HW 12/17-12/21

Homework:

Mon. 12/17
Reading: Read for 30 mins.
Math: Money Page
Gym tomorrow!

Tues. 12/18
Reading: Read for 30 mins.
Math: Money Page

Weds. 12/19
Reading: Read for 30 mins.
Math: Money Page
Holiday Program is at 1:00 pm Thursday. Dress up in holiday colors!
Gym tomorrow


Thurs. 12/30
Reading: Read for 30 mins.
Math: Telling Time Page
Field Trip tomorrow- Out of Uniform and bring a bag lunch!!

Friday 12/21
Reading: Book Report with Articles
Math: GO ON STUDY ISLAND!

HW 12/10-12/14

Homework:

Mon. 12/10
Reading: 3x's each- Write each of your spelling words 3 times
Math: 6-5
Gym tomorrow!

Tues. 12/11
Reading: Spelling Sentences- Use each spelling word in a sentence (15 total)
Math:6-6

Weds. 12/12
Reading:Vocab Story - Use every vocab word in a creative story or poem
Math: Reteaching Packet
Gym tomorrow-come to school in gym uniform because we have 8 am gym!


Thurs. 12/13
Reading: Comp. Questions from textbook for Tell Me, Tree and study vocab and spelling words for test tomorrow!!!!!
Math: On looseleaf paper- Practice counting by 4's, 6's, 7's, 8's and 9's.

Friday 12/14
Reading: Book Report
Math: Practice Addition with Regrouping and GO ON STUDY ISLAND!

Tell Me Tree Spelling and Vocab Words

Spelling-
very
germ
cell
civil
chief
funny
thief
rigid
baby
brief
grieve
cancel


Vocab-
limbs
sprouts
stems
trunks
minerals

Spelling and Vocab Words Birdhouse for Rent: 12/3-12/7

Soft C and G Patterns

Spelling Words:
peace
ice
face
pencil
city
age
gem
large
magic
digit

Challenge:
piece
century
excite
gentle
tragic

Vocab Words:
examined
vacant
rent
deserted
tenants

HW 12/3-12/7

Homework:

Mon. 12/3
Reading: 3x's each- Write each of your spelling words 3 times
Math: 6-1
Gym tomorrow!

Tues. 12/4
Reading: Spelling Sentences- Use each spelling word in a sentence (15 total)
Math: 6-2

Weds. 12/5
Reading: Vocab Story - Use every vocab word in a creative story or poem
Math: 6-3
Gym tomorrow-come to school in gym uniform because we have 8 am gym!


Thurs. 12/6
Reading: Comp. Questions from textbook for "Birdhouse for Rent"  Re-read "HH" and study vocab and spelling words for test tomorrow!!!!!
Math: 6-4

Friday 12/7
Reading: Book Report
Math: Practice Addition with Regrouping and GO ON STUDY ISLAND!

HW- 11/26-11/30

Homework:

Mon. 11/26
Reading: 3x's each- Write each of your spelling words 3 times
Math: 5-5
Gym tomorrow!

Tues. 11/27
Reading: Spelling Sentences- Use each spelling word in a sentence (15 total)
Math: 5-6

Weds. 11/28
Reading: Vocab Story - Use every vocab word in a creative story or poem
Math: 5-7
Gym tomorrow-come to school in gym uniform because we have 8 am gym!


Thurs. 11/29
Reading: Comp. Questions from textbook for "Hungry Hoppers."  Re-read "HH" and study vocab and spelling words for test tomorrow!!!!!
Math: Topic 5 Reteaching Packet

Friday 11/30
Reading: Book Report
Math: Practice Addition with Regrouping

Spelling and Vocab Words- Hungry Hoppers 11/26-11/30

Spelling:
tail
reach
queen
fear
say
gave
sweet
acorn
player
even
Challenge:
underneath
always
depend
wait
sneeze

Vocab:
fussy
dull
sensing
antennae
cycle

Tests Tomorrow

There are 4 Tests Tomorrow:

Spelling- ai, ay, a, a_e words
Reading- If You Find a Rock
Social Studies- Government Unit 1- Governing the People
Science- Chapter 2- Mammals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, Amphibians, and Animal Life Cycles



There were 2 Extra Credit Opportunities this week:
Reading Study Guide-5 points and due Weds.
Book Report- If returned tomorow, students get 1 E.C. point. Otherwise, due on Monday.

Have a wonderful holiday!!!

NWEA PRACTICE SITE and Study Island

Hello Parents!  There is an AWESOME NWEA test practice site where your child can take practice tests according to their RIT band, which was given at Report Card Pickup.  Please utilize these at home as we will be in school as well.  Also, StudyIsland.com is readily available for students in 2nd grade.  There students can practice with skills they struggle with or have mastered.  Have your child take the practice test and do the assignments that I post for practice.

NWEA Reading site:
http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/pages/studentlinks/map/reading.htm

NWEA Math site:
http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/pages/studentlinks/map/

I have listed these in the AT HOME HELP LINKS SECTION OF MY BLOG: So, they will be here all year if you need the link!

Homework- 11/19-11/21

Homework:

Mon. 11/19
Reading: Vocab Story (Use every vocab word in a paragraph)
Math: 5-3
Gym tomorrow!

Tues. 11/20
Reading: 5 Comprehension Questions from Textbook at the end of "If You Find a Rock" on looseleaf paper
and OPTIONAL- Study Guide for 5 extra credit points
Math: 5-4

Weds. 11/21
Reading: Book Report-Read a book at your level
Math: none

HW 11/14-11/16

Weds. 11/14
Reading: 3x's each
Math: 5-1
Gym tomorrow-come to school in gym uniform because we have 8 am gym!


Thurs. 11/15
Reading:Spelling Sentences
Math: 5-2

Friday 11/16
Reading: Go on Study Island
Math: Practice Matching Numbers to their Written Form (four-4, seventy-two-72, one hundred eight-108)

Spelling and Vocab words for 11/14-11/21 "If You Find a Rock"

Spelling Words-
stay
rain
bade
April
May
chain
trace
play
paid
fable

Challenge:
waist
railroad
pavement
flavor
Thursday

Vocabulary Words-
trace
print
chain
outstretched
fossil

Ants! They are Hard Workers Spelling and Vocab Words 11/5-11/9

Long E spelled ee, ea, e, and e_e

1. real
2. sleep
3. we
4. feel
5. east
6. green
7. team
8. belong
9. knee
10. clear
11. peach
12. cheese
13. please
14. between
15. eagle

Vocab Words:
insects
cocoon
tunnels
enemies
invade

HW 11/5-11/9

Homework:

Mon. 11/5
Reading: 3x's each
Math: 4-4
Gym tomorrow!

Tues. 11/6
Reading: Spelling Sentences
Math: Reteaching Packet and STUDY FOR MATH TEST TOMORROW-Unit 4

Weds. 11/7
Reading: Vocab Story
Math: Review Page
Gym tomorrow-come to school in gym uniform because we have 8 am gym!


Thurs. 11/8
Reading: Comp. Questions from textbook for "Ants! They are Hard Workers."  Re-read "Ants!" and study vocab and spelling words for test tomorrow!!!!!
Math: 5-1

Friday 11/9
Reading: Book Report
Math: Practice Mental Math addition with 6's, 7's, 8's and 9's, 11's, 12's  (flash cards or writing fact families 3x's each)

Review Week 10/29-11/2- Spelling and Vocab Words

Spelling Words:

1. apron
2. final
3. quite
4. quiet
5. share
6. comb
7. bugle
8. total
9. human
10. suppose
11. basic
12. program
13. usual
14. finest
15. caper
16. compete
17. create
18. evening
19. delete
20. eraser
21. alphabet
22. wrinkle
23. known
24. nephew
25. photo

Vocab Words:
1. feelings
2. precious
3. care
4. kind
5. share
6. dawn
7. elves
8. shoemaker
9. flash
10. leather
11. finest
12. snoozing
13. furious
14. repay
15. raged
16. gnaw
17. palace
18. escalator
19. dashing
20. yanked
21. fastened
22. engines
23. glows
24. witness
25. litter

HW 10/29-11/2

Homework:

Mon. 10/29
Reading: 3x's each (15 circled or highlighted words from class)
Math: 4-1
Gym tomorrow!

Tues. 10/30
Reading: Spelling Sentences (Pick 15 words)
Math: 4-2

Weds. 10/31
Reading: Book Report
Math:
Gym tomorrow-come to school in gym uniform because we have 8 am gym!


Thurs. 11/1
Reading: ABC order of Spelling Words
**STUDY FOR: Kindness Unit Test Tomorrow (25 spelling words, 25 vocab words, 5 Kindness Stories, Grammar, Punctuation, Capitalization, ABC order).**
Math: 4-3

Friday 11/2
Reading: Book Report
Math: Practice Arrays and Repeated Addition (Multiplication)

HW 10/22-10/26

Homework:

Mon. 10/22
Reading: 3x's each
Math: 3-5
Gym tomorrow!

Tues. 10/23
Reading: Spelling Sentences
Math: 3-6

Weds. 10/24
Reading: Comp. Questions from textbook for "Corduroy"
Math: Reteaching Packet and STUDY FOR MATH TEST TOMORROW-Unit 3
Gym tomorrow-come to school in gym uniform because we have 8 am gym!


Thurs. 10/25
Reading: Vocab Story
Math: None
FIELD TRIP TOMORROW- Wear play clothes and Bring a BAG LUNCH!

Friday 10/26
Reading: Book Report
Math: Practice Mental Math addition with 6's, 7's, 8's and 9's (flash cards or writing fact families 3x's each)

Corduroy Spelling and Vocab words 10/22-10/26

"N" "R" and "F" Blends-

wren (the bird)
knot
knife
wrote
phone
graph
wrap
wrist
phase
knit
Challenge:
alphabet
wrinkle
known
nephew
photo

VOCAB FROM "CORDUROY"
palace
escalator
dashing
yanked
fastened

HW 10/15/12-10/19/12

Homework:

Mon. 10/15
Reading: 3x's each
Math: 3-1
Gym tomorrow!

Tues. 10/15
Reading: Spelling Sentences
Math: 3-2

Weds. 10/16
Reading: Vocab Story
Math: 3-3
Gym tomorrow-come to school in gym uniform because we have 8 am gym!


Thurs. 10/17
Reading: Comp. Questions from textbook for The Lion and the Mouse
Math: 3-4

Friday 10/18
Reading: Book Report
Math: Practice Mental Math addition with 6's, 7's, 8's and 9's (flash cards or writing fact families 3x's each)

Spelling and Vocab 10/15/12- Lion and Mouse

"The Lion and the Mouse"

Vocabulary:
snoozing
furious
repay
raged
gnaw

Spelling words:
repay
meter
eve
gene
beside
elect
pretend
these
hero
demand
Challenge:
compete
create
evening
deleted
eraser

HW 10/8-10/12/12

Weekly Homework Assignments:

Monday-
Math- Practice Page 2-5
Writing- Book Report #4 Due Friday
Reading- Write the Spelling Words 3 times each on looseleaf
Read: 15 minutes
Social Studies-
Science-
Other- Gym tomorrow

Tuesday-
Math-Practice Page 2-6
Writing- Book Report #4
Reading-Spelling Sentences (Use each spelling word in a sentence-15 sentences)
Read 15 minutes
Social Studies-
Science-
Other-

Wednesday-
Math- Practice Page 2-7
Writing- Book Report #4
Reading- Vocabulary Paragraph- Make up a story and use all 5 vocabulary words in a sentence.
Social Studies-
Science-
Other- Gym tomorrow

Thursday-
Math- Reteaching Packet/Study for MATH TEST TOMORROW!!

Writing- Book Report #4 Due Tomorrow

Reading-  6 Textbook Comprehension questions for the story "The Elves and the Shoemaker" Reread the weekly story/Study for spelling test

Social Studies-
Science-
Other-

Friday-
Math- None

Writing-Book Report #4 Due 10/19

Reading-  Read 15 mins.
Preview Spelling and Vocab words
Social Studies-
Science-
Other-

Spelling and Vocab word 10/8/12-10/12/12 "The Elves and the Shoemaker"

Spelling- (Long a, e, i, o, and a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e patterns)
label
vine
bonus
wild
gate
huge
zero
made
spoke
use
Challenge:
basic
program
usual
finest
caper

Vocabulary:
 elves
shoemaker
 flash
 leather
 finest

HW 10/1/12-10/5/12

Weekly Homework Assignments:

Monday-
Math- Practice Page 2-1
Writing- Book Report #3 Due Friday
Reading- Write the Spelling Words 3 times each on looseleaf
Read: 15 minutes
Social Studies-
Science-
Other- Gym tomorrow

Tuesday-
Math-Practice Page 2-2
Writing- Book Report #3
Reading-Spelling Sentences (Use each spelling word in a sentence-15 sentences)
Read 15 minutes
Social Studies-
Science-
Other-

Wednesday-
Math- Practice Page 2-3
Writing- Book Report #3
Reading- Vocabulary Paragraph- Make up a story and use all 5 vocabulary words in a sentence.
Social Studies-
Science-
Other- Gym tomorrow

Thursday-
Math- Practice Page 2-4

Writing- Book Report #3 Due Tomorrow

Reading-  5 Textbook Comprehension questions for the story "For the Love of Our Earth" Reread the weekly story/Study for spelling test

Social Studies-
Science-
Other-

Friday-
Math- None

Writing-Book Report #4 Due 10/12

Reading-  Read 15 mins.
Preview Spelling and Vocab words
Social Studies-
Science-
Other-

Spelling Words 10/1/12-10/5/12

Spelling and Vocabulary words for reading story: "For the Love of Our Earth"




Spelling - Long u and o (u, o, u_e and o_e patterns)

menu
nose
most
cure
joke
unit
vote
fuse
soda
mule

Challenge- comb, bugle, total, human, suppose

Vocabulary Words

dawn
engines
glows
witness
litter

HW 9/24-9/28

Weekly Homework Assignments:

Monday-
Math- Practice Page 1-5
Writing- Book Report #2 Due Friday
Reading- Write the Spelling Words 3 times each on looseleaf
Read: 15 minutes
Social Studies-
Science-
Other- Gym tomorrow

Tuesday-
Math-Practice Page 1-6
Writing- Book Report #2
Reading-
Read 15 minutes
Social Studies-
Science-
Other- Math Test Tomorrow and Gym Clothes Tomorrow

Wednesday-
Math- Practice Page 1-7
Writing- Book Report #2
Reading- Vocabulary Paragraph- Make up a story and use all 5 vocabulary words in a sentence.
Social Studies-
Science-
Other- Gym tomorrow

Thursday-
Math- Review Page- Test Tomorrow

Writing- Book Report #2 Due Tomorrow

Reading-  5 Textbook Comprehension questions for the story "For the Love of Our Earth"Reread the weekly story/Study for spelling test

Preview Spelling and Vocab words
Social Studies-
Science-
Other-

Friday-
Math- None

Writing-Book Report #3 Due 10/5

Reading-  Read 15 mins.
Preview Spelling and Vocab words
Social Studies-
Science-
Other-

Spelling and Vocab Words for "Because of You"

Our Reading Story This Week is "Because of You." The students will have a vocabulary and comprehension test about this story on Friday. We will read the story multiple times in class and do lots of comprehension, reading strategy lessons, and extension activities in whole and small groups throughout the week. Please have your child read this story aloud to you on Thursday night before the assessment and review all spelling words and vocab definitions. This will be the procedure for Thursday nights before test days.

Also, please have your child do a practice spelling test to review for Friday's spelling test. There will be a spelling pattern or two every week that we work on in class and their spelling words match the weekly patterns.  This week's patterns are Long "i" and "a".
The Spelling Words of the Week Are:
mild
care
pilot
lady
bake
time
sale
ride
able
kind
apron
final
quite
quiet
share

The Vocabulary Words of the Week Are:

feelings
share
precious
care
kind

First Week of School

The first week of school is going really well. We are focusing on reading strategies, practicing fluency, reviewing consonants and vowels as well as their sounds, beginning fluency tests, beginning addition and subtraction strategies, and will soon begin the writing process through journaling and writing reader's responses.

Updates:
Gym will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays this year. Please make sure your child wears gym shoes and the RAB gym uniform to school. If they don't have a uniform yet, have them wear a white tee shirt and black shorts or pants until the uniform is purchased.

The only homework this week is the Summer Souvenir project, which came home in your child' yellow folder. This folder is of UTMOST importance in 202. All homework and notes will come home in this folder everyday. Beginning next week, our class will have reading and math homework Monday-Thursday and a Book Report on Friday. The book report can be turned in early.

Students will receive a book report every Friday that will be due the bext Friday. The first quarter will focus on Fictional text and next quarter will focus on Non-fiction.

I look forward to meeting you all at Open House-DETAILS TO COME SOON!

-Megan Morrissey

Remind101

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Room 202- Miss Morrissey’s Class 2012-2013 Supply List

Room 202- Miss Morrissey’s Class

 2012-2013 Supply List

• —       Three wide-ruled notebooks  (Reader’s Response-red, Writer’s Notebook-green, Morning Journal-yellow)
• —       One-1” binder
• —       three packages of wide ruled notebook paper
• —       One ruler with centimeters and inches
• —       One “Stay at School” folder
• —       A package of post-it notes
• —       2 highlighters
• —       2 red pens
• —       2 erasable pens
• —       2 boxes of facial tissue
• —       2 containers of anti-bacterial cleaning wipes
• —       48- No. 2 pencils**
• —       Two bottles of liquid hand soap
• —       One bottle of hand sanitizer
• —       One package of sandwich size zip lock bags
• —       book bag/backpack
• —       Two glue sticks
• —       One box of 24 crayons
• —       one box of 12 colored pencils
• —       one box of Crayola fine line markers
• —       One pencil/supply case
• —       1 package of lined index cards

Please have school supplies ready for the first week of school. If you have any questions, please email me at: mmorrissey432@gmail.com

** Bold faced items on this list will be collected by the teacher and used by the entire classroom community as needed

   THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

                                   Sincerely,

Miss Morrissey

Last Days

Tomorrow is the last FULL DAY for students.  THEY CAN BE OUT OF UNIFORM.  We will be doing a scavenger hunt inside in the morning and will be playing games and having a picnic-like day outside.  Feel free to join us anytime throughout the morning around 9 am.  After lunch we will tie up loose ends in the classroom and I will open our class store for the last time.  Friday is out of uniform as well and students are dismissed at 9:30 am.  Thanks for making this such a great year!  I appreciate all of you and your efforts, and adored your children! There will be a summer packet coming home tomorrow to prepare for third grade.  Have a nice summer!

                                                          -Miss Morrissey

HW 6/4-6/8

Mon-
R- 3 x's each
M- 15-7 and 15-6
Tues.
R- Spelling sentences
M- 15-8
Weds.
R- Word Sort (Sort words by homophones, silent letters, th blends, etc.) It is the child's choice to sort them however they say fit.
M-15-9
Thurs.
R-ALL BOOK REPORTS DUE TOMORROW! LAST DAY!
M- Review Packet
Math Test Tomorrow!!!!
Social Studies-Unit 5 Test tomorrow!!!

Friday- WOrk on Mental Math Srategies (Flash Cards!)

Spelling List 6/4-6/7

Review Spelling List:

1.  thorough

2.  through

3.  what

4.  want

5.  went

6.  whole

7.  school

8.  enough

9.  know

10.    now

11.     honest

12.     there

13.  their

14.     they’re

15.    buy

16.     by

17.      bye

18.      to

19.    too

20.     two

Tues.
R- 3 x's each
M-15-3

Weds.
R- Comp. questions from textbook and vocab definitions
M-15-4

Thurs.
R- Comprehension Sheet (Reading and spelling tests tomorrow)
M- 15-5

Friday-
W-Book Report Due 6/8
M- Practice measuring using inches, centimeters, feet, and yards around the house.  Pick 2 things to measure using each unit. 

PROJECT PRESENTATIONS NEXT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! End of Alphabet-6/6, Mid.-6/7, Beg.-6/8

Spelling and Vocab words 5/29-6/1

Spelling-
law
low
boot
book
doom
took
allow
arrow
string
spring
describe
strict

Vocab-
treated
border
weakened
strike
union
boycott
crops
awarded

HW 5/21-5/25

Mon-
R- 3 x's each
M- 14-3 & 14-4 (Topic 14- Counting Money) Test Tomorrow
Science- solar system sheet
Tues.
R- Spelling sentences
M-Review sheet
Weds.
R- Comp. questions from textbook and vocab definitions
M-15-1
Thurs.
R- Comprehension Sheet (Reading and spelling tests tomorrow)
M- 15-2
Field Trip Tomorrow- Bag Lunch and no uniform
Friday-
Book Report Due 6/1

Other-
Box Tops!!
New Field Trip Slip- Planetarium Due 5/23