updated studying this week

What are we studying this week in 2^nd grade?

Reading:

Stories-The Storykeeper; People, People, Everywhere

phonics: ar, ed, and ing words

High Frequency Words: city and place

Comprehension Skill: context clues

*weekly reading test

*weekly spelling test

Math: practicing math facts; base ten blocks; place value

Science: none this week

Religion: Patience, Our Church Celebrates Christmas, also Advent

Social Studies: discuss geography, resources and crops; we will have a quiz on Wednesday December 18th; we’ll finish up this chapter when we come back from break

Spelling words (also in take home notebooks)
arm
barn
hard
farm
park
start
city
place
riding
 moving
 star
 car
 bark
 part
 spark

Bonus

Santa Claus
*weekly spelling test (on Friday)

Notes:  
* Don’t forget to send in a boy/girl present (wrapped please) no later than Thursday. (Party is Friday afternoon)
* Book reports are due Friday December 20th 
* Book It is due on Friday December 20th. If you don’t have the coloring sheet, please send in a signed note telling Mrs. Blansett that your child read for 20min. each day. This is a part of their homework grade. Please send in the coloring sheet or a note on Friday December 20th.

* For those in the beginning of the alphabet; we have drinks, plates and cookies. Please contact Mrs. Blansett to discuss what to bring in.

Secret Santa Gift

If you haven't sent in a gift yet, please send one in no later than Friday. I would really like for all of the children to be able to receive a gift.
Please wrap the present and label it:

to boy from (your child's name)

to girl from (your child's name)

Typo on Studying this week!

There was a typo on this week's studying this week! We have 2 more full days this week. Friday is a whole day, not a half day.
We will take our math test tomorrow. (on place value)
We will take our normal spelling and reading test on Friday.
The kids and I will celebrate Christmas Friday afternoon with our Christmas party.
I apologize for any confusion.

Spelling for the week of December 16th

Spelling for the week of December 16th

arm

barn

hard

farm

park

start

city

place

riding

 moving

 star

 car

 bark

 part

 spark

Bonus

Santa Claus

Book report, just in case

 I was at home when I put together the December book report papers, and did not have my original list. If the December forms are different from the list I gave you with all of the months, I apologize. Either use a book from the list I sent with all of the months, or go by the forms I sent for December.

December book report checklist and rubric.

This explains how this month’s book report will be graded. It also gives you a checklist to see if you have completed each part. Please be sure that the majority of the work is done by the student with only a little help from someone else.

____ brought my rubric, my book and report to Mrs. Blansett on Friday December 20^th (3 pts)

____ turned in on Friday December 20^th   (3 pts)

____ chapter book about winter, December, Christmas, Hannakah, Kwanzaa, or Advent, that is Just Right for you (and a different author than you read for October)  (4 pts)

_____ neatness of words (up to 15 pts) (yes, this can be typed, be sure to have the student help with most of the typing; if you type it you can email it to me)

_____ title of book (up to 6 pts)

_____ author of book (up to 6 pts)

_____ students name; first and last (3 pt)

_____ form filled out completely (up to 5 pts)

____  recommendation  (up to 10 pts)

____  summary (up to 35 pts)

____  spelling and grammar (up to 10 pts)

Book Report Form

Book Report for December

Name: ____________________________________  Due Friday December 20^th

Title of Book:

Author: 

Number of chapters:

Characters:

 

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not? (Yes, I would because…. or No, I would not because….)

 

 

Summary needs to have at least 6 sentences. Be sure to write the beginning, middle and end. Make sure you state the problem, and how it was solved. (This should be included in your description of the beginning, middle and end.) Please be neat, pay attention to spelling and grammar, and reread what you have written to make sure it is complete. You may attach another sheet of paper if you run out of room.

 

December Notes from Mrs. Blansett

December Notes from Mrs. Blansett

*Christmas Concerts are on Tuesday December 17^th. There is one at 10am and another at 7pm. Please be sure your child is at their classroom at 6:45pm on Tuesday evening.

* Please send a $5 boy gift (if your child is a boy) or $5 girl gift (if your child is a girl) in no later than Thursday December 19^h. We will be exchanging gifts on Friday December 20th; this is our Christmas party.

* If your child’s last name ends in any letter starting with A through M please send in a treat or drink for our Christmas party. Please send in a note with your child or send an email to Mrs. Blansett to let her know what you would like to bring. Thank you!!! (The families who are at the “end” of the alphabet will be asked to send something in for the next party.)

studying this week in 2nd grade

  

What are we studying this week in 2^nd grade?

Reading:

Stories-How I Beat the Giants, Play Ball

phonics: ow, ou ed, and ing words; double the consonant when the vowel is short

High Frequency Words: since and those

Comprehension Skill: summarizing

*weekly reading test

*weekly spelling test

Math: practicing math facts; place value-bundling tens, hundreds, and thousands

Science: none

Religion: Confirmation and a responsibility to care

Social Studies: Scholastic News and Our Earth

Spelling words (also in take home notebooks)

hugged

 hugging

 nodded

 nodding

 skipped

 skipping

 since

 those

 crown

 shout

 face

 space

 peace

 twice

 until

Bonus:

reindeer

*weekly spelling test (on Friday)

Notes: 

* Book reports are due Friday December 20^th   

*Christmas Concerts are on Tuesday December 17^th; please be sure your child is at their classroom at 6:45pm on Thursday evening.

* Please send a $5 boy gift (if your child is a boy) or $5 girl gift (if your child is a girl) in no later than Thursday December 19^h. We will be exchanging gifts on Friday December 20th; this is our Christmas party.

* Is last name ends in any letter starting with A through M please send in a treat or drink for our Christmas party. Please send in a note with your child or send an email to Mrs. Blansett to let her know what you would like to bring. Thank you!!! (The families who are at the “end” of the alphabet will be asked to send something in for the next party.)

summarizing activity

Ask your child the following after a story:

Someone... 

Wanted...

But...

So...

In 

The 

End...

And in addition to summarizing, it makes a great tool for discussing story conflicts, or for creating skeletons for original narratives.

Spelling for the week of December 9th

Spelling for the week of December 9th

Play Ball

 hugged

 hugging

 nodded

 nodding

 skipped

 skipping

 since

 those

 crown

 shout

 face

 space

 peace

 twice

 until

Bonus:

reindeer

Scholastic book orders

12/4/13

I apologize for the late notice. This is not required. If anyone would like to purchase books for Christmas, please turn in your order no later than Friday December 6th.

If you simply want to place an order, it can come in as late as Friday December 20th.

You can also order online. Last year the class received extra bonus points when you ordered online. I don’t know if this is still the case. Our code is GLCFC. I will also post it on the blog.

Have a great day!

Mrs. Blansett

Categories for book reports

Please choose one chapter book from each category for each month. The books can be fiction or non fiction

Book categories for book reports:

October: fall, October, Halloween, or cleanliness

November: fall, November, Thanksgiving, or generosity

December: winter, December, Christmas, Hannakah, Kwanzaa, or Advent

January: winter, New Year’s, friendliness, January, or Martin Luther King

February: winter, Valentine’s Day, caring, love, tolerance, February or football

March: spring, March, Easter, St. Patrick’s Day or creativity

April: spring, April, Easter, or responsibility

May: spring, May, plants, joyfulness, Memorial Day

June: no book report due

Spelling for the week of the unit test

Spelling for the week of December 1, 2013

Week of the Unit Test

 cage

 page

 face

 bright 

 sight

 line

 side

 baby

babies

bunny

bunnies

 soap

 coat

 sold

 passes

Bonus:

December