Leigh Wu- 2nd Grade

Week of August 23-27, 2010

EARLY RELEASE (2 hours early) on Wednesday, August 25th.

Homework folder goes home each Monday and should be returned each Friday.

Thursday folder will be sent home with graded work.  If your child has a "1" on his paper, please sign and return it in the folder on Friday.  You may keep all other papers.

HOMEWORK:

1.  Reading:  Please read 15 minutes each night.  Your reading log is stapled to your homework folder.  Your parents should fill it out with you.

 

2.  Spelling:  Write word sort 3 words three times each in your spelling journal.  Then write one sentence for each word.  Please follow this example:

brush    brush brush

(skip a line)

My   brother  did  not   brush  his   hair   yesterday.

(skip a line)

think think think

(skip a line)

I  think  today  is  Monday.

 

Word Sort 3 Words:    (long   a  words)  frame,  snake,  rain,  crane,  skate  train; 

(short   a   words)  bag,  map,  bat,  jack,  ram,  crab   (you have a total of 12 words)

 

3.  Math:  complete the worksheet in your folder.  (Some students have two worksheets – an  additional challenging worksheet or a review worksheet for those who need more practice.)

 

4.  Writing:  A.  Complete the worksheet in your folder.  

B.  Write about your favorite pet on your writing paper.  If you don’t have a pet, make up a pet.  Answer the following questions:

What is your favorite pet?  What is his name?  How old is he?  Where did you get him?  Why is he your favorite pet?

When writing, remember to space your words, use a capital letter at the beginning of your sentence, and use a period at the end of your sentence.

   

Welcome to 2nd Grade 2010-2011

What a wonderful group of students I have this year! 

For the past two days we have been reviewing what they remember from the 1st grade and practicing our rules and routines.  Although we will continue practicing our routines this week; we will also start learning some new things, too.

Students will bring home their orange homework folder on Monday, but will only have a few things to do.  They should be practicing counting by twos,(fives and tens if they already know their twos) and learn their address and phone number.  It's also good to have them read to you or a sibling for 10 -15 minutes each day if possible.  If a class assignment is not completed, I'll send it home with the student... it'll be placed in the front of his agenda and a note will be written in his agenda explaining what needs to be completed.

Once again, I must express how excited I am to be working your child.  This is going to be a fantastic year!

Week of 5/17-21/2010

This week's schedule:

Monday = awards day (all year awards, not 4th quarter)... DRAs

Tuesday = CRCT retests for 3rd and 5th grade... finishing up DRAs... we'll work on 3rd, 4th and 5th grade word problems in Math and Battleship (using coordinates on a grid)

Wednesday = CRCT retests for 3rd and 5th grade... math word problems; battleship, and creating a rain stick.

Thursday = EARLY RELEASE and class awards.... 9:36 - 10:06 (lunch); 10:30 - 11:00 (specials); right after specials we will return to class and present our class awards... parents are welcome...students can leave with parents after the awards are presented  (otherwise, students get out at 1:15); clean out desks.

Friday = Last day of school... Early Release schedule; finish rain stick, clean out all desks.

Thank you all for your help and support... This has been a wonderful year working with each of your children!

Week of May 10-14, 2010

 

 

CLASSWORK  Overview: 

Spelling:  students will turn in their spelling X (10) definitions and sentences on Thursday and take their spelling test on Friday.  Write definitions in class on Monday for #1-10 and complete sentences for homework; write definitions in class on Wednesday for #11-20 and complete sentences for homework… all due on Thursday.  Test is Friday.   Download Spelling X

Language Arts: Students will finish their 5 paragraph essay; we will continue working on grammar and reading skills.  DRAs begin this week.

Math: Students will create a tessellation (either translation or rotation) and work on word problems.  Students have already completed Math Stories #1 (8 problems) in their math journal and will begin on Math Stories #2 on Monday.  We will work on them in and out of class… all problems should be completed by Thursday.  Students will copy Math Stories #3 on Friday, but we won’t work on them until next Monday.  We’ll go over all of the problems next week and make corrections at that time.

Social Studies:  Students will continue working on Westward Movement and finish this unit on Wednesday.

Ask your child about the Silver Spoons… they are winners!

Students should have returned the manila envelope with 3 stamps (for mailing report cards) that had their 5th grade registration info in it… registration info needs to be returned ASAP.

Please check agenda for updated grades (May 6 – 13)

May 13th – Field Day 9:00 am  (should wear tennis shoes) May 14th – Performing Arts Performance at school; Career Day May 17th – Awards Day  1:00 pm… we will try to hand out class   awards at 12:30 in our class room May 21st – Last day of school

Week of May 3, 2010

Overview of class work:

 

Language Arts:  continue to study grammar, reading, and working on their 5 paragraph essay.

We will start DRA’s this week, too.

 

Science:  Students have finished their Science for the year and will spend the next two weeks

working on Social Studies. 

 

Social Studies:  students will be studying the New Nation and the Westward Movement for the

next two weeks.

 

Math:  we will wrap up our study on 2-d and 3-d shapes; go on a field trip Wednesday and then

Complete a 2-day project about gathering data and creating charts.

 

Health:  we will finish with the “bully book” this Friday.  P. 28 – 32 is due on Friday.

 

Homework:

 

Tuesday and Thursday students will write problems in their math journal, solve, show their

work and turn in the next day for a grade.  They will begin in class and finish at home.

 

Spelling:  definitions 1-10 completed in class today; sentences are to be done at home

on Tuesday and returned to class Wednesday.  Definitions 11-20 will be started in

class on Tuesday and finished at home on Wednesday;  and the sentences will be done at

home Thursday and turned in Friday.  Spelling test is Friday.

 

Additional homework assignments will be written in their agenda.

 

Spelling :

 

1.  Popular   2.  Cedar   3.  Lunar      4.  Doctor 5.  Favor

 

6.  flavor   7.  Mirror   8.  Motor   9.  Rumor   10.  Tractor

 

11.  harbor    12.   Error 13.  Dreamer   14.  Swimmer

 

15.  voter    16.  Driver    17.  Jogger    18.  Fresher

 

19.  smaller    20.  editor

 

 

FYI – students are bringing home graded work today and Thursday this week. 

I’ll also update grades and write them in their agendas throughout this week.

 

Upcoming events:

May 11 – Dairy Queen night from 5:30 to 8:30

May 12 – National Nurses Day

May 13 – Field Day

May 14 – Career Day

May 17 – Awards Day

Week of April 26th

Spelling VIII:

1.  pedal 2.  local 3.  journal 4.  fragile 5.  special 6.  brother 7.  rather

8.  cover 9.  silver 10.  weather 11.  father    12.  flower 13.  mother    14.  after

15.  dollar 16.  solar   17.  sugar     18.  grammar 19.  regular   20.  calendar

Classwork Overview:

Math:  This week we are reviewing polygons and 3-d shapes.  Students will receive three grades this week:  review worksheet; a hands on activity (follow directions to make a 3-d shape); and a group project due the end the week (we'll start on Wednesday).

Science:  Ecology... studying the food chain

Language Arts... working on topic sentences for their 5 paragraph essay

Health... we're back in the bully book

No Social Studies until next week

Reading:  We'll work on identifying the theme of a text; guided reading

Spelling:  Spelling VIII ... write definitions for 1-10 today in class and #11-20 Wednesday

Homework:  Spelling VIII sentences for 1-10 should be completed Tuesday night and #11 - 20 should be completed Thursday night.  The spelling Test will be this Friday.

Week of April 19-23

This week we are taking the Science and Social Studies CRCT - Monday and Tuesday

Wednesday - Friday we are going to "departmentalize" where another fourth grade teacher will come to our class and teach a specific subject.  This will expose the students to other fourth grade teachers and their teaching techniques.  We will continue to meet as a department and plan for each subject (continue to follow the standard curriculum).  Ms. Welch and I will continue to teach math and reading to our class and, as a matter of fact, Ms. Welch will be with the class for all academic subjects.

Due to CRCT's, we decided to collect the Spelling VII sentences and defintions on Wednesday.  That will also be the time the students will take their test.

Math:  this week we will review line segments, angles, triangles and other geometric shapes.  Our plan for the remainder of the school is to review the following materials with hands-on activities:  3-d geometric shapes; tessellations; plotting points; and to continue practicing multiplying and dividing.

Social Studies:  Students will finish the New Government (following the Revolution), the Westward Movement, and possibly Women's Rights.

Science:  We will continue studying the unit on Ecology.

Language Arts:  Students will continue to work on their grammar skills.

Reading:  Guided reading, DRA; author study

Week of April 12-16

CRCT Testing begins this week.

Recommendations for students: 1.  get plenty of sleep the night before your test 2.  eat a healthy breakfast 3.  study your CRCT packets or review online (study 15-20 minutes, take a break and then study 15-20 minutes again) 4.  bring two sharpened #2 pencils to class (our class pencil sharpener is broken)

   

CLASSWORK  Overview: 

Spelling:  students will turn in their spelling VII definitions and sentences on Thursday and take their spelling test on Friday.  Please check their homework journal on Friday to see if they need to “redo” any of their sentences to earn a better grade.   READING CRCT on Wednesday

Language Arts: Review; Students who didn’t turn in their reading calendar before Spring Break received a zero for this assignment.  Students were allowed three extra days to turn in this assignment. CRCT on Thursday

Math:  Review    -   CRCT on Friday

Social Studies:  Review   - CRCT next week

Science: Review – CRCT next week

Health:  We will have weekly health assignments:  given on Monday and due the following Friday.  This will begin next week.

HOMEWORK

Study each night for the next CRCT test:  use online sites or packets.  Students will receive the correct answers for all packets prior to testing.  Monday - Reading and Math were checked in class.  Tuesday- Language Arts and Science will be checked; Wednesday and Thursday and Friday we'll check Social Studies.   CRCT Links can be found on the left side of the blog… here are some extras…   It explains what the CRCT is, and how questions are created and scored.  Practice tests are also provided:  http://schoolwires.henry.k12.ga.us/1647201117101455137/lib/1647201117101455137/CRCT_Grade_4.pdf     Here is a link that allows students to practice reading comprehension: http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2003/grade4/read.htm

 

Week of 3/29- 4/02

4th quarter grades will be updated and placed in your child’s agenda on Monday.  All missing work must be turned in by Wednesday.

Students will bring home CRCT review packets for Math, Science, and Social Studies on Monday.  They should be completed upon their return from Spring Break so we can go over any questions they have.

   

CLASSWORK  Overview: 

Spelling:  spelling VI list  Download Spelling VI 4th quarter
Language Arts:  The March calendar requires 600 minutes of reading time.  The calendar and will be collected April 1st. We will continue with guided reading, grammar, writing, and reviewing for the CRCT during the week and throughout March.
Math:  We are studying 3-D shapes and reviewing for the CRCT.  All assignments will be completed in class this week.  Mult./Div. with decimal posttest will be given on Wednesday.
Social Studies:  We will continue to introduce the New government by reviewing new vocabulary and discussing some of the problems the colonists experienced once they separated from England.  They will also study the Bill of Rights.  All assignments will be completed in class this week.
Science: Students should bring their flashcards (19 words from last week) to class each day.  We will continue with ecology this week . All assignments will be completed in class this week.
Health:  Fire Safety posttest will be given on Thursday.  Students have the correct answers for Quiz 1-6 in their Fire Safety booklet.
HOMEWORK
	MON	TUES	WED	THURS	FRI
reading	1. Read 20 min.  Work on CRCT packet each night for reading/language arts	Read 20 minutes	. read 20 min	Read 20 minutes	read 20 min Work on CRCT reading / LA over spring break
spelling	Spelling VII list in agenda	#1-5 sentences		#6-10 sentences	#10-20 sentences over spring break
math	Work on CRCT packet each night				work on CRCT packet over spring break
science	Work on CRCT pakcet each night
social studies	Work on CRCT packet
health	none
4th 9 weeks websites     SCIENCE:  producers, consumers, and decomposers    http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/worm/pg000103.html,   (worm info)   http://yucky.discovery.com/quiz/pg000021.html    (slimy worm quiz)      endangered ecosystems   Endangered Food Webs available       Math:  multiply whole numbers and decimals; divide whole numbers  into decimals   Create-A-Graph   http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/ekowalcz/math/elementary_web_sites.htm   This site has numerous sites attached to it for addition to geometry… select the site and the level you’d like to try.   http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills-4th-mathbuilders.htm   This site also has numerous sites attached to it…select the game, level, and practice…practice…practice       SOCIAL STUDIES:   http://www.quia.com/sh/32825.html   GOVERNMENT PRACTICE QUIZ   http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/branches.html   Branches of government   http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.billofrights.html   Bill of Rights   http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/citizenship/rights.html  Bill of Rights   http://www.freedomforum.org/packages/first/curricula/educationforfreedom/L01main.htm    Bill of Rights…more challenging information; stories

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week of March 22, 2010

4th quarter grades will be updated and placed in your child’s agenda on Friday.

   

CLASSWORK  Overview: 

Spelling:  Spelling  vocabulary words should be in your child’s agenda.  Every Tuesday and Thursday they will write 5 definitions in class and then 5 sentences at home.  These will be collected and graded on March 29th.  Their spelling test will also be on March 29th.
Language Arts:  The March calendar requires 600 minutes of reading time.  The calendar and March Reading journal (10 paragraphs) will be collected April 1st. We will continue with guided reading, grammar, writing, and reviewing for the CRCT during the week and throughout March.
Math:  We are currently multiplying and dividing with decimals.  On Friday we will start studying 3-D shapes.  Students continue to work on Fast Math and Go Solve in the classroom.
Social Studies:  We will continue to introduce the New government by reviewing new vocabulary and discussing some of the problems the colonists experienced once they separated from England.  They will also study the Bill of Rights.
Science: Students should bring their flashcards (19 words from last week) to class each day.  We will continue with ecology this week and next.
Health: Monday is our field trip to the Fire Safety Village… students will study for their posttest… all workbooks are due (completed) on Monday before we leave for the field trip.
HOMEWORK
	MON	TUES	WED	THURS	FRI
reading	1. Read 20 min. 2.  Journal #9 for March	Read 20 minutes	1. read 20 min 2. journal entry #10 3.  Turn in all 10 journal entries tomorrow	Read 20 minutes	1. read 20 min
spelling	Vocab words	write sentences  #11-15		Write sentences #15-20;  spelling test tomorrow
math		WB p.110	WB p. 111	WB p.112	WS
science	Flash cards for all 19 words are needed each day.   WB pages 138-145 due Wednesday;    pages  146-153  due Friday
social studies	WB pages 51 # 5-6, p.53, p.54  due Thursday
health	Fire safety workbook was due today; students will use their workbook to study for their posttest…date will be written in agenda
4th 9 weeks websites     SCIENCE:  producers, consumers, and decomposers    http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/worm/pg000103.html,   (worm info)   http://yucky.discovery.com/quiz/pg000021.html    (slimy worm quiz)      endangered ecosystems   Endangered Food Webs available       Math:  multiply whole numbers and decimals; divide whole numbers  into decimals   Create-A-Graph   http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/ekowalcz/math/elementary_web_sites.htm   This site has numerous sites attached to it for addition to geometry… select the site and the level you’d like to try.   http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills-4th-mathbuilders.htm   This site also has numerous sites attached to it…select the game, level, and practice…practice…practice       SOCIAL STUDIES:   http://www.quia.com/sh/32825.html   GOVERNMENT PRACTICE QUIZ   http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/branches.html   Branches of government   http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.billofrights.html   Bill of Rights   http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/citizenship/rights.html  Bill of Rights   http://www.freedomforum.org/packages/first/curricula/educationforfreedom/L01main.htm    Bill of Rights…more challenging information; stories