This week's spelling words are a review of all LONG vowels and are as follows:
cape tape cone rope beak cheese tube cube bike dive
CHALLENGE WORDS:
Please study these also.
shade made wove stroke meal speed mule use spite slice
This week's vocabulary words pertain to our study of nutrition:
Meat Group Milk Group Vegetable Group Fruit Group Grain Group nutrition
food pyramid snack
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT FROM HOME!!
This coming week we will finish up the lessons that we should've had last week during the flood days. We'll finish our unit on Cherokee Indians and Sequoyah and begin a brief unit on seasons, then move on to nutrition.
This week we will focus on the vowel "e". The long vowel and short vowel words are as follows:
feet jeans tree beads dream leaf
pen desk web nest sled ten
This week's vocabulary words are:
Spring Summer Winter Fall year season
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT FROM HOME!
Dear Parents:
The following words are this week's spelling words for the vowel "o":
top clock fox frog sock log bone nose toe
goat coat hose
The following words are this week's vocabulary words:
natural resources mico Muskogee history plaza
roundhouse artifact trade ceremony
This Friday,9/18, we will meet with our Book Buddies for the first time!
We are going to celebrate the end of summer with a lounging period
outside, with beach towels, snacks and games. Please send a beach
towel with your child on Friday!!
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT FROM HOME.
Dear Parents,
I'd like to extend my thanks to the parents who attended our annual Open House! I appreciate your interest in and concern about all that happens in my classroom.
Remember that we have a schedule change for the rest of the week and all of next week due to testing in other grades. Our lunch is from 11:29-11:59 and specials are from 9:55-10:40.
Below is the website that I mentioned to practice (+) and (-) timed math facts:
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Mathmagician/cathymath.html
These are also some other fun websites for your child to visit:
http://www.funbrain.com/tens/index.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0213900/
VOCABULARY AND SPELLING:
For the week of 9/08/09
Vocabulary:
river ocean pollution environment littering
transportation communication
Spelling: Long and short "i" words
slide smile dive write bike kite
chin zip hill crib pig twins
DONATIONS ALWAYS NEEDED:
Games Extra Snacks Playground Toys LYSOL spray or wipes
MANY THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT FROM HOME!
Dear Parents:
THANK YOU all very much for attending your conference last week. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns as you look through all the information that was sent home at that time. Remember that you may begin practice tests for the CRCT whenever you are ready, although I feel that it is a little early yet to begin this. Just don't lose your child's login information on the green sheet!
We have another Early Release Day this Wednesday, February 4th. Students will be dismissed at 12:20 and teachers will be in a Professional Development meeting the rest of the day. Please remember to send a note if your child's transportation will change that day.
I will be sending home another report on each child's Accelerated Reader points. Please check this over and make sure that the tests are being passed and the book levels are appropriate for your child's reading skills. Students need 10 points to have their picture on the Wall of Fame. Please encourage your child to read AR books as it improves comprehension, vocabulary and self-esteem. AR books and tests will also increase the SRI test score.
MATH:
We are working on counting back change. We began with $.50, then $1.00 and are moving on to $5.00. Students can subtract amounts, but also need to know how to "count on" from the amount spent, up to the $5.00 amount paid for an item. This is a very difficult concept for many children and help at home will be key for students to learn this. An example: If I bought a bag of candy for $2.53 and gave the cashier $5.00, how much change would I get back? Students have not yet learned how to subtract 3 digit numbers with zeros, so this becomes difficult. We are doing it at school, but "counting on" is the concept that they should be learning. Please practice this at home.
LANGUAGE ARTS:
We are working on understanding root words, persuasive writing, ongoing reading skills for comprehension, pronouns, punctuation, letter writing and digraphing sentences.
SOCIAL STUDIES:
We are studying Civil Rights and learning about Martin Luther King and Jackie Robinson. We will be doing some in-class projects for both of these famous people and learning about their positive character traits.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
2-03-09 - Bergamo's Night
2-04-09 - EARLY RELEASE DAY
2-05-09 - PTA MEETING WHERE 2ND GRADERS ARE PERFORMING
2-10-09 - Five Guys Night
2-11-09 - BANKING DAY
2-12-09 - JUMP ROPE FOR HEART
2-16-09 - Student Holiday, Teacher Workday
2-18-09 - Stevie B's Night
2-20-09 - BINGO NIGHT
2-27-09 -SPIRIT DAY
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR ANY REASON AT:
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT FROM HOME !
MANY THANKS to all parents who attended Open House. We had a great turnout and I hope everyone has a better idea of what your child will be learning this year.
In Social Studies we are continuing out study on the state of Georgia and for the next two weeks will learn about the Creek and Cherokee Indians and where and how they lived in Georgia.
We made a great topographical map of the state of Georgia and painted all the regions a different color. Watch for this to come home - the students are very proud of their work.
In Math, we have been working on addition strategies (counting on, doubles, doubles plus one, number lines) and will continue that this week.
Reading groups are in full swing at school, but please remember to read a little at home. During Open House I passed out an orange September reading log. If your student returns this at the end of the month, I will give them a certificate for a free Personal Pan Pizza at Pizza Hut. We participate in Pizza Hut's BOOK IT! program every year. Each month there will be a new reading log sent home.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Tuesday, 9/15 - EARLY RELEASE DAY - Students are dismissed at 12:20. If your child has
transportation change for this day, please let me know!
Wednesday, 9/16 - STEVI B'S NIGHT
Thursday, 9/25 - SCHOOL PICTURES will be taken. Order forms will come home.
Friday, 9/26 - CHALKER SPIRIT DAY!! Remember to dress in Chalker colors or Chalker wear.
We want to win for 2nd grade!!!!
PLEASE REMEMBER TO RETURN ANY SALLY FOSTER ORDERS THAT YOU HAVE. They are overdue.
DONATIONS NEEDED: LYSOL WIPES
MANY THANKS FOR ALL OUR NEW PLAYGROUND TOYS AND EXTRA SNACKS!!!!!!
MANY THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT FROM HOME!
Time flies once school begins! Soon, summer will seem like a pleasant dream!
We have been busy learning our new routine and getting everyone settled back in school. There are many new things to learn this year and we have already begun!
Please remember that homework is nightly and must be returned the next day. There is no homework on Fridays or weekends, unless we have a special project due.
Each Monday Spelling, Challenge and Vocabulary words are sent home. Please keeps these words handy as they mayl be used for homework during the same week. The Poem of the Week also comes home on Mondays and should be practiced during daily homework and is then recited individually on Fridays.
Please send a daily snack as our mornings seem very long until our lunch time.
Lunch time: 11:20-11:50 Specials time: 9:00-9:45
Important Dates to Remember:
Tues., 8/26 - ESOL night @ 6:00 p.m.
Thurs., 8/28 - Volunteer Breakfast, 9:00 a.m.
Fri., 8/29 - SPIRIT DAY! Wear "Chalker wear" or green/yellow
Mon., 9/1- LABOR DAY HOLIDAY - no school
Tues., 9/2 - OPEN HOUSE for K-2 -Please arrange for a babysitter and plan to
attend. We will begin at 7:00 p.m. in our classroom.
- Sally Foster packets due.
DONATIONS NEEDED: Outdoor toys (balls, jump ropes, sidewalk chalk), extra snacks (pretzels, crackers, no sugar please), Lysol wipes.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR!! I hope to see all of you at Open House on Tuesday, Sept. 2nd. Please arrange for a babysitter and come discover all that your child will learn this year in 2nd grade. I'm looking forward to meeting each and every one of you!
Here are some websites to practice grammar before the CRCT:
GRAMMAR REVIEW
http://www.gamequarium.com/partsofspeech.html
WORD WORK
http://www.gamequarium.com/dictionaryday.html
ALL ABOUT SENTENCES
http://www.gamequarium.com/sentencestucture.html
COMBINING SENTENCES:
http://mrsdell.org/combiningsentences/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/interestsentences/compoundsentences/game.shtml
LIFECYCLES:
We will be raising some butterflies and a frog for the next few weeks. Here are some websites to enhance our study of lifecycles.
Living Things
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/living_things.shtml
Web quest - LifeCycle of a butterfly
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/butlifecycle/
MANY THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT FROM HOME!
Just a few reminders to bring everyone back to normal after a great Spring break!
Tuesday, (tomorrow) April 15th, we will have an all day field trip to the Chattahoochee Nature Center. We will have a lesson on life cycles. We will have lunch very early and leave school at 10:00 a.m. The field trip begins at 11:00 a.m. and we should arrive back to Chalker by 2:00, in time to pack up and go home. Students do not need to bring anything special, but please check the weather and have your child dress appropriately. We will be outside and walking, so please have them wear tennis shoes and they may need to dress in removeable layers so as the day warms up, they can remove outer layers. They definately need a jacket and comfortable walking shoes.
Next week, beginning Wednesday, April 23rd, we will be taking the CRCT test. Please have your child to school on time - if they arrive late, they will be held in the office until testing is over. Please make sure they have a healthy breakfast and a good nights sleep each day. The testing is long for children this age and and without being rested or being hungry, it will be difficult for them. We will test on Weds., Thurs. and Friday. Makeup tests will be the following week.
**It would be great to have some extra snacks on hand for the testing days. If you would like to send in some peppermints, granola bars, crackers or other healthy snacks, it would be greatly appreciated! We will be taking a snack break during test breaks and the students would really appreciate some food for their brains and hard work!
SPIRIT!!!
Spirit day will be Friday, April 25th (the last day of testing!). Please remind your child to wear Chalker spirit wear or dress in green/yellow. WE HAVE WON SPIRIT DAY THE LAST TWO MONTHS AND ARE STRIVING TO WIN FOR SECOND GRADE FOR THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR!!!!
We are back to learning and the Winter holidays seem far behind. I hope each of you enjoyed the holidays and spent precious time with your families.
MANY THANKS to all of you for all the wonderful gifts and cards full of encouraging words. If I forgot to personally thank anyone, please forgive me. It is a "fight to the finish" each year at the holidays to finish up our celebrations at school and get home to my family where I am wife, mother, daughter and sister. I appreciate you remembering me with your gifts and cards!
IMPORTANT:
Please remember that next week is conference week (Tues, Weds., Thurs., Fri., and the following Mon.). STUDENTS WILL BE DISMISSED EACH DAY AT 12:20. If there are any transportation changes, please remember to send me a note. Our lunch time will be from 10:00 - 10:30.
Regarding your conference: Please make all attempts to be on time. Conferences have been reduced to once a year and it is only 20 minutes. This is not much time to discuss a child who is important to both of us. If by any chance you cannot make your appointed time, please let me know as soon as possible so that I can use my time wisely and not be worried about you! If you have any questions, please feel free to write them down beforehand in preparation for our conference.
DONATIONS NEEDED:
Lysol Wipes (we have exhausted the last six-pack I bought and illness is picking up!), DESPERATELY in need of glue sticks, paper towels, liquid hand soap and antibacterial lotion.
IMPORTANT DATES:
March 21st - MLK Holiday
Conference days - Jan. 22nd - Jan. 28th. EARLY RELEASE AT 12:20
January 29th - Spirit Day! Wear those colors!
February 6th - Early Release Day
February 18th - President's Day
February 19th - Student Holiday
March 4th - Early Release
April 7-11 - Spring Break
April 23-May 2 - CRCT testing
May 23rd - Last day of school
I'm looking forward to seeing you next week at our conference!
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