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Monday, September 26, 2011

Pond Updates

It's finally fall! I absolutely love fall. College football, leaves changing, cool brisk air, pumpkins- these are all of the things that I love about fall. We are going to have a great week just simply because it is fall!

Last week, we worked hard learning about types of sentences, place value, ch/sh/th/wh sounds, reality vs. fantasy, and habitats. This week we will continue working hard and learning. We will focus on finding nouns, sequencing stories that we've read, using a hundreds chart to find patterns, focus on r controlled vowels (ar/or/ore), and learn about landforms. We will work on our selection and amazing words by reading and understanding their meanings. We will continue to work towards being better writers with good sentence writing. Our sentences will be complete, contain 5 or more words, and have a subject other than I. We will test over Topic 4 in math and end the week with apple math. The week will be busy!

Don't forget to send an apple by Thursday. Watch for apple pictures this weekend on our blog.

Lastly, I wanted to give everyone a heads up on our first and only field trip this year. We will go to Travelers' Rest Plantation on November 11th. Watch for a note to come home after fall break.

Let's have a great week!
Mrs. Walker

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Our Week in Review

This is Ms. Tate our student teacher introducing tens and ones using Fruit Loops. We are really enjoying having her in our class and we've learned a lot!

We had a very busy week in second grade. We read nonfiction selections about the desert and other habitats. After reading we spent a great deal of time finding main ideas and supporting details. Be sure to ask your child about how a table is like the main idea and details. With our spelling/phonics we read and built words with inflected endings after changing the base word by doubling the last letter or dropping the e. Language this week was a review over statements and questions. We are also working on our first major story writing piece with brainstorming activities. This week in math we focused on relating addition to subtraction and vice versa. We tested over Topic 3 (subtraction). We began Topic 4 (Place Value) Friday. In science we began our study over habitats. In our Literacy Stations we finished our reading and writing over the Solar System.
I look forward to a busy week full of learning next week!
Below are pictures of our lesson using Fruit Loops to find tens and ones. Learning is always fun when food is involved!

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Our Week Ahead

As always next week will be a very busy week. Please check your child's binder for updates, homework, important dates. The F.R.O.G. Binder is the lifeline between school and home.
In math we are continuing subtraction strategies and we will test over this unit Friday. Don't forget to practice Rocket Math.
In spelling we will spell and build words with inflected endings- ing and ed- after changing the base word. Spelling City is a great website to use for spelling practice.
In language we will continue writing sentences with 5 or more words, a subject other than "I", using correct mechanics. We will also review questions and statements.
In reading we will read nonfiction "A Walk in the Desert" and practice finding the main idea and details. The phonics reader will be read Monday and a phonics activity will accompany it. Leveled readers will be read in class and sent home Thursday for fluency and comprehension practice. Please remember to have your child read their library book and leveled reader for AR practice. When the students have read their library books 2 or more times and someone has asked them important questions about details in the book then they may bring their book back for an AR test. 5 100% (s) = a lunch in the classroom coupon and a free day coupon for their library book.
In science we will focus on habitats/landforms. We will review space in our stations.
Please remember: to review papers in the Friday/Monday folder and send back papers that are in the return pocket. Sign the behavior Log even if nothing is circled or checked(no circles mean no cards).
Let's have a great week! :)
Mrs. Walker