This week really flew by!
On Monday, I was out for the day and Mrs. Hart was the sub. They talked about contractions, friendly letters, and cause and effect.
On Tuesday, we continued with contractions. The students did a contraction flower activity where they matched a contraction flower with two leaves containing the two words that make up the contraction.
On Wednesday, we had an unexpected two hour delay. We spent all of our language arts time that day doing contraction "surgery." The students got gloves and masks and cut apart words, contracting them and using a band-aid as the apostrophe. It was a really engaging activity, and the students loved it. We thank Miss Murphy for leading the activity. Look for pictures of the day on my Weebly site.
On Thursday, we had a "business" day. We completed our contractions assessment and a practice writing diagnostic test in which we wrote a letter to our best friends about our favorite toy. We discussed how to use a revising and editing checklist to make our writing the best it can be.
On Friday, we blogged and we completed the first part of our second grade diagnostic testing. We wrote a letter to a friend or relative telling them about what we want to be when we grow up.
Next week we will be doing a lot of testing. The students have to complete an additional writing test for me, a reading test, and a math test. In addition, both Mrs. Myerholtz and myself have to administer end of the year tests that align with our reading and math series. All of this testing information is passed on to your child's third grade teacher.
Our specials schedule for next week will be:
Monday - computer
Tuesday - art
Wednesday - music
Thursday - gym
Friday - library
After speaking with Mrs. McPherson about our struggles to listen, pay attention, and follow directions, Mrs. Myerholtz and I have decided to do a small behavior reward at the end of each day. Students who earn green or orange cards each day will be allowed to participate in an extra recess the last 15 minutes of each day. Students with yellow cards will miss half of that time, and students with red or blue cards miss the entire recess.
Don't forget...our field day is scheduled for Thursday, May 17. I still need 2-3 volunteers to walk small groups of students from one station to another. The job is really easy, and it's a lot of fun seeing the kids compete! Our zoo trip will be Friday, May 18. Thank you to all of the parents who volunteered to chaperone the trip. Look for more information next week.
Have a wonderful weekend, and enjoy the weather - summer is right around the corner!
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
18 Days to Go!
It seems like we are so close to the end of the year, but when I stop to think about how much we have left to do, it makes me feel like there's still a long way to go. We are all ready for summer (and it shows) but unfortunately we still have quite a few important things to take care of before we can wrap up our year.
This week we completed our last full lesson using our Storytown reading series. It was our last spelling test, last vocabulary test, and last comprehension test.
On Monday, we introduced spelling and vocabulary words for the week. We learned a few more cursive letters. We discussed cause and effect, a skill that we are learning a little bit about now so that the students will be more prepared to tackle this topic next year in third grade. We also learned the difference between synonyms and antonyms. Ask your second grader to do the chants for you!
On Tuesday, we finished up the lowercase cursive letters. We continued with vocabulary and cause and effect. We read this week's story, called Where on Earth is My Bagel?, and discussed the events of the story.
On Wednesday, we answered R.A.P. questions using our vocabulary words. We sequenced some events from our story, and we talked more about cause and effect. We had BABES with Mrs. Lindquist.
On Thursday, we had our last spelling test. The morning class also finished up the vocabulary packet and took the last vocabulary test. The morning class also wrapped up synonyms and antonyms. The afternoon class was able to work on their blogs.
On Friday, the morning class had their chance to work on their blogs and took the comprehension test. The afternoon class finished up the vocabulary packet and took the last test. They did a few more activities with cause and effect and sequencing events from the story.
Next week will be a hodge-podge of different things. We will most likely have a few loose ends from this week to wrap up. We will begin reviewing for the diagnostic tests that all second graders will take the following week. (This is the second grade version of the OAA). We will take an end-of-the-year test from our Storytown reading series. There will be no more spelling and no more vocabulary to study.
Our specials schedule for next week will be:
Monday - art
Tuesday - music
Wednesday - gym
Thursday - library
Friday - music
Have a great weekend!
This week we completed our last full lesson using our Storytown reading series. It was our last spelling test, last vocabulary test, and last comprehension test.
On Monday, we introduced spelling and vocabulary words for the week. We learned a few more cursive letters. We discussed cause and effect, a skill that we are learning a little bit about now so that the students will be more prepared to tackle this topic next year in third grade. We also learned the difference between synonyms and antonyms. Ask your second grader to do the chants for you!
On Tuesday, we finished up the lowercase cursive letters. We continued with vocabulary and cause and effect. We read this week's story, called Where on Earth is My Bagel?, and discussed the events of the story.
On Wednesday, we answered R.A.P. questions using our vocabulary words. We sequenced some events from our story, and we talked more about cause and effect. We had BABES with Mrs. Lindquist.
On Thursday, we had our last spelling test. The morning class also finished up the vocabulary packet and took the last vocabulary test. The morning class also wrapped up synonyms and antonyms. The afternoon class was able to work on their blogs.
On Friday, the morning class had their chance to work on their blogs and took the comprehension test. The afternoon class finished up the vocabulary packet and took the last test. They did a few more activities with cause and effect and sequencing events from the story.
Next week will be a hodge-podge of different things. We will most likely have a few loose ends from this week to wrap up. We will begin reviewing for the diagnostic tests that all second graders will take the following week. (This is the second grade version of the OAA). We will take an end-of-the-year test from our Storytown reading series. There will be no more spelling and no more vocabulary to study.
Our specials schedule for next week will be:
Monday - art
Tuesday - music
Wednesday - gym
Thursday - library
Friday - music
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Kickoff to OAA Testing
This week didn't start off so great, but boy did we end with a bang!
On Monay, we did some more testing. We continued to work with the vocabulary from lesson 25, and we practiced our Readers Theater performances. We completed another Venn Diagram.
On Tuesday, we were still testing. We answered R.A.P. questions using our vocabulary words, practiced our Readers Theater performances, and reviewed the difference between present and past tense verbs.
On Wednesday, we completed the last of the testing for a few weeks. The morning class performed their Readers Theaters and took the comprehension test. The afternoon class continued to practice their Readers Theaters and worked with Venn Diagrams again.
On Thursday, we had BABES for the first time in a few weeks. The morning class wrote Star of the Week letters to Cole and Korbin. The afternoon class took vocabulary and comprehension tests. We had an assembly to kick off OAA testing next week. Teachers and students participated in relay races to remind us to look back in the text, eat a good breakfast, and get a good night's sleep before the tests. The teachers surprised the students with a flash mob that we have been practicing for weeks. It was great, and the kids loved it! See it here or on my Weebly site.
On Friday, we blogged. We finished up Star of the Week letters and loose ends of the various assessments completed on Wednesday and Thursday.
Next week we will be reading a story called Where on Earth is My Bagel? This is a cute story that the students really seem to like. We will begin reviewing for our own diagnostic tests, which we will be taking at the beginning of May. Vocabulary words for next week will be smothered, fragrant, gently, replied, grunted, and pleaded. Spelling words will have the oo and ou spelling patterns. Words are:
book, should, took, stood, crook, would, look, could, good, shook, cookout, understood, bookstore, cookies, couldn't, important, until, children, side, feet
Challenge list:
cookout, understood, bookstore, cookies, couldn't, crooked, shouldn't, goodness, brook, cooked, bookmark, footprint, wouldn't, looking, stood, important, until, children side, feet
Thank you to all of the parents who sent in candy for our good luck candy grams that we will be sending to the 5th graders before OAA testing next week! We could also use a few healthy snacks to munch on during our own testing in a few weeks. Examples would be granola bars, goldfish crackers,
raisins, etc. Anything that can be eaten neatly while working on the test will work. We could also use some erasers - we are completely out!
Our specials schedule for next week will be:
Monday - music
Tuesday - gym
Wednesday - library
Thursday - music
Friday - computer
Enjoy your weekend!
On Monay, we did some more testing. We continued to work with the vocabulary from lesson 25, and we practiced our Readers Theater performances. We completed another Venn Diagram.
On Tuesday, we were still testing. We answered R.A.P. questions using our vocabulary words, practiced our Readers Theater performances, and reviewed the difference between present and past tense verbs.
On Wednesday, we completed the last of the testing for a few weeks. The morning class performed their Readers Theaters and took the comprehension test. The afternoon class continued to practice their Readers Theaters and worked with Venn Diagrams again.
On Thursday, we had BABES for the first time in a few weeks. The morning class wrote Star of the Week letters to Cole and Korbin. The afternoon class took vocabulary and comprehension tests. We had an assembly to kick off OAA testing next week. Teachers and students participated in relay races to remind us to look back in the text, eat a good breakfast, and get a good night's sleep before the tests. The teachers surprised the students with a flash mob that we have been practicing for weeks. It was great, and the kids loved it! See it here or on my Weebly site.
On Friday, we blogged. We finished up Star of the Week letters and loose ends of the various assessments completed on Wednesday and Thursday.
Next week we will be reading a story called Where on Earth is My Bagel? This is a cute story that the students really seem to like. We will begin reviewing for our own diagnostic tests, which we will be taking at the beginning of May. Vocabulary words for next week will be smothered, fragrant, gently, replied, grunted, and pleaded. Spelling words will have the oo and ou spelling patterns. Words are:
book, should, took, stood, crook, would, look, could, good, shook, cookout, understood, bookstore, cookies, couldn't, important, until, children, side, feet
Challenge list:
cookout, understood, bookstore, cookies, couldn't, crooked, shouldn't, goodness, brook, cooked, bookmark, footprint, wouldn't, looking, stood, important, until, children side, feet
Thank you to all of the parents who sent in candy for our good luck candy grams that we will be sending to the 5th graders before OAA testing next week! We could also use a few healthy snacks to munch on during our own testing in a few weeks. Examples would be granola bars, goldfish crackers,
raisins, etc. Anything that can be eaten neatly while working on the test will work. We could also use some erasers - we are completely out!
Our specials schedule for next week will be:
Monday - music
Tuesday - gym
Wednesday - library
Thursday - music
Friday - computer
Enjoy your weekend!
Thursday, April 12, 2012
27 More Days!
I cannot believe the end of the year is approaching so quickly! We are already starting to do some wrapping up, and unfortunately with that comes testing - yuck! This week we began the first round of tests. We will continue next week and then take a break (while the other grades have their testing) before we finish up in May.
On Monday, we had no school. I hope everyone had a great spring break!
On Tuesday, we had a one-hour delay and tested for the remainder of the morning. We learned lowercase r and s in cursive and read through our story for the week, Town Hall, which is a Readers Theater.
On Wednesday, we tested all morning again. We learned lowercase j and p in cursive. We added the "ed" hunk and chunk to our Phonics Dance board. We introduced the vocabulary words for this week's story. The words are accomplish, feasible, attend, report, area, and serve. We used a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast two students in each class.
On Thursday, we tested for part of the morning. We had our spelling test, and we practiced our Readers Theater in small groups.
On Friday, we tested all morning again. We blogged (be sure to check them out).
Next week we will continue with Town Hall. In addition to vocabulary, we are reviewing compare/contrast and graphic aids. We are also reviewing verbs. There will be no spelling for next week.
Our specials schedule for next week will be:
Monday - gym
Tuesday - library
Wednesday - music
Thursday - computer
Friday - art
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Oh, Rats! What a Week!
This week was quite a whirlwind of activity in second grade!
On Monday, we introduced new spelling words. We added the "ui" hunk and chunk to our Phonics Dance board, and we introduced our vocabulary words for the week. This week we decided to allow the students to make the vocabulary video, so on Monday they were put into groups and assigned one of the six vocabulary words for the week. Each group was required to come up with a way to give the definition of their word, use it in a sentence, and somehow act out a skit demonstrating their word. On Monday we also looked briefly at graphic aids, specifically diagrams. We began a discussion of past-tense verbs.
On Tuesday we added the "ew" hunk and chunk to our Phonics Dance board. We answered questions about our vocabulary words and practiced for the vocabulary videos. We listened to the story for the week, The Bee, on CD, and we continued our discussion of past-tense verbs.
On Wednesday we answered the R.A.P. questions that go with our vocabulary words for the week. We finalized our vocabulary skits, and the videos were recorded. You can see them on my Weebly site. We read The Bee with a partner and worked together to label a diagram of a bee's body parts. We talked more about past-tense verbs. We had BABES with Mrs. Lindquist, and the topic was coping skills.
On Thursday we had a really easy, fun day. The only thing we had time for in language arts class was our spelling test because we had BABES again in the morning, and we had two hours of practice for the music program in the afternoon! Our music program was so adorable and all of the students did a great job! I tried to take a bunch of pictures, but they came out really dark because I was sitting so far away. Here are two that I took before the program and a couple more of the rats during the program - I think I got everyone in! (Please excuse my three year-old...he insisted on being in some of the pictures.)
On Friday we had a "business" day. Because of BABES and the music program on Thursday, we had to squeeze in all of our assessments on Friday. The kids worked really hard and were really good sports about it. Unfortunately we did not have time to blog this week, but hopefully again soon.
Next week we will be reading a story called Watching in the Wild. We will continue to focus on using graphic aids to help us understand what we read. Our vocabulary words will be blended, cradled, raggedy, distance, personalities, and crumpled. We will discuss the different forms of the verb be. Spelling words will have the air and are spelling patterns. Words are:
hair, glare, fair, scare, pair, care, share, chair, rare, stair, airplane, repair, downstairs, haircut, careful, next, hard, open, example, begin
Challenge list:
airplane, repair, downstairs, haircut, careful, staircase, scared, fairgrounds, glare, rarely, armchair, share, careless, hairy, pair, next, hard, open, example, begin
Our specials schedule for next week will be:
Monday - art
Tuesday - music
Wednesday - gym
Thursday - library
Friday - NO SCHOOL
Happy weekend!
On Monday, we introduced new spelling words. We added the "ui" hunk and chunk to our Phonics Dance board, and we introduced our vocabulary words for the week. This week we decided to allow the students to make the vocabulary video, so on Monday they were put into groups and assigned one of the six vocabulary words for the week. Each group was required to come up with a way to give the definition of their word, use it in a sentence, and somehow act out a skit demonstrating their word. On Monday we also looked briefly at graphic aids, specifically diagrams. We began a discussion of past-tense verbs.
On Tuesday we added the "ew" hunk and chunk to our Phonics Dance board. We answered questions about our vocabulary words and practiced for the vocabulary videos. We listened to the story for the week, The Bee, on CD, and we continued our discussion of past-tense verbs.
On Wednesday we answered the R.A.P. questions that go with our vocabulary words for the week. We finalized our vocabulary skits, and the videos were recorded. You can see them on my Weebly site. We read The Bee with a partner and worked together to label a diagram of a bee's body parts. We talked more about past-tense verbs. We had BABES with Mrs. Lindquist, and the topic was coping skills.
On Thursday we had a really easy, fun day. The only thing we had time for in language arts class was our spelling test because we had BABES again in the morning, and we had two hours of practice for the music program in the afternoon! Our music program was so adorable and all of the students did a great job! I tried to take a bunch of pictures, but they came out really dark because I was sitting so far away. Here are two that I took before the program and a couple more of the rats during the program - I think I got everyone in! (Please excuse my three year-old...he insisted on being in some of the pictures.)
Next week we will be reading a story called Watching in the Wild. We will continue to focus on using graphic aids to help us understand what we read. Our vocabulary words will be blended, cradled, raggedy, distance, personalities, and crumpled. We will discuss the different forms of the verb be. Spelling words will have the air and are spelling patterns. Words are:
hair, glare, fair, scare, pair, care, share, chair, rare, stair, airplane, repair, downstairs, haircut, careful, next, hard, open, example, begin
Challenge list:
airplane, repair, downstairs, haircut, careful, staircase, scared, fairgrounds, glare, rarely, armchair, share, careless, hairy, pair, next, hard, open, example, begin
Our specials schedule for next week will be:
Monday - art
Tuesday - music
Wednesday - gym
Thursday - library
Friday - NO SCHOOL
Happy weekend!
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Down the Home Stretch
Today after school Mrs. Myerholtz and I counted how many days are left in the year. If you include tomorrow (Friday), there are only 41 days of school left until summer!
This week we read a story called Serious Farm.
On Monday we introduced our new spelling words, added a hunk and chunk to our Phonics Dance board (or), and introduced new vocabulary words. We learned cursive m and n. We continued our verb discussion from last week and worked on tying up some loose ends from the end of last week as well.
On Tuesday we added another new hunk and chunk to our Phonics Dance board (oo). This one will help us with our spelling words for next week. We answered some questions about vocabulary words in our packets. We read the story for the first time and talked about the problem and solution. We answered a lot of other oral questions about the story as well. We completed a verb assessment.
On Wednesday we learned cursive v and x. We played a "Memory" game with vocabulary words and answered R.A.P. questions. The morning class read the story with a partner and worked on a brochure with questions from the story. The afternoon class read the story using the Smartboard, and they began working on problem/solution puzzles. We discussed subject-verb agreement.
On Thursday we had a "business" day. We have a lot of things we are trying to get through on Thursdays lately so we have time on Fridays to work on our blogs. We took our spelling test. We finished our vocabulary packets and watched Miss Murphy's and Mrs. Schulte's vocabulary video before we took our test. We read the story again and finished up the projects we started on Wednesday. We read the book If You Were a Verb... and completed an assessment on subject-verb agreement.
On Friday we welcomed Cole, a new student to our room. We took our comprehension test and worked on our blogs. We wrote Star of the Week letters to Amy (for my homeroom) and Nathan (for Mrs. Myerholtz's homeroom). We added to our blogs, so be sure to check them out this weekend. Also, make sure you check my Weebly site for important information about your child's blog. Report cards went home on Friday as well.
Next week will be a crazy, jam-packed week. We will visit the book fair twice (once for previewing and once for purchasing). The preview day has slipped my mind, but we will be purchasing on Thursday. If you want to send money with your child for the book fair, please make sure it is in a sealed envelope or baggie clearly marked with your child's name and "Book Fair." We have our BABES program with Mrs. Lindquist on Wednesday and Thursday mornings next week. We also have our dress rehearsal for the music program on Thursday afternoon and the performance Thursday evening. Please note that the performance is a part of your child's music grade, and he/she is expected to be there.
Our story for next week is The Bee. It is a nonfiction selection. We will be focusing on using charts and diagrams when reading nonfiction texts. Vocabulary words for next week will be pattern, carefully, crowd, disappear, attack, and sealed. We will be talking about past-tense verbs. Spelling words will have the oo, ew, ue, and ui spelling patterns. Words are:
true, grew, suit, smooth, clue, soup, stew, food, group, fruit, nephew, classroom, cartoon, juicy, newspaper, along, might, close, something, seem
Challenge list:
nephew, classroom, cartoon, juicy, newspaper, jewel, suitcase, cruise, balloon, noodle, shampoo, group, true, swimsuit, screwdriver, along, might, close, something, seem
Our specials schedule for next week will be:
Monday - music
Tuesday - gym
Wednesday - library
Thursday - music
Friday - computer
Reading logs will be due next Friday, and are never accepted if they are more than a week late (unless it is late due to absences). Have a wonderful weekend!
This week we read a story called Serious Farm.
On Monday we introduced our new spelling words, added a hunk and chunk to our Phonics Dance board (or), and introduced new vocabulary words. We learned cursive m and n. We continued our verb discussion from last week and worked on tying up some loose ends from the end of last week as well.
On Tuesday we added another new hunk and chunk to our Phonics Dance board (oo). This one will help us with our spelling words for next week. We answered some questions about vocabulary words in our packets. We read the story for the first time and talked about the problem and solution. We answered a lot of other oral questions about the story as well. We completed a verb assessment.
On Wednesday we learned cursive v and x. We played a "Memory" game with vocabulary words and answered R.A.P. questions. The morning class read the story with a partner and worked on a brochure with questions from the story. The afternoon class read the story using the Smartboard, and they began working on problem/solution puzzles. We discussed subject-verb agreement.
On Thursday we had a "business" day. We have a lot of things we are trying to get through on Thursdays lately so we have time on Fridays to work on our blogs. We took our spelling test. We finished our vocabulary packets and watched Miss Murphy's and Mrs. Schulte's vocabulary video before we took our test. We read the story again and finished up the projects we started on Wednesday. We read the book If You Were a Verb... and completed an assessment on subject-verb agreement.
On Friday we welcomed Cole, a new student to our room. We took our comprehension test and worked on our blogs. We wrote Star of the Week letters to Amy (for my homeroom) and Nathan (for Mrs. Myerholtz's homeroom). We added to our blogs, so be sure to check them out this weekend. Also, make sure you check my Weebly site for important information about your child's blog. Report cards went home on Friday as well.
Next week will be a crazy, jam-packed week. We will visit the book fair twice (once for previewing and once for purchasing). The preview day has slipped my mind, but we will be purchasing on Thursday. If you want to send money with your child for the book fair, please make sure it is in a sealed envelope or baggie clearly marked with your child's name and "Book Fair." We have our BABES program with Mrs. Lindquist on Wednesday and Thursday mornings next week. We also have our dress rehearsal for the music program on Thursday afternoon and the performance Thursday evening. Please note that the performance is a part of your child's music grade, and he/she is expected to be there.
Our story for next week is The Bee. It is a nonfiction selection. We will be focusing on using charts and diagrams when reading nonfiction texts. Vocabulary words for next week will be pattern, carefully, crowd, disappear, attack, and sealed. We will be talking about past-tense verbs. Spelling words will have the oo, ew, ue, and ui spelling patterns. Words are:
true, grew, suit, smooth, clue, soup, stew, food, group, fruit, nephew, classroom, cartoon, juicy, newspaper, along, might, close, something, seem
Challenge list:
nephew, classroom, cartoon, juicy, newspaper, jewel, suitcase, cruise, balloon, noodle, shampoo, group, true, swimsuit, screwdriver, along, might, close, something, seem
Our specials schedule for next week will be:
Monday - music
Tuesday - gym
Wednesday - library
Thursday - music
Friday - computer
Reading logs will be due next Friday, and are never accepted if they are more than a week late (unless it is late due to absences). Have a wonderful weekend!
Thursday, March 15, 2012
3rd Quarter Has Come to an End!
This week was busy. We tried hard to squeeze in a lot of last-minute things before the quarter ended on Friday.
On Monday we introduced new spelling words and vocabulary words. We added the "ou" hunk and chunk to our Phonics Dance board. The morning class read Strega Nona and the afternoon class read Kitten's First Full Moon. We used these stories to talk about plot. We identified the problems in the stories, the steps that each character took to attempt solving the problem, and then finally the solution to the problem. We introduced our unit on verbs. We learned a verb chant - ask your second grader to do it for you (they love it!) and read To Root, To Toot, To Parachute: What is a Verb?
On Tuesday we added the "ow" hunk and chunk to our Phonics Dance board. We also began cursive! We learned lowercase c and o. We answered questions about our vocabulary words and watched a hilarious video (available on my Weebly site) that Miss Murphy made explaining each of our vocabulary words. We read A Chair for My Mother and practiced using the story to answer some oral comprehension questions about what we read. We wrote verb poems about ourselves, and we began story planning for a St. Patrick's Day story titled "My Lucky Leprechaun."
On Wednesday we learned more cursive letters. We learned lowercase a and d. We answered R.A.P. questions using our vocabulary words. The morning class partner read A Chair for My Mother and the afternoon class read it on the Smartboard. We worked on our leprechaun stories. We also began a program called B.A.B.E.S. that we will be participating in for the next six weeks on Wednesdays. This is a life skills program that teaches second graders about topics such as self-esteem, coping skills, and the dangers of drugs and alcohol using puppets.
On Thursday we took our spelling test. We learned lowercase g and q in cursive. We finished up our vocabulary packets by telling stories using all of our words, and we watched Miss Murphy's video again. We took our vocabulary test. Vocabulary tests will, more often than not, be moved to Thursdays now so that we can squeeze in blogging on Fridays. We re-read A Chair for My Mother and reviewed the plot elements - problem and solution. We worked on our leprechaun stories.
On Friday we blogged again. We took our comprehension test and finished up our leprechaun stories. Some of us got to start on our Star of the Week letters to Emerson and Cassidey. Others will begin them on Monday.
Next week we will be reading a story called Serious Farm, which is one of my favorite stories that we read all year. Vocabulary words will be extremely, barely, admit, serious, hilarious, and witty. We will continue with problem and solution, as well as verbs. Next week our focus will be on subject-verb agreement. Spelling words will have the r-controlled vowel sound spelled or, ore, and our. Words are:
store, fork, pour, score, your, chore, short, more, four, sore, ignore, important, factory, explore, fourteen, saw, left, don't, few, while
Challenge list:
ignore, important, factory, explore, fourteen, morning, support, normal, tornado, stories, shortest, afford, stormy, pour, hornet, saw, left, don't, few, while
Our specials schedule for next week will be:
Monday - gym
Tuesday - library
Wednesday - music
Thursday - computer
Friday - art
Enjoy the warm weekend!
On Monday we introduced new spelling words and vocabulary words. We added the "ou" hunk and chunk to our Phonics Dance board. The morning class read Strega Nona and the afternoon class read Kitten's First Full Moon. We used these stories to talk about plot. We identified the problems in the stories, the steps that each character took to attempt solving the problem, and then finally the solution to the problem. We introduced our unit on verbs. We learned a verb chant - ask your second grader to do it for you (they love it!) and read To Root, To Toot, To Parachute: What is a Verb?
On Tuesday we added the "ow" hunk and chunk to our Phonics Dance board. We also began cursive! We learned lowercase c and o. We answered questions about our vocabulary words and watched a hilarious video (available on my Weebly site) that Miss Murphy made explaining each of our vocabulary words. We read A Chair for My Mother and practiced using the story to answer some oral comprehension questions about what we read. We wrote verb poems about ourselves, and we began story planning for a St. Patrick's Day story titled "My Lucky Leprechaun."
On Wednesday we learned more cursive letters. We learned lowercase a and d. We answered R.A.P. questions using our vocabulary words. The morning class partner read A Chair for My Mother and the afternoon class read it on the Smartboard. We worked on our leprechaun stories. We also began a program called B.A.B.E.S. that we will be participating in for the next six weeks on Wednesdays. This is a life skills program that teaches second graders about topics such as self-esteem, coping skills, and the dangers of drugs and alcohol using puppets.
On Thursday we took our spelling test. We learned lowercase g and q in cursive. We finished up our vocabulary packets by telling stories using all of our words, and we watched Miss Murphy's video again. We took our vocabulary test. Vocabulary tests will, more often than not, be moved to Thursdays now so that we can squeeze in blogging on Fridays. We re-read A Chair for My Mother and reviewed the plot elements - problem and solution. We worked on our leprechaun stories.
On Friday we blogged again. We took our comprehension test and finished up our leprechaun stories. Some of us got to start on our Star of the Week letters to Emerson and Cassidey. Others will begin them on Monday.
Next week we will be reading a story called Serious Farm, which is one of my favorite stories that we read all year. Vocabulary words will be extremely, barely, admit, serious, hilarious, and witty. We will continue with problem and solution, as well as verbs. Next week our focus will be on subject-verb agreement. Spelling words will have the r-controlled vowel sound spelled or, ore, and our. Words are:
store, fork, pour, score, your, chore, short, more, four, sore, ignore, important, factory, explore, fourteen, saw, left, don't, few, while
Challenge list:
ignore, important, factory, explore, fourteen, morning, support, normal, tornado, stories, shortest, afford, stormy, pour, hornet, saw, left, don't, few, while
Our specials schedule for next week will be:
Monday - gym
Tuesday - library
Wednesday - music
Thursday - computer
Friday - art
Enjoy the warm weekend!
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