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Friday, February 2: Jump Rope for Heart Kick Off Event 5-7pm Friday, February 9: Spirit Day and Half day - No Lunches Monday, February 19: No school Friday, March 9: No school March 12-16: Spring Break March 30: No school Here is a look at this week: This week: Spalding- Your scholar will have 28 new words this week. Each night, your scholar will receive a piece of paper, in their red folder, with the 10 or 8 words that were studied in class that day. Please dictate the words to your scholar 3 times in different orders. As your scholar writes the words, they need to also do the markings for each word. Please have your scholar write their words in their best Spalding handwriting. Markings need to be done on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Thursday you should dictate all 28 words to your scholar. Markings are not required on Thursday. ****If your child is misspelling a word, please mark it wrong and have them correct it on their homework. Scholars need to study phonograms 1-70 every night. If your scholar can say all 70 phonogram sounds, please practice having them write their phonograms as you dictate to them. Math- In math this week we will be starting our unit on MENTAL math. Students will be learning how to use strategies to make 10 and 100, mentally to add or subtract. There will be a quiz on Friday. History- We will be learning about Westward Expansion. We will study Lewis and Clark, the invention of the Steamboat, and the Oregon Trail. Please make sure to have your child talk about what they learned from that day before they complete their homework summaries. Literature- We will continue reading Cricket in Times Square chapters 6-9. We had a wonderful seminar on what is want. We discussed the wants of each character and if they were wants of Reason or Appetite. Students discussed the importance of being sure the wants of their Appetite are in line with their Reason. It was the best seminar we have had! Writing/Grammar- We will be writing our own summaries and using a checklist to make sure the sentences include a capital letter, end mark, subject, verb, Spalding handwriting, and that it makes sense. Please email me if you have any questions! Mrs. Bennett
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I want to thank you for your help and support with Project Week! I was very impressed with the time and creativity that the scholars put into each of their projects! Thank you! Upcoming Events: Tuesday, January 23: PSO Family Night at Wildflower Bread Company 5-8 pm Friday, February 9: Spirit Day and Half Day Dismissal-NO LUNCHES Monday, February 19: No School/Presidents Day Here is a look at this week: This week: Spalding- Your scholar will have 31 new words this week. Each night, your scholar will receive a piece of paper, in their red folder, with the 10 or 11 words that were studied in class that day. Please dictate the words to your scholar 3 times in different orders. As your scholar writes the words, they need to also do the markings for each word. Please have your scholar write their words in their best Spalding handwriting. Markings need to be done on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Thursday you should dictate all 31 words to your scholar. Markings are not required on Thursday. ****If your child is misspelling a word, please mark it wrong and have them correct it on their homework. Scholars need to study phonograms 1-70 every night. If your scholar can say all 70 phonogram sounds, please practice having them write their phonograms as you dictate to them. Math- Monday we will have a quiz on multiplying and dividing by 5s. Tuesday and Wednesday we will learn how to multiply and divide by 10s. On Thursday we will review unit 7, look for a review worksheet to come home. Friday we will take our unit 7 test. Please continue to count by 4s, 5s, and 10s this week. We have been counting up and down in class to help memorize these facts. History- We will be learning about the War of 1812. I would like for the students to come home and tell you what they learned for that day before they complete their history homework. Please have your scholar complete the homework every night in their journals. There will be a review on Thursday and a test on Friday. Literature: We will start Cricket in Times Square. This week we will read chapters 1-5. Writing/Grammar: We will continue to study nouns, verbs, and adverbs. Students will be writing sentences and replacing given adverbs to an adverb of their choice. We are practicing writing beautiful sentences that include the 5 parts of a sentence: 1. Capital letter at the beginning 2. Noun 3. Verb 4. Does the sentence make sense 5. End Marks. These are good prompts to ask your child, if they have included the 5 parts of a sentence, when writing their History or Science sentences. If you have any questions, please let me know. Have a wonderful week! Mrs. Bennett Parents, Welcome back! I hope that you and your families had a relaxing winter break! Mine was busy but peaceful all at the same time! I'm happy to be back in the swing of things. This week is Project Week! Please look at the previous post on this blog, in your child's red folder, or your email for information regarding the 3D model that your child is required to build and bring into class on Friday, January 12. Upcoming Events: January 8-10: Half Day Dismissal-NO LUNCHES January 11-12: FULL DAYS January 15: MLK Jr. Day, No school January 17: Project Night - 6:00 - Attendance is mandatory. Here is a look at this week! Spalding- Due to most of our time being dedicated to our Project Week studies, your child will only have 15 new words this week. Please dictate the 5 words to your scholar 3 times in different orders each night. As your scholar writes the words, they need to also do the markings for each word. Please have your scholar write their words in their best Spalding handwriting. Markings need to be done on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday! Thursday you should dictate all 15 words to your scholar. Markings are not required on Thursday. The spelling and phonogram test will be on Friday. ****If your child is misspelling a word, please mark it wrong and have them correct it on their homework.****** *****Scholars need to study phonograms 1-70 every night. If your scholar can say all 70 phonogram sounds, please practice having them write their phonograms as you dictate to them.****** Math- We will begin a study of multiplying by 4s. Please practice skip counting by 4s with your child to support their efficiency in solving these problems. Science- We will continue to study the digestive system in even more depth throughout our Project Week studies. Please be sure to work with your child a little each night to build a 3D model of one of the parts of the Digestive System (mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine). Please be sure to send the Project Week folder back to school each day. You may use it at night to assist you in finding details to use for your child's model. Literature- We will begin reading Sarah Plain and Tall. This is a story that can be sad at times, but it shows the importance and desire for a true family. We will read the first 5 chapters this week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Mrs. Bennett Project Week
January 8-12, 2018 Dear Archway Trivium East Families, We are excited to begin working on this year’s project for Project Week. Project Week is a week of half-days and full days where students will be engaged in the study of the systems of the human body during the school day and will spend the afternoons at home working on activities designed to deepen their expertise on the subject. In second grade, our focus this year is to immerse our students in a study of the digestive system. Content: Students will spend a portion of each school day in guided research and summarizing information on the function of the different organs of the digestive system. Students will choose an organ from the digestive system and use the research done in class to create a model. Choices include the following: Mouth Esophagus Stomach Small Intestine Large Intestine Requirements: 1. A written summary of the function of the organ in the digestive system (to be completed in-class). 2. A model of the organ including its basic parts (to be completed at home). o Example: A model of the mouth would include the tongue, teeth, and salivary glands. o Example: A model of the small intestine would include a coiled tube shape approximately 20 feet long with digestive juices and villi. Due Date: The final project and summary is due in class on Friday, January 12, 2018. Please be prepared to attend Project Night, Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at 6:00 with your scholar. This is a mandatory event, and attendance will affect your child’s Project Week grade. We look forward to the opportunity that project week provides us to deepen our knowledge of how the human body works. Thank you, Mrs. Bennett |
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