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October 2-6, 2017

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Dear Families,

Hello October! The weeks are flying by aren’t they? Hold onto your hats because the rest of the year will go by in a blink. Before I forget, if you have any pictures of our class/field trips/events, you can send them to me, and I will send them to our technology department for yearbook or television looping within MSES.

We are now offering breakfast in the classroom.  If your child hasn’t had breakfast either at home or school, they are offered a balanced meal in the classroom.  The cafeteria will contact you if there are any fees.

If you are interested in being our ‘Room Parent’ who will plan our parties this year, please send me an email so that I can give you the parent contacts who wish to participate and support in some way.

I was so proud of your kids this week.  We have had many kids stepping up and doing kind or helpful things for others in the classroom. It warms my heart every day! You are doing great things with their character! 🙂 Keep an eye on the weather as it is getting cooler!

Resources I have found for support at home:

wordville.com

mathplayground.com

mrnussbaum.com

abcya.com

Also, remember to send the MSES folder to school every day since that is our way to pass papers between school and home.  The R.E.D. Folders are moving back and forth nicely! I shared some possible prizes for those who fill up their logs. Yes, I believe in the ‘worm on a hook’ strategy!

Mrs. P. 🙂

SPECIALS:

  • A Day: Music
  • B Day: PE
  • C Day: Art

MON.~Art

TUES.~Music

WEDS.~PE

THURS.~Art/Media w/Mrs. Bradbury@12:10

FRI.~Music/Second Step w/Mrs. Hay, counselor@11:00

STAR OF THE WEEK: Ryder 🙂

Kylie:-) was our Star of the Week for the last week of September.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

10/2/17~Food Drive/MSSD Food Pantry

10/5/17 ~ Literacy Night: Send back those RSVP sheets!

10/6/17 ~ Creek Week Clean-up. 1:00 – 1:30                                                           (We will be cleaning the library lawn.)

10/18/17 ~ Field trip money due (OTC)

10/20/17 ~ End of Quarter 1                                                                           Students will be dismissed @ 1:00 pm!

10/25/17 ~ Olympic Training Center Field trip (9:30-11:30 am)

10/25/17 ~ Picture retakes

10/26/17-10/27/17 Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences and Book Fair

LANGUAGE ARTS (CKLA):

Writing paragraphs/Friendly Letter/Sentence Construction

Grammar:

  • Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives/Contractions
  • Sentence Capitalization and Punctuation
  • “Quotation Marks” signaling dialogue
  • Narrative Writing/Writing Process

Spelling Words: Introduced on Monday/Test every Friday! 🙂

Skill Focus: Suffix -ed (/ed/ /id/ /d/ /t/) Past tense verbs

Rule: Double the consonant if short vowel followed by 1 consonant/sound. Example: plop+ed = plopped.

  1. yelled
  2. yanked
  3. slumped
  4. limped
  5. plopped
  6. smiled
  7. shrugged
  8. liked
  9. patted
  10. you

Listening & Learning

Early Asian Civilizations (Non-Fiction & Fiction)

“The Importance of Silk”

“China’s Great Wall”

“Confucius”

“Chinese New Year”

Review Early Asian Civilizations/Assessment Monday

MATH:

Chapter 2 ~ Addition up to 1,000/Basic Fact Flashcards

Addition with and w/o regrouping Practice

Word Problems regrouping in ones and tens place

SCIENCE:

Embedded in CKLA

SOCIAL STUDIES: Ancient Asian Civilizations/Maps

Domain Objectives:

Students will:

Identify Asia as the largest continent with the most populous countries in the world

Locate Asia, India, and China on a map or globe

Explain the importance of mountains in the development of early Asian civilizations

Explain the importance of the Indus and Ganges rivers for the development of civilization in ancient times

Describe the key components of a civilization

Identify Hinduism and Buddhism as major religions originating inAsia

Describe the basic principles of Hinduism and Buddhism

Identify the names for followers of Hinduism and Buddhism

Identify the holy texts of Hinduism and Buddhism

Identify holy places for Hindus and Buddhists

Identify important figures in Hinduism and Buddhism

Identify Diwali as an important holiday in Hinduism

Demonstrate familiarity with the folktale “The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal”

Describe the characters, plot, and setting of the folktale “The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal”

 Identify trickster tales and folktales as a type of fiction

Demonstrate familiarity with the poem “The Blind Men and the Elephant”

Describe the characters, plot, and setting of the poem “The Blind Men and the Elephant”

Explain the importance of the Yellow and Yangtze rivers for the development of civilizations in ancient times

Describe contributions of ancient China (e.g., paper, silk, writing, the Great Wall)

Demonstrate familiarity with the folktale “The Magic Paintbrush”

Describe the characters, plot, and setting of the folktale “The Magic Paintbrush”

Describe silk making

Explain the significance of the Great Wall of China 9Identify Confucius

Describe the teachings of Confucius

Describe the Chinese New Year

VOCABULARY

Lesson 1

common  cultivate  fertile  Indus River  irrigation  canals

Lesson 2

bustling  nestles  recede  source

Lesson 3

existence  Hinduism  represents  sacred

Lesson 4

contrary  devour  distracted  pious  unjust

Lesson 5

bawl grope  marvel  observation  resembles

Lesson 6

archer  custom  Diwali   prosperity

Lesson 7

Buddhism  conquer  suffering   venture

Lesson 8

plateaus  silt  sorrow  Yangtze River  Yellow River

Lesson 9

character  durable  remarkable

Lesson 10

beggar  cork  praise  scowl

Lesson 11

barriers  emerge  plunged  trade

Lesson 12

defense  intervals  span  transport

Lesson13

eager  example  sages

Lesson 14

adhering  banished  grudges  prosperous 

September 25-29, 2017

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Dear Families,

Our Homecoming Parade was so much fun! So many of the kids told me that today was the best day ever! I appreciated all the parental helping hands during the event! I think I have the best parents every year….and I do!

Here are some nuts and bolts to support at home: Sentence punctuation is huge and the understanding of sentence construction (subject/verb/adjectives).We will be moving quickly into paragraph writing. Handwriting is important for upper and lowercase accuracy and legibility. I often tell the kids that writing is respect for yourself and those who have the opportunity to read your thoughts! Keep it neat! 🙂 Foundational Math is adding numbers, so basic facts are helpful.  Money and Time are difficult at this age, so the more awareness of both of these concepts at home can make a huge difference. We will continue practicing all year!

Also, remember to send the MSES folder to school every day since that is our way to pass papers between school and home.  The R.E.D. Folders are moving back and forth nicely! Remember I keep them on Friday and will send home on Monday. There are a couple of kiddos who aren’t bringing either folder back and forth….I can only hope parents are seeing their papers, and they are reading every night because it really helps form their literacy foundation.

Your children are precious! Please continue to talk about what they are learning at school, read like crazy, and hug and love them!

Mrs. P. 🙂

SPECIALS:

  • A Day: Music
  • B Day: PE
  • C Day: Art

MON.~Music

TUES.~PE

WEDS.~Art

THURS.~Music/Media w/Mrs. Bradbury@12:10

FRI.~PE/Second Step w/Mrs. Hay, counselor@11:00

UPCOMING EVENTS:

10/5/17 ~ Literacy Night Details to come.

10/6/17 ~ Creek Week Clean-up.                                                            (We will be cleaning the library lawn.)

10/18/17 ~ Field trip money due (OTC)

10/20/17 ~ End of Quarter 1                                                                           Students will be dismissed @ 1:00 pm!

10/25/17 ~ Olympic Training Center Field trip (9:30-11:30 am)

10/25/17 ~ Picture retakes

10/26/17-10/27/17 Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences and Book Fair

LANGUAGE ARTS (CKLA):

Grammar: Unit 1 will review the basics of sentence building, punctuation, and capitalization and paragraph construction.

The present tense suffix -ing is reviewed as a marker for present tense verbs. Often in short vowel words, the consonant will be doubled.

The past tense suffix –ed is reviewed in Unit 1 (the suffix –ed is also referred to as the past tense marker and the past tense ending). It can be pronounced three different ways

/e/ + /d/ when it follows the /t/ sound or the /d/ sound, like               busted or added

/t/ when it follows a voiceless sound, like kicked or huffed

/d/ when it follows a voiced sound, like planned or strummed

Tricky Words a, the, he, she, we, be, me, was, of, from, to, do, down, how, what, where, why, once, one, two, could, would, should, there, said, says, and word.

Writing: Within the Skills Strand, students also receive instruction in the writing composition process. In Unit 1, students will review/practice writing complete sentences when answering questions. Letter writing is also reviewed and discussed in length.

SPELLING WORDS:

Spelling Words: Test every Friday! 🙂

  1. sand
  2. hunt
  3. thin
  4. sang
  5. hung
  6. thing
  7. sank
  8. hunk
  9. think
  10. should (tricky word) Segway to could and would!

MATH:

Chapter 2 ~ Addition up to 1,000/Basic Fact Practice

Addition w/o regrouping Practice

Introduce Addition with regrouping

READ ALOUDS: Listening and Learning
“Diwali”

“Buddhists and Buddhism”

“The Yellow and the Yangtze Rivers”

“Paper, Writing, and Calligraphy”

“The Magic Paintbrush”

“The Importance of Silk”

SCIENCE:

Embedded in CKLA

SOCIAL STUDIES: Ancient Asian Civilizations/Maps

Domain Objectives:

Students will:

Identify Asia as the largest continent with the most populous countries in the world

Locate Asia, India, and China on a map or globe

Explain the importance of mountains in the development of early Asian civilizations

Explain the importance of the Indus and Ganges rivers for the development of civilization in ancient times

Describe the key components of a civilization

Identify Hinduism and Buddhism as major religions originating inAsia

Describe the basic principles of Hinduism and Buddhism

Identify the names for followers of Hinduism and Buddhism

Identify the holy texts of Hinduism and Buddhism

Identify holy places for Hindus and Buddhists

Identify important figures in Hinduism and Buddhism

Identify Diwali as an important holiday in Hinduism

Demonstrate familiarity with the folktale “The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal”

Describe the characters, plot, and setting of the folktale “The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal”

 Identify trickster tales and folktales as a type of fiction

Demonstrate familiarity with the poem “The Blind Men and the Elephant”

Describe the characters, plot, and setting of the poem “The Blind Men and the Elephant”

Explain the importance of the Yellow and Yangtze rivers for the development of civilizations in ancient times

Describe contributions of ancient China (e.g., paper, silk, writing, the Great Wall)

Demonstrate familiarity with the folktale “The Magic Paintbrush”

Describe the characters, plot, and setting of the folktale “The Magic Paintbrush”

Describe silk making

Explain the significance of the Great Wall of China 9Identify Confucius

Describe the teachings of Confucius

Describe the Chinese New Year

VOCABULARY

Lesson 1

common  cultivate  fertile  Indus River  irrigation  canals

Lesson 2

bustling  nestles  recede  source

Lesson 3

existence  Hinduism  represents  sacred

Lesson 4

contrary  devour  distracted  pious  unjust

Lesson 5

bawl grope  marvel  observation  resembles

Lesson 6

archer  custom  Diwali   prosperity

Lesson 7

Buddhism  conquer  suffering   venture

Lesson 8

plateaus  silt  sorrow  Yangtze River  Yellow River

Lesson 9

character  durable  remarkable

Lesson 10

beggar  cork  praise  scowl

Lesson 11

barriers  emerge  plunged  trade

Lesson 12

defense  intervals  span  transport

Lesson13

eager  example  sages

Lesson 14

adhering  banished  grudges  prosperous 

September 18-22, 2017

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Dear Families,

Open House was a huge success for our classroom!  Thank you for coming and sharing your child’s world with them.  I apologize for not delivering a big presentation, but in my long career, I have found that the kids are so excited to have you in their space, that what I have to say is irrelevant! Hence the looping Power Point instead of my drawl! If you need any further clarification or information, please don’t hesitate to talk to me!

We have had a busy week! Whew! It is hot in the classroom most days.  I am going to encourage more water during the day while we are working. The weather will soon cool and we will be more comfortable. 🙂 Please help reinforce my training of focus and attention to instruction with your child.  We are in the final year of learning ‘how’ to read as in Third Grade they ‘read’ to learn.  Field Trip information and permission/cost papers went home this week, too.  Please try to get those in by September 29th. 🙂

Please check papers in your child’s backpack.  Some papers are school forms, classwork for completion at home, while others are papers your child completed or checked by me. The customized MSES folders went home this week. Your child puts mailbox papers in these folders.  Please go over what they are doing wrong, and PRAISE what they are doing right! Sometimes the work may need to be completed. It is not unusual for students to have incomplete work as they are being challenged to write more than in First Grade, and sometimes students leave the room for various reasons. If ever you should have a question or need further clarification, don’t hesitate to contact me.

Sentence punctuation is huge and the understanding of sentence construction (subject/verb/adjectives).  Handwriting is important for upper and lowercase accuracy and legibility. I often tell the kids that writing is respect for yourself and those who have the opportunity to read your thoughts! Keep it neat! 🙂

Our first Spelling Test went very well!  I allowed the students to check their own paper.  I will pick up the tests and check and record progress before they are sent home.

Math review of Number Sense has been interesting.  It seemed most of our class needed more concrete practice, so we are currently working with dice, unifix cubes, and place value blocks to reinforce these foundational skills. Those kiddos who have mastered these skills have been great support to their classmates.

Fairy and Tall Tale Domain lasted a bit longer than I anticipated. It is my favorite! So, we will start our Asian Civilization study on Monday!  If you have any knowledge or skills you would like to share with the kids, please let me know so we can work out a day and time for your visit. Objectives are posted if you are interested!

Your children are adorably sweet! Thank you for sharing them and supporting what we are doing in the classroom by reading with them and discussing what we are studying!

Mrs. P. 🙂

SPECIALS:

  • A Day: Music
  • B Day: PE
  • C Day: Art

MON.~PE

TUES.~Art

WEDS.~Music

THURS.~PE/Media w/Mrs. Bradbury@12:10

FRI.~Art/Second Step w/Mrs. Hay, counselor@11:00

UPCOMING EVENTS:

9/22/17 ~ Homecoming Parade @1:30

10/5/17 ~ Literacy Night Details to come.

10/6/17 ~ Creek Week Clean-up.                                                            (We will be cleaning the library lawn.)

10/18/17 ~ Field trip money due (OTC)

10/20/17 ~ End of Quarter 1                                                                           Students will be dismissed @ 1:00 pm!

10/25/17 ~ Olympic Training Center Field trip (9:30-11:30 am)

10/25/17 ~ Picture retakes

10/26/17-10/27/17 Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences and Book Fair

LANGUAGE ARTS (CKLA):

Grammar: Unit 1 will review the basics of sentence building, punctuation, and capitalization

The present tense suffice -ing is reviewed as a marker for present tense verbs. Often in short vowel words, the consonant will be doubled.

The past tense suffix –ed is reviewed in Unit 1 (the suffix –ed is also referred to as the past tense marker and the past tense ending). It can be pronounced three different ways

/e/ + /d/ when it follows the /t/ sound or the /d/ sound, like               busted or added

/t/ when it follows a voiceless sound, like kicked or huffed

/d/ when it follows a voiced sound, like planned or strummed

Tricky Words a, the, he, she, we, be, me, was, of, from, to, do, down, how, what, where, why, once, one, two, could, would, should, there, said, says, and word.

Writing: Within the Skills Strand, students also receive instruction in the writing composition process. In Unit 1, students will review/practice writing complete sentences when answering questions. Letter writing is also reviewed and discussed in length.

SPELLING WORDS:

Spelling Words: Test every Friday! 🙂

  1. snacking
  2. mixing
  3. smelling
  4. running
  5. kissing
  6. buzzing
  7. hitting
  8. until
  9. problem
  10. how (Tricky Word)

READ ALOUDS: Listening and Learning

Early Asian Civilizations (Non-Fiction & Fiction)

  • The Indus River Valley Part I
  • The Indus River Valley Part II
  • Hindus & Hinduism
  • “The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal”
  • “The Blind Men and the Elephant”

MATH:

  • Chapter 1 ~ Numbers to 1,000 (Counting, Place Value, Comparing Numbers, and Order & Pattern)
  • Basic facts to 20: FLUENCY NEEDED
  • Begin Chapter 2 ~ Addition up to 1,000
  • Addition w/o regrouping

SCIENCE:

  • Scientific Method

SOCIAL STUDIES: Ancient Asian Civilizations/Maps

Domain Objectives:

Students will:

Identify Asia as the largest continent with the most populous countries in the world

Locate Asia, India, and China on a map or globe

Explain the importance of mountains in the development of early Asian civilizations

Explain the importance of the Indus and Ganges rivers for the development of civilization in ancient times

Describe the key components of a civilization

Identify Hinduism and Buddhism as major religions originating inAsia

Describe the basic principles of Hinduism and Buddhism

Identify the names for followers of Hinduism and Buddhism

Identify the holy texts of Hinduism and Buddhism

Identify holy places for Hindus and Buddhists

Identify important figures in Hinduism and Buddhism

Identify Diwali as an important holiday in Hinduism

Demonstrate familiarity with the folktale “The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal”

Describe the characters, plot, and setting of the folktale “The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal”

 Identify trickster tales and folktales as a type of fiction

Demonstrate familiarity with the poem “The Blind Men and the Elephant”

Describe the characters, plot, and setting of the poem “The Blind Men and the Elephant”

Explain the importance of the Yellow and Yangtze rivers for the development of civilizations in ancient times

Describe contributions of ancient China (e.g., paper, silk, writing, the Great Wall)

Demonstrate familiarity with the folktale “The Magic Paintbrush”

Describe the characters, plot, and setting of the folktale “The Magic Paintbrush”

Describe silk making

Explain the significance of the Great Wall of China 9Identify Confucius

Describe the teachings of Confucius

Describe the Chinese New Year

VOCABULARY

Lesson 1

common  cultivate  fertile  Indus River  irrigation  canals

Lesson 2

bustling  nestles  recede  source

Lesson 3

existence  Hinduism  represents  sacred

Lesson 4

contrary  devour  distracted  pious  unjust

Lesson 5

bawl grope  marvel  observation  resembles

Lesson 6

archer  custom  Diwali   prosperity

Lesson 7

Buddhism  conquer  suffering   venture

Lesson 8

plateaus  silt  sorrow  Yangtze River  Yellow River

Lesson 9

character  durable  remarkable

Lesson 10

beggar  cork  praise  scowl

Lesson 11

barriers  emerge  plunged  trade

Lesson 12

defense  intervals  span  transport

Lesson13

eager  example  sages

Lesson 14

adhering  banished  grudges  prosperous 

September 11-15, 2017

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Dear Families,

We have had another wonderful week of 2nd grade! I hope your child is happy and learning more than I think! 🙂 Make sure to check your child’s backpack each night as we are sending papers home most nights, with Thursday being the main day for papers from the office. Don’t forget our annual Open House will be on Tuesday, September 12, from 6:00 – 7:30! Please attend, if possible to see your child’s room again now that they have lived there for a couple of weeks!

We start spelling words this week.  Have fun working with the words at home.  Let me know if you need additional support ideas to use at home. There is a website that provides some practice for free and the ability to type in your personal spelling list for subscription.  Kids love the activities and it is a great site.

http://www.spellingcity.com

Enjoy your weekend with your sweet kids!

Mrs. P. 🙂

SPECIALS:

  • A Day: Music
  • B Day: PE
  • C Day: Art

MON.~Art

TUES.~Music

WEDS.~PE

THURS.~Art/Media w/Mrs. Bradbury@12:10

FRI.~Music/Second Step w/Mrs. Hay, counselor@11:00

UPCOMING EVENTS:

  • 9/12/17 ~ Open House (6-7:30p.m.)
  • 9/15/17 ~ Picture Day
  • 10/20/17~Early Release @1:00
  • 10/22/17~Homecoming Parade @1:30
  • 10/25/17 ~ Picture Retakes
  • 10/26 & 10/27/17 ~ Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences
  • 10/31/17~Halloween Parade/Party (1:30-2:45)

LANGUAGE ARTS (CKLA):

  • Learning procedures/routines
  • Introduction & Review
  • Skills ~ Basic Code Spellings/vowels/consonants/blends
  • Listening & Learning ~ Fairy Tales & Tall Tales

SPELLING WORDS:

bandit
shelf
sprang
munch
picnic
think
wish
drift
box
Tricky Word: she

READ ALOUDS: Listening and Learning

Early Asian Civilizations (Non-Fiction & Fiction)

  • The Indus River Valley
  • Hindus & Hinduism
  • “The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal”
  • “The Blind Men and the Elephant”

WE ARE REVIEWING FOR OUR TEST ON FAIRY TALES AND TALL TALES.  WE WILL THEN START DOMAIN 2 EARLY ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS. 

MATH:

  • Learning procedures/routines
  • Chapter 1 ~ Numbers to 1,000 (Counting, Place Value, Comparing Numbers, and Order & Pattern)
  • Basic facts to 20

SCIENCE:

  • Learning procedures/routines
  • Scientific Method

SOCIAL STUDIES:

  • Learning procedures/routines
  • Map Skills/7 continents, oceans, cardinal directions

Review of Vowel Spellings

  • ‘o’ > /o/ (hop)
  •  ‘e’ > /e/ (pet)
  •  ‘a’ > /a/ (hat)
  •  ‘i’ > /i/ (it)
  •  ‘u’ > /u/ (but)

Review of Consonant Spellings

  • ‘t’ > /t/ (top), ‘tt’ > /t/ (sitting), and ‘ed’ > /t/ (asked)
  • ‘d’ > /d/ (dot), ‘dd’ > /d/ (add), and ‘ed’ > /d/ (filled)
  • ‘p’ > /p/ (pot) and ‘pp’ > /p/ (napping)
  • ‘b’ > /b/ (bat) and ‘bb’ > /b/ (rubbing)
  • ‘c’ > /k/ (cat), ‘k’ > /k/ (kid), ‘cc’ > /k/ (hiccup), and ‘ck’ > /k/ (black)
  • ‘g’ > /g/ (gift) and ‘gg’ > /g/ (egg)
  • ‘ch’ > /ch/ (chin) and ‘tch’ >/ch/ (itch)
  • ‘j’ > /g/ (jump), ‘g’ > /g/ (gem), and ‘ge’ >/ ge/ (fringe)
  • ‘f’ > /f/ (fit) and ‘ff’ > /f/ (stuff)
  • ‘v’ > /v/ (vet) and ‘ve’ > /v/ (twelve)
  • ‘s’>/s/(sun),‘ss’>/s/(dress),‘c’>/s/(cent),‘se’>/s/(rinse),and ‘ce’ > /s/ (prince)
  • ‘z’ > /z/ (zip), ‘zz’ > /z/ (buzz), and ‘s’ > /z/ (dogs)
  • ‘th’ > /th/ (thin) as a spelling for (unvoiced) /th/
  • ‘th’ > /th/ (them) as a spelling for (voiced) /th/
  •  ‘m’ > /m/ (mad) and ‘mm’ > /m/ (swimming)
  • ‘n’ > /n/ (nut), ‘nn’ > /n/ (running), and ‘kn’ > /n/ (knock)
  • ‘ng’ > /ng/ (sing) and ‘n’ > /ng/ (pink)
  •  ‘sh’ > /sh/ (shop)
  •  ‘h’ > /h/ (hot)
  •  ‘w’ > /w/ (wet) and ‘wh’ > /w/ (when)
  •  ‘l’ > /l/ (lip) and ‘ll’ > /l/ (bell)
  •  ‘r’ > /r/ (red), ‘rr’ > /r/ (ferret), and ‘wr’ > /r/ (wrist)
  •  ‘y’ > /y/ (yes)
  •  ‘x’ > /x/ (tax) as a spelling for the sound combination /x/ (/k/ + /s/)
  •  ‘qu’> /qu/ (quit) as a spelling for the sound combination /qu/ (/k/ + /w/)
 Domain Objectives:

Students will:

  • Demonstrate familiarity with particular fairy tales
    Describe the characters, plot, and setting of particular fairy tales
  • Identify common characteristics of fairy tales such as “once upon a time” beginnings, royal characters, magical characters or events, and happy endings
  • Identify the fairy tale elements of particular fairy tales
  • Identify fairy tales as a type of fiction
  • Identify tall tales as a type of fiction
  • Demonstrate familiarity with particular tall tales
  • Identify the characters, plot, and setting of particular tall tales
  • Identify exaggeration and larger-than-life characters as characteristics of tall tales
  • Identify the exaggerations in particular tall tales

September 4-7, 2018

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Dear Families,

We have had a wonderful first week of 2nd grade! I hope you have heard about the fairy tales we have been listening to, and some of the fun video breaks we have enjoyed. This week we will be enjoying Tall Tales and assessing how well your child reads! For those of you who like to know the objectives we are working toward in Literacy, I have included them at the bottom of the post! 

We have a UCCS Teacher Candidate working in our classroom every Thursday this semester.  Her name is Miss Young.  She will be working directly with our class and we are happy for the extra support.  Interesting fact about Miss Young is I taught her in the 3rd grade when I worked in District 2.  Small world they say!

‘The R.E.D. (Read Every Day) Folder has been coming to school beautifully.  Please read the instructions and send the folder to school once the book has been read. Remember to log each night you read! Any questions, don’t hesitate to ask! Reading is exercise for eye muscles, so the more your eyes practice the more muscle memory is built! Be sure to use the resources in the folder to determine if the book is too easy or too hard.  Summarizing what was read is also a great tool for comprehension. Bottom line…..ENJOY reading with your child!

Make sure to check your child’s backpack each night as we are sending papers home most nights, with Thursday being the main day for papers from the office. 🙂 Any unfinished work you see, please try to finish as it is ‘practice’ for what we are learning about in the classroom. Please correct what your child missed and praise what they did well! You can’t get enough ‘attaboy’ or ‘attagirl’ in life. I am not always able to see all answers on practice pages, but I do try my best to!

Your children are absolutely precious.  I have enjoyed hanging out with them every day this past week. We have shared all of our ‘All About Me’ bags and enjoyed each and every one.  It takes time to establish a community of people, and I think we had a very positive start! Your children are very sweet and energetic.

Yes, I am pooped! Ha!

Enjoy the weekends! I don’t expect any school-related tasks to occur on your days off.  Enjoy your time! R.E.D.Folders only M-F unless your child WANTS to read.  Woot, Woot!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR “MILLION WORDS OR LESS” LETTERS/EMAILS! THEY ARE TERRIFIC!

Mrs. P. 🙂

SPECIALS: These never change!

  • Monday: Art (12:30-1:30)
  • Tuesday: TEAMS (10:35-11:25)/2nd Step(1:00-1:30)
  • Wednesday: Spanish/Music (1:10-2:10)
  • Thursday: PE (1:40-2:40)
  • Friday: Music/Spanish (1:45-2:50) **The only day we exit school from the Duclo Exit. We will walk kids to the top of the PlayPark gate.                                                                                                             UPCOMING EVENTS:
  • 9/3/18 ~ Labor Day (NO SCHOOL)
  • 9/11/18 ~ Open House (6-7:30p.m.)
  • 9/17/18 ~ Picture Day

LANGUAGE ARTS (CKLA):

  • Learning procedures/routines
  • Introduction & Review
  • Skills ~ Basic Code Spellings/vowels/consonants/blends
  • Listening & Learning ~ Fairy Tales & Tall Tales

READ ALOUDS: Listening and Learning

  • The Fisherman and His Wife
  • The Emperor’s New Clothes
  • Beauty and the Beast Parts 1 and 2
  • Paul Bunyan
  • Pecos Bill
  • John Henry
  • Casey Jones

MATH:

  • Learning procedures/routines
  • Chapter 1 ~ Numbers to 1,000 (Counting, Place Value, Comparing Numbers, and Order & Pattern)

SCIENCE:

  • Learning procedures/routines
  • Scientific Method

SOCIAL STUDIES:

  • Learning procedures/routines
  • Map Skills/7 continents, oceans, cardinal directions

Review of Vowel Spellings

  • ‘o’ > /o/ (hop)
  •  ‘e’ > /e/ (pet)
  •  ‘a’ > /a/ (hat)
  •  ‘i’ > /i/ (it)
  •  ‘u’ > /u/ (but)

Review of Consonant Spellings

  • ‘t’ > /t/ (top), ‘tt’ > /t/ (sitting), and ‘ed’ > /t/ (asked)
  • ‘d’ > /d/ (dot), ‘dd’ > /d/ (add), and ‘ed’ > /d/ (filled)
  • ‘p’ > /p/ (pot) and ‘pp’ > /p/ (napping)
  • ‘b’ > /b/ (bat) and ‘bb’ > /b/ (rubbing)
  • ‘c’ > /k/ (cat), ‘k’ > /k/ (kid), ‘cc’ > /k/ (hiccup), and ‘ck’ > /k/ (black)
  • ‘g’ > /g/ (gift) and ‘gg’ > /g/ (egg)
  • ‘ch’ > /ch/ (chin) and ‘tch’ >/ch/ (itch)
  • ‘j’ > /g/ (jump), ‘g’ > /g/ (gem), and ‘ge’ >/ ge/ (fringe)
  • ‘f’ > /f/ (fit) and ‘ff’ > /f/ (stuff)
  • ‘v’ > /v/ (vet) and ‘ve’ > /v/ (twelve)
  • ‘s’>/s/(sun),‘ss’>/s/(dress),‘c’>/s/(cent),‘se’>/s/(rinse),and ‘ce’ > /s/ (prince)
  • ‘z’ > /z/ (zip), ‘zz’ > /z/ (buzz), and ‘s’ > /z/ (dogs)
  • ‘th’ > /th/ (thin) as a spelling for (unvoiced) /th/
  • ‘th’ > /th/ (them) as a spelling for (voiced) /th/
  •  ‘m’ > /m/ (mad) and ‘mm’ > /m/ (swimming)
  • ‘n’ > /n/ (nut), ‘nn’ > /n/ (running), and ‘kn’ > /n/ (knock)
  • ‘ng’ > /ng/ (sing) and ‘n’ > /ng/ (pink)
  •  ‘sh’ > /sh/ (shop)
  •  ‘h’ > /h/ (hot)
  •  ‘w’ > /w/ (wet) and ‘wh’ > /w/ (when)
  •  ‘l’ > /l/ (lip) and ‘ll’ > /l/ (bell)
  •  ‘r’ > /r/ (red), ‘rr’ > /r/ (ferret), and ‘wr’ > /r/ (wrist)
  •  ‘y’ > /y/ (yes)
  •  ‘x’ > /x/ (tax) as a spelling for the sound combination /x/ (/k/ + /s/)
  •  ‘qu’> /qu/ (quit) as a spelling for the sound combination /qu/ (/k/ + /w/)
 Domain Objectives:

Students will:

  • Demonstrate familiarity with particular fairy tales
    Describe the characters, plot, and setting of particular fairy tales
  • Identify common characteristics of fairy tales such as “once upon a time” beginnings, royal characters, magical characters or events, and happy endings
  • Identify the fairy tale elements of particular fairy tales
  • Identify fairy tales as a type of fiction
  • Identify tall tales as a type of fiction
  • Demonstrate familiarity with particular tall tales
  • Identify the characters, plot, and setting of particular tall tales
  • Identify exaggeration and larger-than-life characters as characteristics of tall tales
  • Identify the exaggerations in particular tall tales