Important Dates:
Thurs., Feb. 14 – Valentine’s Day – exchange cards. Bring in a decorated box (cereal box or tissue box) for your valentines. See instructions and class list in the Thursday folder.
Mar. 8 – 3rd Quarter Project – Goods and Services
Weekly Objectives:
Religion: Ch. 14, Jesus Our Teacher
Reading/Language Arts: Lesson 19, “Signmaker’s Assistant.” Genre: Humorous Fiction; Comprehension Skills & Strategies: Text and Graphic Features, Point of View, Question; Phonics/Spelling: words with -ar; Grammar: Commas in Dates and Places; Vocabulary Strategies: Shades of Meaning; Writing: Narrative Writing: Fictional Story.
iXL 2nd Language Arts Skills to work on (extra practice):
I.1, I.2, KK.1, KK.3, YY.2, YY.3
Spelling City games (extra practice):
New Directions (for next week):
- Log-in to Spelling City with student’s username and password.
- Click on “Lists & Games.”
- Click on “Journey’s 2011/2012 2nd Grade Spelling.”
- Scroll down to L19 and click on “Signmaker’s Assistant On Track” or “Signmaker’s Assistant Challenge” depending on which list your child was assigned.
- Complete any spelling games for that list.
Math: Saxon Lessons – 91, 92, 93, 94, 95-1.
Read Aloud: Stuart Little
Social Studies: Goods and Services
Science: Energy
Homework
Monday – Reading & Language Packet, no homework for math (test day)
Tuesday – Reading & Language Packet, math 91b
Wednesday – Reading & Language Packet, math 92b
Thursday – Reading & Language Packet due tomorrow, math 93b
Friday – No Homework!
*We encourage your child to read for 15-20 minutes every day. This can be reading to self or reading with someone. When your child finishes a book at home, please send it in so they can take an AR test. Kids love seeing their AR points add up! 🙂