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February 6, 2012
In order for a classroom to run effectively, a behavior program must be established. Children need to know what is expected of them in terms of behavior, and they must understand the consequences when they have made the wrong choices. Your child's success is very important. To create and maintain a positive learning environment for all students, I will be following Westside's PBIS program.
In conjunction with the PBIS program, I also have a classroom BEE-Havior Chart. Every child starts out on Green. If a warning has to be given for a certain behavior then that child’s bee moves to Blue. If another incident occurs, it would move to Yellow and there would be a loss of 5 minutes of recess, followed by another move to 10 minutes loss of recess. If the behavior still continued, then the child would be moved to Red, which would result in a PBIS check and a note sent home in the child’s agenda. Your child will receive a label in his/her agenda with my name, classroom number, email address, and this color coded system. Every 2nd grade teacher will be following this colored coded system. We will be stamping your child’s agenda at the end of each day with a corresponding stamp so that you are aware of how his/her day went. It will be an easy way for you to see that they had a FANTASTIC day because they stayed on Green all day or maybe it would require a conversation about behavior because he/she received a Blue, Orange, Yellow, or Red stamp. On a more positive note, I am always looking to promote and reward positive behavior. Students who demonstrate those positive behaviors will receive PBIS merits. These merits accumulate each marking term and those students who earn enough merits will be invited to participate in both grade level monthly and quarterly incentives. Also, new this year, these merits will be redeemable for items at a special school auction! Stay tuned for more information :) Homework is an important part of your child's school experience. Supporting good work habits requires a joint effort. I will support your child and encourage good work habits at school. Your child will benefit greatly from your support and encouragement at home. If your child has not completed his/her homework, I will be stamping their agenda with a MISSING HOMEWORK stamp as a quick means of communication to you. Please encourage your child to complete his/her homework as it is a reinforcement of the skills taught in the classroom. Students will have spelling, math, and reading homework nightly. Spelling homework consists of 20 words with activities that vary by term. The county has instituted a 20/20 Reading Program this year. This program requires students to have a 20 minute sustained reading block both in and out of school EVERY DAY. By signing your child's agenda, you are verifying that your child has read for 20 minutes either independently or with you. Please encourage this reading time at home every single day. The more that your child reads, the better reader he/she will become. Occasionally there will be Science and Social Studies homework. Reading:
* Around Town: Neighborhood and Community
* Talent Show
THIS WEEK IN This week we will continue with Theme 4: Amazing Animals. In this theme we will be reading stories about animals that look amazing or do amazing things. The story that we will be reading this week is called The Great Ball Game by Joseph Bruchac. The Strategy Focus this week is Summarizing. When students summarize they should be able to tell about the characters and the important events in the beginning, middle, and end of the story. The Comprehension Skill is Cause and Effect. The Cause is WHY something happens. The Effect is WHAT happens. Some of the vocabulary words that your child will be introduced to this week are: accept, advantage, argument, guarded, penalty, and quarrel. Language: Math: * Practice and Apply Two Digit Subtraction * Measurement and Geometry * Place Value to the Thousands * Three Digit Addition and Subtraction * Probability, Fractions, Data, and Operations Where are we going in Math? We will be focusing on:
Chapter 1: Exploring Number Relationships
Chapter 2: Addition Strategies and Facts to 20
Chapter 3: Subtraction Strategies and Facts to 20
Chapter 4: Relating Addition and Subtraction
Chapter 5: Understanding Place Value
Chapter 6: Numbers and Patterns
Chapter 7: Money
Chapter 8: Using Money
Chapter 9: Telling Time
Chapter 10: Time and Calendar
Chapter 11: Data and Graphs
Chapter 12: Number Relationships and Regrouping
Chapter 13: 2 - Digit Addition
Chapter 14: Practice and Apply 2-Digit Addition
Chapter 21:
Chapter 22:
Chapter 15:
Chapter 16:
Chapter 24:
Chapter 18:
Chapter 19:
Chapter 20:
Chapter 25:
Chapter 26:
Chapter 28:
Post Benchmark 3:
Your spelling words for the week of 2-6-12 are:
goal rainbow cold know told elbow fold clover pony though window arrow road rode drove boast croak frozen tomorrow telephone
1st night - pyramid words or longest to shortest 3rd night - 10 super sentences. Super sentences have 8 words or more. 4th night- Study for Spelling Test
Social Studies:
Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities How rules are made to protect citizens Sympols of the U.S. Holidays Roles of leaders in school and local communities
Culture Traditions and Customs How individuals form communities Compare elements of two different cultures How people interact with each other i.e. conflict/compromise
Geography Tools Map Elements i.e. purpose and use of globes, maps, and atlases How geography helps people make choices about food, clothing, and shelter Compare types of communication and transportation Ways that we modify and adapt our environment
Economic decision making Goods and services Types of resources i.e. human, capital, and natural, Production Technology's impact on how we work, play, and live
Differences between past and present Timelines of students' lives Gather information about the past from informational sources and biographies
Science:
Units of Study: Exploring Animals Classification Habitats Structure and Function
Exploring Forces Pushes and Pulls Gravity Vibrations
Exploring Fossils It is important to review and sign your child's agenda every night as this is the primary means of communication between the classroom and home. I update my school notes website at the beginning of each week. Please visit as often as you wish to get updates, spelling words, homework assignments, or to see what is going on in your child's classroom. As always, if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to call me (410) 677-5118 or email me at dbonenbe@wcboe.org.
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- Hangaroo Spelling Practice
- Spin and Spell Spin and Spell Words
- Alien Scavenger Hunt Catch Letter Bugs to Create the Words That You Hear
- Clean Up Your Grammar Identify Nouns and Verbs
- Fearless Frieda and the Big Kahuna Practice Spelling Words
- Spelling City Practice your spelling words
- Punctuation Paintball Punctuation
- Gamequarium A fabulous website to practice all skills
- Game Goo A GREAT website that builds language skills!
- Fact Monster Scroll down to Big Count Bayou
- Math Arcade - Fun Brain Choose some really cool math games to practice your facts!
- National Library of Virtual Manipulatives Great Online Math Resource
- Readquarium Awesome Reading Practice!
- First in Math Practice Math Skills
- Sentence Clubhouse Practice Statements, Exclamations, Questions, and Commands
- Trucker Buddy Blog
- Readquarium Reading Skills Practice
- Geometry - Slide - Flips - Turns A fun geometry game to learn about slides, flips, and turns.
- Quick Flash Math Fact Game A great way to learn facts in a timed setting.
- Math Baseball A fun game to learn math facts.
