Brooklyn got 40 math facts in one-minute!!!

As we are approaching the last week here at school for the year 2012, here are a few things for you to know. There will be NO HOMEWORK NEXT WEEK! As the holidays are approaching I understand how busy they can get, please just have your child read every night. Our class has earned a FREE DRESS DOWN DAY for moving silently in the hallways and earning Pink Rams Tickets, way to go class!! We will use this next THURSDAY DEC 20! This means that they get to dress down for two days in a row since next Friday is a Free Dress Down Day as well. We are looking forward to a fun week at school next week full of learning, fun, and art projects! Have a wonderful week, we know we will!

I have posted a video of how to proof draw a subtraction problem, with regrouping. I have given the students a “Bonus Homework” sheet to do at home tonight. They need to show you how to complete it, using proof drawings! Below is a demonstration of what this means. This is a fun, visual way to demonstrate subtraction with regrouping, enjoy! If you would like some more demonstrations of this process click on the link: Subtraction 1 Subtraction 2  

I have a wonderful parent hard at work planning our Holiday Party for the class that will be held Dec 21 @ 10:00am. She is still in need of about 2 more volunteers to help out on that day! If you are able to be here to help us out with this fun day, please contact Jamie Taylor Jamie Taylor ‎@ jtylr206@aol.com, or contact me! Thank you all!!

Nightly Homework Every Monday I will post a list of 5 high frequency words (spelling words) that your child will need to be able to read/use in a sentence/SPELL! Students will be tested on Friday! SIGHT WORD LIST: high, seen, big, for, remember Word Study Homework: Daily practice of lessons is critical to your child’s academic success. Children need to be completing their homework daily. All of the spelling (word work) assignments are the same weekly, only the word lists change. The new words can be found here on the blog on Monday, therefore you are able to complete assignments as it fits your schedule. Your child’s Word Sorts are specific to their learning needs. Passing word sorts with a proficiency level of 80% is required. If your child did not pass their word sort test last week, they will continue to work on their previous sort until it is mastered. Tests will be passed back on Mondays, a sticker on their test indicates a passing grade, please continue on to the next sort. Apples: Red 24 Red 25 Red 26 Bananas: Yellow 23 Yellow 24 Yellow 25 Yellow 26 Yellow 27 Limes: Green Sort 13 Click on the link below for a nightly schedule your child should follow for word sorts practice. Weekly Word Work Homework Choose 2 items from the spelling menu this week Choose 3 Math Activity this week Read 20 minutes each night Spelling

• Write each spelling word. Next, to each word, write a word that means the same thing (synonyms)
• Type it up! Type each of your words on the computer. Make each word a different size, font, color.
• Use all five of your words to create a creative story.
• Collage- cut individual letter from magazines to spell out your words.

• Create a Wordle using your spelling words (Use the 5 High frequency words for this week)

Go to wordle.net, Have your child type in all of their spelling words and print off a cool wordle!

• Go to SpellingCity.com and practice your spelling words, practice tests and play games. The username is your first initial, then last name @quest (no space). The password is rams. ex:acashin@quest. Accounts have been set up!

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• Practice math facts on IXL Math. The username is your first initial, then last name @quest (no space). The password is rams. ex:acashin@quest. Accounts have been set up!   Go to 2nd grade-This week we are doing subtraction with regrouping. Have your child practice the following on IXL Math: Subtraction H.3-H.12. Watch on the blog for a video to teach you how to help your child regroup using base 10 blocks!
• Keep Practicing addition drills! Your kiddos are doing so well with their math drills!

Addition Drills to 18– 100 problems per page. Includes horizontal and                                              vertical format

• Practice math on these printable math worksheets on tlsbooks.com
• Math Magician- Practice addition drills http://resources.oswego.org/games/mathmagician/cathymath.html It is so important for students to know their math facts (adding or subtracting 5+3 quickly, flash cards). As we get into more ways to add and subtract, having this skill mastered helps them with all aspects of math. So please, help your child with their math facts!

I am excited to be teaching our 2nd Grade class all about Christmas Traditions! This is an exciting unit that aligns with our previous mapping unit. So far we have learned about Italy and the witch La Bafana. We have also learned about Hollands Christmas traditions. For most children in Holland, the most important day during the Christmas Celebrations is 5th December, when Sinterklaas (St. Nicholas) brings them their presents! On December, 5th children leave clogs or shoes out to be filled with presents. They also believe that if they leave some hay and carrots in their shoes for Sinterklaas’s horse, they will be left some sweets. My students made some special clogs and left some carrots in it, when they returned to school the next day a shiny new pencil and eraser was waiting for them in their shoe! The students have a special passport that gets a stamp each time we visit a new place! This is a fun and exciting time of year and I love teaching your little ones all about different people’s Christmas Traditions from around the world.  

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Come visit our classroom tonight with your Grandparents for Grandparents night! Our class has been hard at work learning how to use Microsoft Word. They have typed up a poem and chose any size and font they wanted. Their projects turned out amazing! I am so proud of them! Way to go my class!

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Nightly Homework Every Monday I will post a list of 5 high frequency words (spelling words) that your child will need to be able to read/use in a sentence/SPELL! Students will be tested on Friday! SIGHT WORD LIST: usually, sound, light, men, often Word Study Homework: Daily practice of lessons is critical to your child’s academic success. Children need to be completing their homework daily. All of the spelling (word work) assignments are the same weekly, only the word lists change. The new words can be found here on the blog on Monday, therefore you are able to complete assignments as it fits your schedule. Your child’s Word Sorts are specific to their learning needs. Passing word sorts with a proficiency level of 80% is required. If your child did not pass their word sort test last week, they will continue to work on their previous sort until it is mastered. Tests will be passed back on Mondays, a sticker on their test indicates a passing grade, please continue on to the next sort. Apples: Red 24 Red 25 Bananas: Yellow 22 Yellow 23 Yellow 24 Yellow 25 Yellow 26 Limes: Green Sort 12 Click on the link below for a nightly schedule your child should follow for word sorts practice. Weekly Word Work Homework Choose 2 items from the spelling menu this week Choose 3 Math Activity this week Read 20 minutes each night Spelling

• Write each spelling word. Next, to each word, write a word that means the same thing (synonyms)
• Type it up! Type each of your words on the computer. Make each word a different size, font, color.
• Use all five of your words to create a creative story.
• Collage- cut individual letter from magazines to spell out your words.

• Create a Wordle using your spelling words (Use the 5 High frequency words for this week)

Go to wordle.net, Have your child type in all of their spelling words and print off a cool wordle!

• Go to SpellingCity.com and practice your spelling words, practice tests and play games. The username is your first initial, then last name @quest (no space). The password is rams. ex:acashin@quest. Accounts have been set up!

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• Practice math facts on IXL Math. The username is your first initial, then last name @quest (no space). The password is rams. ex:acashin@quest. Accounts have been set up!   Go to 2nd grade-This week we are doing calendar math. Have your child practice the following on IXL Math: Time Q12-Q16. We will also be practicing some subtraction with regrouping. Watch on the blog for a video to teach you how to help your child regroup using base 10 blocks!
• Keep Practicing addition drills! Your kiddos are doing so well with their math drills!

Addition Drills to 18– 100 problems per page. Includes horizontal and                                              vertical format

• Practice math on these printable math worksheets on tlsbooks.com
• Math Magician- Practice addition drills http://resources.oswego.org/games/mathmagician/cathymath.html It is so important for students to know their math facts (adding or subtracting 5+3 quickly, flash cards). As we get into more ways to add and subtract, having this skill mastered helps them with all aspects of math. So please, help your child with their math facts!
• Practice your 5 min addition timed tests to prepare for class timed tests: