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October 30-November 3, 2017

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Dear Families,

Our trip to the Olympic Training Center was amazing! We were able to meet several athletes including some para-olympians. Our tour guide was terrific and your children were well-behaved. Many thanks to our parent volunteers: Misty, Nicole, Miles, and Mary Ann for supporting our class and keeping us safe. Our next trip is to the Pioneer Museum in February!

Parent Teacher Conferences have been so great! I have thoroughly enjoyed seeing each of you again and talking about your most precious possession…your baby! Thank you for carving out the time to come in and celebrate your child.

The Halloween Parade and Party are on Tuesday.  The parade starts around 1:30 and parties are set to start following the parade. If you would like to help with the party, please let me know and I will connect you to our room mom, Amy.

Have a great week and thanks again for your support!

Mrs. P. 🙂

iPad Reading and Math Support:

Front Row: 7z2kkd

BrainPop: MSES/mustangs1

UPCOMING EVENTS:
10/31/17 ~ Halloween Parade and Party 1:30-2:45

11/2/17~ Fundraiser ends

11/10/17~Veterans’ Day Concert @10:00(auditorium)

11/20-24/17~Thanksgiving Break

STAR OF THE WEEK: 🙂 Quinn!

SPECIALS:

MON.~Art

TUES.~Music

WEDS.~PE

THURS.~Art

FRI.~Music

LANGUAGE ARTS (CKLA):

SKILLS:

The sounds and spellings taught in this unit are:

  • /ae/ spelled ‘a_e’ (cake), ‘a’ (paper), ‘ai’ (wait), ‘ay’ (day)
  • /oe/ spelled ‘o_e’ (home), ‘o’ (open), ‘oa’ (boat), ‘oe’ (toe)
  • /ie/ spelled ‘i_e’ (bite), ‘i’ (biting), ‘ie’ (tie)
  • /ue/ spelled ‘ue’ (cue), ‘u_e’ (cute), ‘u’ (unit)
  • /aw/ spelled ‘aw’ (paw), ‘au’ (Paul), ‘augh’ (caught)

SPELLING: Bossy R: er, ar, or

  1. sister
  2. letter
  3. expert
  4. born
  5. sports
  6. short
  7. mark
  8. started
  9. backyard
  10. some (tricky word)

GRAMMAR:

Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives/Synonyms/Antonyms
Sentence Capitalization and Punctuation
“Quotation Marks” signaling dialogue
Personal Narrative/Writing Process

LISTENING AND LEARNING: The Ancient Greek Civilizations

“The Great Thinkers of Greece”

“Alexander The Great Part I

“Alexander The Great Part II

Domain Review: See objectives and vocabulary at the end of this post.

Assessment

MATH:

Chapter 3 ~ Subtraction up to 1,000

Subtraction WITH regrouping in the ones/tens places and over zeros!

SCIENCE:

Embedded in CKLA

SOCIAL STUDIES:

Students will:

Identify the area of ancient Greece on a map

Describe the terrain of ancient Greece and how it affected development

Locate Crete, the Black Sea, the Aegean Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea on a map

Define the term civilization

Define the term city-state

Explain that the ancient Greeks worshipped many gods and goddesses

Identify Mount Olympus as the place the ancient Greeks believed was the home of the gods

Identify ancient Greece as the site of the original Olympic Games

Describe the Olympic Games of ancient Greece

Describe how the contributions of the ancient Greek civilization have influenced the present

Describe the city-state Sparta and the Spartan way of life

Explain that Athens is named after the goddess Athena

Describe the city-state Athens

Describe how Athenians worshipped Athena

Identify the Parthenon

Define the term democracy

Identify Athens as the birthplace of democracy

Explain how Athenian boys and girls were educated

Explain that women did not have as many rights as men in Greek society

Compare/contrast life in Sparta and Athens

Explain the significance of the Battles of Marathon and Thermopylae

Identify Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle as famous philosophers of ancient Greece

Describe the accomplishments of Alexander the Great

Vocabulary:

Lesson 1

boundaries contributions independently rugged unique

Lesson 2

delightfully longingly massive messenger summoned

Lesson 3

dedicate grove mission spectacle

Lesson 4

compete determination grand sacred victory

Lesson 5

conquest council discomfort permanently self-discipline

Lesson 6

blessing ideal ignite overjoyed swiftly

Lesson 7

achieve architecture assembly debated democracy

Lesson 8

avoid marathon mercy purposely tribute

Lesson 9

channel defeating deserted fate prefer

Lesson 10

affection astonishing marvelous philosopher proof

Lesson 11

ambitious devoted retreat tame

Lesson 12

attention flung invader proclaimed

October 23-25, 2017

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Dear Families,

We have launched a fundraiser for MSES.  The packet went home in Thursday folder.  Your kids earn little rubber foxes for the coupons brought back to school.  The fundraiser is optional, but helpful to our school and students!

Our field trip to the Olympic Training Center is Wednesday.  It is $6 for students and $12 for parents who wish to attend.  Also, the Subway coupons for last month’s reading log are still on request.  I will send those home as soon as we get them in the office.

Where is the time going? We are moving into the month of November quickly! Your kids are growing, and I am enjoying them so much.  Please continue to encourage them to do their best at school because they are expected to know a lot! 🙂

Many thanks for all you do, and I look forward to seeing you all at the end of the week! Remember the conference time is 20 minutes for each family. Most conferences are scheduled back to back, so your understanding of this is appreciated.  Please know that if we need more time to discuss your child, we will schedule another meeting on another day.

iPad Reading and Math Support:

Front Row: 7z2kkd

BrainPop: MSES/mustangs1

Mrs. P. 🙂

UPCOMING EVENTS:

10/25/17~ Picture Retakes                                                                 10/25/17 ~ Olympic Training Center field trip 8:40-11:40
10/25/17 ~ Maniboo Carnival 4:00-7:00 at high school
10/26-10/27 ~ Student/Parent/Teacher conferences
10/31/17 ~ Halloween Parade and Party 1:30-2:45

STAR OF THE WEEK: 🙂 Short Week!

SPECIALS:

MON.~ART

TUES.~Music

WEDS.~PE

THURS.~Parent Conferences

FRI.~Parent Conferences

LANGUAGE ARTS (CKLA):

SKILLS:

• ‘a_e’ > /ae/ (cake)

• ‘ee’ > /ee/ (bee)

• ‘i_e’ > /ie/ (bite)

• ‘o_e’ > /oe/ (home)

• ‘u_e’ > /ue/ (cute)

• ‘e_e’ > /ee/ (Pete)

• ‘ea’ > /ee/ (beach)

• ‘oo’ > /oo/ (soon)

• ‘oo’ > /oo/ (look)

• ‘ou’ > /ou/ (shout)

• ‘ow’ > /ou/ (now)

• ‘oi’ > /oi/ (oil)
• ‘oy’ > /oi/ (toy)

• ‘er’ > /er/ (her)

• ‘or’ > /or/ (for)

• ‘ar’ > /ar/ (car)

SPELLING:

Assessment Week!

GRAMMAR:

Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives
Sentence Capitalization and Punctuation
“Quotation Marks” signaling dialogue
Narrative Writing/Writing Process
Spelling Words: Introduced on Monday/Test every Friday! 🙂

LISTENING AND LEARNING: The Ancient Greek Civilizations

“Marathon”

“The Great Thinkers of Greece”

“Alexander The Great Part I

“Alexander The Great Part II

MATH:

Chapter 3 ~ Subtraction up to 1,000

Subtraction WITH regrouping in the ones/tens places and over zeros!

SCIENCE:

Embedded in CKLA

SOCIAL STUDIES:

Civilization Characteristics

Identify the area of ancient Greece on a map

Locate Crete, the Black Sea, the Aegean Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea on a map

Describe the terrain of ancient Greece and how it affected development

Discuss contributions the Greeks gave to the world

October 16-20, 2017

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Dear Families,
Conferences are coming at the end of the month.  All families are scheduled.  I will send home a confirmation/reminder this Thursday.  If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
We will have an early release on Friday, Oct. 20th.  Kids will be dismissed at 1:00 after having lunch.  We have daycare options available.  Check with the front office for details!
Our fabulous room mom will be contacting parents to support our annual Halloween Party on Oct. 31. Thank you Amy!! We will have a parade on the Play Park and then party down in the classroom. Any help you can lend is appreciated!
Please check your child’s backpack for daily papers. Please go over the successes and mistakes.  Encourage ‘quality’ work because it is a valuable skill.
Your children are just amazing. I am a lucky lady to be able to spend so much time with them. Thank you for all your support!
Mrs. P. 🙂
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SPECIALS:

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

MON.~Music/Mrs. Hay, counselor@1:00

TUES.~PE

WEDS.~Art

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

FRI.~PE

STAR OF THE WEEK: Olivia :-)🙂

UPCOMING EVENTS:

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

10/25/17~ Mani-Boo at MSHS from 4-8

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

10/31/17~Halloween Parade/Party from 1:30-2:45

Spelling: Contractions!

  1. it is= it’s
  2. that is= that’s
  3. she is= she’s
  4. is not=isn’t
  5. are not= aren’t
  6. was not= wasn’t
  7. I will=I’ll
  8. she will= she’ll
  9. you will= you’ll
  10. their (Tricky Word)

Language Arts:

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

Sounds for reading/writing:

• ‘a_e’ > /ae/ (cake)

• ‘ee’ > /ee/ (bee)

• ‘i_e’ > /ie/ (bite)

• ‘o_e’ > /oe/ (home)

• ‘u_e’ > /ue/ (cute)

• ‘e_e’ > /ee/ (Pete)

• ‘ea’ > /ee/ (beach)

• ‘oo’ > /oo/ (soon)

• ‘oo’ > /oo/ (look)

• ‘ou’ > /ou/ (shout)

• ‘ow’ > /ou/ (now)

• ‘oi’ > /oi/ (oil)
• ‘oy’ > /oi/ (toy)

• ‘er’ > /er/ (her)

• ‘or’ > /or/ (for)

• ‘ar’ > /ar/ (car)

LISTENING AND LEARNING: The Ancient Greek Civilizations

“The Olympic Games”

“All For Sparta”

“Athens and the Olive Tree”

“Athens: The Birthplace of Democracy

“Marathon”

MATH:

Basic Fact Practice

Chapter 3 ~ Subtraction up to 1,000

Subtraction WITH regrouping

SCIENCE:

Embedded in CKLA

SOCIAL STUDIES: Greek Civilizations

Objectives:

Students will:

Identify the area of ancient Greece on a map

Describe the terrain of ancient Greece and how it affected development

Locate Crete, the Black Sea, the Aegean Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea on a map

Define the term civilization

Define the term city-state

Explain that the ancient Greeks worshipped many gods and goddesses

Identify Mount Olympus as the place the ancient Greeks believed was the home of the gods

Identify ancient Greece as the site of the original Olympic Games

Describe the Olympic Games of ancient Greece

Describe how the contributions of the ancient Greek civilization have influenced the present

Describe the city-state Sparta and the Spartan way of life

Explain that Athens is named after the goddess Athena

Describe the city-state Athens

Describe how Athenians worshipped Athena

Identify the Parthenon

Define the term democracy

Identify Athens as the birthplace of democracy

Explain how Athenian boys and girls were educated

Explain that women did not have as many rights as men in Greek society

Compare/Contrast life in Sparta and Athens

Explain the significance of the Battles of Marathon and Thermopylae

Identify Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle as famous philosophers of ancient Greece

Describe the accomplishments of Alexander the Great

VOCABULARY:

Lesson 1

boundaries contributions independently rugged unique

Lesson 2

delightfully longingly massive messenger summoned

Lesson 3

dedicate grove mission spectacle

Lesson 4

compete determination grand sacred victory

Lesson 5

conquest council discomfort permanently self-discipline

Lesson 6

blessing  ideal  ignite overjoyed swiftly

Lesson 7

achieve architecture assembly debated democracy

Lesson 8

avoid marathon mercy purposely tribute

Lesson 9

channel defeating deserted fate prefer

Lesson 10

affection astonishing marvelous philosopher proof

Lesson 11

ambitious devoted retreat tame

Lesson 12

attention flung invader proclaimed

October 9-13, 2017

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Dear Families,

What a busy week for your kids.  We finished our study of Ancient Asian Civilizations and are now reviewing for our assessment on Tuesday.  We will then move to Greece and study the Ancient Greek Civilization.

I gave a test on addition regrouping.  It was sent home.  Please look it over and see how your child did.  Most of the class did really well, so we will finish up 3 digit addition with/without regrouping and move to subtraction with/without regrouping.  If ever you have a question or concern about any of the papers going home, please don’t hesitate to ask. Spelling tests are taken and scored by your second grader.  I do look them over prior to sending them home. Keep up the good work studying ‘the code’!

Conferences are coming up.  I will be sending home dates and times this week, so watch for this invitation.  If the day and time selected doesn’t work for you, we can change it.  Your child’s presence is requested as the conference is about them! 🙂

We have a Room Mom!! Alice’s mom, Amy has volunteered to head up our parties this year.  I will give Amy everyone’s contact information that signed up at Open House.  If you were unable to attend, I will also attach Amy’s preferred contact information as well, so you can contact her to offer your support.  Thank you Amy!! Our first party is coming up on October 31….more to come!

We are up and running on Front Row.  I will send home the parent information to access this wonderful educational site purchased by MSES for academic support in reading, math, and social studies. Your kids know how to log into this program.  Information is provided below!

Have a great week with your little dumplings!

Mrs. P. 🙂

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Internet Sites NO LOG IN REQUIRED

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SPECIALS:

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

MON.~PE/Mrs. Hay, counselor@1:00

TUES.~Art

WEDS.~Music

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

FRI.~Art

STAR OF THE WEEK: Ryder:-) (continued due to absences)

UPCOMING EVENTS:

10/9/17 ~ Creek Week Clean-up. 1:00 – 1:30                                                           (We will be cleaning on school grounds)

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

10/25/17~ Mani-Boo at MSHS from 3:30-8:30

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

LANGUAGE ARTS (CKLA):

Sounds for reading/writing:

• ‘a_e’ > /ae/ (cake)

• ‘ee’ > /ee/ (bee)

• ‘i_e’ > /ie/ (bite)

• ‘o_e’ > /oe/ (home)

• ‘u_e’ > /ue/ (cute)

• ‘e_e’ > /ee/ (Pete)

• ‘ea’ > /ee/ (beach)

• ‘oo’ > /oo/ (soon)

• ‘oo’ > /oo/ (look)

• ‘ou’ > /ou/ (shout)

• ‘ow’ > /ou/ (now)

• ‘oi’ > /oi/ (oil)
• ‘oy’ > /oi/ (toy)

• ‘er’ > /er/ (her)

• ‘or’ > /or/ (for)

• ‘ar’ > /ar/ (car)

Spelling: 

Focus: When adding -ing to a word that ends in silent e, drop the eand add -ing.

  1. smile + ing= smiling
  2. race + ing= racing
  3. hope + ing= hoping
  4. bake + ing= baking
  5. invite + ing= inviting
  6. confuse + ing= confusing
  7. taste + ing= tasting
  8. compete + ing= competing
  9. hop + ing= hopping (double rule from last week!)
  10. were (tricky word)

CKLA: Listening and Learning

Review Early Asian Civilizations/Assessment Tuesday

The Ancient Greek Civilizations

“The Ancient Greeks”

“Mount Olympus Part 1”

“Mount Olympus Part II”

MATH:

Basic Fact Practice

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: Greek Civilizations

Domain Objectives:

Students will:

Identify the area of ancient Greece on a map

Describe the terrain of ancient Greece and how it affected development

Locate Crete, the Black Sea, the Aegean Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea on a map

Define the term civilization

Define the term city-state

Explain that the ancient Greeks worshipped many gods and goddesses

Identify Mount Olympus as the place the ancient Greeks believed was the home of the gods

Identify ancient Greece as the site of the original Olympic Games

Describe the Olympic Games of ancient Greece

Describe how the contributions of the ancient Greek civilization have influenced the present

Describe the city-state Sparta and the Spartan way of life

Explain that Athens is named after the goddess Athena

Describe the city-state Athens

Describe how Athenians worshipped Athena

Identify the Parthenon

Define the term democracy

Identify Athens as the birthplace of democracy

Explain how Athenian boys and girls were educated

Explain that women did not have as many rights as men in Greek society

Compare/Contrast life in Sparta and Athens

Explain the significance of the Battles of Marathon and Thermopylae

Identify Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle as famous philosophers of ancient Greece

Describe the accomplishments of Alexander the Great

VOCABULARY:

Lesson 1

boundaries contributions independently rugged unique

Lesson 2

delightfully longingly massive messenger summoned

Lesson 3

dedicate grove mission spectacle

Lesson 4

compete determination grand sacred victory

Lesson 5

conquest council discomfort permanently self-discipline

Lesson 6

blessing  ideal  ignite overjoyed swiftly

Lesson 7

achieve architecture assembly debated democracy

Lesson 8

avoid marathon mercy purposely tribute

Lesson 9

channel defeating deserted fate prefer

Lesson 10

affection astonishing marvelous philosopher proof

Lesson 11

ambitious devoted retreat tame

Lesson 12

attention flung invader proclaimed