April 29th Newsletter

Upcoming Dates:

Wednesday, May 1st - 2 Hour Delay

Friday, May 3rd - Mom's and Muffins; May Crowning

Sunday, May 5th - FIRST COMMUNION

Thursday, May 9th - Spring Program 10:00 am and 7:00 pm.

Monday, May 20th - Jump Rope for Heart 

Friday, May 24th - Awards Presentation; Carnival

Monday, May 27th - NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day

Wednesday, May 29th - Last Day of School

This Week In Class:

Math - adding money; subtraction regrouping 

Reading/Phonics - realism and fantasy; long e with ei and ey; consonants gh, ph, and lf

Social Studies - American Heroes research
  - We are continuing to create our own Voice Thread.  The students will do research about an American Hero of their choice. They will then write a story about that person and draw pictures to fit the story.  The pictures will be scanned into the computer and the students will record their voice reading their story.  Their work will be uploaded to site using my name, not theirs.  They will then be able to share their story over the Internet.

Health - using medicine safely, drugs, caffeine, 

Spelling - contractions

   don't                      that's
   didn't                     I'm
    it's                        can't
    isn't                      wasn't
    here's                   there's
   we're                    they're

http://www.spellingcity.com/ehovest              

Book Adventure:

We are having a challenge among the second graders to see who can read and earn the most points during the month of April.  For every 300 points the students earn they will receive a piece of candy.

April 22nd Newsletter

Upcoming Dates:

Tuesday, April 23rd - Talent Show

Wednesday, April 24th - Mini Relay for Life; Last day to bring in Pop Tabs

Friday, April 25th - Bake Sale

Wednesday, May 1st - 2 Hour Delay

Friday, May 3rd - Mom's and Muffins; May Crowning

Sunday, May 5th - FIRST COMMUNION

Thursday, May 9th - Spring Program 10:00 am and 7:00 pm.

Monday, May 20th - Jump Rope for Heart 

Friday, May 24th - Awards Presentation; Carnival

Monday, May 27th - NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day

Wednesday, May 29th - Last Day of School

This Week In Class:

Math - adding hundreds, tens, and ones with regrouping; adding money

Reading/Phonics - main idea; ex pattern; prefixes re-, un-, and dis-; 

Social Studies - American Heroes research
  - We are beginning to create our own Voice Thread.  The students will do research about an American Hero of their choice. They will then write a story about that person and draw pictures to fit the story.  The pictures will be scanned into the computer and the students will record their voice reading their story.  Their work will be uploaded to site using my name, not theirs.  They will then be able to share their story over the Internet.

Health - Keeping yourself well

Spelling - compound words

   airplane           myself
   birthday          everything
   something        outside
   bathtub           playground
   sunshine         everybody
   sometimes      inside

http://www.spellingcity.com/ehovest              

Pop Tabs!    

The last day to bring in pop tabs is Wednesday, April 24th! 

Book Adventure:

We are having a challenge among the second graders to see who can read and earn the most points during the month of April.  For every 300 points the students earn they will receive a piece of candy.

April 15th Newsletter

Upcoming Dates:

Friday, April 19th - Midterms

Tuesday, April 23rd - Talent Show

Wednesday, April 24th - Mini Relay for Life; Last day to bring in Pop Tabs

Friday, April 25th - Bake Sale

Wednesday, May 1st - 2 Hour Delay

Friday, May 3rd - Mom's and Muffins; May Crowning

Sunday, May 5th - FIRST COMMUNION

Thursday, May 9th - Spring Program 10:00 am and 7:00 pm.

Monday, May 20th - Jump Rope for Heart 

Friday, May 24th - Awards Presentation; Carnival

Monday, May 27th - NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day

Wednesday, May 29th - Last Day of School

This Week In Class:

Math - comparing numbers to 1000; ordering numbers to 1000; rounding to nearest 100

Reading/Phonics - graphic sources; long a spelled with ei and eigh; endings and suffixes; writing with pronouns

Science - Keeping healthy with exercise; germs; taking care of yourself

Social Studies - American Heros; American symbols

Health - Staying well; feeling ill, preventing illness; non-spreading illnesses

Spelling - review of words from lessons 25-29

   before                                      every                                   through

   favorite                                    some                                   very

   whole                                       would                                   you

   about                                       down                                     how

   out                                          sound                                     town

   bark                                         hard                                      part

   started                                      first                                      person

   were                                         buy                                       by

  know                                         no                                        one

   won                                          to                                         two                   

Pop Tabs!    

The last day to bring in pop tabs is April 24th! 

Book Adventure:

We are having a challenge among the second graders to see who can read and earn the most points during the month of April.  For every 300 points the students earn they will receive a piece of candy.

Websites:

I have found several websites that the students have been exploring in class.  Here are the links.

http://www.funbrain.com/

This website contains a ton of games for several topics and categories. They include math games, reading games, word games, puzzles and so much more. When students log in they select their gender and skill level, which ranges from Kindergarten to 8th grade.

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities.html

This website contains a list of science topics for students to explore. The games start off easy but continue to get a little harder while not only testing science skills, but technology skills as well. The website is geared for kids in the elementary grades.

April 8th Newsletter

Upcoming Dates:

Monday, April 8th - Friday, April 12th - Spirit Week Monday, April 8th - Reading at Senior CenterFriday, April 12th - Spring Party at Senior CenterFriday, April 19th - Midterms sent home

Spirit Week:

Tuesday, April 9th - Students may wear St. Augustine colors to school.Wednesday, April 10th - Students may wear clothes that do not match and will need to bring in board games to play with their buds.Thursday, April 11th - Students can wear their hair in a wacky way.Friday, April 12th - Students may dress in the theme of the Wild West.

Mini Relay for the Relay for Life:

This week  - collecting anything silver.  The winning class will receive an ice cream treat and an extra recess.

Week of April 15th - collecting anything (silver coins, pennies, paper money).  The winning class will watch a movie and be provided with popcorn and juice.

April 24th - Mini relay will take place.

This week in Class:

Math - finished with telling time and will begin hundreds value.  I have found a website to help the students work on telling time. http://www.technologyrocksseriously.com/2012/04/tick-tock-time.html

Reading -  vowel digraph ue (glue); consonant + er; fact and opinion

Science - Nutrition and digestion

Social Studies - Continuing to learn about the government, the leaders and their jobs

Health - Staying Well; what to do when feeling Ill; how to communicate; Preventing Illness; Illnesses that do not spread

Spelling - words that sound a like

       no         know
       to          two
       I            eye
       here       hear
       by          buy
       one        won
    www.spellingcity.com/ehovest

Pop tabs!
Keep collecting!!

Summer Birthdays
If your child has a summer birthday and would like to celebrate it during the school year, we can do that at any time.  Just let me in know in advance and I will clear an afternoon for birthday fun!

April 1st Newsletter

I have decided to do the newsletter at the beginning of the week.  We are beginning new spelling words on Mondays and will have practice tests on Thursdays... and retakes on Fridays if needed.  This way, you will be aware of the spelling words early.

Upcoming Dates:

Wednesday, April 3rd - 2 Hour Delay

Monday, April 8th - Friday, April 12th - Spirit Week

Monday, April 8th - Reading at Senior Center

Friday, April 12th - Spring Party at Senior Center

Friday, April 19th - Midterms sent home

Spirit Week:

Monday, April 8th  - Students may dress in a 60's theme and will eat lunch with their buds.

Tuesday, April 9th - Students may wear St. Augustine colors to school.

Wednesday, April 10th - Students may wear clothes that do not match and will need to bring in board games to play with their buds.

Thursday, April 11th - Students can wear their hair in a wacky way.

Friday, April 12th - Students may dress in the theme of the Wild West.

Mini Relay for the Relay for Life:

This week we are collecting pennies.  The class who brings in the most will receive a dress down day.

Week of April 8th - collecting anything silver.  The winning class will receive an ice cream treat and an extra recess.

Week of April 15th - collecting anything (silver coins, pennies, paper money).  The winning class will watch a movie and be provided with popcorn and juice.

April 24th - Mini relay will take place.

This week in Class:

Math - telling time

Reading - schwa sound (multiple syllable words have one syllable said more softly than others.  The vowel sound you hear in a soft or unstressed syllable is the schwa sound); plurals adding -s or -es; character traits

Science - Beginning Unit D - The Human Body; How your body works:  functions of organs

Social Studies - Beginning to learn about the government, the leaders and their jobs

Health - Beginning to discuss ways to stay safe around water, animals, school, on wheels, in a car or bus, and how to resolve conflicts.

Spelling - more vowels with r

          learn       first
          turn        hurt
          her         were
          heard      bird
          girl         turtle
          burn       person

www.spellingcity.com/ehovest

Pop tabs!

Keep collecting!!

Summer Birthdays

If your child has a summer birthday and would like to celebrate it during the school year, we can do that at any time.  Just let me in know in advance and I will clear an afternoon for birthday fun!