Mrs. Lindsey's Second Grade Language Arts Class Notes

696-8758 EXT 130
lindseyv@duvalschools.org

***Updated 5/24/12.

         ***Indicates the most recent updates or important items to remember written below.

Dear Students and Parents,

***May homework menu and work is due TOMORROW. Reading logs are due May 31st. The reading celebration is June 1st.

***TODAY a 3 story "cold read-no support" test was sent home for your child to correct and for you to sign on Thursday 24th and return on TOMORROW, Friday, May 25th.  Credit will be given for the returned signed/corrected test.  This is a great way for you to see your child's reading stamina. Can your child read a book for an hour and answer questions without any kind of interruption, signs of being tired, etc? This is what we are working toward now and throughout the summer for August (beginning of 3rd grade).

***The END of YEAR PARTY cost is $5 for the party day lunch and drinks and snacks for the last week of school. The money is due Friday June 1st so we can place the order and purchase drinks and snacks over the weekend. The party is on 6/6.

***Beginning this week, Monday, May 21st, students may give their oral book reports. (See homework menu.)

***The last page on my entries on the schoolnotes list (where comprehension questions and writing requirements is located) is a new page titled Language Arts Activities. There are some great summer fun ideas and I will add to the page. Math, science, and social studies are included.

***Papers will go home on Friday, May 25th.

Ask your child what book he/she will be using for the oral book report. (No writing) Have your child practice by telling it to you. Include title, author, illustrator, retelling with characters, setting, problem, solution and opinion of the book. If a poetry book was chosen the title/author, the kinds of poems (see Table of Contents) should be shared and the student may fluently read with expression 1-3 poems. Then the meaning of the poems should be explained. All students should be prepared to answer questions from the students and me.  I am looking forward to this experience!

In language the students have studied the statement (.), question (?), command (.), and exclamatory (!) sentences. They should begin their sentences with a capital letter; I, names of people, places, days of week, months of year, holidays, and titles all need capital letters in their writing.We will also continue to work on using correct grammar and word usage.

Check out www.duvalschools.org/sheffield/sheffieldstudents.htm    This is fantastic!!! It's full of resources and web site for kids...and adults for learning and fun.

Here is a web site for you to see a book title list of leveled books. If you google DRA level book titles you will find more.  Level 18= J, Level 20= K, Level 24= L and Level 28= M. A good estimate is one level per 9 weeks. In August to start 3rd grade Level M or N is recommended. This web site has a list of book titles for all levels including fiction and non-fiction. Please have your child read both types. http://wces.ucps.k12.nc.us/php/DRA_list.htm   (There' an _ underscore between the DRA_list.)

Thank you for working with your child and checking their planner and homework every day.

Mrs. Lindsey and Mrs. Tucker

                                                                              ***Important Dates:

June 1st: Reading Celebration

June 1st: $5 due for end of year party

June 4th:  9:30Awards Day    We will send a note home if your child will recieve an award!!                (All A's, All A/B's, All A Citizenship, Perfect Attendance FOR the ENTIRE YEAR and no grades below a B throughout the entire year!  CONGRATS!  )

End of Year Party Date: Wed. June 6th from 12-2:15 ($5 for lunch and last week of school snacks due June 1st) Students should bring games.

June 7th: Last Day of School; No extended day. Dismissal 12 Noon.

***Homework: Updated for April

1) Read and log nightly.

2) Learn the spelling words that are tested on Fridays.

3) Learn the vocabulary words that are tested every Friday starting in March.

4) EVERY box must be completed by the end of the month except the computer box. Choose only one "choice" from one box each night. (Some boxes have more than one choice.)  Each box should be signed by an adult when fully completed. The boxed sheet should be returned to me when signed and completed for credit. (Some assignments will be graded; other assignments are reinforcement activities that will be tested.) The DUE date is May 24th.

***Weekly Word Lists: Spelling, Reading Vocabulary, Fluency, and Social Studies Words from the text are listed below.

Spelling:

25 there, they're, their, eye, I , no, know, ate, eight, blue, blew, sail, sale, bare, bear, tail, tale  (last test with 17 words)

Reading Book Words are from the weekly story.  Please discuss these words. 

May 25:event, mural, pride, project, scene, sketches

Vocabulary Words (Wonderful Writing Words): *Many of these words have prefixes and suffixes. Multisyllabic Words.

Tested 5/25: lavender, trifle, prune, focus, combination, compromise, improve

***Social Studies Words:  Students will be making their group presentations on May 21st.

government, citizen, election, Constitution, capital, tax, law, judge, jury, vote, election, ballot, democracy, liberty, justice, democracy, President, Congress (House and Senate), Supreme Court, conflict, pictograph, rights and responsibilities, Govenor, Mayor

 ***MATH NOTES

Enrichment: 1) Count to 1000. 2) Be able to tell numbers that come before, after and between numbers to 1000. 3) Understand ones, tens, hundreds and thousands place 4) When to regroup (borrow) and when not to 5) Addition regrouping 6) Counting back change from a one dollar bill 7) Elapsed time: Its 11:00. The movie starts at 1:30. How much time until the movie starts? 8) Measuring items: cm, dc, m, inch, foot, yard, pounds, cups, pints, quarts, gallons, liters 9) multiplication and division facts 10) Telling time to the minute

Reinforcement:  1) TIMED Addition and Subtraction Facts  2) Story problems 3) Recognizing coins and bills front and back 4) Counting a mixed group of 4-6 coins (Being able to count by 5's, 10's, 25's and 50's)  5) Telling time (hour, half hour, quarter hour) 6) Place Value: ones, tens, hundreds 7) Addition regrouping and when to regroup and when not to regroup 8) Days and Months in sequence

BELOW is a work in progress:  :)   Let me know if you come across some fun challenging learning ideas....

Math Summer Ideas: Measurement Activities (building, cooking, weighing, telling time) Multiplication/Divison Facts, Regrouping Addition/Subtraction using thousand numbers, See web site below in reading ideas

Reading Summer Ideas: WWW.duvalschools.org/sheffield/sheffieldstudents.htm  This site has math, reading, writing, language, e-books, reference books, games etc...

Language Summer Ideas: See above web site.

Social Studies/Science/Health Summer Ideas:  See above web site

How to access DESTINATION SUCCESS:

1) https://success.duvalschools.org/lms

2)Type in their log in and password. Students log in information is in their planners on the front white address page.

The parent technology helpdesk is 348-7740.

*****Other Web sites:

http://florida.lexile.com

www.MathisFun.com

www.AAAmath.com

www.storyit.com

www.nationalgeographic.com

www.justreadflorida.com

www.storylineonline.net

www.primarygames.com

www.pbskids.org

www.starfall.com

www.gamequarium.com

www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/

www.mathplayground.com

www.brainpop.com

www.nasa.gov/

www.eduplace.com     www.weeklyreader.com

www.scholasticnews.com/sn2