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Monday, January 26, 2015
Spelling Help
We are getting to the time of year where students will need extra help with spelling. They may have been getting away with not studying during the week, but next week we get into the dreaded /ir/, /ur/, /er/ words. I have set up a Spelling City practice for the kiddos if they prefer to work online and practice with this week's words before getting into the harder words. Check it out!
What a Beautiful Monday!
So the weather is going to be fabulous this week! I am guessing the kids are gonna get kinda soggy so make sure they have boots or they will need to stay on the blacktop.
If you have not returned your child's report card envelope, please do so next week.
This is our final week learning about communities. Our focus question is, "Do we have everything we need in a community?" With how much we have learned about communities I think this will be an easy question for the students to answer!
In math, we will continue to work on 10s and 1s. We will also introduce greater than, less than, and equal to. We will also introduce the symbols that represent those phrases <, >, =.
On February 3, we will celebrate the 100th day of school. For homework, each child needs to gather 100 of one edible item to be added to our 100-day stew(trail mix) . Each child should count the items at home and bring them to school in a gallon size or smaller Ziploc bag to share and display. Please help your child by making 10 piles of 10 items and then counting by 10 to reach 100.
Examples of items brought in previous years:
Candy hearts goldfish
Small marshmallows gumdrops
Pretzels M&M’s
Skittles Fruit Loops
Wheat Thins Hershey kisses
Graham sticks circle soup crackers
Cheerios gummy bears
Please feel to bring them anytime between now and February 3.
If you want to start the search for Valentine cards, go for it. We have 21 students in our class. I will put up a list of names on the blog when the time gets closer. We will have our Valentines Day party of the 12th so you can start bringing their cards on February 9.
Don't forget Science Night is Friday, January 30 from 6:00-7:30. This will be a very fun event! I hope you can make it!
If you have not returned your child's report card envelope, please do so next week.
This is our final week learning about communities. Our focus question is, "Do we have everything we need in a community?" With how much we have learned about communities I think this will be an easy question for the students to answer!
In math, we will continue to work on 10s and 1s. We will also introduce greater than, less than, and equal to. We will also introduce the symbols that represent those phrases <, >, =.
On February 3, we will celebrate the 100th day of school. For homework, each child needs to gather 100 of one edible item to be added to our 100-day stew(trail mix) . Each child should count the items at home and bring them to school in a gallon size or smaller Ziploc bag to share and display. Please help your child by making 10 piles of 10 items and then counting by 10 to reach 100.
Examples of items brought in previous years:
Candy hearts goldfish
Small marshmallows gumdrops
Pretzels M&M’s
Skittles Fruit Loops
Wheat Thins Hershey kisses
Graham sticks circle soup crackers
Cheerios gummy bears
Please feel to bring them anytime between now and February 3.
If you want to start the search for Valentine cards, go for it. We have 21 students in our class. I will put up a list of names on the blog when the time gets closer. We will have our Valentines Day party of the 12th so you can start bringing their cards on February 9.
Don't forget Science Night is Friday, January 30 from 6:00-7:30. This will be a very fun event! I hope you can make it!
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Sunday Update 1/18/15
There is no school Monday, January 19. School resumes on Tuesday, January 20. Enjoy the extra day off!
Report cards come home Thursday, January 22. I am so proud of each and every student. They worked so hard this past quarter.
Now that we are done with our assessments, we are back to our normal reading schedule. We are still learning about communities. With the holidays and assessments this unit has taken us forever to get through! This week we are focusing on neighbors and how they play together. Our comprehension strategies are monitoring comprehension and recall/retell. In spelling we are working on words that contain ch, tch, and wh. Please practice the spelling words with your kiddos. It makes such a huge difference in their success.
In math, we are continuing place value. This is a very important concept. We will spend all of 3rd quarter focusing on place value. This week we will still be using rods (10s) and units (1s) to represent two-digit numbers. We will also continue to become more familiar with the 100s chart and writing numbers 1-100.
Have a great week!
Report cards come home Thursday, January 22. I am so proud of each and every student. They worked so hard this past quarter.
Now that we are done with our assessments, we are back to our normal reading schedule. We are still learning about communities. With the holidays and assessments this unit has taken us forever to get through! This week we are focusing on neighbors and how they play together. Our comprehension strategies are monitoring comprehension and recall/retell. In spelling we are working on words that contain ch, tch, and wh. Please practice the spelling words with your kiddos. It makes such a huge difference in their success.
In math, we are continuing place value. This is a very important concept. We will spend all of 3rd quarter focusing on place value. This week we will still be using rods (10s) and units (1s) to represent two-digit numbers. We will also continue to become more familiar with the 100s chart and writing numbers 1-100.
Have a great week!
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Sunday Update
Can you believe second quarter ends on Friday? That means we are half way through the year! This year is going so fast.
Please make sure your kiddo is dressed for the weather this week. It's supposed to be fairly warm for this time of year so we are planning on being able to go out for morning walk and recesses. Also, make sure your child's mittens, hats, snow pants, scarves, etc. are labeled with their name or initials.
We will not be doing reading groups this week so that we can assess student reading levels. I am excited to see how much the reading scores increased this quarter. We have some great readers in class. To keep with routine, we will still have a spelling test on Friday. The kids did great last week!!
In math we are going to continue learning about place value. The students will be introduced to rods and units to help understand 10s and 1s. They will also learn that the numbers in a 2 digit number represent 10s and 1s.
Thank you for the snack donations! We have enough to get through another month or so. The spring growth spurts must be hitting early in this group ; )
Please make sure your kiddo is dressed for the weather this week. It's supposed to be fairly warm for this time of year so we are planning on being able to go out for morning walk and recesses. Also, make sure your child's mittens, hats, snow pants, scarves, etc. are labeled with their name or initials.
We will not be doing reading groups this week so that we can assess student reading levels. I am excited to see how much the reading scores increased this quarter. We have some great readers in class. To keep with routine, we will still have a spelling test on Friday. The kids did great last week!!
In math we are going to continue learning about place value. The students will be introduced to rods and units to help understand 10s and 1s. They will also learn that the numbers in a 2 digit number represent 10s and 1s.
Thank you for the snack donations! We have enough to get through another month or so. The spring growth spurts must be hitting early in this group ; )
Monday, January 5, 2015
Welcome, 2015!
I hope everyone enjoyed the break. I know I did, but I am ready for school to start back up and see the kids.
We are going to get right back on schedule. In Lead 21, we will continue Unit 3 which focuses on Social Studies "In My Neighborhood". Students explore the concept of neighborhood as a place where people interact socially and contribute economically.
In math, we will continue assessing skills taught this quarter. We will be starting to learn more about 10's and 1's. Keep practicing Xtra Math! I love seeing the updates and how your child is progressing. Those that practice at least a couple times a week are much further ahead than their peers. Keep up the great work!
In writing, we will be focusing on writing our opinion, supporting it with two facts, and having a sense of closure.
Remember kids need all their snow clothes (snow pants, snow boots, winter jacket, hat, and gloves) to be allowed to play in the snow. If they come unprepared, then they have to stay on the blacktop and that is not very fun. Also, remember to pack tennis shoes for PE. This allows them to participate safely and it is also part of their grade.
Have a great week!
We are going to get right back on schedule. In Lead 21, we will continue Unit 3 which focuses on Social Studies "In My Neighborhood". Students explore the concept of neighborhood as a place where people interact socially and contribute economically.
In math, we will continue assessing skills taught this quarter. We will be starting to learn more about 10's and 1's. Keep practicing Xtra Math! I love seeing the updates and how your child is progressing. Those that practice at least a couple times a week are much further ahead than their peers. Keep up the great work!
In writing, we will be focusing on writing our opinion, supporting it with two facts, and having a sense of closure.
Remember kids need all their snow clothes (snow pants, snow boots, winter jacket, hat, and gloves) to be allowed to play in the snow. If they come unprepared, then they have to stay on the blacktop and that is not very fun. Also, remember to pack tennis shoes for PE. This allows them to participate safely and it is also part of their grade.
Have a great week!
Monday, December 15, 2014
Let the Countdown Begin!
Please be sure your child comes dressed for the weather this week. Remember when it snows they must have snow pants and snow boots to play on the big toy or in the field. If they do not bring these items to school they will be limited to playing on the black top and that gets boring for them very quickly.
This week we have some very fun activities planned. We will not be doing Lead 21 this week so we can get some fun Christmas activities in. We will be making our parent gifts, an elf art project, and doing some Christmas writing. We will also be using this week to catch up on some projects and assignments we have started, but have not had enough time to finish.
Since we are not doing Lead 21 we will not have spelling or vocabulary this week. However, we will be reviewing the high frequency words we have worked on thus far. They are listed on the right side of the blog if you would like to work on them with your kiddo.
In math we will continue to work on word problems and take a few assessments. We will also be reviewing missing addends.
We will also get to go into the Starlab on Tuesday. The students will learn about astronomy and
Native American legends of the night sky. I bet they will love this!
Our music program is this Friday. We will be performing at 8:45 and at 12:45. Mrs. McKinsey asks that you only attend one performance due to the lack of space.
The following week, we have school on Monday and Tuesday. Tuesday is a full day and we will have regular dismissal times.
Tuesday we will be doing our Polar Express day in the afternoon. The children are allowed to wear pajamas that day. They may also bring a small blanket, slippers, small pillow and/or a stuffed animal. These items must fit in their backpack. Please do not send them if they cannot fit them in their backpack. We will also be going to recess that day so make sure they are wearing warm jammies. If your child brings slippers they must come to school in regular shoes and boots and then change into them. This is such a fun day!
There is no school Dec. 24-Jan.4. School resumes Monday, January 5, 2015!
Have a wonderful Christmas and New Years! Safe travels to those who are traveling.
-Mrs. Dimock
This week we have some very fun activities planned. We will not be doing Lead 21 this week so we can get some fun Christmas activities in. We will be making our parent gifts, an elf art project, and doing some Christmas writing. We will also be using this week to catch up on some projects and assignments we have started, but have not had enough time to finish.
Since we are not doing Lead 21 we will not have spelling or vocabulary this week. However, we will be reviewing the high frequency words we have worked on thus far. They are listed on the right side of the blog if you would like to work on them with your kiddo.
In math we will continue to work on word problems and take a few assessments. We will also be reviewing missing addends.
We will also get to go into the Starlab on Tuesday. The students will learn about astronomy and
Native American legends of the night sky. I bet they will love this!
Our music program is this Friday. We will be performing at 8:45 and at 12:45. Mrs. McKinsey asks that you only attend one performance due to the lack of space.
The following week, we have school on Monday and Tuesday. Tuesday is a full day and we will have regular dismissal times.
Tuesday we will be doing our Polar Express day in the afternoon. The children are allowed to wear pajamas that day. They may also bring a small blanket, slippers, small pillow and/or a stuffed animal. These items must fit in their backpack. Please do not send them if they cannot fit them in their backpack. We will also be going to recess that day so make sure they are wearing warm jammies. If your child brings slippers they must come to school in regular shoes and boots and then change into them. This is such a fun day!
There is no school Dec. 24-Jan.4. School resumes Monday, January 5, 2015!
Have a wonderful Christmas and New Years! Safe travels to those who are traveling.
-Mrs. Dimock
Monday, December 8, 2014
Happy December!!
We are moving into Unit 3 this week in our reading series. Unit 3 is all about communities. This week we will talk about different types of communities and places people live. Our comprehension strategies are asking and answering questions about the text and distinguishing fact and opinion.
Our focus in math will be understanding and answering word problems. We will work on the meaning of words like altogether, how many more, how many left, etc.
Not only will we talk about opinions in reading, we will also be writing a Christmas opinion piece this week. We will also work on peer editing, which can be very beneficial to students.
A note from second grade...
Bitterroot's second graders are having a food drive beginning on Monday, December, 8th. Please send non-perishable food times to school with your first grader. Let's show them our support!!! Thanks so much.
Our focus in math will be understanding and answering word problems. We will work on the meaning of words like altogether, how many more, how many left, etc.
Not only will we talk about opinions in reading, we will also be writing a Christmas opinion piece this week. We will also work on peer editing, which can be very beneficial to students.
A note from second grade...
Bitterroot's second graders are having a food drive beginning on Monday, December, 8th. Please send non-perishable food times to school with your first grader. Let's show them our support!!! Thanks so much.
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