A Big G'Day from me to you. Welcome to another week of school.
Second Grade will visit the Dali Museum on Tuesday, April 10th. We will be leaving school at 10:30am and having lunch at the museum. No chaperones are needed for this trip, but you are welcome to meet us there if you would like. The cost is 18.25. We will be having lunch outside the museum and our tour is at 12:00.
Relay for Life will have a Kick-off-ALL-SCHOOL Assembly on the track/football field on Friday, March 30 from 8:45-9:30. Teachers and students may wear their Relay shirts or purple shirts Monday-Friday (3/26-3/30). Students must wear their uniform shorts with their purple shirt.
The 2nd Annual Paper Links is a fund raising opportunity to help out school's Relay for Life. Students will be allowed to donate to our Relay for Life once a day starting March 1st and ending March 28th, in return for a paper strip. I am attaching the new strips to the class paper chain in our room. These paper chains will be placed around the track on the day of Relay, to be seen by the entire school at the opening ceremonies.
Celebrate the Arts week takes place April 16-20. The Celebrate the Arts Teach-In will be on Friday, April 20th from 8:10-11:00. More information will come as the date approaches.
Another field trip is organized for the month of April and I am sending home another Sage Lunch Order Form this week (as I did for our field trip to the Dali Museum). Second Grade will visit the Fine Arts Museum in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, April 25th. We will be having lunch near the museum and explore the Egyptian exhibit. More details will follow soon as the time approaches.
The is no Current Events this week and our Parent Reader is Mrs. Crupi. Library check out is on Tuesday, so do remind your child to return their library books to school on time.
Here is a glance at our week in the classroom.
Language Arts
* Phonics: vowel variant long o/aw/au(gh)
* Spelling: daughter, crawl, taught, laundry, caught, awful, sauce, hauled, fault, author, special, friendship, because, imagine, enough
* Reading Workshop: Frog and Toad Together (by Arnold Lobel). The way the friends in our books act can tell us if our friends are having a good or bad time, readers spy on the friends in their book and picture how they act in our minds. Reading partners may pretend to be the characters in their book and act our how friends in their book are acting during good times and bad times
* Fluency: Punctuation
* Vocabulary: spinning, costume, avalanche, will power
* Grammar: Irregular Verbs
* Writing Workshop: Writing to a prompt
* Handwriting: x and z
Mathematics - Unit 7
* Count by 2, 5, 10 and to extend this to counting by any number n; and describing patterns that result from counting
* Finding complements of 10 and differences between 2 digit numbers and higher multiples of 10
* Build arithmetic skills for adding three or more 1 and 2 digit numbers
* Patterns in doubles and halves
Social Studies - Asia
* Create a Wordle on the computer using a list of Asian related topics the students have found on their scavenger hunt (a through z)
* Brainstorm facts about Asia (assessment)
Science - Growth Cycle of a Plant
* Examine the pods
* Draw the growth cycle of a plant (assessment)
Monday, March 26, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
March 19-23
Welcome back. It sounds like the students had terrific times on Spring Break, as I did with my family. We all needed time to rest and relax, ready to finish off the school year.
Ident-a-kid will be here on Wednesday, March 21 in the Student Center. By now you would have received an order form (if you are interested in participating). I am holding order forms in the classroom, therefore the last day for ordering will be this Wednesday.
Current Events starts up again this week, with Emma and Caden presenting on Tuesday, Zara and Cian on Wednesday, Luke and Lizzie on Thursday, Genesis and Maverick on Friday.
Our Parent Reader on Friday will be Mrs. Peters. Parent Reader begins at 8:15am.
Second Grade will visit the Dali Museum on Tuesday, April 10th. We will be leaving school at 11:00am and having lunch at the museum. Please be on the lookout for the Sage Sack Lunch Order Form that is being sent home today, that needs to be filled in and returned by this Thursday. This form needs to be filled in even if your child will be bringing in lunch from home.
Relay for Life will have a Kick-off-ALL-SCHOOL Assembly on the track/football field on Friday, March 30 from 8:45-9:30. Teachers and students may wear their Relay shirts or purple shirts Monday-Friday (3/26-3/30). Students must wear their uniform shorts with their purple shirt.
The 2nd Annual Paper Links is a fund raising opportunity to help out school's Relay for Life. Students will be allowed to donate to our Relay for Life once a day starting March 1st and ending March 28th, in return for a paper strip. I am attaching the new strips to the class paper chain in our room. These paper chains will be placed around the track on the day of Relay, to be seen by the entire school at the opening ceremonies.
Celebrate the Arts week takes place April 16-20. The Celebrate the Arts Teach-In will be on Friday, April 20th from 8:10-11:00. More information will come as the date approaches.
Here is a glance at our week in the classroom.
Language Arts
* Phonics: Vowel Variant oo/ou; Pre-fixes dis-, over-, pre-
* Spelling: cookies, bookcase, crooked, wooden, hood, understood, would, cookout, couldn't, shouldn't, school, easy, suddenly, finally, beautiful
* Reading: Introduction to our new unit on friendship. We will read George and Martha by James Marshall. Discussion on the good times and bad times that the friends in books encounter.
* Vocabulary: loafers, fond, replaced, distinguished, exclaimed
* Grammar: Irregular verbs
* Writing: Prompt writing
* Handwriting Without Tears: f (at first, curse up. Then go straight down); Qq (magic c up like a helicopter, back down and u turn)
Mathematics - Unit 6
* Unit 6 Review and Assessment
* Introduction to Unit 7 relating to Patterns and Rules
Social Studies - Asia
* Indonesia by Emma Lynch
* Students will find out what school and home life is like for children who live in Indonesia
Science - Plant Growth and Development
The students will record their observations by drawing, writing and graphing information about the pods.
Ident-a-kid will be here on Wednesday, March 21 in the Student Center. By now you would have received an order form (if you are interested in participating). I am holding order forms in the classroom, therefore the last day for ordering will be this Wednesday.
Current Events starts up again this week, with Emma and Caden presenting on Tuesday, Zara and Cian on Wednesday, Luke and Lizzie on Thursday, Genesis and Maverick on Friday.
Our Parent Reader on Friday will be Mrs. Peters. Parent Reader begins at 8:15am.
Second Grade will visit the Dali Museum on Tuesday, April 10th. We will be leaving school at 11:00am and having lunch at the museum. Please be on the lookout for the Sage Sack Lunch Order Form that is being sent home today, that needs to be filled in and returned by this Thursday. This form needs to be filled in even if your child will be bringing in lunch from home.
Relay for Life will have a Kick-off-ALL-SCHOOL Assembly on the track/football field on Friday, March 30 from 8:45-9:30. Teachers and students may wear their Relay shirts or purple shirts Monday-Friday (3/26-3/30). Students must wear their uniform shorts with their purple shirt.
The 2nd Annual Paper Links is a fund raising opportunity to help out school's Relay for Life. Students will be allowed to donate to our Relay for Life once a day starting March 1st and ending March 28th, in return for a paper strip. I am attaching the new strips to the class paper chain in our room. These paper chains will be placed around the track on the day of Relay, to be seen by the entire school at the opening ceremonies.
Celebrate the Arts week takes place April 16-20. The Celebrate the Arts Teach-In will be on Friday, April 20th from 8:10-11:00. More information will come as the date approaches.
Here is a glance at our week in the classroom.
Language Arts
* Phonics: Vowel Variant oo/ou; Pre-fixes dis-, over-, pre-
* Spelling: cookies, bookcase, crooked, wooden, hood, understood, would, cookout, couldn't, shouldn't, school, easy, suddenly, finally, beautiful
* Reading: Introduction to our new unit on friendship. We will read George and Martha by James Marshall. Discussion on the good times and bad times that the friends in books encounter.
* Vocabulary: loafers, fond, replaced, distinguished, exclaimed
* Grammar: Irregular verbs
* Writing: Prompt writing
* Handwriting Without Tears: f (at first, curse up. Then go straight down); Qq (magic c up like a helicopter, back down and u turn)
Mathematics - Unit 6
* Unit 6 Review and Assessment
* Introduction to Unit 7 relating to Patterns and Rules
Social Studies - Asia
* Indonesia by Emma Lynch
* Students will find out what school and home life is like for children who live in Indonesia
Science - Plant Growth and Development
The students will record their observations by drawing, writing and graphing information about the pods.
Monday, March 5, 2012
March 5-9
What an amazing time the students had last week engaging in various activities relating to science. From meeting a marine biologist (Mrs. Engleby) and landscape architect to making terrariums to learning about the plant parts we eat, the students and teachers had lots of fun.
This week we continue our Spotlight on Science with the students leading experiments in Alpha and Kindergarten and a visit from another scientist - a former biology teacher and a PhD with research in cell biology.
Current Events begins again this week with Gabby and John presenting on Tuesday; Lucy and Connor on Wednesday; Quentin and Skyler on Thursday and Lucile on Friday.
The students will also have classes led by Upper School/Middle School students in theater and first aid.
Friday is Field Day and you would have already received a letter about this. You child can wear Spirit Wear or a t-shirt in the color of their team. Field Day begins at 10:00-11:30. Please make sure your child has a hat and sunscreen. Drinks will be provided.
This week we are reviewing spelling words and you will find a list of these words in your child's folder. Please review all words, even the ones they get right on the pretest.
We have been reading biographies over the last three weeks and students will have a chance to share their projects on people who have made an difference in the world. Students will share on Thursday and Friday, and can come dressed as the person they are sharing information about (if they would like). I will post times, if you would like to come along and watch your child.
Here is what else is happening in class.
Language Arts
* Phonics - Review ou, ow, or, ore, our, oo, ew, ue, ui, ou, air, are
* Spelling (see your child's folder for a list of these words we are reviewing)
* Reading - Charlie and The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl; We're From India by Victoria Parker
* Fluency - Review expression and reading rate
* Comprehension - Using clues in a text to answer questions and make predictions
* Robust Vocabulary - vegetarians, embroider, plantation, popular
* Grammar - Present/past tense action verbs; forms of be
* Writing - Prompt Writing - Pre-assessment; Biography celebration
* Handwriting - turn h to b; f (at first, curve up. Then go straight down.
Mathematics - Unit 6
* Introduce multiplication arrays as a way to find the total number of things in several equal groups
* Use everyday examples of rectangular arrays; solve multiplication problems using multiplication diagrams and array models
* Explore situations that require equal sharing or making equal groups of things
* Review and quiz
Social Studies - Asia
* India - To learn about India we will meet three children who live there. India is a huge country in Asia. Many people live there. India has snowy mountains, sandy beaches, steamy jungles, dry deserts and wet plains. Students will meet these children in the book We're from India by Victoria Parker and compare their own life to the lives of these children.
Science - Growth of a Plant
In addition to the various activities the students are engaged in during our Spotlight on Science week, they will continue to pollinate their flowers (with the help of their bee friend) and watch the seed pods grow.
I wish you a wonderful week and spring break. Please continue to have your child during this period.
Marion O'Mullane
This week we continue our Spotlight on Science with the students leading experiments in Alpha and Kindergarten and a visit from another scientist - a former biology teacher and a PhD with research in cell biology.
Current Events begins again this week with Gabby and John presenting on Tuesday; Lucy and Connor on Wednesday; Quentin and Skyler on Thursday and Lucile on Friday.
The students will also have classes led by Upper School/Middle School students in theater and first aid.
Friday is Field Day and you would have already received a letter about this. You child can wear Spirit Wear or a t-shirt in the color of their team. Field Day begins at 10:00-11:30. Please make sure your child has a hat and sunscreen. Drinks will be provided.
This week we are reviewing spelling words and you will find a list of these words in your child's folder. Please review all words, even the ones they get right on the pretest.
We have been reading biographies over the last three weeks and students will have a chance to share their projects on people who have made an difference in the world. Students will share on Thursday and Friday, and can come dressed as the person they are sharing information about (if they would like). I will post times, if you would like to come along and watch your child.
Here is what else is happening in class.
Language Arts
* Phonics - Review ou, ow, or, ore, our, oo, ew, ue, ui, ou, air, are
* Spelling (see your child's folder for a list of these words we are reviewing)
* Reading - Charlie and The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl; We're From India by Victoria Parker
* Fluency - Review expression and reading rate
* Comprehension - Using clues in a text to answer questions and make predictions
* Robust Vocabulary - vegetarians, embroider, plantation, popular
* Grammar - Present/past tense action verbs; forms of be
* Writing - Prompt Writing - Pre-assessment; Biography celebration
* Handwriting - turn h to b; f (at first, curve up. Then go straight down.
Mathematics - Unit 6
* Introduce multiplication arrays as a way to find the total number of things in several equal groups
* Use everyday examples of rectangular arrays; solve multiplication problems using multiplication diagrams and array models
* Explore situations that require equal sharing or making equal groups of things
* Review and quiz
Social Studies - Asia
* India - To learn about India we will meet three children who live there. India is a huge country in Asia. Many people live there. India has snowy mountains, sandy beaches, steamy jungles, dry deserts and wet plains. Students will meet these children in the book We're from India by Victoria Parker and compare their own life to the lives of these children.
Science - Growth of a Plant
In addition to the various activities the students are engaged in during our Spotlight on Science week, they will continue to pollinate their flowers (with the help of their bee friend) and watch the seed pods grow.
I wish you a wonderful week and spring break. Please continue to have your child during this period.
Marion O'Mullane
The 2nd Annual Paper Links
The 2nd Annual Paper Links is a fund raising opportunity to help our school's Relay for Life, which will be Friday, March 29, 2012. Relay for Life is a fund raising event to benefit the American Cancer Society and their efforts to help those diagnosed with cancer, as well as move closer to finding a cure to this terrible disease.
Students will be allowed to donate to our Relay for Life once a day starting March 1st and ending March 28th, in return for a paper strip. Each teacher is given two envelopes. One is filled with paper strips and the other is to be used for placing the donations. Each time a student makes a donation, they are given a paper strip to write or draw whatever they wish. We will attach the new strips to the class paper chain in our room. Each Thursday or Friday, the donations from the week will be collected and paper strips will be replenished. All the class chains from the Lower Division will be placed around the track on the day of Relay, to be seen by the entire school at the opening ceremonies.
Shari Fuss is coordinating this project, so if you have any questions or concerns, please email her at sjcba@tampabay.rr.com
Students will be allowed to donate to our Relay for Life once a day starting March 1st and ending March 28th, in return for a paper strip. Each teacher is given two envelopes. One is filled with paper strips and the other is to be used for placing the donations. Each time a student makes a donation, they are given a paper strip to write or draw whatever they wish. We will attach the new strips to the class paper chain in our room. Each Thursday or Friday, the donations from the week will be collected and paper strips will be replenished. All the class chains from the Lower Division will be placed around the track on the day of Relay, to be seen by the entire school at the opening ceremonies.
Shari Fuss is coordinating this project, so if you have any questions or concerns, please email her at sjcba@tampabay.rr.com
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