Thursday, March 28, 2013

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

Sunday, March 24, 2013

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

Friday, March 22, 2013

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?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Book Report form for March


Book Report for March
Name: ____________________________________  Due Monday April 8th
(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 2nd 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 8th.
* March’s book it is due April 8th
* 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