April book report rubric

April 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 Wednesday May 1^st (3 pts)

____ turned in on May 1st   (3 pts)

____ chapter book about winter, April, Easter, Spring or helpfulness 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)

April Book report form

Book Report for April

Name: ____________________________________  Due Wednesday May 1^st   

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.

 

New Spelling Choice!

Please choose one activity each night,

Monday through Thursday (a different activity each night)

Spelling Choice

*unless spelling is rainbow words, or done on the computer, please use pencil

1.    Write a short story using at least 10 of your spelling words. Remember that punctuation and grammar count!

2.   Write the definition of 10 of your spelling words.

3.   Write rhyming words for each of your spelling words.

4.   Write your words 3x each

5.   Write a letter to a friend using 10 spelling words

6.   Make a crossword with all of your words (www.puzzlemaker.com)

7.   Put all of your spelling words in ABC order

8.   Write each word in a sentence. (15 sentences)

9.   Rainbow words; use at least 10 different colors throughout all of your words

10.                Write each spelling word, and then draw a picture about that word.

  *Parents, the students in second grade need some practice using their spelling words in their writing. Please try to stick to this updated spelling choice list. Please encourage your child to do as much writing as they can. When they write, please encourage them to go back and check to see if they spelled the words correctly. When your child is writing sentences, please help them try to use different subjects to start their sentences, or questions. Thank you for your help!!!

Spelling-4/29

Spelling words (also in take home notebooks)

undo

unfair

unhappy

unlike

unlucky

untie

front

probably

expert

index

repaint

repack

dislike

disagree

exit

Bonus:

someday

What are we doing this week (April 29th)

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

Reading:

Stories-Tex and the Big Bad T-Rex; Dinosaur Tracking

phonics: pre fixes- un, dis, re

High Frequency Words: front; probably

Comprehension Skill: main idea

*weekly reading test

*weekly spelling test

Math: practicing math facts; adding and subtracting coins; decimals

Science: solar system

Social Studies: scholastic news

Religion: helpfulness and commitment-virtue of the month; gathering together for mass; praying with a procession

Spelling words (also in take home notebooks)

undo

unfair

unhappy

unlike

unlucky

untie

front

probably

expert

index

repaint

repack

dislike

disagree

exit

Bonus:

someday

Notes: 

* If you forgot to send back your report card envelopes, please send it back a/s/a/p

* book reports will be due on Wednesday May 1st

* book its will be due on Wednesday May 1st

* PLANT SALE; orders due very soon! Please do your best to sell any pre orders, there will only be pre orders

* Muffins for Mom will be Friday May 10^th right after prayers; an RSVP will be coming home tomorrow

* Math test on coins; Wednesday or Thursday this week

* Reading unit test next week and Science test next week 

Important Dates

Muffins for Moms

Friday May 10^th after prayer

We will celebrate Mother’s Day the Friday before Mother’s Day. (May 10^th.) We will do something special for our moms right after prayer. We would love it if our moms, and/or grandmas would join us. There will be more information as we get closer.

Donuts for Dads

Thursday June 6^th after prayer

We will celebrate Father’s Day the Thursday before Father’s Day. (June 6^th) We will do something special for our dads right after prayer. We would love it if our dads, and/or grandfathers would join us. There will be more information as we get closer.

Spelling for the week of April 22nd

Spelling for the week of April 22, 2013

Down in the Sea

1.       neighbor

2.                sleigh

3.                weight

4.                reindeer

5.                weigh

6.                veil

7.                grow

8.                near

9.                really

10.            mostly

11.             eighty

12.            cold

13.            jiggly

14.            most

15.            move

Bonus:

calendar

Studying this week April 22nd

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

Reading:

Stories-Splash; Down in the Sea, Jellyfish

phonics: eigh, ei (sound like long a) words

High Frequency Words: grow; near

Comprehension Skill: graphic sources

*weekly reading test

*weekly spelling test

Math: practicing math facts; continue coins; adding and subtracting numbers to 100

Science: solar system; Earth Day

Social Studies: scholastic news

Religion: helpfulness-virtue of the month; gathering together for mass

Spelling words (also in take home notebooks)

really

mostly

eighty

cold

jiggly

most

move

neighbor

sleigh

weight

reindeer

weigh

veil

grow

near

Bonus:

calendar

*weekly spelling test

Notes: 

* If you forgot to send back your report card envelopes, please send it back a/s/a/p

* book reports will be due on Wednesday May 1st

* book its will be due on Wednesday May 1st

* PLANT SALE; please do your best to sell any pre orders, there will only be pre orders

* 2 upcoming events! These are on the back of this paper.

* please practice math facts with your child-addition and subtraction

* please try to listen to your child read

Muffins for Moms

Friday May 10^th after prayer

We will celebrate Mother’s Day the Friday before Mother’s Day. (May 10^th.) We will do something special for our moms right after prayer. We would love it if our moms, and/or grandmas would join us. There will be more information as we get closer.

Donuts for Dads

Thursday June 6^th after prayer

We will celebrate Father’s Day the Thursday before Father’s Day. (June 6^th) We will do something special for our dads right after prayer. We would love it if our dads, and/or grandfathers would join us. There will be more information as we get closer.

What are we studying this week in 2nd grade? (4/15)

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

Reading:

Stories-A True Boating Family; Riding the Ferry with Captain Cruz

phonics: u “oo” and er words

High Frequency Words: years; which

Comprehension Skill: fact and opinion

*weekly reading test

*weekly spelling test

Math: practicing math facts; word problems; exploring the 100 chart; coins

Science: none this week

Social Studies: goods, services and community

Religion: helpfulness-this month’s virtue; finish up reconciliation; gathering for mass

Spelling words (also in take home notebooks)

years tears which true under glue clue Bonus favorite

after

brother

flower

over

sister

summer

farmer

barber

*weekly spelling test (on Friday)

Notes: 

* April’s book reports will be due on Wednesday May 1st

* April’s book its will be due on Wednesday May 1st

* We will be discussing the community, and income in Social Studies. Does anyone want to come in and tell the students about your job? Please contact Mrs. Blansett to set up time and date. (email or note)

* Social Studies test will be Thursday

* Math test on coins will be Friday

Spelling for the week of April 15th

Spelling for the week of April 15, 2013

Riding the Ferry

1. after

2. brother

3. flower

4. over

5. sister

6. summer

7. farmer

8. barber

9. years

10. tears

11. which

12. true

13. under

14. glue

15. clue

Bonus:

favorite

Tests this week

We will have a test in Social Studies on Thursday and a test on coins in Math.

Social Studies Vocab - April 8th

income		money that someone earns. Some of my family's income is used to buy shoes. (p. 104)
goods		Things that people make or grow. Many kinds of goods are sold in stores. (p. 104)
services		Jobs that people do to help others. A restaurant worker provides services. (p. 105)
tax		Money that is collected by a government. Some of our tax money will be used to build a new school. (p. 113)
factory		A builiding where people produce or proces goods. Juice is bottled in this factory. (p. 120)
trade		To buy, sell, or exchange goods. People can trade goods at a market. (p. 134)
transportation		A way of moving goods or people from place to place. An airplane is one kind of transportation. (p. 135)
barter		To trade goods or services for other goods or services without using money. People can barter to get what they need. (p. 138)

Spelling for the week of April 8th

Spelling for the week of April 8, 2013

Going to Town

1.  blouse

2.blouses

3.place

4.places

5.race

6.races

7.only

8.word

9.people

10.            apple

11.              box

12.            boxes

13.            bench

14.            benches

15.            steeple

16.            Bonus

Bonus:

imagined

Spelling for the week of April 8th

Spelling for the week of April 8, 2013

Going to Town

1.  blouse

2.blouses

3.place

4.places

5.race

6.races

7.only

8.word

9.people

10.            apple

11.              box

12.            boxes

13.            bench

14.            benches

15.            steeple

16.            Bonus

Bonus:

imagined

Studying this Week April 8th

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

Reading:

Stories-Two Lunches; Going to Town

phonics: schwa sound; plurals

High Frequency Words: ; 

Comprehension Skill: character

*weekly reading test

*weekly spelling test

Math: practicing math facts; word problems; exploring the 100 chart

Science: none this week

Social Studies: goods, services and community

Religion: helpfulness-new virtue; making choices (part of reconciliation)

Spelling words (also in take home notebooks)

people apple box boxes bench benches steeple Bonus imagined

blouse

blouses

place

places

race

races

only

word

people

apple

box

boxes

bench

benches

steeple

Bonus

imagined 

*weekly spelling test (on Friday)

Notes: 

* April’s book reports will be due on Wednesday May 1st

* April’s book its will be due on Wednesday May 1st

* report cards come home on Friday

* We will be discussing the community, and income in Social Studies. Does anyone want to come in and tell the students about your job? Please contact Mrs. Blansett to set up time and date.

* You may see a large amount of papers coming home. These are coming home graded after all of the children turned in their work.

* We have finally finished our writing for unit test 3, and took unit test 4. These will be coming home for you to go over with your child. Please sign and return them.