Happy Holidays!

Christmas Break Homework is given to you to keep your skills fresh. If you are traveling you can bring it all with you because it is light. Do as much as you can, if you are busy with other activities you do not have to finish everything. This is your break have fun!

Everyday read 20 minutes from a book and every other day read out loud to someone (mom, dad, friend, brother, sister, cat, fish, etc) for 15 minutes. Be sure to write it in your Library Journal.  

Write two journal entries;

1) What is more important in life: presents or people?

2) What do you think is the “perfect” age to be? If you could choose one age and stay that age forever, what would you choose?

Study spelling words

*Be ready for class on Monday (1/7)! 

Homework 11/17

Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
Write sentences for new words: village, bridge, fence, strange, chance, twice, glance, damage, since, dodge. Bonus Words: average, excellence, approach, carpenter, pattern
Reading Comprehension WB "The Big Egg"

* May bring in a lite snack or drink to share with our holiday celebration.

Merry Christmas!

December 17 - January 11

Happy Holidays!

What a busy week we've had with plenty of activities - baking holiday
cookies, making Santa lanterns, practicing for the concert, and of
course our regular class work!

In English, the students have started writing their own story.  We
will revise and make an e-book out of the story after we return from
the Christmas break.

In Social Studies, we continued working on Unit 4 "People Long Ago"
and learning about how America gained it's Independence and some
important people in Americas history.

In Math, we continued with Chapter 8 on Solid Shapes and on Monday we
will have a quiz on this.

Next Tuesday (December 18th) we will have a small class Christmas
Party.  There will be fun Christmas activities for the class to do.
If your child would like to bring in a light snack or drink to share with
classmates, they are more than welcome to do so.  School will finish
after lunch on this day.

Congratulations to Jin for being this week's Student of the Week!

I will assign some homework for the children to do over the break.  I
do this so that all the lessons the kids have learned are kept fresh
so we are all prepared to get back to school in January.  However, the
students are not required to complete the homework if you are
traveling or busy with other activities during the break.

Monday 12/17 Spelling and Math chapter 8 quiz

Have a wonderful holiday!

12/14 Homework

Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
Journal "Write about your brothers and sisters. If you don't have any, do you wish you did?"
Spelling Review for quiz,
Math Review for Chapter 8 quiz,
Reading WB 222-225

Please arrive at 6:30pm for tonight's show. Children should wear a red shirt.

12/13 Homework

Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
Reading Comprehension WB "Bananas and Pineapples"

* Rest for Christmas show tomorrow.
Please wear a red shirt and arrive at or shortly after 6:30. The show starts at 7:00pm.
When you arrive the students are to go to the downstairs music room and parents may help themselves to refreshments.

12/12 Homework

Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
Math WB 8.5,
Reading WB 215-220

*Wear red shirt on Friday night.

12/11 Homework

Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
Math WB 8.4,
Reading WB 208-214

* Please have you child wear a red shirt on Friday night for the Christmas performance.

12/10 Homework

Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
Spelling - write sentences for new words; attack, public, question, jacket, blank, topic, blanket, mistake, squirrel, struck Bonus Words; sphere, cylinder, submarine, depart, collide,
Reading Comprehension WB "Main Ideas"


* We will be making a Santa lantern in class on Wednesday (12/12). It would be helpful if the students brought into school the following:
1) Liquid glue (if you can not bring in the liquid glue I have some but will have to share with multiple students)
2) 2 double A batteries

December 10-14

It has been a wonderful Literacy Week and Christmas is just around the corner!

Appreciation at HIS

The second grade class has had an eventful week.  The highlight had to be
our class competition on a book report
poster.  Mr. Harris, Mrs. Welz and myself had such a hard time judging
the posters since all the students did such a wonderful job.

3rd place - Shunta Toyama
2nd place - Kisa Koda
1st place - Jessica Lin

Book Report Poster Winners! 

The students also gave their best at the Spelling Bee.

3rd place - Phillip Luan
2nd place - Veronica Kuo
1st place - Ayden Smith

Great job everyone!

Spelling Bee Winners!

This week in Math we started Chapter 8 on solid shapes and next week
we will continue with this chapter.

In English we started the pre-writing phase of Unit 4 Writing a Story.
I look forward to next week when the students will draft and revise
their story.

In Social Studies we started Unit 4 People Long Ago and will
continue with this next week.

Next week we will also be getting ready for our Christmas Show. The
show will be held on Friday evening and will be filled with many
special performances that are not to be missed!  More information to come.

Configurations to Shin Naito for being this week's Student of the Week.
Shin has been putting excellent effort into his work and has been very
kind to other students. Keep it up!

December 10-14

Monday - Spelling quiz. New words: beauty, lazy, empty, valley, duty,
lonely, alley, hockey, plenty, turkey. Bonus words: history, colony,
independence, landmark, obtuse angle.

Thursday - Reading Quiz

Friday - Christmas Show

Spelling Bee Competition 

12/7 Homework

Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
Math WB 8.3,
Spelling Review for quiz,
Social Studies Finish family tree (see 12/6 blog entry for details),
English Journal "Should children have strict bedtimes? What do you think is a fair bedtime for children your age and why?

12/6 Homework

Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
Math WB 8.2,
Reading WB 199-202,
Reading Review words for spelling bee,
Social Studies - Start making your family tree (just immediate family, you, parents, grandparents) with family members name and date of birth. Use an A4 size paper. Due Monday (12/10)

12/5 Homework

Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
Math WB 8.1,
Reading WB 190-196,
Reading Review for Spelling Bee on Friday

* Caves Book sale 12/6

12/4 Homework

Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
Math Review for Chapter 7 quiz,
English - Book Report Poster is due,
Reading - Review words for Spelling Bee

12/3 Homework

Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
Math WB 7.8,
Spelling Write words for new sentences; beauty, lazy, empty, valley, duty, lonely, alley, hockey, plenty, turkey. Bonus Words; history, colony, independence, landmark, obtuse angle.

* Book Report Poster is due on Wednesday.