01/26/09
Welcome to our classroom website!! The previous week's information can be found by scrolling down. Feel free to also check out Mrs. Gill's and Mrs. Gemmato's websites for subject specific updates.
Our Week to come:
Reading:Students will be reading "Animal Camouflage". Vocabulary words are blend, surroundings, marsh, mimicry.
Math: Understanding spatial relationships, volume, building cube models from plan and adding large numbers.
Social Studies: China - Chinese New Year Celebration on Jan. 26th.
Spelling: The test will be on Friday.
Homework: Homework is due on Friday. Scroll below to 09/20/08 for the Spelling Homework Choice Sheet.
Classroom Updates:
Your child may have been moved into a new reading group. Please encourage your child as his/her work could be challenging.
Progress reports were sent home on Monday. Please sign yellow orginal and return. You may keep the white copy. Please call or email if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Patty McCormick
01/20/09
Welcome to our classroom website!! The previous week's information can be found by scrolling down. Feel free to also check out Mrs. Gill's and Mrs. Gemmato's websites for subject specific updates.
Our Week to come:
Reading:Students will be reading "A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr.". Vocabulary words are riot, prejudice, protests, and _____TBD_______.
Math: Understanding spatial relationships, volume, building cube models from plan.
Social Studies: Tuesday - Watch Inauguration, China
Chinese New Year Celebration on Jan. 26th. A donation/volunteer letter coming home.
Spelling: The test will be on Friday.
Homework: Homework is due on Friday. Scroll below to 09/20/08 for the Spelling Homework Choice Sheet.
Classroom Updates:
Your child may have been moved into a new reading group. Please encourage your child as his/her work could be challenging.
The library is closed from Jan. 15 to 23rd. Students are unable to get A.R. books.
Thank you,
Patty McCormick
12/22/08
Welcome to our classroom website!! The previous week's information can be found by scrolling down. Feel free to also check out Mrs. Gill's and Mrs. Gemmato's websites for subject specific updates.
Our Week to come:
We will not be switching classes and there is not homework.
Reading:Students will be reading holiday stories in their reading groups,answering comprehension questions, and making a Setting Square for their stories.
Math: We will be practicing math facts and learning how to use the calculator.
Classroom Updates:
The Holiday Party starts Monday at 12:30 and then starts again at 2:20 to 3:00. On Tuesday we will be having a book exchange. Please send in a book under $5 that could be for a boy or a girl if your child would like to participate.
12/08/08
Welcome to our classroom website!! The previous week's information can be found by scrolling down. Feel free to also check out Mrs. Gill's and Mrs. Gemmato's websites for subject specific updates.
Our Week to come:
Reading: We will be reading "They Thought They Saw Them". The vocabulary words for this week are swoop, wakeful, ridge, and glisten.
Social Studies: Traveling the World - South America and Africa
Spelling: The test will be on Friday.
Math: Placing numbers on a number line, measuring using centimeters and meters. I forgot to send home the triangle flashcards. They will be coming home this week along with past triangle groups A & B. Please practice these math facts at least once a week with your child. Only practice what your child can handle and try to make it a game. You may want to do Group A this week, then group B next week, and so on.
Homework: Homework is due on Friday. I forgot to send home the triangle flashcards. They will be coming home this week along with past triangle groups A &B. Please practice these math facts at least once a week with your child. Scroll below for the Spelling Homework Choice Sheet.
CLASSROOM UPDATES:
Our Holiday Party will be on December 22nd. It will begin sometime after 12noon (time TBD), breaking at 1:20 for Special, and then re-starting at 2:15 - 3pm. Our homeroom moms Mrs. Boyer and Mrs. Keane are coordinating the party. Please contact them for details or questions.
Class Wish List: Students would love some colorful letter writing paper, note cards, envelopes for our Creation Station.
School Store Dates
Friday, December 12, 2008
Monday, December 22, 2008
Friday, January 9, 2009
11/17/08
Welcome to our classroom website!! The previous week's information can be found by scrolling down. Feel free to also check out Mrs. Gill's and Mrs. Gemmato's websites for subject specific updates.
Our Week to come:
Reading: We will be reading "Molly's Pilgrim". The vocabulary words for this week are tenement, ignorant, and taunt.
Writing: Lost in NYC & Turkey writing
Grammar: punctuation
Social Studies: Traveling the World - North America
Spelling: The test will be on Friday.
Homework: Homework is due on Friday. Scroll below for the Spelling Homework Choice Sheet.
CLASSROOM UPDATES:
Please send in the time and day you would prefer for your conference. Conferences are on Tuesday and Wednesday (25th and 26th).
Class Wish List: Students would love some colorful letter writing paper, note cards, envelopes for our Creation Station.
School Store Dates
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Tuesday, December 4, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
Monday, December 22, 2008
Friday, January 9, 2009
11/10/08
Welcome to our classroom website!! The previous week's information can be found by scrolling down. Feel free to also check out Mrs. Gill's and Mrs. Gemmato's websites for subject specific updates.
Our Week to come:
Reading: We will be reading "Cinderella". There are not voocabulary words this week.
Writing: Lost in NYC.
Grammar: punctuation
Social Studies: Traveling the World - North America
Spelling: The test will be on Friday.
Homework: Homework is due on Friday. Scroll below for the Spelling Homework Choice Sheet.
CLASSROOM UPDATES:
Please send in the time and day you would prefer for your conference. Conferences are on Tuesday and Wednesday (25th and 26th).
Class Wish List: Students would love some colorful letter writing paper, note cards, envelopes for our Creation Station.
School Store Dates
Monday, November 10, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Tuesday, December 4, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
Monday, December 22, 2008
Friday, January 9, 2009
11/03/08
Welcome to our classroom website!! The previous week's information can be found by scrolling down. Feel free to also check out Mrs. Gill's and Mrs. Gemmato's websites for subject specific updates.
Our Week to come:
Reading: We will be reading "The Story of the Three Whales". Vocabulary words are Lurk, trudged, plight,
Invincible, and ordeal.
Writing: Identifying plot
Grammar: pronouns and punctuation
Social Studies: Civics - Election
Spelling: The test will be on Friday.
Homework: Homework is due on Friday. Scroll below for the Spelling Homework Choice Sheet.
CLASSROOM UPDATES:
Thank you Mrs. Boyer and Mrs. Keane and all the parent volunteers for making our Fall Festival a success. Some student comments were "it felt like heaven", "awesome", "loved everything", "liked the skelton game", etc. They had a great time.
The students are expected to finish their Reading and Writing Workshops by the end of the day on Thursday. If not done, they are given time on Friday. Any work not done by Friday, will be sent home, for completion. Please help your child complete his/her work. Thank you in advance for your support.
The chaperones for our field trip will be Mr. Mekulski, Mrs. Davis, and Mr. or Mrs. Boyer. Thank you for volunteering. Our first field trip will be to see a play at Mitchell Hall on the UofD campus in Newark. The play is on December 3rd. We are allowed 3 chaperones per class. Forms are being sent home on Tuesday. The cost is $11.00.
As we work to maintain the expectations of our classroom, I will be sending home any apology notes written by your child. Your child will not receive an oops stamp unless it is the 3rd time.
10/27/08
Welcome to our classroom website!! The previous week's information can be found by scrolling down. Feel free to also check out Mrs. Gill's and Mrs. Gemmato's websites for subject specific updates.
Our Week to come:
Reading: We will be reading "Corduroy". Vocabulary words are toppled, gasped, sighed, and enormous. We have begun Reading Workshops. Students work in leveled reading groups completing Workshop Activities as well as meeting with the teacher for small group instruction.
Writing: My Monster's Day
Grammar: pronouns and punctuation
Social Studies: Civics - Election
Spelling: The test will be on Friday.
Homework: Homework is due on Friday. Scroll below for the Spelling Homework Choice Sheet.
CLASSROOM UPDATES:
The students are expected to finish their Reading and Writing Workshops by the end of the day on Thursday. If not done, they are given time on Friday. Any work not done by Friday, will be sent home, for completion. Please help your child complete his/her work. Thank you in advance for your support.
The chaperones for our field trip will be Mr. Mekulski, Mrs. Davis, and Mr. or Mrs. Boyer. Thank you for volunteering. Our first field trip will be to see a play at Mitchell Hall on the UofD campus in Newark. The play is on December 3rd. We are allowed 3 chaperones per class. Forms are being sent home on Tuesday. The cost is $11.00.
As we work to maintain the expectations of our classroom, I will be sending home any apology notes written by your child. Your child will not receive an oops stamp unless it is the 3rd time.
Please send in $5 to help cover the costs of our celebrations throughout the year. Our first celebration will be our Fall Festival on Friday, October 31st from 2:20 to 3:00. Mrs. Keane and Mrs. Boyer are our homeroom moms and are coordinating the festival.
10/20/08
Welcome to our classroom website!! The previous week's information can be found by scrolling down. Feel free to also check out Mrs. Gill's and Mrs. Gemmato's websites for subject specific updates.
Our Week to come:
Reading: We will be reading "The Butterfly House". Vocabulary words are transform, drift, drooped, and greedy. We have begun Reading Workshops. Students work in leveled reading groups completing Workshop Activities as well as meeting with the teacher for small group instruction.
Writing: school writing promptn & My Monster's Day
Grammar: subject,verbs,pronouns
Social Studies: Civics - Citizenship
Spelling: The test will be on Friday.
Homework: Homework is due on Friday. Scroll below for the Spelling Homework Choice Sheet.
CLASSROOM UPDATES:
The chaperones for our field trip will be Mr. Mekulski, Mrs. Davis, and Mr. or Mrs. Boyer. Thank you for volunteering. Our first field trip will be to see a play at Mitchell Hall on the UofD campus in Newark. The play is on December 3rd. We are allowed 3 chaperones per class. Forms are being sent home on Tuesday. The cost is $11.00.
As we work to maintain the expectations of our classroom, I will be sending home any apology notes written by your child. Your child will not receive an oops stamp unless it is the 3rd warning.
Please send in $5 to help cover the costs of our celebrations throughout the year. Our first celebration will be our Fall Festival on Friday, October 31st from 2:20 to 3:00. Mrs. Keane and Mrs. Boyer are our homeroom moms and are coordinating the festival.
10/11/08
Welcome to our classroom website!! The previous week's information can be found by scrolling down. Feel free to also check out Mrs. Gill's and Mrs. Gemmato's websites for subject specific updates.
Our Week to come:
Reading: We will be reading "The Paper Crane". Vocabulary words are unusual, manner,and crane. We have begun Reading Workshops. Students work in leveled reading groups completing Workshop Activities as well as meeting with the teacher for small group instruction.
Writing: publishing our realistic fiction and completing a school writing prompt
Grammar: subject,verbs,capitalization review
Social Studies: Communities
Spelling: The test will be on Friday.
Homework: Homework is due on Friday. Scroll below for the Spelling Homework Choice Sheet.
CLASSROOM UPDATES:
Our first field trip will be to see a play at Mitchell Hall on the UofD campus in Newark. The play is on December 3rd. We are allowed 3 chaperones per class. Forms are being sent home on Tuesday. The cost is $11.00.
Your child's story about their favorite ride will be coming home this week. Everyone did well. The stories were graded based on a scoring guideline,aka rubric. I circled where their story rated on the scale. This rubric will be reviewed with students and students will be expected to score themselves before handing in their stories.
As we work to maintain the expectations of our classroom, I will be sending home any apology notes written by your child. Your child will not receive an oops stamp unless it is the 3rd warning.
Please send in $5 to help cover the costs of our celebrations throughout the year. Our first celebration will be our Fall Festival on Friday, October 31st from 2:20 to 3:00. Mrs. Keane and Mrs. Boyer are our homeroom moms and are coordinating the festival.
10/6/08
Welcome to our classroom website!! The previous week's information can be found by scrolling down. Feel free to also check out Mrs. Gill's and Mrs. Gemmato's websites for subject specific updates.
Our Week to come:
Reading: We will be reading "The Shoemaker and the Elves". Vocabulary words are stitch, polished, and cobbler. We have begun Reading Workshops. Students work in leveled reading groups completing Workshop Activities as well as meeting with the teacher for small group instruction.
Writing: realistic fiction with a clear beginning, middle and end.
Grammar: subject and verbs, capitalization review
Social Studies: Communities
Spelling: The test will be on Thursday.
Homework: Homework is due on Thursday. Scroll below for the Spelling Homework Choice Sheet.
CLASSROOM UPDATES:
Please send in $5 to help cover the costs of our celebrations throughout the year. Please mark the envelope with Mrs. Keane and Mrs
Our first celebration will be our Fall Festival on Friday, October 31st from 2:20 to 3:00. Mrs. Keane and Mrs. Boyer are our homeroom moms and are coordinating the festival.
10/2/08
I wanted to clarify the "vocabulary test" that will be given on Fridays. The "vocabulary test" is not used as a grade percent for report cards. I am using the test as a quick assessment along with their Vocabulary Workshop Books to see if the students are learning vocabulary words from our weekly stories. Grades are recorded as a check, check plus or check minus. We talk about the meaning of the words during class and then the students have to either define the word and/or write a sentence if they know the word’s meaning (Vocabulary Workshop Book. If your child would like to study them I will post them on the website.
For Friday 10/03:clearing, huddled, drenched, flicked.
9/29/08
* Your child's Vocabulary Workshop book will be coming home. Do not be alarmed by its incompleteness or "grade". This book reflects a definite learning curve. You should see a marked improvement in the last story's words.
Welcome to our classroom website!! The previous week's information can be found by scrolling down. Feel free to also check out Mrs. Gill's and Mrs. Gemmato's websites for subject specific updates.
Our Week to come:
Reading: We will be reading "The Mushroom in the Rain". We have begun Reading Workshops. Students work in leveled reading groups completing Workshop Activities as well as meeting with the teacher for small group instruction.
Writing: realistic fiction with a clear beginning, middle and end.
Grammar: subject and verbs
Social Studies: Mental Mapping and Communities
Spelling: The test will be on Friday.
Homework: due on Friday. Below is the Spelling Homework Choice Sheet.
CLASSROOM UPDATES:
Please send in $5 to help cover the costs of our celebrations throughout the year. Please mark the envelope with Mrs. Keane and Mrs. Boyer.
Friday will be Any Pants Day for $1.
9/20/08
Welcome to our classroom website!! The previous week's information can be found by scrolling down. Feel free to also check out Mrs. Gill's and Mrs. Gemmato's websites for subject specific updates.
Our Week to come:
Reading: We will be reading "The Library". We have begun Reading Workshops. Students work in leveled reading groups completing Workshop Activities as well as meeting with the teacher for small group instruction.
Writing: Retelling a story with a beginning, middle and end.
Social Studies: Mental Mapping and Cardinal directions
CLASSROOM UPDATES:
Homework: The spelling homework choice sheet will be glued into your child's agenda book. I will also post the list here.
Each week you will choose at least three activities to complete your spelling homework. One of the activities must be from Group A. You may complete your spelling homework by choosing all three activities from group A if you wish. If you choose an activity that can’t be returned in the homework packet, please ask your parent to list the activity on your homework and include their signature. Please keep this guide. You’ll need it to make your choices each week.
SPELLING TESTS WILL BE GIVEN ON FRIDAYS.
Second Grade Homework Spelling Practice Guide
Complete at least three activities.
Group A (At least one activity must be completed from this list.)
ABC Order Write words in alphabetical order.
Sentences Write each word in a complete sentence.
Rainbow Words Write words using a different color for each letter.
Backwards Words Write words forwards, then backwards.
Story Words Write a story or poem using all words. Include an illustration. Underline spelling words.
Word Search Make and solve a word search puzzle using puzzlemaker.com.
Cutting Words Cut words from magazines or newspapers. Glue on paper.
Choo Choo Words Write the spelling list end-to-end as one long chain using different colors for each word.
30 Second Words Write a TV commercial using all the words from the list. Underline spelling words.
Free Choice
Good Clean Words Write words in shaving cream on counter or another surface that can be cleaned safely.
Pasta Words Make words by with alphabet pasta or use Alphabet cereal.
3D Words Use modeling clay rolled thinly to make words.
Bouncing Words Post the words on a wall. Bounce the ball after saying each letter.
Jumping Words Post the words on a wall. Jump rope after saying each letter.
Spelling Bee Pretend you are in a spelling contest. Spell each word aloud to a parent.
Scrabble Words Use letter tiles to make words.
Sidewalk Words Write words using chalk.
Accelerated Reader:
Please keep your child's Accelerated Reader(A.R.) Log in his/her Take Home Folder. Please also remember to inital the A.R. log when your child is ready to take a test.
9/15/08
I am sorry for the late Monday posting.
Welcome to our classroom website!! The previous week's information can be found by scrolling down. Feel free to also check out Mrs. Gill's and Mrs. Gemmato's websites for subject specific updates.
Summary of our Week:
Reading: We will be reading "Story Hour - Starring Megan". We have begun Reading Workshops. Students work in leveled reading groups completing Workshop Activities as well as meet with the teacher for small group instruction.
Writing: My Favorite Ride.
Grammar: Complete sentences and Proper Nouns
Spelling: Sight Words: about, them, wash, fast, your
Social Studies: Mental Mapping and Cardinal directions
CLASSROOM UPDATES:
Your child is writing a story about his/her favorite ride. If possible, please send in a picture of your child’s favorite ride by this Friday 9/19. The picture can come from anywhere (photo, internet, brochure, advertisement, drawing, etc.).
Pictures will be taken on Friday, September 19th.
Thank you to Mrs. Keane and Mrs. Boyer for volunteering as our homeroom parents.
The volunteer schedule was sent home today to those who requested time in the classroom. If you would like to volunteer, please send me an email and I will put you on the schedule.
Accelerated Reader
We will beginning the A.R. program this week. The A.R. log will be kept in your student’s Take Home Folder. Students must read each AR book at least 2 times unless directed otherwise (exceptions made for chapter books at teacher’s discretion). Please initial the A.R. log after your child has read the book at least once at home. Your initials are required in order for your child to take a quiz. A student will move to the next level if he/she receives a 90 - 100% on two different books at the same level. Exceptions to the “90-100% rule” may be made for chapter books based on teacher’s discretion.
Homework Policy/Spelling Test
The first homework packet is being sent home today. Your child will be tested every Friday on the spelling words in his/her packet. Homework packets will always consist of spelling and math practice. Other items may be added as necessary. Homework packets will be sent home on Mondays and are to be returned to school on the following Friday. Homework will be given a completion mark as it is not graded. Homework is given as an opportunity for your child to practice concepts being taught in the classroom, as well as a chance for you to support your child in his/her studies. If homework is not turned in, your child will have to complete a modified version of the homework at recess.
Please check your child's Take Home Folder each night. I will be sending home worksheets or incompleted classwork for homework. These papers will be marked "homework" or there will be a note written by me.
Monday, September 15 is a F Day. We rotate through the schedule.
The following is our specials schedule:
A Day - gym
B Day -spanish
C Day - art
D Day -music
E Day - technology
F Day - wellness
9/8/08
Welcome to our classroom website!! The previous week's information can be found by scrolling down. Feel free to also check out Mrs. Gill's and Mrs. Gemmato's websites for subject specific updates.
Summary of our Week:
Reading: We will be reading "The Library" and completing a comprehension assessment individually.
Writing: My Favorite Ride.
Grammar: Capitalization and complete sentences
Spelling: Word Wall Words: favorite, once, some and the short e sound.
Social Studies: Map skills
CLASSROOM UPDATES:
HOMEWORK: There will be math homework for the week of September 8th. It will be sent home Monday and is due Friday, September 12th. Spelling homework will begin the week of September 15th.
Please check your child's Take Home Folder each night. I will be sending home worksheets or incompleted classwork for homework. These papers will be marked "homework" or there will be a note written by me.
OPEN HOUSE: Tuesday, September 9th from 6-7:30 is our Open House. Your child will take you on a classroom tour and share with you items he/she has chosen.
Book Fair is September 8-12.
Our first Scholastic Book Order was sent home Friday, August 29th and is due September 15th.
Monday, September 8 is a A Day. We rotate through the schedule.
The following is our specials schedule:
A Day - gym
B Day -spanish
C Day - art
D Day -music
E Day - technology
F Day - wellness
9/1/08
Welcome to our classroom website!!
Wow! We have completed our first week of school. Our first week has gone well. I am excited by the children's enthusiasm and genuine love of learning. The children are trying hard to learn the routines of second grade and to meet out class' expectations.
Our classroom news will be communicated through Schoolnotes which can be accessed through our school's website. After logging onto MOTCharter.com, click Academics, then Classroom Updates, and then my name. This website offers you an option to automatically receive an email to alert you to any website updates. Feel free to also check out Mrs. Gill's and Mrs. Gemmato's websites for subject specific updates.
Summary of our Week:
Reading: We read our first story, "Ant and the Three Little Figs" and practiced writing definitions of vocabulary words chosen from the story. We also completed, with partners, a comprehension assessment.
Next week's story is "Come Back, Jack".
Writing: We wrote our first story titled, "All About Me".
Next week we are writing a Who Am I? class book.
Grammar: Capitalization
Next week: Sentence structure (naming and telling parts)
Spelling: Practiced 2nd grade Word Wall Words: about, have, they, said and was.
Next week: because, color, really
Social Studies: Continents, map skills
CLASSROOM UPDATES:
HOMEWORK
There will be no homework for the week of September 2nd. Homework (spelling and math)will begin the week of September 8th. I may send home some worksheets for practice which do not need to be returned.
We will begin using our Handwriting books on Tuesday, September 2nd.
NWEA testing begins Friday August 29th during specials.
Book Fair is September 8-12.
Our first Scholastic Book Order was sent home Friday, August 29th and is due September 15th.
Agenda books should be coming home each night. There will be notes and reminders in the agenda books. Please intitial your child's agenda each night. Also, if you have any questions or notes regarding your child, you may write them in the agenda book. I check the books each morning.
Please send one snack (please no chocolate)in with your child daily for afternoon snack.
We have begun switching classes. The students have language arts in the morning. Then they have science, math, and social studies in the afternoon.
Tuesday, September 2 is a C Day. We rotate through the schedule.
The following is our specials schedule:
A Day - gym
B Day -spanish
C Day - art
D Day -music
E Day - technology
F Day - wellness
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