August 29, 2011

If you have not joined PTO, please do, so our class can win a party!!

Our P.E. days are Wednesday and Thursday. Please make sure your child wears tennis shoes on these days.

Book Orders are due on September 2nd. Please send checks only.

Class Wish List

If you can send any of these items, it would be greatly appreciated!!!!

Stickers, Lysol spray, Magic Erasers, Blue shop paper towels, Playground balls

 
 
This week we are studying...
 
Math ~ CGI word problems, odd/even numbers, math facts- 2's
 
Literacy ~ Recognizing complete sentences
 
 
Phonics/Spelling ~ Final Blends
 
1. spent



2. sunk


3. grand


4. lamp


5. rift


6. blend


7. west


8. help


9. fund


10. left


Bonus Words


1.  went

2.  much

Dictation Sentence

The pink mink left the camp in a vest.

August 22, 2011

I am so excited about our school year! The first week was fabulous! I will send home a newsletter weekly to inform you of upcoming events and reminders.

I hope you have all had a chance to read through the book I gave you about our class at open house. It contains important information about the elementary and our classroom, including spelling words and reading strategies.

This week I will start taking grades and testing your child’s reading to determine their DRA level. There is more information in the class book about this. Our spelling test will be on Thursday. Homework was sent home today and I will not collect it until Friday.

Our P.E. days are Wednesday and Thursday. Please make sure your child wears tennis shoes on these days. Yearbook pictures are Friday the 26th. More information and order forms will go home next week.

If you would like to order books, please fill out your order with your child’s name on it. Please send a check only to purchase books. Orders are due on September 2nd.

Once again I am delighted to be your child’s teacher! I would like to thank you in advance for playing a vital role in your child’s education!

-Ms. Walston

Class Wish List

If you can send any of these items, it would be greatly appreciated!!!!

Stickers, Lysol spray, Magic Erasers, Blue shop paper towels & Playground balls

This week, we are studying...

Math ~ addition, CGI problem solving

Literacy ~ Daily 5, Sentence/Not a Sentence, Capitalization, DRA testing

Phonics/Spelling ~ Review Unit 1 ~ Initial Blends


1. grab


2. club


3. spun


4. flap


5. trip


6. skin


7. clap


8. stiff


9. slap


10. stop


Bonus Words


1.  makes
2.  of

Dictation Sentence


The slim frog sat on the grass.

April 25, 2011

These students have already met their AR goal for the 4th 9 weeks:

Kaley, Kylee, Mikey, Luke, Storm, Seth, Finn, Jet, Milly, Dylan, Cooper, Shelbi, Mason, Joseph, Daley, Kaden, Tanner & Colleen!!

Good Job!

Upcoming Events:    

(more info. coming soon!)

May 2 - Character people due
May 13th - Last day to meet your AR goal & MAY DAY
May 23-27 - Mexico Week
May 31-June 3 – Learning Camp

2nd Grade May Day

Friday, May 7

On Friday, May 7, all second grade students will participate in an outdoor FUN DAY! This day will include many fun activities including a picnic. There will be 12 activity stations set up on the playground. Each classroom will rotate to each station. Each classroom teacher will rotate with her classroom. We will need volunteers to help man each of the stations. Volunteers will be assigned to a particular station and will be in charge of the activities in that station. Volunteers will remain at that station throughout the rotations (you will NOT rotate stations with your child). If you would like to volunteer to help man a station, please let me know.
We will be having a picnic on the playground from 10:45-11:15 (normal lunch time). You can either send a sack lunch or the cafeteria will provide one for you. Please indicate below if you will be sending a sack lunch or if the cafeteria will be providing one for your child and charging it to your child’s lunch account. If your child receives free lunches, he/she will receive a free sack lunch. Adults may bring a sack lunch with them from home. Adults WILL NOT be allowed to purchase a meal from the cafeteria on this day.


WATER BOTTLES: Please send 1 water bottle with your child’s name clearly written on it. Please make sure your child comes to school with sunscreen covering their body. You may send a hat, sunglasses and/or a sun visor. You may also send a beach towel for your child to sit on for the picnic.


This will be a fun and exciting day for all second graders!
Thank you! Second Grade Teachers

This week we are studying...

Math ~
REVIEW - addition, subtraction, graphing, perimeter, area, fractions, time, estimation, multiplication, division

Social Studies ~ economics

Literacy ~ comprehension, poetry, adjectives

Phonics/Spelling ~ Regular plurals

1. spices
2. acorns
3. apples
4. dishes
5. classes
6. indexes
7. watches
8. ponies
9. cities
10. ladies
11. brushes
12. tubs
13. cents
14. cloths
15. girls

Dictation Sentences

1. We made pies from the berries in the boxes.
2. The children picked the apples.

Bonus Words

1. should
2. children

April 11, 2011

Thank you for all of your help in preparing your child for the IOWA test! I could not do it without you! We are all glad the test is over!!!

Upcoming Events:

(more info. coming soon!)

May 2 - Character people due


May 13th - Last day to meet your AR goal


                 - MAY DAY


May 23-27 - Mexico Week


May 31-June 3 – Learning Camp

 
This week we are studying...
 
Math~ comparing money, data analysis, subtraction with borrowing, multiplication, division, arrays, problem solving
 
Social Studies/Science~ Recycling
 
Literacy~ guided reading, adjectives
 
Phonics/Spelling~ Compound Words

1. softball
2. someone
3. nighttime
4. football
5. handmade
6. fireworks
7. cherry pie
8. fire drill
9. high school
10. air bag
11. sand dollar
12. good-bye
13. part-time
14. ice-skater
15. well-done

Dctation Sentences

1. Tim plays football for the high school.
2. Did you watch the ice-skater?

Bonus Words

1. large
2. next

March 15, 2011

As you know, second grade students will be taking the ITBS (Iowa test of basic skills) the week of April 4. Our test, as of right now, is actually scheduled for Wednesday, April 6 and Thursday, April 7. Therefore, in order to better prepare our students for the test, we will focus on reviewing skills for the next three weeks (the next two weeks in March and the week after Spring Break). We will not have new spelling words the week of March 14th or the week March 28th.

Also, we will still be having homework. Skill practice pages will be coming home. Please work with your child on the skill pages each night and send them back to school to be checked on Friday. Also, during the actual week of testing we will not have homework. Your child’s homework for that week is to get a good night’s sleep, eat a good breakfast and come to school with a “can do” attitude. Thanks so very much for always working to help your child. I continue to appreciate all that you do.

Please note the changes to the calendar due to snow days:  School will be in session on March 18, April 4 and May 31 through June 6. These are now regular student attendance days.

Have a wonderful spring break next week!