Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
Reading Comprehension WB "Aunt Lee's Chickens Take a Bath"
Reports are being sent home today.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
1/30 Homework
Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
Math Review chapters 10-11 and quiz,
English Grammar WB 45-47,
* We will have a small class party for Jin and Phillip tomorrow. Students may bring in a light snack or drink if they wish.
Math Review chapters 10-11 and quiz,
English Grammar WB 45-47,
* We will have a small class party for Jin and Phillip tomorrow. Students may bring in a light snack or drink if they wish.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Monday, January 28, 2013
1/28 Homework
Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
Spelling Write sentences for new words: cloudier, sunnier, heaviest, prettiest, easier, crazier, funnier, earlier, angriest, happiest Bonus Words: mineral, weathering, fossil, humus, erosion
Math WB 11.3
Spelling Write sentences for new words: cloudier, sunnier, heaviest, prettiest, easier, crazier, funnier, earlier, angriest, happiest Bonus Words: mineral, weathering, fossil, humus, erosion
Math WB 11.3
Friday, January 25, 2013
Jan. 28 - Feb 1
Good day once again to all followers of the 2nd grade class. We had a
pleasant week in the class. As Semester 1 draws to a
close we have been completing our units of study.
On Friday, February 1st we will start semester 2. Next Thursday we
will do a few activities to say goodbye to 2 students who are leaving after
Semester I. If your child would like to bring in a small snack to
share, they are more than welcome to do so as we will be writing
departing cards For Phillip and Jin. You both will be missed! On
Friday we will be introducing Bill, a new student to the class.
In Math class this week we have learned and practiced addition with
numbers up to one hundred. Next week we will look at different ways to
add numbers up to one hundred.
For English class we have been continuing our study on Verbs and the
students have finished publishing their stories.
In Social Studies we completed our unit of study on People Long Ago.
There were many new vocabulary words and concepts in which the
students did very well with.
For Science we started a unit called Rocks, Soils and Fossils following
a field trip where we collected rocks to study and classify.
In Reading, we read our final set of stories in the reading book and
next week we will be working on completing the Reading Practice Book
before the end of the semester.
Congratulations to Abigail for being this week's Student of the Week.
She is enthusiastic in her approach to learning and always tries her
hardest.
* Please return the second semester club list as soon as you can as some of the clubs fill up quickly.
Dates to remember January 28th to February 1st
Monday Spelling quiz
Wednesday Math chapter 11 quiz
Thursday we will have a small party to say goodbye to students who are leaving
Thursday Math Unit 4 test
Friday Semester 2 begins
Reading Buddies 5th and 2nd Grade
1/25 Homework
Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
Journal "What is your least favorite food? Decsribe how you feel when you eat it.",
Spelling Review for quiz,
Math WB 11.2
Journal "What is your least favorite food? Decsribe how you feel when you eat it.",
Spelling Review for quiz,
Math WB 11.2
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
1/23 Homework
Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
Math review for quiz,
English Grammar WB
* Please vote on the question regarding homework to the right.
Math review for quiz,
English Grammar WB
* Please vote on the question regarding homework to the right.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
1/22 January
Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
Math WB 10.7,
Reading Comprehension WB "Dave's Beans"
Social Studies Review for Unit 4 quiz
Math WB 10.7,
Reading Comprehension WB "Dave's Beans"
Social Studies Review for Unit 4 quiz
Monday, January 21, 2013
1/21 Homework
* You are doing a wonderful job with your spelling words second grade!
Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
Spelling write sentences for new words: current, danger, canyon, plastic, bottom, hollow, compose, seldom, engine, thirty Bonus Words: memorial, heritage, landmark, regroup, international
Math WB 10.5-10.6
Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
Spelling write sentences for new words: current, danger, canyon, plastic, bottom, hollow, compose, seldom, engine, thirty Bonus Words: memorial, heritage, landmark, regroup, international
Math WB 10.5-10.6
Friday, January 18, 2013
January 21-25
As the weather cools down the school year heats up in the second
grade. We had a busy week this week with lots of learning activities.
Next week we will start preparing for international week which will be
held during the last week of February. We will be choosing a country
of study and start to conduct research to present to the school. More
information on this to come, including how you can help.
We will also be getting ready for our Chinese New Year Celebration,
which will include starting a few projects next week.
In Math this week we completed our chapter study on Fractions and
started Chapter 10, titled Addition with Regrouping.
For English class the students finished writing their stories and have
been turning them into an Ebook in computer class. I will post these
stories on my blog once they are finished. We also started our next
unit of study, titled Verbs.
In Science we completed our chapter study on Life Cycles and next week
we will start our next chapter titled, Rocks, Soils, and Fossils.
For Reading this week we read "Jamaica Louise James" and the students
designed a book cover for a story and made very impressive posters to
display. Next week we will read "Grandpa's Corner Store" and Barrio"
and compare the two stories.
Our unit of study in Social Studies class is called People Long Ago
and this week we studied Heritage, Landmarks, Heroes and Holidays.
Next week we will have a quiz on this unit.
Congratulations to Taichi Nishiwaki for being this week's student of
the week. Taichi always looks for opportunities to be responsible in
class and asked questions when he is unsure of the answer. Keep up the
good work!
Dates to Remember January 21-25
Monday Spelling Quiz; picture, person, perfect, attend, support,
common, offer, harvest, allow, survive Bonus Words; fraction,
numerator, denominator, whole, congruent
Tuesday Social Studies Quiz on Unit 4
Thrusday Reading Comprehension quiz
Friday Math quiz on Chapter 10
Have a wonderful week!
grade. We had a busy week this week with lots of learning activities.
Next week we will start preparing for international week which will be
held during the last week of February. We will be choosing a country
of study and start to conduct research to present to the school. More
information on this to come, including how you can help.
We will also be getting ready for our Chinese New Year Celebration,
which will include starting a few projects next week.
In Math this week we completed our chapter study on Fractions and
started Chapter 10, titled Addition with Regrouping.
For English class the students finished writing their stories and have
been turning them into an Ebook in computer class. I will post these
stories on my blog once they are finished. We also started our next
unit of study, titled Verbs.
In Science we completed our chapter study on Life Cycles and next week
we will start our next chapter titled, Rocks, Soils, and Fossils.
For Reading this week we read "Jamaica Louise James" and the students
designed a book cover for a story and made very impressive posters to
display. Next week we will read "Grandpa's Corner Store" and Barrio"
and compare the two stories.
Our unit of study in Social Studies class is called People Long Ago
and this week we studied Heritage, Landmarks, Heroes and Holidays.
Next week we will have a quiz on this unit.
Congratulations to Taichi Nishiwaki for being this week's student of
the week. Taichi always looks for opportunities to be responsible in
class and asked questions when he is unsure of the answer. Keep up the
good work!
Dates to Remember January 21-25
Monday Spelling Quiz; picture, person, perfect, attend, support,
common, offer, harvest, allow, survive Bonus Words; fraction,
numerator, denominator, whole, congruent
Tuesday Social Studies Quiz on Unit 4
Thrusday Reading Comprehension quiz
Friday Math quiz on Chapter 10
Have a wonderful week!
1/18 Homework
Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
Math WB 10.3-10.4,
Spelling review for quiz,
Journal "Describe your favorite food. How do you feel when you eat it?"
Have a good weekend!
Math WB 10.3-10.4,
Spelling review for quiz,
Journal "Describe your favorite food. How do you feel when you eat it?"
Have a good weekend!
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
1/16 Homework
Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
Math Review for unit 3 test,
English Grammar WB 39-40
Reading WB 229-234
*Finish Book Cover
Math Review for unit 3 test,
English Grammar WB 39-40
Reading WB 229-234
*Finish Book Cover
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
1/15 Homework
Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
English Grammar WB 37-38,
Reading Comprehension WB "First Airplane Trip"
English Grammar WB 37-38,
Reading Comprehension WB "First Airplane Trip"
Monday, January 14, 2013
1/14 Homework
Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
Spelling Write sentences for new words; picture, person, perfect, attend, support, common, offer, harvest, allow, survive Bonus Words; fraction, numerator, denominator, whole, congruent
Science Review for chapter 3 quiz
Math Review for chapter 9 quiz
Spelling Write sentences for new words; picture, person, perfect, attend, support, common, offer, harvest, allow, survive Bonus Words; fraction, numerator, denominator, whole, congruent
Science Review for chapter 3 quiz
Math Review for chapter 9 quiz
Friday, January 11, 2013
January 14-18
Welcome back and Happy 2013!
It was wonderful to see everyone after the break. We all enjoyed
telling and listening to stories about our holidays.
For Math this week, we started Chapter 9 on Fractions. I was
impressed with how fast the students picked up this concept. Next
week we will finish this chapter as well as having the Math quiz on
Unit 3.
For Reading this week, we read a story called "A Bushy Mustache."
Next week we will read the last story titled “Jamaica Louise James.”
In Science, we studied the life cycle of animals and compared the
differences among animals. The students also created a life cycle
sequence of an animal of their choice and this will be displayed. Well done!
For Social Studies next week we will continue with Chapter 4 with a
focus on "Heroes."
In English this week we began to publish our stories. Next week we
will finish our e-book and I will post it on my blog for all to enjoy.
Congrautlations to Kisa Koda for being this week's Student of the
Week! Kisa always works well with her classmates and has been putting
in a great effort with her work.
Dates to remember January 14-18.
Monday: Spelling Quiz (recount, repaint, refill, rebuild, dislike,
distrust, uneven, unlucky, unsure, unload). Bonus Words; reproduce,
offspring, life cycle, sway, rotate
Monday: Science Quiz on Chapter 3
Tuesday: Math quiz on Chapter 9
Thursday: Math quiz on Unit 3
It was wonderful to see everyone after the break. We all enjoyed
telling and listening to stories about our holidays.
For Math this week, we started Chapter 9 on Fractions. I was
impressed with how fast the students picked up this concept. Next
week we will finish this chapter as well as having the Math quiz on
Unit 3.
For Reading this week, we read a story called "A Bushy Mustache."
Next week we will read the last story titled “Jamaica Louise James.”
In Science, we studied the life cycle of animals and compared the
differences among animals. The students also created a life cycle
sequence of an animal of their choice and this will be displayed. Well done!
For Social Studies next week we will continue with Chapter 4 with a
focus on "Heroes."
In English this week we began to publish our stories. Next week we
will finish our e-book and I will post it on my blog for all to enjoy.
Congrautlations to Kisa Koda for being this week's Student of the
Week! Kisa always works well with her classmates and has been putting
in a great effort with her work.
Dates to remember January 14-18.
Monday: Spelling Quiz (recount, repaint, refill, rebuild, dislike,
distrust, uneven, unlucky, unsure, unload). Bonus Words; reproduce,
offspring, life cycle, sway, rotate
Monday: Science Quiz on Chapter 3
Tuesday: Math quiz on Chapter 9
Thursday: Math quiz on Unit 3
1/11 Homework
Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
Math WB 9.5,
Journal "Do you have any nicknames? Describe where the nicknames came from and what they mean to you. If you don't have one can you think of one and write why that would be a good nickname."
Spelling Review for quiz
Math WB 9.5,
Journal "Do you have any nicknames? Describe where the nicknames came from and what they mean to you. If you don't have one can you think of one and write why that would be a good nickname."
Spelling Review for quiz
Thursday, January 10, 2013
1/10 Homework
Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
Math WB 9.4,
Reading Comprehension WB "Superhero Joey"
Reading Strategies For Children:
Here are 5 reading strategies for children that can help children become better readers.
Visualize: Have children imagine or draw what a character looks like. Have them verbally explain what a setting looks like. Many students think visually while others have difficulty, so this can be helpful for both types of learners.
Summarize: Having them retell the text challenges their retention. Summarization allows students to differentiate between the main thoughts and the minor details. After finishing a chapter or section, have them retell what they just read and then write down a brief summarization.
Predict: Have them predict what they think will happen next. Ask why. This helps encourage active reading and helps them stay engaged with the text. This can also help signal a misunderstanding of the text that needs revisiting.
Ask Questions: Have children come up with questions about the text, steer them away from the questions about minor details and have them focus on questions about the meaning or morals. This helps nurture active learning.
Find Connections: Have them relate a character in the text to themselves or someone else they know. Have them connect different similarities and direct opposites. This will help them understand the text from a new perspective and encourages deeper thought.
Math WB 9.4,
Reading Comprehension WB "Superhero Joey"
Reading Strategies For Children:
Here are 5 reading strategies for children that can help children become better readers.
Visualize: Have children imagine or draw what a character looks like. Have them verbally explain what a setting looks like. Many students think visually while others have difficulty, so this can be helpful for both types of learners.
Summarize: Having them retell the text challenges their retention. Summarization allows students to differentiate between the main thoughts and the minor details. After finishing a chapter or section, have them retell what they just read and then write down a brief summarization.
Predict: Have them predict what they think will happen next. Ask why. This helps encourage active reading and helps them stay engaged with the text. This can also help signal a misunderstanding of the text that needs revisiting.
Ask Questions: Have children come up with questions about the text, steer them away from the questions about minor details and have them focus on questions about the meaning or morals. This helps nurture active learning.
Find Connections: Have them relate a character in the text to themselves or someone else they know. Have them connect different similarities and direct opposites. This will help them understand the text from a new perspective and encourages deeper thought.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Monday, January 7, 2013
1/7 Homework
Happy 2013 and welcome back to class!
Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
Spelling - Write sentences for new words; recount, repaint, refill, rebuild, dislike, distrust, uneven, unlucky, unsure, unload. Bonus Words; reproduce, offspring, life cycle, sway, rotate
Homework: Read for 20 minutes,
Spelling - Write sentences for new words; recount, repaint, refill, rebuild, dislike, distrust, uneven, unlucky, unsure, unload. Bonus Words; reproduce, offspring, life cycle, sway, rotate
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