Friday, October 24, 2008

October 24, 2008








READING
Next week we will be reading a realistic story about a brother and sister who go blueberry picking around a pond with their dog named Sam. They see many different plants and animals.
We will be working on the comprehension strategies of categorize, classify and monitor/clarify.
Our vocabulary words are bank, crater, edge, moss, path and shallow.
In phonics we will be focusing on double consonants (summer, pocket) and how to divide words into syllables.
In grammar we will be writing exclamation sentences.





MATH
In math we will be starting our chapter on two digit addition. We will be using the math vocabulary regrouping. Please remember to practice flash cards daily.



Science
We are working on Living and Nonliving things this week. We are using the vocabulary habitat, nutrients, oxygen, living and nonliving.






Student of the Week
Bobbi is the Student of the Week! She likes Hannah Montana, High School Musical, eating strawberries and eating at McDonalds. Bobbi wishes that she could star in High School Musical. Her favorite color is red. When Bobbi grows up she wants to be a Veternarian.



Halloween Party/Parade
Friday, October 31st
Parade-1:30, Party-2:00
Please come and watch the parade The students should bring their costumes to school in a bag. We will put them on prior to the parade starting. No makeup will be applied at school and no toy weapons are allowed.


Please make sure you sign and return your child's progress reports.



ANNOUNCEMENTS
Oct. 31st – Halloween Parade and Party
Nov. 3rd – Red, White and Blue Day
Nov. 4th – Teacher Institute Day – No School
Nov. 6th – Picture Retake Day
Nov. 11th – Veterans' Day – No School
Nov. 19th - 2nd Grade Music Program