowit.com/

http://www.bigiqkids.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/sentencebasics/whatisasentence/flash5.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/sentencebasics/whatisasentence/flash7.shtml

http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/prompts.html

http://www.rhymezone.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/index.shtml

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/

Safe and Happy Holiday

Dear Parents and Students,

Thank you for all you do. I wish you a very Happy Holidays. See you January 3rd!

Newsletter and Homework Grid and Spelling Week of December 13-17

Ms. Johnson’s and Mr. Bueser’s 2^nd Grade News

December 13-17, 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 three times per week.

· Read every night for at least 15 minutes; record your book titles in your agenda.

FOCUS FOR THIS WEEK:

Language Arts: Jingle Dancer

Vocabulary from text: drum, clattering, voice, jungles, silver, borrow, moccasins, regalia, shuffled

Word Wall Words: everything, cold, December, favorite, special

Math: Tally tables, pictographs, bar graphs and coordinate grids

Writing: Holiday Writing

Science/Social Studies: Holidays Around the World

IMPORTANT DATES:

· December 14: Board Meeting

· December 17: Students dismissed at 11:30

· December 21-31: Winter Holiday

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.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

· December 14: Board Meeting

· December 17: Students dismissed at 11:30

· December 21-31: Winter Holiday

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 December 13-17, 2010

Please Sign by the X	Reading	Spelling	Math	Other
Monday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) Page 143	No Spelling	Homework 4.1/practice 4.1
Tuesday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) Page 144	No Spelling	Made Up pictograph sheet
Wednesday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) Page 145	No Spelling	Homework 4.3/Practice 4.3
Thursday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) Page 146	No Spelling	Homework 4.4/Re-teach 4.4
Friday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log)	No Homework	No Homework

Homework Grid, Newsletter, and Seplling December 6-10

Ms. Johnson’s and Mr. Bueser’s 2^nd Grade News

December 6-10, 2010

PTO MEETING FOR DECEMBER 7th, 2010 CANCELED!

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 three times per week.

· Read every night for at least 15 minutes; record your book titles in your agenda.

FOCUS FOR THIS WEEK:

Language Arts: One Dark Night

Vocabulary from text: pours, lighting, thunder, storm, flashes, pounds, rolling, stray, nudging, brooding

Word Wall Words: could, car, carry, caught, city, crashes

Math: Review fraction, mark the number on the number line and review for tests on week 13, 15 and 16 skills.

Writing: Compare and Contrast

Science/Social Studies: Holidays Around the World

IMPORTANT DATES:

· December 6-10: Homecoming Week

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· December 14: Board Meeting

· December 17: Students dismissed at 11:30

· December 21-31: Winter Holiday

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.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

· December 6-10: Homecoming Week

· December 7: PTO Meeting

· December 14: Board Meeting

· December 17: Students dismissed at 11:30

· December 21-31: Winter Holiday

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 December 6-December 10, 2010

Please Sign by the X	Reading	Spelling	Math	Other
Monday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) Page 63	Write each spelling word 3 times each.	4 Square
Tuesday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) Page 64	Pick 5 spelling words and write the definitions for each.	Mark the Number Sheet
Wednesday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) Page 65	Pick 7 spelling words and write one sentence for each word.	Review Sheet
Thursday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) Page 66	Have your parent or guardian give you a practice spelling test.	Study for test
Friday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log)	No Homework	No Homework

Spelling

Red ( words with –ei and –ie)	Yellow ( words with –ei and –ie)	Green ( words with –ei and-ie)
field	achieve	audience
friend	science	efficient
piece	retrieve	resilient
diet	anxiety	obedient
view	quotient	premiere
belief	foreign	recipient
eight	neighbor	foreigner
their	leisure	seizure
vein	receipt	briefcase
weight	conceive	impatience