1. THE CHILDREN MAY BRING A NEW TOY TO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY TO SHOW THE CLASS.
2. INFORMATION IS COMING HOME TODAY ABOUT THE JANUARY BOOK REPORT.  REPORTS ARE DUE ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 27.
3. WE ARE STARTING TO USE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT BOOKS WITH THE SECOND GRADERS.  THE COST FOR THE BOOK IS $3.00.
4. Please ask your child if he or she needs any school supplies.  SOME OF THE CHILDREN ARE SHORT ON CRAYONS, COLORED PENCILS, GLUE STICKS, AND SCISSORS.  THANKS.

If you need to contact me, please use email. My address is alapinski@alphaschool.org. This is really the quickest way unless you have an emergency. In that case, please call the office.

January 5-9, 2009

Language Arts - This week we continue the unit Amazing Animals.  We are reading about ants in a story called Ant.  We will also reference some stories from previous readers.  The skills we will work on follow.

• Words with nd, nt, mp, ng, and nk
• Base words and endings for nouns:  -s, -es, and -ies  (ex:  babies, baby, change y to i and add es)
• Review ar, or, and ore words
• Understand cause and effect
• Understand fact and opinion
• Vocabulary words:  antennae
•                                 colonies
•                                 larvae
•                                 cocoons
•                                 fungus
•                                 tunnels
• High frequency words:  between
•                                       care
•                                       weigh
• SPELLING WORDS:  king          grand
•                                thank        young
•                                hand         piece
•                                sing          carry
•                                send         between
•                                think         tunnels
•                                bring         busy
•                                bang         colonies
•                                end           cocoons
•                                thing         larvae
• Singular possessive nouns
• Cursive handwriting letters A, O, D, C, and E

Math

• Identify and write fractions
• Compare fractions
• Identify and write fractions for part of a group
• Use data in pictures to solve problems

Religion

• The Ten Commandments
• The Great Commandment
• The Sacrament of Reconciliation

Social Studies

• Needs and wants
• Goods and services
• Money and making choices

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT MOST OF THE SKILLS WE COVER IN SECOND GRADE ARE ONGOING, AND MASTERY IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL THIRD OR FOURTH GRADE.

HOMEWORK

MONDAY

Language Arts - Write 10 sentences using all of the Spelling words.  Test on Friday.

Keep track of your reading on your Book-It calendar.  Read at least five days a week.

Math - Practice page 9.1

TUESDAY

Language Arts - Workbook pages 37-38

Math - Practice page 9.2

Return LIBRARY BOOKS tomorrow.

WEDNESDAY

Language Arts - Grammar pages 45-46

Math - NO HOMEWORK - DENNIS BOWMAN ASSEMBLY

SWIM tomorrow - Remember your suit, towel, and cap.

THURSDAY

Language Arts - Read Ant to someone at home.

Math - Practice page 9.3

GYM tomorrow - Wear your gym uniform to school.  Remember sweats!

PLEASE REMEMBER TO ENTER YOUR CHILD'S DISMISSAL INFORMATION ON THE ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE.  We want to make sure that everyone gets to the right place after school, and we don't want to rely on the children because we have had problems with that in the past.  IF WE DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION, WE MIGHT HAVE TO HOLD YOUR CHILD HERE IN DAYCARE.