Friday, November 13, 2009

November 13, 2009





READING
Next week we will be reading about a boy from Chinatown and everything that happens in Chinatown – a very busy place. We will learn something about Chinese culture, kung fu and tai chi.
We will be working on the comprehension strategies of summarizing and story structure.
Our vocabulary words are apartment, delivery, handcarts, market and celebrations.
In phonics we will be focusing double consonants, consonant digraphs, and reviewing the vowel sounds ai, ay, ow, ou, ee and ea.
In grammar we will be working on nouns and plurals.

MATH
In math we finished our chapter on 2 digit addition. Our next chapter will introducing 2 digit subtraction. We will be exploring how to subtract 1-digit numbers from 2-digit numbers and then subtracting 2-digit numbers from 2-digit numbers. Please remember to practice flash cards daily.

Social Studies
We are learning about the first Thanksgiving, Native American Indians and Pilgrims. We are collecting empty paper towel rolls for a project, if you haven't sent one in please do so on Monday. We also need a brown grocery bag, so if you go to the grocery store please ask for a grocery bag for a special Social Studies project. Thanks for your help!

Parent Teacher Conferences
Today your child is bringing home a parent/teacher conference slip. Please sign it and return it to school as soon as possible. Conferences are the week of December 1st through the 4th.


Music Program
On Wednesday, November 18th it will be the second grade music program at Lakeview Jr. High School. Your child should arrive at 6:45. The boys should wear a solid red, white or blue shirt with black dress pants and the girls should wear a solid red, white or blue shirt with black dress pants or skirt with black tights. I look forward to seeing you at the program!


Student of the Week
Yousuf is the Student of the Week! He likes to play outside. His favorite animal is a cat and his favorite color is yellow. When Yousuf grows up he wants to be a Doctor.




Nov. 9th – Meera



ANNOUNCEMENTS
Nov. 18th - 2nd Grade Music Program
Nov. 20th – End of the 1st Trimester
Nov, 25-27 – Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 1st – Report Cards