March 28-April 1

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

March 28-April 1, 2011

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: We will read “A Walk in the Desert”

Vocabulary from text: animals, early, eyes, full, harsh, warm, water

Word Wall Words: animal, harsh, water, warm, full

Math: We will be making predictions and conducting simple probability experiments.

Writing: Word Choice

Science/Social Studies: Sound Unit

IMPORTANT DATES:

March 30 – Report Cards/Awards Assembly

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:

March 30 – Report Cards/Awards Assembly

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

Spelling

Red	Yellow ( -ant, -ance )	Green ( accented 3rd syllable )
apron	assistant	constitution
bacon	vigilant	planetarium
button	reluctant	understand
reason	abundant	imitation
wagon	attendant	declamation
lemon	dominance	definition
lesson	arrogance	irrigation
dragon	ignorance	exclamation
person	expectance	diagnosis
season	ambulance	Mississippi

Homework Sheet for the Week of March 28-April 1, 2011

Please Sign by the X	Reading	Spelling	Math	Other
Monday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) Page 33	Write each spelling word 3 times each.	PW pg 92
Tuesday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) Page 34	Pick 5 spelling words and write the definitions for each.	PW pg 93
Wednesday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) Page 35	Pick 7 spelling words and write one sentence for each word.	PS pg 94
Thursday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) Page 36	Have your parent or guardian give you a practice spelling test.	RW pg 94
Friday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log)	No Homework	No Homework

HWK March 21-25

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

March 21-25, 2011

MARCH 24th -- FAMOUS AMERICAN WAX MUSEUM! COME JOIN US AT 1:30 P.M. DON'T FORGET TO BRING CHANGE TO ACTIVATE THE WAX FIGURES!

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: Assessments will be given.

Vocabulary from text: None

Word Wall Words: also, altogether, always, zebra, under

Math: Students will take math assessment for 3^rd quarter

Writing: Focus and Ideas

Science/Social Studies: Sound Unit

IMPORTANT DATES:

· March 23 – End of 3^rd quarter

· March 25 – Teacher Work Day – NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

· March 30 – Report Cards/Awards Assembly

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:

· March 23 – End of 3^rd quarter

· March 24 – MAKE UP SNOW DAY – STUDENTS HAVE SCHOOL!

· March 25 – Teacher Work Day – NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

· March 30 – Report Cards/Awards Assembly

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 March21-25, 2011

Please Sign by the X	Reading	Spelling	Math	Other
Monday X	Read for 20 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) No activity sheet	NO SPELLING	Review Homework packet from previous week.
Tuesday X	Read for 20 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) No activity sheet	NO SPELLING	Review Homework packet from previous week.
Wednesday X	Read for 20 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) No activity sheet	NO SPELLING	No Homework
Thursday X	Read for 20 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) No activity sheet	NO SPELLING	No Homework
Friday X	NO SCHOOL	NO SCHOOL	NO SCHOOL

HWK march 14-18

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

March 14-18, 2011

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: We will read “Exploring Space”

Vocabulary from text: astronaut, experiment, everywhere, gravity, live, machines, move, telescope, woman, work, world

Word Wall Words: experiment, everywhere, live, move, work

Math: The students will review for the 3^rd quarter math assessment

Writing: Adverbs that tell how

Science/Social Studies: Sound Unit

IMPORTANT DATES:

March 17 – Sounds Like Fun In House Field Trip

March 23 – End of 3^rd quarter

March 25 – Teacher Work Day – NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

March 30 – Report Cards/Awards Assembly

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:

March 23 – End of 3^rd quarter

March 25 – Teacher Work Day – NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

March 30 – Report Cards/Awards Assembly

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 March 14-18, 2011

Please Sign by the X	Reading	Spelling	Math	Other
Monday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) Page 13	Write each spelling word 3 times each.	Complete Math review packet # 1-6
Tuesday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) Page 14	Pick 5 spelling words and write the definitions for each.	Complete Math review packet # 7-11
Wednesday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) Page 15	Pick 7 spelling words and write one sentence for each word.	Complete Math review packet #12-15
Thursday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) Page 16	Have your parent or guardian give you a practice spelling test.	Complete Math review packet # 16-23
Friday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log)	No Homework	No Homework

Spelling

Red ( syllables –tion, -ture)	Yellow (syllables –tion, -ture)	Green (syllables –tion, -ture )
picture	furniture	adventure
pasture	adventure	miniature
nature	fracture	furniture
mature	moisture	sculpture
future	puncture	architecture
potion	tuition	affection
motion	caution	recreation
lotion	mention	assumption
section	location	subscription
action	station	communication