Book report reminders, suggestions

Hello there!
    Just some thoughts while you are working on your book reports.
* Remember to capitalize each word in the title
* Remember to underline the title
* Have someone check over the spelling, and puncuation

Spelling for the week before Easter review and shorter for a shorter week

Spelling for the week before Easter

review and shorter for a shorter week

bread

breath

spread

thread

went

boil

coin

point

spoil

voice

Bonus:
Easter

Flat Stanley

Friday, March 22, 2013

Dear Parents,

          We have received our Flat Stanleys back from our friends in Montana. Now our Flat Stanleys have come back. We are going to take Flat Stanley with us somewhere over the weekend. Please help your child write where they went, and what they did at the bottom of this page. (You can also use the back.) Please send Flat Stanley and this paper back on Monday or Tuesday. We will be using this to help us reply to our pen pals. Thank you!

Where did we go together?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What did we do together?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Book Report form for March

Book Report for March

Name: ____________________________________  Due Monday April 8^th

(the first day back after break)

Title of Book:

Author: 

Number of chapters:

Characters:

 

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not? (Yes, I would because…. or No, I would not because….)

 

 

Summary needs to have at least 6 sentences. Be sure to write the beginning, middle and end. Make sure you state the problem, and how it was solved. (This should be included in your description of the beginning, middle and end.) Please be neat, pay attention to spelling and grammar, and reread what you have written to make sure it is complete. You may attach another sheet of paper if you run out of room.

 

March book report checklist and rubric

March book report checklist and rubric.

This explains how this month’s book report 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, my book and report to Mrs. Blansett on April 8th (3 pts)

____ turned in on April 8th   (3 pts)

____ chapter book about winter, March, St. Patrick’s Day or forgiveness that is Just Right for you (4 pts)

_____ 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)

_____ title of book (up to 6 pts)

_____ author of book (up to 6 pts)

_____ students name; first and last (3 pt)

_____ form filled out completely (up to 5 pts)

____  recommendation  (up to 10 pts)

____  summary (up to 35 pts)

____  spelling and grammar (up to 10 pts)

Studying this week - March 18th

What are we studying this week in 2^nd grade?

Reading:

Stories-Space Dreams; Man on the Moon

phonics: short ou words; syllables

High Frequency Words: began; ever

Comprehension Skill: main idea

*weekly reading test

*weekly spelling test

Math: practicing math facts; story problems with adding 2 digit numbers

Science: changes in matter; we will also discuss recycling

Social Studies: Scholastic News

Religion: lent; prepare for Easter

Spelling words (also in take home notebooks)

double basket button circus lizard pilot Bonus temperature

camera

carry

lesson

suddenly

follow

pretty

began

ever

cousin

double

basket

button

circus

lizard

pilot

Bonus

temperature

*weekly spelling test (on Friday)

Notes: 

* Please practice telling time with an analog clock, as well as addition facts with your children.

* Next week is our unit 4 test in reading

* March’s book report is due April 8^th.

* March’s book it is due April 8^th

* No School next Thursday and Friday

* We will have a little snack on Wednesday for Easter. If you would like to send in snack or drink for Easter, please contact Mrs. Blansett.

Spelling words - Man on the Moon

Spelling words (also in take home notebooks)

double basket button circus lizard pilot Bonus temperature

camera

carry

lesson

suddenly

follow

pretty

began

ever

cousin

double

basket

button

circus

lizard

pilot

Bonus

temperature

Spirit week Thursday

Just a reminder:

Tomorrow, Thursday, is patriotic day. If you wear something red, white and blue then you get to dress down!

Spirit week Wednesday

Just a reminder:

Tomorrow, Wednesday, is crazy hat day. Please wear your uniform and bring in your crazy hat. 

Science Vocabulary for Changes in Matter

This is a short list, but this chapter can be a little difficult to understand. It is very helpful if you discuss these words and use them at home. 

Science Vocabulary

Mixture: Two or more things that have been mixed together without being changed. Taco filling is a mixture. (E36)

Reversible: Able to be changed. The freezing of water to form ice is a reversible change. (E43)

Irreversible: Not able to be changed back. Cooking an egg causes an irreversible change. (p. E68) 

Spirit Week Tuesday

Just a reminder:
Tomorrow, Tuesday, is SU day. If you wear something SU then you get to dress down!

Studying this Week

What are we studying this week in 2^nd grade?

Reading:

Stories-Yawning Dawn; Missing: One Stuffed Rabbit

phonics: aw, ough words; silent consonants

High Frequency Words: really; finally

Comprehension Skill: making judgments

*weekly reading test

*weekly spelling test

Math: practicing math facts; telling time to the nearest five minutes

*test on Thursday

Science: changes in matter; vocabulary is on Mrs. Blansett’s blog

Social Studies: Scholastic News

Religion: self discipline; lent; prepare for Easter

Spelling words (also in take home notebooks)

whoever wrong family paper calm jaw paw Bonus St. Patrick’s Day

awful

bought

claw

draw

saw

straw

really

finally

whoever

wrong

family

paper

calm

jaw

paw

Bonus

St. Patrick’s Day

*weekly spelling test (on Friday)

Notes: 

* Math test will be Thursday

* Open House for NEW families on Wednesday night-tell your friends, so we can continue to grow!

* PTO meeting on Thursday night

* We will have a little snack on Friday. We have a lot of special things going on for St. Patrick’s Day on Friday. If you would like to send in snack or drink for St. Patrick’s Day, please contact Mrs. Blansett.

Math Test

Math Test on telling time will be Thursday March 14th

Spirit Week Monday

Just a reminder:
Tomorrow, Monday, is slipper day. Please wear your uniform and bring in your slippers. Everyone must wear shoes to school. We will change our shoes after prayers.

social studies vocab

We will be having a social studies test on Friday March 8th. Here are the vocabulary words for the students to study.
This is not a homework assignment. It is a list of words for study purposes.
government		a group of people who work together to run a city, state or country
mayor		the leader of a town or city
citizen		a member of a community, state and country
governor		the leader of a state's government
congress		writes and votes on laws for all of our states
president		the leader of our country
freedom		every citizen's rigt to make choices
motto		word or saying that people try to live by
monument		a building or statue that honors a person or an event

Social Studies Test

We will have a Social Studies Test on Friday March 8th, on government.

Spelling for the week of March 4th

Spelling words for the week of March 4^th.

The Rooster Who Went to His Uncle’s Wedding

1.  climb

2. comb

3. lamb

4. kneel

5. knit

6. knot

7. story

8. able

9. chalk

10. sauce

11. all

12. crumb

13. knob

14. knee

15. brook

Bonus:

March