week of Oct.25-29, 2010

Mr. Bueser’s 2^nd Grade News

October 25-29, 2010

AT-HOME LEARNING/HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS:

· Math: See homework grid on back of newsletter

· Spelling: See home work grid on back of newsletter

· Read every night for at least 15 minutes; record your book titles in your agenda.

FOCUS FOR THIS WEEK:

Language Arts: Continue “Life Cycle of a Pumpkin”

Vocabulary from text: root, harvest, soil, fruit, vine, wither, bumpy, smooth, tendrils, cycle, nutrients

Word Wall Words: October, autumn, pumpkin, harvest, awesome

Math: Addition and Subtraction with base ten blocks and story problems

Writing: Proper and common Nouns

Science/Social Studies: Charles B. Aycock history

IMPORTANT DATES:

October 26, 2010: Board Meeting

October 28, 2010: FIELD TRIP – CHARLES B. AYCOCK

October 28, 2010: Report Cards

October 29, 2010 Awards Assembly

NEWS, NOTES, and REMINDERS:

• Please be sure to SIGN your child’s homework grid and behavior tracker/calendar each night! This lets us know that you are aware of your child’s homework assignments and behavior in class.
• Make sure that any books your child reads are written down on their reading log and sign their reading log.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

October 28, 2010: FIELD TRIP – CHARLES B. AYCOCK

October 29, 2010: Awards Assembly – Time TBA

Mr. Bueser’s Homework Grid

Ms. Johnson’s Electives

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Chinese	Spanish and Technology	P.E. and Drama	Art and Spanish	Music

Mr. Bueser’s Electives

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Spanish and Technology	P.E.	Chinese Media	Drama and Music	Art and Spanish

Homework Sheet for the Week of October 25-29, 2010

Please Sign by the X	Reading	Spelling	Math	Other
Monday X	NO SCHOOL	NO SCHOOL	NO SHCOOL
Tuesday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) Page 19	No Spelling	Math Square – Addition and Subtraction base ten problems.
Wednesday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) Page 20	No Spelling	Missing Story Problem 5
Thursday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) FIELD TRIP	FIELD TRIP	FIELD TRIP
Friday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log)	No Homework	No Homework

week of October 18-22, 2010

Ms. Johnson’s and Mr. Bueser’s 2^nd Grade News

October 18-22,2010

AT-HOME LEARNING/HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS:

· Math: See homework grid on back of newsletter

· Spelling: See home work grid on back of newsletter

· Read every night for at least 15 minutes, record your book titles in your agenda.

FOCUS FOR THIS WEEK:

Language Arts: “Life Cycle of a Pumpkin” and complete reading assessments

Vocabulary from text: root, harvest, soil, fruit, vine, wither, bumpy, smooth, tendrils, cycle, nutrients

Word Wall Words: October, autumn, pumpkin, harvest, awesome

Math: Math Assessment

Writing: Predicts and Descriptive Words

Science/Social Studies: Unit 1

IMPORTANT DATES:

October 21, 2010: End of 1^st Nine Weeks

October 22 & 25, 2010: Teacher Work Days – No School for Students

October 26, 2010: Board Meeting

October 28, 2010: FIELD TRIP – CHARLES B. AYCOCK

October 28, 2010: Report Cards

October 29, 2010 Awards Assembly

NEWS, NOTES, and REMINDERS:

• Please be sure to SIGN your child’s homework grid and behavior tracker/calendar each night! This lets us know that you are aware of your child’s homework assignments and behavior in class.
• Make sure that any books your child reads are written down on their reading log and sign their reading log.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

October 19, 2010: Spirit Night at La Cocina (Clayton) 5-8pm

October 28, 2010: FIELD TRIP – CHARLES B. AYCOCK

October 29, 2010: Awards Assembly – Time TBA

Ms. Johnson and Mr. Bueser’s Homework Grid

Ms. Johnson’s Electives

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Chinese	Spanish and Technology	P.E. and Drama	Art and Spanish	Music

Mr. Bueser’s Electives

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Spanish and Technology	P.E.	Chinese Media	Drama and Music	Art and Spanish

Homework Sheet for the Week of October 18-22, 2010

Please Sign by the X	Reading	Spelling	Math	Other
Monday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) Page 13	No Spelling (Short Week)	Homework Review Packet # 1B-5C 6B-9D – Complete in class	Addition facts 11
Tuesday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) Page 14	No Spelling	Homework Review Packet #10B-16C 16D-19D – Complete in class	Addition facts 11
Wednesday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) Page 15	No Spelling	Math Assessment – No Homework	Addition facts 11
Thursday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) Page 16	No Spelling	Math Assessment – No Homework	Addition facts 11
Friday X	NO SCHOOL	NO SCHOOL	NO SHCOOL

Week of Oct.11-15, 2010

Ms. Johnson’s and Mr. Bueser’s 2^nd Grade News

October 11-15,2010

AT-HOME LEARNING/HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS:

· Math: See homework grid on back of newsletter

· Spelling: See home work grid on back of newsletter

· Read every night for at least 15 minutes, record your book titles in your agenda.

FOCUS FOR THIS WEEK:

Language Arts: Begin Reading Assessments

Vocabulary from text: None

Word Wall Words: careful, because, although, become, now

Math: Subtracting with 1, 2 and 3 digit numbers without regrouping. Collecting, organizing data and answering question in the form of a Pictograph and survey tally table.

Writing: Subjects and Descriptive Words

Science/Social Studies: Weather Unit Continued

IMPORTANT DATES:

October 12-14, 2010: Book Fair

October 21, 2010: End of 1^st Nine Weeks

October 22 & 25, 2010: Teacher Work Days – No School for Students

October 26, 2010: Board Meeting

October 28, 2010: Report Cards/Field Trip

October 29, 2010 Awards Assembly

NEWS, NOTES, and REMINDERS:

• Please be sure to SIGN your child’s homework grid and behavior tracker/calendar each night! This lets us know that you are aware of your child’s homework assignments and behavior in class.
• Make sure that any books your child reads are written down on their reading log and sign their reading log.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

October 12-14, 2010: Book Fair

October 19, 2010: Spirit Night at La Cocina (Clayton) 5-8pm

October 29, 2010: Awards Assembly – Time TBA

Ms. Johnson and Mr. Bueser’s Homework Grid

Ms. Johnson’s Electives

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Chinese	Spanish and Technology	P.E. and Drama	Art and Spanish	Music

Mr. Bueser’s Electives

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Spanish and Technology	P.E.	Chinese Media	Drama and Music	Art and Spanish

Homework Sheet for the Week of October 11-15,2010

Please Sign by the X	Reading	Spelling	Math	Other
Monday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) Reading Packet Due on Friday Morning	Write each spelling word 3 times each.	Page 55/56	Addition facts 10
Tuesday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) Reading Packet Due on Friday Morning	Pick 5 spelling words and write the definitions for each.	Problem Solving 3.4	Addition facts 10
Wednesday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) Reading Packet Due on Friday Morning	Pick 7 spelling words and write one sentence for each word.	Problem solving 3.7	Addition facts 10
Thursday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log) Reading Packet Due on Friday Morning	Have your parent or guardian give you a practice spelling test.	Homework 4.2	Addition facts 10
Friday X	Read for 15 minutes (book of choice and record in reading log)	No Homework	No Homework