Mrs. Lindsey's Second Grade Language Arts
Class Notes
696-8758 EXT 130
lindseyv@duvalschools.org
*Updated on 11/20 for the week of 11/23-24 and 11/30-12/4.
**** indicates the update written below.
Dear Parents,
The students will continue to have their regular schedule on Monday and Tuesday. They will have lunch in the cafeteria each day. If your child hasn't brought in a cereal box or one about that size covered in solid paper, please send it in on Monday.
Thank you for volunteering to bring in a pie. I still need 1 pumpkin pie from my homeroom for Tuesday's snack. Our quick snack is a cup of soup, pie, and fruit. Don't forget each child needs to bring their own bottled water. (We have media from 2-2:30 on Tuesday so they need to bring your library book.)
Graded papers went home today.
Stories with their rough drafts are due Tuesday.
Please check your child's grades on grade portal. Progress reports are sent home for D's and F's only now (See Pawprint).
Happy Holidays
Mrs. Lindsey
****STUDENT HOMEWORK:
11/30 Monday: Read and Log; Take an oral phonics/spelling test to see how much studying you need this week for your test Fri. November Book Log is due.
12/1 Tuesday: Read and Log; 1-8 in sentences using dialogue. (quotation marks)
12/2 Wednesday: Read and Log; 9-16 in sentences using dialogue. (quotation marks)
12/3 Thursday: Read and Log; Phonics/Spelling words 3 times each. Give a written practice test. This does not have to be turned into me.
12/4 Friday: Spelling/Phonics and vocabulary tests are given.
11/23 Monday: Work on story; story due tomorrow; bring bottled water for snack tomorrow; bring library book tomorrow.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
No school on Nov. 25-27th
Winter Break begins Dec. 17th
Winter Party date: TBA (probably 15th)
****The reading and writing guiding question throughout the week are:
Reading: How can you use story details and your own personal experiences to make judgments about your reading? (Making judgments and summarizing are the targeted comprehension skill and strategy.)
Writing: How do authors give enough information in functional writing so that others can follow the directions and be successful?
****WEEKLY PHONICS/Spelling Words: 12/4 Pattern: Words with th, wh, sh, ch or tch: when, sheep, both, then, chase, teeth, teach, dish, which, than, wash, catch, lunch, whistle, stretch,match
****Vocabulary Words should be read quickly to me and are due Dec. 9th-11th are: fable, lesson, moral, personification, simile, metaphor, compare, contrast, argument, finish, enough, hungry, angrier, furious, tastier, musty, herbs, medicinal, Chinatown (in NYC), Chinese-American
****Writing Update:
NEW NEWS:
When we return on Nov. 30th we will begin writing "How Tos" which is Functional or Procedural Writing.
In Functional writing the student needs a title, skip lines, paragraph form, good grammar, spelling, and conventions as in all writing. The writing begins with an introduction that explains the context and the topic in the first paragraph. The middle includes the steps in clear/concise language. The ending is a summary or reflection that may include encouragement or helpful hints, too. Finally illustrations of the steps MUST be include. Illustrations should be numbered to match the steps and labeled.
Old News:
In November, the students will have a narrative story writing project/homework. Here's what's expected in the story.(There will not be sentence writing homework or three times each homework once we start this.)Narrative Writing Standards for 1st-2nd 9 weeks:
1)Create a believable world and introduce characters using specific details about the characters and settings and develope motives and moods.
2) A chronology of events
3)Develop internal events (thoughts and feelings) and external actions of the characters. Include physical attributes of the character.
4) Write in first or third person
5) Use dialogue
6) Beginning, Middle and End of story
7)Problem/Plot
8)Solution/End for the characters
Language Use and Conventions: 1)Use transition words 2)Use various phrases, modifiers 2)Use typical sentence patterns with varying lengths to create mood 3) Use literary language 4)Use sentence structures found in genres while reading 5)Use good word choice 6)Use correct spelling of words appropriate to grades k-2. These include spelling/phonics words and high frequency words, and words with regular spelling patterns. 6) Use capital letters at the beginning of sentences and correct ending punctuation (period, question and exclamation). 7)Use common contractions, 8) Use approximate quotation marks.
READING LEVEL: To be meeting the (C average)standard, your child for the 2nd nine weeks must be on at LEAST J or near K. (Here's the numerical scale for the second nine weeks. I=65% J=75% K=82% L=87% M= 95% Remember each nine weeks it changes. Reading together is so very important.) Level tests begin in December. I/J BEGINS 2ND GRADE LEVEL. M is the end of 2nd grade; N begins 3rd grade.
****I have heard that this program is nearly ready for me to assign the work. We will try this in December.
How to access DESTINATION SUCCESS:
1) http://duval.riverdeep.net/lms
2) user id is firstlastname242 all lowercase and NO spaces
3) password is birth date: 2 digit month and 2 digit date (May 1st would be 0501)
4)Click on a practice activity of your choice, but try to finish it before starting another choice.
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