Wednesday, October 31, 2012

November 5-9

We had a short but sweet week for the second grade class.  The
students practiced hard for their Halloween song and we all had a fun
morning parading in our costumes and listening to the songs sung by
other classes.

Next week will be a full week with the parent/teacher meetings on
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon and evening. A pre-conference form has
been sent home with your child today. If you can fill it out and send
it back on Monday that would help me be more prepared for our meeting.
My meeting with each parent(s) will be 15 minutes.  I will stick to
this schedule and if we require more time we can arrange another time
to meet either later that day or later in the week.

First quarter reports have been sent home with your child today.

In Math we will continue with Chapter 6 Number Concepts and Patterns.

In Social Studies the students have been very curious about what
we've been learning and we will continue learning about climate and
weather patterns next week.

In English we will continue Unit 3 on Nouns and Pronouns. We will also
have a Reading Comprehension quiz next week.

In Reading we will read and compare a non-fiction story ("Owls") with
a fiction story ("Owl Moon").

Congratulations to Jacob Chen for being the Student of the Week! He
has been doing a great job of asking questions when he is unsure of
the answer and is always ready for class in the morning.



 November 5-9

Monday - Spelling Quiz (horse, chore, firm, dirty, curve, world, pure,
thirteen, search, shirt. Bonus Words: immerse, coax, transparent,
transfer, greasy)

Thursday - Reading Comprehension Quiz

Friday - Science Quiz on Chapter 2 "The World Around Us"















I Want Candy! The song.

















10/31 Homework

Homework: Read for 20 minutes
Math WB 6.2
English Grammar WB 19-23
Reading Journal "How do you try to be a good friend to others?"
Spelling Review for quiz
Social Studies Make map of neighborhood (see handout)

* Parents please fill out and send back Pre-Conference Form

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

11/30 Homework

Homework; Read for 20 minutes
Math WB 6.1
Reading Comprehension WB "Making Cookies"

*Be ready in the morning for Halloween parade and song

Monday, October 29, 2012

10/29 Homework

Homework: Read for 20 minutes
Math Review for chapter 5 quiz
Spelling Write sentences for new words; horse, chore, firm, dirty, curve, world, pure, thirteen, search, shirt Bonus Words; immerse, coax, transparent, transfer, greasy


Friday, October 26, 2012

October 29-31



First, welcome, Phillip, to the second grade class!

Next week is the mid-semester break so we will have a shorter week -
Monday to Wednesday.

Your child will bring home a conformation form today for the
parent/teacher meetings which will be held on November 6th and 7th. I
look forward to talking more with you then.

In Math this week we focused on number place values and different ways
to represent numbers. On Monday we will have a quiz on this and then
start Chapter 6,  Number Concepts and Patterns.

In Social Studies we continued with Unit 2 and focused on different
types of land forms and how to interpret maps. Part of the homework
this weekend will be making up a map of the student's own
neighborhoods. A detailed description of this assignment is in the
homework book.  Next week we will look at seasons and climates.

In Reading, we read the story,  "Around the Pond: Who's Been Here?". Due
to the shorter week next week we will not read a story from the
Reading book but focus on reviewing the stories and assignments we
have done so far in Reading class.

In English we started Unit 3, "Nouns and Pronouns". Next week we will
continue with this and the students will present their personal
narratives to the class before displaying them in the library.
 

This week's Student of the Week is Kisa. She has made improvements in  
class and always asks when she is not sure of the answer. Keep up the hard work! 
Congratulations to Jin Lee for earning the 2nd grade caring student award. Jin is always respectful to others and works well with all students. Great job!  

Dates to remember for October 29-31
Monday - Spelling quiz (Test Words: gear, spear, stare, alarm, cheer,
hairy, starve, beard, scarf, startle. Bonus Words: relative location,
absolute location, land form, region, climate)
Tuesday - Math Chapter 5 quiz
Wednesday - 9-10:20 am Fancy Dress Day Parade and songs at the
basketball court. Parents are welcome to come and join us.
Thursday and Friday - No School (Mid-Semester Break)

  • October 31 Fancy dress day (Halloween)
  • Nov 1-2 Mid-Semester break
  • Nov 6-7 Parent/Teacher meetings
  • Nov 14 Fun Day
  • Nov 22 American Thanksgiving/Lunch
  • Nov 30 Monthly Assembly
  • Dec 3-7 Literacy Week
  • Dec 4 School book sale
  • Dec 6 Cave’s book sale
  • Dec 7 Spelling Bee
  • Dec 13 Christmas concert rehearsal
  • Dec 14 Christmas concert (evening)
  • Dec 17 Monthly Assembly
  • Dec 18 Half day

10/26 Homework

Homework: Read for 20 minutes
Math WB 5.6
Journal - "What qualities do you look for in a friend?"
Spelling Review for quiz
Music Practice song for Halloween


Thursday, October 25, 2012

10/25 Homework

Homework: Read for 20 minutes
Math WB 5.5
Reading WB 138-141 and sign quiz