Picture Retake

Picture Retake Day for the EC through 4th Grade will be in the morning on Tuesday, October 20 in the Student Center. Please surrender your old Picture Packet when retaking your picture. Anyone who was absent on the regular Picture Day must have his or her photo taken on this day. Picture order forms are available in the Lower Division office.

Homework - 10/12

1. Christopher Columbus activity sheet

2. Practice poems for our show

3. Read over the student-friendly explanations for vocabulary and practice this week's spelling words

4. Reading

Our Week at a Glance

Here is a taste of what we will be doing this week at school. On Monday, the students will see a performance presented by The ArtsPower called Jigsaw Jones and on Tuesday it is Picture Lady and Gentleman Day.

Language Arts

Phonics - r-controlled vowel /ar/, syllable pattern C-/e

Spelling - car, art, barn, farm, start, card, yarn, part, dark, hard

Bonus Spelling - barnyard, starlight, carpet, artist, market

High Frequency Words - accept, ago, clear, fair, half, though

Reading - The Great Ball Game retold by Joseph Bruchac; The Bat by Douglas Florian

Fluency - Expression

Comprehension - Plot; Use Story Structure

Robust Vocabulary - clutched, clambered, clumsy, ached, feud, superior, refuse, insult (v)

Grammar - Proper Nouns

Writing - Personal Narrative; Tall Tales

Mathematics - Unit 3 - Place Value, Money and Time

* Numeration and place value

* Using coins to buy things

Social Studies

* Christopher Columbus

* South America

Science

* Plants

Library Helper: Mr. Ryan

Parent Reader: Mrs. Crawford (Thursday)

Current Events: Monday - Joshua, Lindsey; Tuesday - Emery Keaton; Wednesday - Ellie, Asher; Thursday - Renata, Chase and Samuel

Thanks so Much

I wanted to thank all of those parents who helped the students paint their t-shirts for our show, including Mrs. Happle, Mrs. O'Neill, Mrs. Pfeffly and Mrs. Jacobs. A special thanks to Mrs. Quilty who coordinated it all. The t-shirts look fantastic. Students and parents did a wonderful job.

Antarctica

Antarctica is fifth in size.
It's a desert of ice where glaciers rise.

You'll find penguins and seals, whales and birds,
But a polar bear would be absurd!

Explorers and scientists must be bold
To visit that sub-zero cold.

No countries or cities or towns are here,
No roads, no cars, no TV's near.

It's a land that is covered with ice and snow,
A land where few would ever go.

BRRRRR!

Our Week at a Glance

Language Ars
Phonics - long vowel /a/ai,ay and compound words
Spelling - pay, mail, paint, day, rain, stay, sail, way, train, tray
High Frequency Words - coming, curve, idea, knee, laughed, million, world
Bonus Spelling - mailbox, highway, daytime, raindrop, crayon
Reading - Gus and Grandpa and the Two-Wheeled Bike by Claudia Mills; No Helmet? Pay Up! from Time for Kids
Fluency - Intonation
Comprehension - Make predictions; Use prior knowledge
Robust Vocabulary - rickety, rattling, prying, impatiently, romp, defeated, jubilant, master (v)
Grammar - Singular and Plural Nouns
Writing - Personal Narrative

Mathematics (Unit 2)
* Exploring weights, scales, equal groups
* What's My Rule? routine
* Counting strategies for subtraction
* Subtraction for "Harder" subtraction facts
* Review and quiz

Social Studies
* South America

Science
* Weather

We will also be spending a lot of time preparing for our Second Grade show.

Second Grade Show News

We are all excited about the up coming Second Grade Program. The children are so excited and have been working very hard to get ready. As a reminder, the program will be Friday, October 23rd, in the Janet Root Theatre at 8:30am.

This week, each child will be responsible for drawing the flag of the country he/she has been assigned to research. This is to be done at home on a sheet of 8 1/2" by 11" bond paper. Markers only should be used to color the flag. A picture of the country's flag and instructions will be sent home on Monday (Oct. 5). Please see that the completed flag and a wire hanger (to hang the t-shirt on) are returned to class by Wednesday, October 7.

Your child will also need one regular-sized bandana for our program. It should be the traditional western pattern in any color. In addition, if you haven't already sent in your child's white t-shirt at the beginning of the school year, please do so. In addition to this we will need the following items for the stage set:

* Brown paper grocery bags - for the rain forest vines.
* Gallon milk/water bottles (no yellow) for ice sculpture.
* Stuffed animals - tagged with student name (the animals aren't needed until 10/21.). Think animals that relate to the South American rainforest and Antarctica.

We greatly appreciate all the help we already have received with decorations, props, and planning! What a special event this will be.

Thank you,

The Second Grade Team