Student of the Week/Word of the Week

May 14, 2012 - May 18, 2012

Michaela is our class student of the week. Assembly is on Friday at 8:30 in the Forum. See you there!

Homework

Homework packets will be sent home on Friday and due the following Friday. Writing Journals will be sent home on Friday and due the following Wednesday. Check the Writing section for the current assignment.

READING

Concepts we are studying:

State Test 

Sequence of Events 

Fantasy/Realism

Venn Diagram

Prediciting

Cause/Effect 

If/Then

Fact/Opinion

Categorize/Classify

Main Idea and Details 

Problem Solving 

Context Clues

Inferences

Drawing Conclusions 

Information / Study Skills 

Generalizations 

Making Judgements 

Author's Viewpoint

Accelerated Reader 

1st Trimester Goal - 100,000 words

2nd Trimester Goal - 200,000 words

3rd Trimester Goal - 300,000 words 

(about 35,000 words each month)

The Accelerated Reading program is a fantastic method for monitoring word counts and book levels. You can check your word count report after each completed quiz. In addition to word count goals for second grade, individual student point goals will be set. Next time you take a quiz, check your point goal. It's worth 100 tickets! Tickets will be given out on Fridays.

WRITING

Spelling: review words and personal address

Vocabulary: expository essay

Writing Journal (optional): sent home on Friday and is due on Wednesday. Please write 10 or more sentences in your Journal. You may choose to write daily or weekend news, a short story, about a dream, a nonfiction report, or a poem. 

In 2nd Grade we will learn to write descriptive, narrative, persuasive, creative, research, and response to literature paragraphs. 

VOLUNTEERS

Mondays

Haas

Tuesdays

Heeter, Hickok

Wednesdays

Jeffery/McKay, Moss/Fulga

Thursdays

Carter

Fridays 

King, Mott

Correcting Homework (Take Home)

Lane, Massaro, Lawson, Hebert

Room Mom

Bruno/ Rose

Library/ Project Cornerstone (Mondays 10:25-10:50/ PC Once a Month 12:50-1:35)

Mott

Haas

Orlando

Art/ Cooking (Fridays 1:45-2:45)

Rose

MATH

Multiplication Facts

Daily Math Thinking Problems: Students will find solutions and explain them in a variety of ways. 

The 2nd Grade goal for EPGY is to get 90% of all problems correct, and 85% of all problems correct that are above the 2nd grade level. We currently have more than half the class at 3rd grade level or higher. 2 students have made it to the 4th grade level.

SOCIAL STUDIES/ SCIENCE

Social Studies:

"People in the Marketplace"

State Report Posters

Science:

"Rocks and Minerals" 

Silkworms

PE

We are running a mile every day. An obstacle course for fitness has been included for the new year. Make sure you have proper shoes to wear. 

MVP

Music: 

Art: 

Project Cornerstone

Students will meet once a month with Mrs. Mott to talk about positive reinforcement and community building. Students will learn to write "Fuzzy Grams" positive comments to each other. They will also learn how to respond to bullies and negative comments.

Pokeman Club  

Meets on Mondays at lunch recess in the Library with Mrs. Mott.