Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Ideas for books

Here are some books that I have found that fit March's book report requirements. These are only ideas, or suggestions, not books you have to choose.


Calendar Mysteries #3: March Mischief (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) [Paperback]

No More Pumpkins (Second Grade Friends) by Peter Catalanotto and Pamela Schembri
Sweet & Sour Lily by Sally Warner
That Crazy Eddie and the Science Project of Doom
by Judy Cox 
-forgiveness



These books are a little higher than 2nd grade level:
Karen's Leprechaun (Baby-Sitters Little Sister, No. 59) by Ann Matthews Martin 
Green Mango Magic [Paperback]

Monday, February 25, 2013

Lent activity

Here is a link to an idea you might want to do at home to further our instruction about Lent.

crown of thorns

studying this week



What are we studying this week in 2nd grade?
Reading:
Stories-Treasure Pie; Bruno the Baker
phonics: ea words; suffixes with er
High Frequency Words: ready; today
Comprehension Skill: fantasy vs reality
*weekly reading test
*weekly spelling test

Math: practicing math facts; fact families; quiz on Wednesday

Science: none this week

Religion: Perseverance virtue; reconciliation; God’s Grace (Religion curriculum)

Social Studies: government

Spelling for the week of February 13, 2012

 
bread
breath
spread
sweat
thread
weather
ready
today
eraser
helper
head
instead
baker
biker
feather
Bonus:
gingerbread

*weekly spelling test (on Friday)

Notes: 
* Report cards envelopes are due; if you haven’t already sent them in
* February’s book report is due March 1st
* February’s book it is due March 1st.
* Please don’t forget about BINGO
* Math quiz on Wednesday



Saturday, February 16, 2013

Fact Family quiz

There will be a fact family quiz on Wednesday February 27th. Here are some fact family information help prepare the kids:

http://www.ezschool.com/Games/FactFamily1.html

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=fact+family&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

Spelling for the week of February 25th


Spelling for the week of February 25, 2013 (the week after break)
Bruno the Baker

 bread
breath
spread
sweat
thread
weather
ready
today
eraser
 helper
 head
 instead
 baker
 biker
 feather

Bonus: 
gingerbread

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

class list

Here is a class list:
Habtamu
Megan 
Andres 
Grace 
Sara 
Jack 
Davin 
Siobhan 
Liam 
Olivia 
Nathan 
Dimitri 
Jakeira 
Amelia 

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Tests

There will be a Science test on Thursday.

There will be a Math test on Friday.

Science homework


Name: ____________             
Science study sheet/homework  due on 2/14
Text Box: liquid  milliliter  Matter  Mass  solid  centimeter property  gas

Please fill in the vocabulary word into the correct sentence.

______ is what all things are made of.


A  _______ is a quality of something.


_________  is the amount of matter an object has.


A  ________ is the only form of matter that has a shape of its own.



A  ________ is a unit used to measure length.



A  _______ is a form of matter that does not have its own shape.


A  ___________ is a unit used to measure the volume of a liquid. 


A _________ is the only kind of matter that always fills all the space inside a container.

Science vocabulary


Science
Matter is what all things are made of.


A property is a quality of something.


Mass is the amount of matter an object has.


A solid is the only form of matter that has a shape of its own.



A centimeter is a unit used to measure length.



A liquid is a form of matter that does not have its own shape.


milliliter is a unit used to measure the volume of a liquid. 


A gas is the only kind of matter that always fills all the space inside a container.

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Tests

We will have a Science test on Wednesday and a Math test on Friday, on graphs.

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Spelling words week of February 11th


Spelling Words for the week of February 11th
The Best Older Sister

boil
coin
point
spoil
voice
enjoy
father
told
colorful
wonderful
 choice
 royal
 noise
 Joy
 boy

Bonus:
Valentine’s Day

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Spelling: The Great Ball Game


Spelling for the week of February 4th
The Great Ball Game

bravely
friendly
lightly
slowly
softly
weekly
ago
head
cheer
clear
gear
year
steer
fear
near

Bonus:
creature

100 day checklist and rubric


100 day checklist and rubric

This explains how the 100 day project will be graded. It also gives you a checklist to see if you have completed each part. Please be sure that the majority of the work is done by the student with only a little help from someone else.

 

____ brought my rubric, and my project to Mrs. Blansett on February 8th (3 pts)

____ turned in on February 8th  (3 pts)

_____ students name; first and last; on the project (3 pt)

_____ students name; first and last; on the written (or typed) report (3 pt)

_____ neatness of words (up to 15 pts) (yes, this can be typed, be sure to have the student help with most of the typing; if you type it you can email it to me)

_____ 100 of the same object or 10 groups of 10 objects that are the same (up to 18 pts)

_____ 2 or more sentences about the September and October; including effort (up to 15 pts)

____  2 or more sentences about the November and December; including effort (up to 15 pts)

____  1 or more sentences about the January; including effort (up to 10 pts)

____  creativity and effort (up to 10 pts)

____  presentation of the project to the class (up to 5 pts)