Week of November 16-20, 2009

Spelling Words:

First Group: Vowel Consonant -e pattern

huge save come mine note cube love mile grade case

Second Group: Double letter words

pretty balloon rabbit little hammer ladder off letter lesson middle

Third Group: Suffix -ment and theme words

pilgrim turkey harvest celebration Thanksgiving basement movement retirement
contentment treatment
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Reading Selection for the week: Anansi Goes Fishing

Homework: Monday: Activity Sheet 125
Tuesday: Activity sheet 126
Wednesday: Activity sheet 123
Thursday: Activity sheet 124

Concepts to be developed: Objectives: 2.01 a) determining purpose (reader’s and author’s); b) making predictions, c) asking ; questions, e) recognizing and applying text structure;2.06 Recall main idea, facts and details from text; 2.07 Discuss similarities and differences in events, characters, and concepts within and across texts;3.01 Use personal experiences and knowledge to interpret written and oral messages.

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Math: Lesson for the week: Fraction as Part of A Whole
Homework: : Monday: Unit Fractions 9.1
Tuesday: Fraction Flags pages 27-28
Wednesday: Other Fractions 9.2
Thursday: Wholes and Parts 9.3

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Social Studies: The class will study the Unit : Community
1) What is a community?
2) What makes a community?
3) How did communities change over time?

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Week of November 09-13, 2009

Spelling Words

First Group

ripe bite mime dry idea ice side lime fly pipe

Second Group

swipe white strike dime unite prize smile swine describe nineteen

Third Group

shrine quite knight flight highlight supplies recognize island dinosaur lightning

Reading: Selection to be read: Dear Juno

Reading Homework

Monday: November 09, 2009 Dear Juno, pages115/116
Tuesday: November 10, 2009 Dear Juno, page 113
Thursday: November 12, 2009 Dear Juno, page 114

Math Lesson : Money: Counting Coins ( Quarters and Half Dollars)

Math Homework

Monday: November 09,2009 : Trading Coins, page 20
Tuesday: November 10, 2009: Coin Problems, page 1
Thursday: November 12, 2009: Counting Coins

Friday, November 13, 2009
Spelling Quiz
Math Short Quiz
Comprehension Check

Week of November 02-06, 2009

Spelling words# 10 : Long e sound

First Group

ear eat east easy key bee seal leaf even eagle

Second Group

cheap teeth coffee green wheel needle reason leave yeast feelings

Third Group

unique freedom breathe repeat treatment beneath season between agreement
speaker


Reading Concepts/ Skills for the week:
* Author's Purpose
* Sequencing Of Events
*Identifying Main Idea(s) and details

Reading Homework: Selection: Pearl Wagner; Two Good Friends

Monday: page 107
Tuesday: page 109
Wednesday: page 103
Thursday: page 104


Math Concepts/ Lessons for the week
* Subtracting two -digit numbers without regrouping
*Solving word problems with two-digit numbers.

Math Homework:

Monday: More Story Problems, pages 37-38
Tuesday: Story Problems, pages 35-36
Wednesday: How many Points, How Many Cards, pages 33-34
Thursday: Diagnostic Checkpoint, pages 151

Science: Wrapping up the lesson on Weather
Please continue working on the weather log at home..

Friday: There will be a short assessment in Spelling, Reading, Math, and Science subjects to assess what students learned during the week.

2nd Grade Field trip

Second Grade Field Trip will be on October 28, 2009. Departure is at 9:00 AM. Arrival to school is around 2:30 PM. Please be sure to pack lunch for your child as well as extra hydration (water, juice, etc.)

Thank you very much and I am sure that this is going to be an exciting trip!

week of October 26 - October 30, 2009

Spelling words # 9

First Group:

1.n way may aim sail late date page make take today

Second Group:
chase shave waist contain chain campaign shaken shape scale claim


Third Group:

spacious patient phrase decade straight available attain explain proclaim refrigerate


Spelling Homework:

Tuesday, October 27: Read the words and Write each word three times each

Wednesday,October 28: Review the definitions of each word and choose 5 words to write a sentence.

Thursday, October 29: Study for your test with a parent or guardian by taking a practice test.


Reading Homework:

October 27, Tuesday : Life Cycle of a Pumpkin
Activity sheets 13 and 14
October 29, Thursday: Life Cycle of a Pumpkin
Activity sheets 15 and 16


Math Homework:

October 27, Tuesday : Cumulative Review, pages 172 A and B

October 29, Thursday: How Many Pennies, pages 25-26

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