Word Study words for the week of 12/1
Blue Group: Sort by short vowels with ng and mp endings. ng: rang, king, sung, sing, rung, sang, ring, bring, wing, swing, hung, thing, gang. mp: jump, camp, bump, lamp, limp, stamp, stump, lump, plump, pump, ramp.
White Group: Words are sorted by short a and long a with a new pattern for long vowels (CVVC). Short a: Jamck, black, flash, rash, camp. Long a (CVCe) space, frame, place, blame. Long a (CVVC): rain, brain, paint, train, main, faint, pain, chain, tail. Oddball: said, want.
Green Group: Words are sorted by the diphthong /oyee/. We note that oi and oy say the same thing. We will note that the silent e in the oddball words change the sound of the letter before it. oi: point, join, soil, spoil, coil, foil, moist, joint, boil, coin, broil, toil, oil, hoist. oy: boy, soy, joy, coy, toy, ploy, decoy, enjoy. oddball: noise, choice, voice.
Word study tests are on 12/5.
12/4/08 Newsletter~
Economics Store~
Thank you to those who donated goods and/or your services to our store! The kids really enjoyed it and were able to apply what they learned. In fact, everyone in the class scored 86% or better on the Economics Test! I am so proud of them!
Thank you Mrs. Friedline, Mrs. Toms, Mrs. Rigney, Mrs. Price, Mrs. Lim, and Mrs. Lynn for volunteering your time to set up and staff the store!
Winter Festival Party~
We will have a party on Friday, Dec. 19th. More information will follow.
Thank You
A big thank you to Mrs. Bakhtiari, Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Fleming, Mrs. Lynn, Mrs. Toms, Mrs. VanGorder, and Mrs. Rigney for volunteering in our class over the last couple of weeks.
Big Thank you’s to Mrs. Holder and Mrs. Tacket for putting together a great Fall Party!
To all ~ your donation of time to our class is invaluable! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Our Fun Fair Class Basket~ Reptile Habitat
The PTO is starting earlier this year in letting us know what our silent auction baskets will be. This way, if you see something while you are out shopping that might go great in our basket for a great price, you can get it. Our class got "Reptile Habitat".
Show & Share Schedules
January, February, and March show and share schedules were sent home with the Dec. 2008 newsletter. Please put them in a safe place.
* Study Guides- I forgot to mention at Back to School Night… Since your child will need to know everything he/she learns in second grade on the 3rd grades SOL, I recommend keeping all the study guides that I send home. They will come in handy to study for the tests.
Here is a summary of what we will be working on over the next month:
Reading: We will learn the components of a story and learn how to retell a story with a beginning, middle, and end. We will continue to work on fluency by reading with expression and noting punctuation with appropriate pauses.
Writing: We will start a new unit on Poetry. We are going to learn how to look at inanimate objects in a new and creative way. We will be publishing a real book with our poetry. More details on this will follow.
Math: We have started our new unit titled, Stickers, Number Strings, and Story Problems. A letter was attached to the December newsletter describing what your children will be learning and how you can help them more at home.
***We are having a math night on Thursday, Dec. 11th 7:00 – 9:00. Please come and see what your child is learning. I will be there! Bring the kids and they can show you some of the games we are playing in class! Good information and lots of fun!
Social Studies/Science: We have started a new unit on Matter. I have sent the study guide home now with the Dec. 2008 newsletter so you know what will be taught and your child can start studying a few minutes every night. Matter Unit test will be on Thursday, December 18th. We will then start a science unit on Weather and the Water Cycle in January.
REMINDERS
• Dec. 11th – Math Night 7:00- 9:00
• Dec. 15th – Interims come home.
• Dec. 18th - Matter Unit Test. ****
• Dec. 19th - Winter Party.
• Dec. 20- Jan. 4- Winter Break.
Any questions, please send me a note or email
Edwardpx@pwcs.edu
Class Schedule
9:00 – 9:45 Core Extension
9:45 – 10:30 Language Arts
10:30 – 10:40 *Snack Time/Review morning work
10:40 – 11:50 Language Arts con't
11:50 - 12:35 Social Studies/Science
12:35- 1:05 Lunch
1:05 – 1:20 Recess
1:20 - 2:45 Math
2:45 – 3:30 Encore
3:30 Dismissal
Encore Schedule
Day 1- P.E.
Day 2- Art
Day 3- Computer Lab
or Math
Day 4- Library
Day 5- P.E.
Day 6- Science Lab
Day 7- Music
Please help your child remember his/her library books so new ones can be checked out. On P.E. days, please have your child dress appropriately.
*Snack Time/ Water Bottles
Since we have a late lunch, you may want to provide your child with a healthy snack. I will provide an opportunity for students who brought a snack to eat it around 10:30. Please, no candy! Water bottles are encouraged. Please make sure the bottle has a tight cap. A pull top bottle is ideal to reduce spills.
Panther Daily Folder
The Bristow Run Panther folder will be your child’s Daily Folder. (It is being sent home with the Welcome Back to school paperwork that is to be completed.) The folder will be sent home everyday with homework or important papers. Please return it everyday with the completed homework assignments. It will also include the Reading Log (see homework below) as well as the Panther Daily Review Form. The children will complete this form daily. They will write what we learned at school that day. They will also note what encore we have the next day. This is a valuable communication tool. *Parents will need to initial it daily and add any comments if you wish.
Behavior
Each day, you will know how your child did by the Panther Daily Review Form. Green means your child maintained characteristics of a quality student with minimal reminders. Purple is a color for doing something above and beyond. (We no longer have yellow, orange or red.) An “X” over the color box means your child had difficulty maintaining the characteristics of a Quality Student and a reflection form completed by your child will be sent home to explain what behavior occurred and what behavior should have occurred. The characteristics of a Quality Student will be developed in class with student input the first week of school. If the infraction is frequent or more severe, a Panther Pride form will be completed and consequences will be administered on an individual basis.
Friday Folder
This folder will be sent home every Friday with completed work. It will also contain a weekly assessment of your child's conduct and work habits that will need to be *signed and returned in the folder on Monday.
Homework
Reading is the most important thing you can do with your child. All second grade students are expected to read at least 15 minutes each day. Your child can be read to, read with a sibling or friend, or just read independently. After your child has read, please write the number of minutes read and initial in the daily box on the Reading Calendar. The Reading Calendar is stapled to the Panther Daily Folder and should be returned daily. It will be checked as part of their homework grade. A math, language arts, social studies or science homework assignment may be sent home as well. This will be a reinforcement of what they learned in class that day. Finally, Word Study will be started in a few weeks after I have had time to assess the students. I will send home more information on this at a later time.
Grading
If your child’s work has a checkmark on the assignment it means that the work was checked but not graded. If you see S+, S, S- or N, this will indicate a grade was taken on that assignment.
Summer Reading
I would like to reward each student’s hard work for reading over the summer! Please send in your reading list (signed by a parent) for extra credit. For each book read, the student will receive an extra S+ up to 5 books.
Accelerated Reader (AR)
Our school participates in AR, but it is not a requirement. How AR works~ Students read a book that is listed on the Bristow Run Accelerated Reader List. See BRES website for the list. It can be a book from home or school as long as it is on the list. Students then can take a short quiz on the book to determine how much they understood and remembered. Students receive points depending on how many questions they answered correctly. The school gives awards based on how many AR points a student earns. My position on AR is that I will encourage students to take an AR test on any AR book they have read. I offer time in my class for students to take them during morning work, center time, when other work is completed, at the library or computer time, and any other time that does not interfere with the lessons being taught. I do not give grades for them because I feel that students should not be limited to reading only AR books.
Communication
Communication between home and school is very important! I want to work together to ensure your child has a positive and successful year! The best way to get in contact with me is by email. My address is Edwardpx@pwcs.edu. You may call the school and leave a message. You can also send a note in their Daily Folder or on the Panther Daily Review Form. I will try to respond back to you at my earliest convenience. I have also set up an account at SchoolNotes.com. You can access it with the zip code, 20136, of our school. I will try to keep it up to date with any important information and dates. Classroom newsletters will be sent home as necessary throughout the year.
Supplies
4 black & white marble composition notebooks
2 pocket folders with clasps
5 pocket folders without clasps
3-ring binder with 1 inch spine
scissors
2 dozen #2 pencils
Box of 24 crayons
Box of washable markers
Bottle of Elmer’s Glue and 6 glue sticks
1 box watercolor paint with brush
1 pencil box
2 boxes of tissues
1 ruler with both centimeters and inches
2 boxes of 5 oz paper cups
1 bottle of antibacterial hand sanitizer
Girls: 1 pack of antibacterial wipes
1 box snack size Ziploc bags
Boys: 1 box gallon size Ziploc bags
1 pack of baby wipes
Birthdays
If you would like to send in a birthday treat in honor of your child’s birthday, please make sure that it is something that can be easily handed out at lunchtime (i.e. cookies, cupcakes, brownies, fruit snacks). Please do not send in anything that requires freezing, refrigeration or cutting.
The Star Student
Each week we will have a Star Student. This student will be our shining star for a week. They will get a chance to bring in items on Wednesday for Show and Share that week. I will send home a form the week before for the child to complete. They should return the form on the first day of the week they are the Star Student as well as bring two 3 x 5 or 4 x 6 pictures to put on our Star Door. So, start looking for those pictures now!
Transportation Changes
If your child will be going home in an alternative fashion (even for a day) than what you have originally specified to the school, it is very important you send a note with your signature to school indicating the change. Otherwise, they will be sent home as you originally indicated. DO NOT EMAILTHE CHANGE IN TRANSPORTATION THE DAY OF THE CHANGE BECAUSE I MAY NOT SEE THE EMAIL UNTIL AFTER DISMISSAL.
Book Club
Book Club order forms will be sent home occasionally. This is a wonderful opportunity to build your child’s home library at reduced prices. Our class will earn points that will add up to free books for the class library. If you would like to order books, please return the completed form to me with a check made payable to the book club.
Thank you so much for your support! I look forward to an awesome school year!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Edwards
Edwardpx@pwcs.edu
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