Additional Resources for Math

Is your child having difficulties with Math? Do you want to make sure your child is working at home when being sick? You can view our math book online at:

http://macmillanmh.com/ose/ . The access code for 2nd grade is: D5858A1FE2 . If you have students in grades K-5, ask their teacher for the code and you can see their math book too! Students have also enjoyed reinforcing math concepts at Math Connects. Google is and check it out! 

Students who spend as little as 30 minutes a day reading books, magazines, and newspapers are more likely to become good readers and do better in school.

Please remember to be reading with your students! Students should be continuously practicing the paper stories sent home in the homework packet. Second graders: Please have the goal to read 90 words or more per minute.

Please continue to practice the spelling words and math facts daily. Spelling words are put in each week’s newsletter. It is very important that students increase their vocabulary as well as how to spell sight words. If you would like to challenge your child at home with harder words, please do! Math facts are also important! Please let me know if you would like some extra math practice sheets for practice at home.

Your child should also know their doubles facts automatically. This means that when you ask them what 7+7 is they should, without hesitation, say 14. Please practice doubles facts through 12+12. We have also continued to practice basic addition facts. Last week some students realized that they need to practice at home. We brainstormed ways that they could make flashcards. Please continue to support your child’s education by working on these kinds of things at home.

How is your child feeling today? Please be aware of how your child feels everyday before coming to school. The rain showers are beginning and coats should be brought to school. If your child has a temperature or runny nose, please be considerate about whether to send them to school or not.

Please remember that homework is a tool to review concepts that I have been teaching in class. I don't expect homework to be perfect, but I do expect students to put 110% effort into it. If your student isn't spelling each word correctly, please don't worry. If your student needs help spelling a word, please encourage them to sound it out and write down the familiar letters to them. Students can learn so much by taking risks in their learning!

Here are some websites that you can explore with your child at home. We will also be exploring them at school:

http://www.funbrain.com

http://www.primarygames.com

Every Friday in the lunchroom, , PTA will be either selling ice cream or popcorn. Ice Cream sales began last Friday with popsicles selling for 25cents and all other ice cream choices 50cents. On the Fridays were ice cream is not being sold, popcorn will be sold. Students need to pre-order for popcorn and that will be delivered to students for 25 cents. If you would like to volunteer with PTA, please contact the office. These fun events can’t happen without volunteers!

I am noticing that some kids don't know how to tie their shoes and/or blow their nose. Please make sure your child can do these two things without any assistance.

Hints for 2nd graders: Please review how to start a sentence and how a sentence ends. We are working on writing complete sentences. Does each sentence start with a capital letter? Does each sentence end with some sort of punctuation?

Each Monday your child will be bringing home papers from the previous week. 

Here are some important points in various academic areas that you can help your child accomplish during second grade:

MATH: Telling time and counting money

READING: Reading a book fluently (smoothly) and at least 90 words per minute

WRITING: Write an interesting paragraph with a topic sentence, details, and closing sentence. Spelling and punctuation should be correct.

Spending a few minutes with your child every evening can send the message that school is important. Here are two ways to support your child’s learning:

Ask your child to go through his/her backpack each day check for homework or papers for home.

Encourage your child to share what they learned at school today.



Please continue to read every night with your child! Also, encourage them to check out Accelerated Reader books during our Library Days. Accelerated Reader books are specially marked in our library with a reading level. Students can check these books out and then take a comprehension test on them. If students read AR books at home, come to school and take a test, earn 100% correct, then they get to put a dog bone up on our Reading corner bulletin board. KEEP BEING SUPER READERS!

Students who spend as little as 30 minutes a day reading books, magazines, and newspapers are more likely to become good readers and do better in school.

I have found, on the internet, a website that has a webcam in Africa. When clicking on the website you can actually view a watering hold and you might also have the chance to see some African animals. Usually at night, between 8:30pm-10pm our time, the animals are out because of the time difference. I have watched an elephant taking a bath, a group of zebra getting water, and have also seen a family of giraffes. The website is:

http://www.wavelit.com/popup/playerAfricam.asp



Spending a few minutes with your child every evening can send the message that school is important. Here are two ways to support your child’s learning:



**Ask your child to go through his/her backpack each day check for homework or papers for home.

**Encourage your child to share what they learned at school today.



Please continue to check your child’s homework daily. The assignments shouldn’t take more than 20 minutes to complete. Please don’t get behind on doing the assignments.



Let me know if you have any questions or concerns about your child!

:-) Miss Witte

662-9740