I cant believe it is that time again! I am looking forward meeting with all my wonderful students’ families. Starting MONDAY FEBRUARY 25, there will be a sign up sheet on my door to schedule your time. If you’d like to call or email me with a day and time, I can sign you up as well. Time slots will be based on a first come/call/email basis. PTC will be held Wednesday and Thursday March 13 and 14 from 3:30 to 7:30pm.

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In Social Studies we are being patriotic this month! We have learned about George Washington, Abe Lincoln, and today….Mount Rushmore. Here is a peak of what we did today!

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Once students have passed off addition drills in my class (not Fastt Math), they move onto subtraction drills. In order for them to pass it off in class they need to complete 40 addition math problems in one-minute. We do our one-minute timed tests every Wednesday. The students get their scores and graph their progress. Once they achieve this goal, they get their “Bubble Gum Kids” we display in the class, and they move to subtraction. Some of my students are SO SO close, help them by printing off these addition drills and let them practice at home. Here is a link to addition and subtraction drills.

Friday is our POQA sponsored Read-a-Thon! The students are allowed to bring pillows, blankets, and some extra books if they’d like to. Please label any books they bring from home. It is also dress down day!

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: need, ground, thought, try, today Word Study Homework: NO WORD SORTS THIS WEEK! ( February 19-22) Choose 2 items from the spelling menu this week Choose 3 Math Activity this week Practice sorts each night Read 20 minutes each night Spelling- NEW IDEAS!

• Typing spelling lists on the computer is very motivating.  Or have them use the computer to write sentences for each spelling words.  It’s a great way to teach word processing skills.
• Invest in a set of letter stampers and let your child stamp out their spelling words.
• Give your child a Scrabble board.  Let them take the letters out of the bag, lay them on the table face-up, and try to fit all of their spelling words on the board.
• Collage- cut individual letter from magazines to spell out your words.
• Get a set of magnetic letters.  (You can find them cheap at garage sales.)  Give your child letters, a spelling list, and a timer.  See if they can complete it in 1-3 minutes.

• 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!

  Math

• IXL MATH: Go to 2nd grade-We will be doing time and money this week. IXL TIME Q.1-Q.2  MONEY P.1-P.9 The username is your first initial, then last name @quest (no space). The password is rams. ex:acashin@quest. Accounts have been set up!
• 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:

 

This is an example of what we do every morning for our self-start. The students have fun helping correct our morning work.

Tyson passed off 40 Addition Math facts in one-minute! Awesome job!

I am looking for EMPTY Crystal Light/Kool Aid containers! I just want the cylinder part with the lid. If anyone has any of these you could donate I would LOVE it! Or, as you use up the drinks, save them for me!! Thank you!  

In our class we have been using Class Dojo! This is a fun way to reward good behavior and keep students on track with how their day is going. Watch the video below to learn more about it. I have given the students a goal to receive 20 points by the end of each school week. When they have reached that goal for 3 weeks, they are going to receive their “secret code”. This will enable them, under a grown-ups supervision, to log onto the Dojo website at home and modify and create their very own Dojo creature to look like their own. The students are very excited about this fun incentive and we are having a lot of fun with it! Some students will be coming home with their “secret code” this Friday! Way to go!