Monday Mail

Monday Mail

August 22, 2011

This week in:

Math:  We will review the concept of addition using manipulatives.  Once the concept is clear we will begin activities to facilitate memorization.  It is imperative that these facts be memorized to ensure success in subtraction.  Math homework will be sent home each night in the homework folder (beginning tonight).  This should be  completed and returned in the folder the next day.  

Graphing

Language Arts:

ABC Order

Genre - Realistic Fiction - A story using made up characters that could happen in real life.

Conventions - Capitals and ending punctuation

Subject and Predicate

Poetry - “I’m Great” and “I Can’t Wait for Summer”

Stories - Henry and Mudge  by Cynthia Rylant

Novel - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Word Study - Short Vowels a and i - Spelling Words Attached

Picture Books - Miss Nelson is Missing, Oh the Places You’ll Go!, First Day Jitters, 12 Ways to Get 11

Comprehension - Sequence of Events, Infer/Predict

Book of Virtues - “The Lion and the Mouse” - “The Legend of the Dipper”

Social Studies:  We will discuss each of the virtues of our character development.  This will lead itself to our more in depth study of each of the virtues as the year progresses.

Geography:  What is a Globe

Music of the Week:  We will listen to music from Mozart.  

Interesting Fact:  Mozart composed music at age five and played the piano and violin at six.  He composed his first opera by age 11.

Technology:  Laptop procedures, word art

Character Development - We will cover the social graces and manners that will be expected throughout the year.  Our virtues for the months of August and September are kindness and Compassion.  We will continue character development throughout the year.  

Vocabulary Words

Words and Definitions Will come home Tuesday!!!!  They will have a test over the words Friday.  I will not record the grade for the Vocab test this week so they will have a chance to get comfortable with the format.  We will work on these words throughout the week but, additional review at home is encouraged.

Exciting Reciting

Thirty Days Hath September

By Mother Goose

Thirty days hath September,

April, June, and November;

February has twenty-eight alone,

All the rest have thirty-one

Excepting leap year, that’s the time 

When February’s days are twenty-nine.

This Poem MUST be MEMORIZED by Friday!!!!!!

FYI:

******Please save and send your Boxtops!!!!!!!  The students earn a penny for each boxtop they bring to school!!!!  This is a great way to earn money for our school:o)

******Please be sure to read the packet titled “Welcome to Second Grade.”  I will send it home tomorrow.  It has all of the information about our classroom for the year.  It is also posted on our class blog 

Domanski.blogspot.com

Spelling Words

Short Vowels a and i

sad flat

dig if

jam fix

glad rip

lists kit

win mask

Review Words:

as his

is to

Challenge Words:

sandwich picnic

Sentence Dictation:  I am happy.

Bonus Words:

Seele friends