May 28, 2010

READING
We will be reviewing the stories from our final theme Talent Show. We will be working on writing activities to reflect over the things we liked about second grade.

MATH
In math we will be finishing our 3-digit subtraction. I am sending home some multiplication pages for you to work on over the summer in order to prepare for third grade.

Thank you to our room parent Mr. Simpson. He did a fabulous job organizing our parties and making all our copies for the year. Thank you to Mrs. Gibbons, Mrs. Nolan, Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Simpson who were our copy moms for the year. I appreciate all who sent in treats for the parties and those who helped organized the games. It was a great year!!

Thank you to the PTO for the school picnic. The children had a wonderful time!
It’s hard to believe that we have completed this school year. The children have come so far since that first day of school in August. I am very pleased with the progress they have made. Thank you for all the support you have given them and me, which has helped make this such a positive experience for all.

I want the children to have a wonderful and restful summer. There are some activities that you can do over the summer to ensure a smooth transition for your child to third grade. Please take your child to the library for frequent visits. Encourage them to read to themselves, to you, and to one another. Continue to practice flashcards, working especially with addition and subtraction facts, practice counting money and telling time. These activities, which do not take much time, but it will give your child a wonderful boost for those first days of school in third grade.

I have enjoyed teaching your children and watching them grow over the year. I will truly miss them as they move on to third grade. If you would like to write to me over the summer here is my address:
Mrs. Walega
7316 W. Gregory St.
Chicago, IL 60656

Happy Birthday!
Raiven – May 27

ANNOUNCEMENTS
June 2 – Last Day of School /Report Cards

Have a wonderful
summer vacation!

May 21, 2010

READING
We will be reading the story called The School Mural. This is a story about a group of children who celebrate their school's 50th anniversary by painting a mural on one of the walls in the school.
The vocabulary words are event, mural, pride, project, scene and sketches.
In phonics we will be focusing on words with the that drop the final e before adding the endings -ed and -ing..
Comprehension strategy is problem solving.
In grammar, we will be working on adjectives. We will not be having power hour this week. We will have reading in our classroom.

MATH
In math we are learning about adding and subtracting 3-digit numbers. We will be solving problems with and without regrouping.

Handwriting
We will be learning to write the cursive capital letters P, R and B. Please review the letters with your child.

Science
We are learning about the food groups and the food pyramid from Little D and the Royal Food Family. We have been talking about the right kinds of snacks to eat.

Field Trip
We will be going to the Chicago Botanical Garden on Tuesday, May 25th . Please make sure your child has a sack lunch, no snack needed that that and that he/she dresses appropriately for the weather.

School Picnic
On May 28th the PTO will be providing a McDonald's lunch for the students. We will be having a hamburger, chips, fruit snacks and a juice box. If your prefers you can send a sack lunch that day. We will be having a fun-filled afternoon with games and activities.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
May 25 – Field Trip to Chicago Botanical Gardens
May 27 – Visit to Prairie View School
May 28 - School Picnic
May 31 – Memorial Day – No School
June 2 – Last Day of School

May 14, 2010

READING
We will be reading the story called Moses Goes to a Concert. This is a realistic story about a deaf boy names moses, who goes to a concert. The deaf percussionist helps Moses and his classmates realize they can be anything they want.
The vocabulary words are deaf, instruments, signs, hearing, percussion, vibration.
In phonics we will be focusing on words with the long i vowel sound (igh, ie).
Comprehension strategy is noting details.
In grammar, we will be working on adjectives.


MATH
Next week we will be learning about comparing and ordering larger numbers using the symbols >, < and =. We will use those symbols to compare 3-digit numbers. Handwriting We will be learning to write the cursive capital letters T, F, G, S, L, P, and reviewing the capital cursive letters we have done so far. Please review the lowercase letters with your child.


Field Trip
We will be going to the Chicago Botanical Garden on Tuesday, May 25th . Please make sure your child has a sack lunch, no snack needed that that and that he/she dresses appropriately for the weather.


Thank you to the PTO for the Unique Assembly last Friday. We enjoyed the author Craig Pierce and his dog Honey. His stories were very good.


Summer Birthdays
Shannon - July 5
Kyle - July 8
Mairead - July 8
Patrick – July 23
Danny – August 14
Ryan - August 26
Manas – August 29


ANNOUNCEMENTS
May 14 – Library Books are due
May 19 -PV meeting for 2nd Grade Parents
May 25 – Field Trip to Chicago Botanical Gardens
May 27 – Visit to Prairie View School
May 28 - School Picnic

May 7. 2010

READING
We will be reading the story called The Art Lesson. It is about a boy named Tommy who loves to draw pictures. When he is old enough for art classes at school, Tommy is disappointed to learn that he can only have one piece of paper, and only use eight crayons.
The vocabulary words are crayons, powders, practice, chalk, smock, ruin and copy.
In phonics we will be focusing on words with the vowel pairs oo, ew, ue, and ou. We will review base words with the endings -ed and -ing.
Comprehension strategy is evaluating, understanding, problem solving and making judgments.
In grammar we will be working on irregular verbs

MATH
In math we are starting a new chapter on place value. We will be learning about hundreds as groups of tens, reading and writing 3-digit numbers and and identifying the value of digits in greater numbers.

Handwriting
We will be learning to write the cursive capital letters Z, V, W, X, I and J. Please review the lowercase letters with your child.

Science
We had 10 butterflies that hatched. We released them into nature on Wednesday. We were very sad to see them go, but we know they will be better off in nature. We enjoyed learning the stages of the butterfly.

Thank you to Mr. Simpson for supplying our class with ice cream cups on Friday.

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK

A special thank you to the PTO for organizing all the special treats this week. I love teaching your children. They are very special to me. I have truly enjoyed working with each one of them this year. I will be sad to see them go on to first grade. I will miss them very much.
Thank you to all of you who participated in this week’s meals. The food was very good and it was so nice of you to think of the teachers. It was very much appreciated!

May 9 - Yousuf

July 8 - Kyle

Happy Mother’s Day!

ANNOUNCEMENTS
May 7 – Movie Night
May 14 – Early Dismisal
May 25 – Field Trip to Chicago Botanical Gardens
May 27 – Visit to Prairie View School
May 28 - School Picnic