Important News

ü  Welcome once again!  Mrs. Munn, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Casanova, Ms. Broome, Ms. Pickering  and I are going to have a wonderful time this school year!  Thank you for helping your child make a smooth transition to second grade.

ü  Behavior:  Please check your child’s Student Agenda each day for his/her Behavior Mark.  Encourage your child to bring home a color of blue each day.  

ü  Homework:  Homework begins this week.  Please check your child’s homework binder and agenda for specific assignments and messages.

ü  Please check and clean out your child’s keep folder each day. Please leave the vocabulary packet in the keep sleeve all week. Thank you!

ü  Thanks so much to those of you who have donated items to our classroom.  Your kindness is deeply appreciated.

Items Needed:

Treasure Chest Toys and bags of candy( for rewards)

Spelling Words

1. some

2. fine

3. take

4. alone

5. used

6. mine

7. joke

8. late

9. broke

10. bike

11. different

12. hundred

13. parents

14. searched

15. worry

16. weighed

17. bigger

18. pets

19. friend

20. animal

Congratulations!!!

Student of the Month:

Happy Birthday

June  -     

July  -

August –  Lauren Murphy

Vocabulary Words

Weekly Story – Henry and Mudge

different - not alike or not similar

hundred - ten times ten

parents – fathers and mothers

searched – looked to find something

weighed -  was equal to a named heaviness

worry – to feel troubled

Study Tip:  Have your child use these words in a sentence to help prepare for the Reading Test. This should be done orally; without the use of paper/pencil

Weekly Skills

Spelling/Phonics – Short Vowels

Reading – Story Elements/Parts of a book; Title Page and Table of Contents

Language/Writing –Capitalization; Common and Proper Nouns; Writing narratives

Math –   3-digit numbers

Daily Schedule

 7:45 - 8:15 Morning Work, Journal Writing, Pledge, Roll Call, Restroom Break

8:15 -9:15 Phonics/Spelling

9:15 - 9:30 Restroom Break

9:30 - 10:15 Activity Time

10:15 - 11:15 Math

11:15 - 11:45 Lunch

11:45- 12:00 Restroom Break

12:00- 12:45 Reading 

12:45 -1:30   Language

1:30 - 2:00  AR

2:00 -2:30   Recess

2:30 -2:35   Pack up for home

2:35 - 2:50  AR/Read silently

2:50 Dismiss Car Riders and Walkers

Upcoming Events

Language

L.201 Demonstrate command or the conventions of standard English grammer and usuage when writing or speaking (DOK 1)

L.2.2a - Common and Proper nouns (DOK 1)

Ms. Standard - common and proper nouns

Monday - Proper Nouns, Language book pgs. 72-73; Extra practice pg. 130

Tuesday - Days, Months, and Holidays    Language book - pgs. 74-75; Extra practice pg. 131;

Wednesday- Using Capital Letter, Language book pgs. 76-77; Extra Practice pg. 132

Thursday - Complete review sheet on Common and Proper Nouns

Friday - Common and Proper Noun Test

Writing - Personal Narrative

 Monday:

S.L 2.1 Participate in collaboratie conversations with diverse partners about grade  topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

W. 2.Write narratives in which they recount a well elaborated event or short sequence of event, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to siginal event orde, and provide a sense of closure.

Introduce personal narratives. Share examples;

Materials: Textbook pg. 34-35; Website; joelson.addr.com/narrative-writing.htm

Tuesday:

Participate in an interactive Writing Detective activity; Discuss ideas for personal narratives.

Materials:   joelson.addr.com/narrative-writing.htm

Wednesday:

S.L. 2, 1, W.2.3

L2.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English gramkmar and usage when writing or speaking.

L.2.2a Use collective nouns

MS Obj. 4a.1

Use a graphic organizer to plan and write about yourself. Don't forget to capitalize and punctuate correctly;

Materials; Promethean planet flipchart-Personal Story; Writing paper

Thursday;

S.L. 2.1; L2.1; L2.2a, MS. Obj 4a.1, W.2.3

Write a personal narrative about a topic of interest. Remember the capitalization and punctuation rules..

Materials:

Writing Handout/Booklet (My Pet, My Summer, My Family, other ideas foundon website)

Friday:

Language Test Day

Materials:

Personal Narratives will not be tested yet.

Math CC Standards:

(NBT.1   Understand that the three digits of a three digit number represent amounts of hundreds, tens, and ones. (DOk 1)

Monday - Count hundreds, tens, ones (DOD 1)

Materials - enVision Lesson 17-2; Base -ten blocks; handout E59; HandoutP59; Super Teacher W.s   Website: learingbox/Base 10

Tuesday:

NBT.3  Read and write numbers to 100 using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form.  (DOK 1)

Three digits in a 3-digit number (DOK 1)

Materials:    enVision Lesson 17:3; Base-ten blocks; HandoutP61; Handout E61; enVision Practice 17-2--pg. 39

Wednesday:

NBT 3  Read and write numbers to 1000 using base-ten numerals, numbernames, and expanded form. (DOK!)

Three digits in a 3-digit number  (DOK 1)

Materials:  enVision Quick Check 17-2--37;  enVision Practice 17-3--pg. 45;  "Call to Order" activity; W.S. pg. 243 and 244; W.S. pg. 97 and 98

Thursday:

NBT. 3    Read and write numbers to 1000 using base-ten numerals, number names and expanded form  (DOK 1)

Three digits in a 3-digit number; DOK 1

Materials:  enVision uick Check 17-3 pg. 43;  enVision Topic 17 Multiple Choice pg. 83;  "What Place?" activity; Promethean board

Friday;

Math Test

Materials: Teacher Made Test; Base Ten Blocks

Monday

SET: Introduce vowels and consonents.

     TLW recognize and understand alphabet and its history.

CLOSURE: Review skills.

Tuesday

SET: Learn methods of communications. 

     TLW understand the importance of communication. 

CLOSURE: Review skills.

Wednesday

SET: Learn the reading and spelling of consonants.

      TLW identify and say the sounds made by consonants.

CLOSURE: Review skills.  

Thursday

SET: Blend vowels using the vc rule. 

    TLW identify the syllables of words by clapping.

CLOSURE: Review skills. 

Friday

SET: Review of weekly skills.  Weekly assessment. 

Monday

 Skills for the Week Emphasis:

PARTS OF A BOOK

STORY ELEMENTS

SET: Discuss purpose for the story and the story organization;

     require justification of answers *2b1(DOK3) and *2a3(DOK2).

 Introduce the new story;  Henry and Mudge. Predictions; Background information-Pets as Friends. TE pg. 38A. Introduce vocabulary words. Locate story in reading textbook by using Table of Contents. Listen to story on Promethean Board. Discuss the story. Create Vocabulary Packet. TLW use references to determine meanings or pronunciations of words (Obj. 1h, DOK 1). Activity sheet: Identifying parts of book, Vocab. wk. pg. 10R. 

CLOSURE: Review definitions and parts of a book. 

Tuesday

SET: Review vocabulary definitions using workbook pg.

 Read orally pgs. 38-51. Discuss the story with the students. Discuss parts of a book using a graphic organizer on the Promethean board. TLW label concentration cards with the name and definitions of the parts of a book to become familiar with these. AW: Cut and Paste Mudge.

Wednesday

SET: Review what was learned about parts of a book. 

Thursday

SET: Review story elements, pg. 15P.

    TLW identify parts of a book using a book.  TLW create a mini book labeling parts. 

CLOSURE: Review all weekly skills. 

Friday

SET: Review vocabulary and skills before test. 

    Reading Test

Monday

SET:  Introduce spelling pattern (Week 2). 

           Students will complete writing spelling words in  

           agenda. Introduce this week’s spelling words. Students

           will develop knowledge of the words (MS Obj. 1e, DOK 1)

           and practice writing words using a pretest-Sheet 1 (MS

CLOSURE:  Verbally review.

Tuesday

SET:  Review spelling words by creating Spello game sheet.

(DOK 1) 

TLW use words from agenda sheet to randomly place spelling words on Spello sheet.

Wednesday

SET: Students will participate in Spello game.

Students will identify spelling words on game and spell orally. TLW work in pairs to complete the Show 

Thursday

SET:  Review spelling words with game “Spelling Sparkle”.

        Spelling  Test

 Friday

 AR Time

Monday

SET:  Demonstrat command or the conbetions of standard English grammer and usage when writing or speaking. Proper nouns, Language Bk. pg. 72-73, Extra practice pg. 130.  Introduce personal narratives. Textbook pgs. 34-35; website: joelson.addr.com/narrative_writing.htm.

CLOSURE: Share examples.

Tuesday

SET: Capitalize holidays, product names, and geographic names.

  TLW practice capitalizing the days of the week, months of the    year and holidays. Lang. Bk. pgs. 74-75 Extra practice pg. 131. Participate in the interactive writing detective activity.

CLOSURE: Discuss ideas for personal narratives.

Wednesday

SET: Discuss use of proper nouns.

   TLW practice a mixed review of using capital letters, Lang. BK.   pgs. 76-77; Extra Practice pg. 132. TLW use a graphic organizer to plan and write about themselves using capitalization and punctualtion correctly. Promethean Planet flipchart-Personal Story.

CLOSURE: Brainstorm ideas to include in the personal narratives.

Thursday

SET: Review and discuss the skills learned this week.

                               Language Test 

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