Christmas Party Information

Our Christmas Party will begin at 12:00 on December 18. If you wish to send a snack or refreshment, please let me know. We will be doing a gift exchange, a movie, and light refreshments (our lunch time is 11:15-11:40). Boys will need to bring a boy’s gift. Girls will need to bring a girl’s gift. All gifts need to be wrapped. We are asking that you send a $5 gift. Please have the gift here by Wednesday, December
16.

To celebrate and conclude our Polar Express week, we are asking that students wear appropriate pajamas to school on Friday.



Reminders

Remember to wear tennis shoes on gym days Monday/Wednesday/Thursday.

This week @ Chandler’s
12/14/09 Band Concert @ 6pm
12/15/09 Academic Match vs Olmstead
12/16/09 Santa’s Workshop
12/17/09 Santa’s Workshop
Primary Christmas Program @ 6pm
12/18/09 Primary Christmas Program @ 9am



Phonics: Review; double consonants; suffixes; dictionary skills
Comprehension: Making Inferences; story structure; making predictions; timeline
Vocabulary: High Frequency Words; vocabulary words, phrases’ metaphor and similie
Fluency: Decodable Text; Leveled Readers

Math- We are reviewing addition and subtraction. Please work with students on basic addition and subtraction facts. You can do this with flash cards.
Reading- We are having a Polar Express Week.
Writing- We are working to finish up our short stories and letter writing.
Social Studies- We will be discussing wants and needs and supply and demand.

November 30

Reminders


Remember to wear tennis shoes on gym days Monday/Wednesday/Thursday.

GRADE testing this week. Please get lots of rest and eat breakfast.

Yearbook orders due Wednesday, Dec 2.

We are out of pencils.
Please send in more pencils.


Phonics: Vowel pairs ee, ea
Comprehension: Making Inferences
Vocabulary: High-Frequency Words, Dictionary Guide Words
Fluency: Decodable Text; Leveled Readers



Math- We are continuing to work on rounding and estimating. We are also working on adding with regrouping and subtracting with regrouping.
Reading- We are reading a story about the subway in New York City.
Writing- We are continuing to work on short stories. We are also working on writing letters. We have been writing letters to Santa.
Social Studies- We will continue with social studies next week after testing.

Newsletter November 16

Reminders

Remember to wear tennis shoes on gym days Monday/Wednesday/Thursday.

Rachel’s Challenge Tomorrow

Mid-term Reports Thursday

Please return parent surveys.



Phonics: Vowel Pairs ow, ou; Suffixes – ly, -ful
Comprehension: Problem Solving
Vocabulary: High-Frequency Words, Using Context
Fluency: Decodable Text; Leveled Readers


Math- We are continuing to work on rounding and estimating. We are also working on adding with regrouping and subtracting with regrouping.
Reading- We are reading a story about a young boy in a play that has a problem and how he goes about solving his problem.
Writing- We are continuing to work on short stories. We are also working on writing letters.
Social Studies- We will be discussing native americans and working on two reader’s theaters.

Math Blog

Santa had $100 to spend on a family. He spent $27 on the baby. He spent $32 on the oldest child. He spent $43 on the mom. Does Santa have any money left? How much money does Santa have left? How did you get your answer?

Math Blogs

Mrs. Campbell needed to make copies for the second and third grade classes. She needed to make the copies quickly and didn't have time to get an exact amount.
Mrs. Elms 21 students
Mrs. Campbell 21 students
Mrs. Stevens 28 students
Mrs. Arnold 27 students
What could Mrs. Campbell do to get a quick total? How many copies should she make? Explain how you got your answer.

Math Blogs

Mrs. Elms went to the store to purchase some groceries. She spent $65 on food. She spent $20 on diapers for Kade. She spent $37 on other items. What was the total amount of money she spent? How did you get your answer?

Weekly Info

Reminders


Remember to wear tennis shoes on gym days Monday/Wednesday/Thursday.

The raffle was a great success. We would like to thank everyone who sold tickets. We would also like to thank Windsor Construction, LLC for donating the gas card.

School Picture orders due Thursday

Ident-a-kid Wednesday

Red Ribbon Week:
Wednesday- Wear Red
Thursday- Bring favorite teddy bear
Friday- Wear favorite team logo

Phonics: Words with Final k and ck, VCV Pattern
Comprehension: Understanding Fables
Vocabulary: High Frequency words , Exact Words (Verbs)
Fluency: Decodable Text; Leveled Readers


Math- We are going to be reviewing addition strategies and adding more to our list.
Reading- We will be reading fables this wek.
Writing- We are beginning short stories.
Science- We are beginning to discuss living and non living. Our focus will be on plants.

Reminders

Remember to wear tennis shoes on gym days Monday/Wednesday/Thursday.

Fall Festival Friday beginning at 5:00

Please send in items for our Festival Basket (Chandler’s Spirit) Send anything related to Chandler’s School and showing school spirit or send money with a label for basket and we will purchase items from the cheerleaders.

Remember to sell raffle tickets!!!!!



Targeted Reading Skills for this week: This is a review week.

Phonics:
Long Vowels CVCe: o, u, e ; Two sounds for g; consonant clusters;
two sounds for c; double consonants, VCV pattern ( Review)
Consonant Blends(Review)
Comprehension:
Monitor & Clarify, Connect & Compare, Compare & Contrast,
Fact & Opinion, Categorize and Classify
Vocabulary:
High Frequency words , Compound Words,
Antonyms, Multiple Meaning Words ( Review)
Fluency:
Decodable Text; Leveled Readers



Math- We will be counting coins.
Reading- We will be reading a story and an article about owls. Also the above skills will be our focus.
Writing- We are finishing poetry. We are also beginning short stories.
Science- We have been discussing the Earth rotating on its axis. This takes 24 hours. It takes one year for the Earth to revolve around the sun. Ask your child about the importance of the sun in our daily lives.

August 18

Reminders

Remember to wear tennis shoes on gym days Monday/Wednesday/Thursday.

Student fees are $17.

Remember to return Grandparent’s Day forms

GRADE assessment begins this week. The best way to prepare is to get a good night’s sleep and have a good breakfast.

Math- We will be working on addition and subtracting. We will be focusing on combinations of 10, doubling, and story problems.
Reading- We will be reading the story Mrs. Brown Went to Town.
Writing- Our focus has been on writing complete 7 up sentences. Ask your child about our sentence expectations.
Social Studies- We will be discussing community leaders and their roles. We have been discussing patriotic symbols (Statue of Liberty, Liberty Bell, Flag, and Bald Eagle.)
Science- We will continue discussing energy. We will also be doing some experiments with light, heat, and sound and circuits.


Phonics:
Long Vowels : A, I; CVCe
Comprehension:
Predicting Outcomes
Vocabulary:
High Frequency Words: Multiple meaning words
Fluency:
Reading Decodable Text, Leveled Readers

NEWS about HOMEWORK

We will have weekly homework. Mondays and Wednesdays students will have a Reading Log to complete. Tuesdays and Thursdays students will have math homework. I will be sending home a homework log on Mondays and it will need to be returned on Fridays. Parents will need to sign or initial each night that the student has completed his/her homework.

Reminders

Remember to wear tennis shoes on gym days Monday/Wednesday/Thursday.

Student fees are $17.

The focus this week in reading:

Phonics: Short vowels a, i
Comprehension: Story Structure
Vocabulary: High Frequency Words: Homophones
Fluency: Reading Decodable Text, Leveled Readers

Math- We will be discussing graphs this week. Please encourage your children to look around them and find graphs in the real world.
Reading- We will be reading the story Dragon Gets By.
Writing- We have been working on “All About Me” Posters. The posters will be used to write a book about each person in our class. The books will be on display in our classroom library. Writing the books will help us develop our ability to write complete sentences with correct punctuation.
Social Studies- We will be discussing community leaders and their roles. We will be relating these roles to our classroom.

Second Grade Success May 18, Counting Down!!!

Things to remember:

Monday, May 25 NO SCHOOL
Thursday, May 28 Awards 12:30
Friday, May 29 Last Day of School

Spelling Words for this week:

hoping, hook, moon, sky, took, riding, good, night, light, find, room, zoo, mind, making, liked, named, fly, high, chased, using, decided, reply, teasing, school, flight

Weekly Spelling Homework:
Monday Practice Reading Words to an adult
Tuesday Write each word 3 times
Wednesday Study for test
Thursday Study for test. You have already used these words in a sentence.
Friday Test will be given using twenty words and five bonus words


Phonics:
Vowel pairs oo, ew, ue, ou, Long I (ie, igh) Base Words with –ed, -ing endings
( drop final e) decoding multi-syllabic words

Comprehension:
Problem solving, evaluating, noting details,

Vocabulary:
High Frequency Words; using context

Fluency:
Decodable Text; Leveled Readers

May 11

Spelling Words for this week:

liked, making, hoping, closed, baked, hiding, using, named, chased, riding, teasing, decided

Weekly Spelling Homework:
Monday Practice Reading Words to an adult
Tuesday Write each word 3 times
Wednesday Study for test
Thursday Write words in a sentence (7up sentences). You may use more than spelling word in one sentence. Don’t forget to underline your words.
Friday Test will be given using ten words and two bonus words

Phonics:
Base Words with –ed, -ing endings ( drop final e)
Comprehension:
Problem solving
Vocabulary:
High Frequency Words; using context
Fluency:
Decodable Text; Leveled Readers

Second Grade Success May 4

Spelling Words for this week:

sky, light, find, dry, night, right, high, mind, fly, try, flight, reply

Weekly Spelling Homework:

Monday Practice Reading Words to an adult

Tuesday Write each word 3 times

Wednesday Study for test

Thursday Write words in a sentence (7up sentences). You may use more than one spelling word in one sentence. Don’t forget to underline your words.

Friday Test will be given using ten words and two bonus words

Phonics:
Long I (igh, and ie)
Comprehension:
Noting details
Vocabulary:
High Frequency Words; multiple-meaning words
Fluency:
Decodable Text; Leveled Readers

Second Grade Success April 27

What Is Going On This Week?

We completed the GRADE assessment last week. As a class, our average was 75%.

Monday, April 27, DIBELS Benchmark assessment
Tuesday, April 28- April 30 GMADE math assessment
Thursday, April 30, Family Fun Night Doors will open at 5:00

Spelling Words for this week:

zoo, took, tooth, good, hook, room, moon, foot, book, soon, hoof, school

Weekly Spelling Homework:
Monday Practice Reading Words to an adult
Tuesday Write each word 3 times
Wednesday Study for test
Thursday Write words in a sentence (7up sentences). You may use more than one spelling word in one sentence. Don’t forget to underline your words.
Friday Test will be given using ten words and two bonus words


Phonics:
Vowel pairs oo, ew, ue, ou
Comprehension:
Author’s viewpoint
Vocabulary:
High Frequency Words; Word Families
Fluency:
Decodable Text; Leveled Readers

Monday, April 20 GRADE Testing Begins

What Is Going On?

We started the GRADE testing today. It will continue through the rest of the week. The GRADE test is broken into listening comprehension, word reading, sentence comprehension, word meaning, and passage comprehension. In order to better prepare for the tests, we will not be having spelling words this week.
The best way to prepare would be to get a good night’s sleep and have a healthy breakfast. Other ways to prepare: Ask questions about what your child has read (who, what, when, where, why, and how questions). Have your child read for at least 20 minutes nightly. This will increase your child’s fluency. It will also help your child with the GRADE assessment in that it requires independent reading.

Upcoming Events
Monday, April 20, 2009 Fox’s Pizza Night
Author visit Wednesday, April 22
Monday, April 27, DIBELS Benchmark assessment

A Week of Preparation!!!!!

What Is Going On?
Since we are beginning our GRADE assessment next week, we will not be having spelling words this week. We are reviewing this week. We are hoping that students will have more time to read without having to study for spelling tests. The GRADE test is broken into listening comprehension, word reading, sentence comprehension, word meaning, and passage comprehension. The best way to prepare would be to get a good night’s sleep and have a healthy breakfast.
Other ways to prepare:
Ask questions about what your child has read (who, what, when, where, why, and how questions).
Have your child read for at least 20 minutes nightly. This will increase your child’s fluency. It will also help your child with the GRADE assessment in that it requires independent reading.

Phonics:
Homophones, multi-syllable words, -ing Endings,
The –er ending in two-syllable words Contractions -le ending in
two-syllable words Sound of y at the end of longer words; the prefix un,
--ed, -ing Endings, silent Consonants, gh, k(n), b
Comprehension:
Summarize, Understanding Chapter Books, Visualizing Making Generalizations
Following Directions Making Judgments, Sequence of events;
Vocabulary:
High Frequency Words; Puns ;word families, Dictionary Word Meanings
Dictionary Guide Words with Endings
Fluency:
Decodable Text; Leveled Readers

Second Grade Success April 6 WELCOME BACK!

SCHOOL PICTURES Wednesday, April 8
Remember to read at least 20 minutes each night.

Spelling Words for this week:

tail, tale, plain, plane, sail, sale, to too, two, whole, hole, threw, through

Weekly Spelling Homework:

Monday Practice Reading Words to an adult
Tuesday Write each word 3 times
Wednesday Study for test
Thursday You will write the words in a 7 up sentence. You may use more than one word in a sentence.
Friday Test will be given using twenty words and five bonus words

Phonics:
Homophones, multi-syllable words, -ing Endings,
Comprehension:
Summarize, Understanding Chapter Books, Visualizing
Vocabulary:
High Frequency Words; Puns
Fluency:
Decodable Text; Leveled Readers

Math- We are beginning to discuss measurement. We will be focusing this week on length. We will explore measuring with nonstandard and standard measurements.
Reading- Encourage students to read at least 20 minutes each night. Ask questions about the books that your child has read to increase comprehension. We are focusing on chapter books this week.
Writing- We are also going to begin writing our personal narratives. We will be creating a web using kidspiration to help us develop ideas.

March 16

Spelling Words for this week:
Review Week

I’m, better, isn’t, baby, happy, getting, clapped, mother, sister, you’re, I’ll, puppy, lady, hugging, stopped, I’ve, sitting, silly, brother, it’s, other, they’re, wouldn’t, angry, jogging

Weekly Spelling Homework: Please Notice Change in Days
Monday Practice Reading Words to an adult
Tuesday Write each word 3 times
Wednesday Study for test
Thursday You will not have to write the words in a sentence.
Friday Test will be given using twenty words and five bonus words


Math- Our focus will be subtracting three digit numbers. Students will review basic facts and regrouping. Many students are having problems with basic addition facts. Continue to use addition and subtraction flash cards.

Reading- Encourage students to read at least 20 minutes each night. Ask questions about the books that your child has read to increase comprehension. We are reviewing theme 5 this week. Continue to ask your child questions about the books that he/she is reading.

Writing- We are also going to begin writing our personal narratives. We will be creating a web using kidspiration to help us develop ideas.

Reminders
Report cards will go home on Wednesday, March 18. Please read, sign, and return the report cards.
Spring Break March 23- April 3 Please encourage your child to read over the break. Typically our DIBELS scores drop after a break. Read at least 20 minutes each day to keep increasing our words per minute.

Phonics:
-er ending in two syllable words, contractions,-le endings in two-syllable words,
y at the end of longer words, prefix un-, -ing endings –ed endings, silent consonants
gh, k(n), b
Comprehension:
Connect /compare monitor, clarify; making judgments; sequence of events
Vocabulary:
High Frequency Words: Multiple meaning words
Fluency:
Decodable Text; Leveled Readers

Second Grade Success March 9, 2009

Spelling Words for this week:

batted, shopping, running, stepped, clapped, hugging, stopped, getting, sitting, pinned, jogging, flipped

Weekly Spelling Homework: Please Notice Change in Days

Monday Practice Reading Words to an adult

Tuesday Write each word 3 times

Wednesday Study for test

Thursday Write words in a sentence (7up sentences). You may use more than one spelling word in one sentence. Don’t forget to underline your words.

Friday Test will be given using ten words and two bonus words

Things to do at home
Use addition and subtraction flash cards at home to increase speed and accuracy with basic facts.
Allow students to count the change in the car or from your pockets.
Encourage children to look at an analog clock and tell you the time.

Math- Our focus will be adding and subtracting three digit numbers. Students will review basic facts and regrouping.
Reading- Encourage students to read at least 20 minutes each night. Ask questions about the books that your child has read to increase comprehension. We are continuing theme 5 this week. It is called Family Time.
Writing- We are also going to begin writing our personal narratives. We will be creating a web using kidspiration to help us develop ideas.

Phonics:
-ed, -ing Endings, silent Consonants, gh, k(n), b
Comprehension:
Sequence of events
Vocabulary:
High Frequency Words; Dictionary Guide Words with Endings
Fluency:
Decodable Text; Leveled Readers

March 1-7

Spelling Words for this week:

puppy, funny, baby, silly, lucky, many, happy, only, very, lady, furry, angry

Weekly Spelling Homework: Please Notice Change in Days
Monday Practice Reading Words to an adult
Tuesday Write each word 3 times
Wednesday Study for test
Thursday Write words in a sentence (7up sentences). You may use more than one spelling word in one sentence. Don’t forget to underline your words.
Friday Test will be given using ten words and two bonus words

Reminders:
Donuts for Dads March 6

Math- We are going to be reviewing fractions as well as addition and subtraction (with and without regrouping) and money.
Reading- Encourage students to read at least 20 minutes each night. Ask questions about the books that your child has read to increase comprehension. We are continuing theme 5 this week. It is called Family Time.
Writing- We will be working on finishing up past writing pieces. Also we will be focusing on how to improve our writing. We are also going to begin writing our personal narratives.

Phonics:
Sound of y at the end of longer words; the prefix un-
Comprehension:
Making Judgments
Vocabulary:
High frequency words, Homophones
Fluency:
Decodable Text; Leveled Readers

Things to do at home
Use addition and subtraction flash cards at home to increase speed and accuracy with basic facts. Allow students to count the change in the car or from your pockets.
Encourage children to look at an analog clock and tell you the time.

Second Grade Success

Spelling Words for this week:

I’ll, you’ll, we’ve, I’ve, I’m, it’s, you’re, we’ll, isn’t, can’t, they’re, wouldn’t

Weekly Spelling Homework: Please Notice Change in Days
Monday Practice Reading Words to an adult
Tuesday Write each word 3 times
Wednesday Study for test
Thursday Write words in a sentence (7up sentences). You may use more than one spelling word in one sentence. Don’t forget to underline your words.
Friday Test will be given using ten words and two bonus words

Phonics:
Contractions -le ending in two-syllable words
Comprehension:
Following Directions
Vocabulary:
High frequency words, Dictionary Word Meanings
Fluency:
Decodable Text; Leveled Readers


Math- We are continuing to work on fractions in math. We have learned that fractions are equal parts of a whole. This week we will be looking at real world problems and fractions. For example, we will look at what fraction of food people would receive. We have also looked at how some fractions are equal as well as comparing fractions.
Reading- Encourage students to read at least 20 minutes each night. Ask questions about the books that your child has read to increase comprehension. We are starting theme 5 this week. It is called Family Time.
Writing- We will be working on finishing up past writing pieces. Also we will be focusing on how to improve our writing.

Things to do at home
Use addition and subtraction flash cards at home to increase speed and accuracy with basic facts.
Allow students to count the change in the car or from your pockets.
Encourage children to look at an analog clock and tell you the time.

February 9 Second Grade Success

Spelling Words for this week:

born, horn, core, sport, short, torn, morning, sort, fork, snore, forty, forest

Weekly Spelling Homework: Please Notice Change in Days
Monday Practice Reading Words to an adult
Tuesday Write each word 3 times
Wednesday Study for test
Thursday Write words in a sentence (7up sentences). You may use more than one spelling word in one sentence. Don’t forget to underline your words.
Friday Test will be given using ten words and two bonus words

Math- We will be finishing geometry this week and taking our geometry test. We will begin discussing fractions this week.
Reading- Encourage students to read at least 20 minutes each night. Ask questions about the books that your child has read to increase comprehension. This week is a review week. Our focus will be on biographies this week.
Writing- We are still working on friendly letters. The students have been writing letters to others in the class.

Reminders

Family Fun Night Tuesday, February 10

Book Fair This Week

Phonics:
r-controlled vowels; word endings -tion, -ture
Comprehension:
Understanding biography
Vocabulary:
High frequency words; abbreviations
Fluency:
Decodable Text; Leveled Readers

Second Grade Success January 26, 2009

Spelling Words for this week:
This is a review week in spelling. We will be taking a test over all of the spelling words for theme 4.

You will not have to write sentences for these words because you have already done so. You will need to study for the test.

load, snow, sing, party, blow, boat, cold, farm, park, road, smart, thank, think, thing, hold, most, bring, yard, hand, send, rainbow, department, young, grand, goal

Phonics:
Cumulative Review: r-controlled vowel ar, or, ore; words with nd, nt, mp, ng, nk;
Base Words and endings; vowel pairs oa, ow
Comprehension:
Questioning, Drawing Conclusions, Cause and Effect,
Problem Solving, Text Organization
Vocabulary:
High-Frequency Words; Parts of a Dictionary Entry;
Dictionary Entry Words; Using a Thesaurus
Fluency:
Decodable Text; Leveled Readers

Math- We are still working on geometry this week in math. We are discovering the characteristics of solid shapes such as pyramids, cones, cylinders, rectangular prisms, cubes, and spheres. Last week, we discussed two and three dimensional shapes. We will be comparing shapes this week and looking at symmetry.
Reading- Encourage students to read at least 20 minutes each night. Ask questions about the books that your child has read to increase comprehension. This week is a review week.
Writing- We are still working on friendly letters. The students have been writing letters to others in the class.

Reminders

Thank you to everyone who came to Muffins for Moms. It was a great success!

Welcome back to School 2009!

Spelling Words for this week:
Car, arm, hard, farm, barn, smart, party, park, yard, part, department, carpet

Weekly Spelling Homework: Please Notice Change in Days
Monday Practice Reading Words to an adult
Tuesday Write each word 3 times
Wednesday Study for test
Thursday Write words in a sentence (7up sentences). You may use more than one spelling word in one sentence. Don’t forget to underline your words.

Friday Test will be given using ten words and two bonus words
Reminders
We will be progress monitoring all students every week.
Report cards will be sent home on January 7th

Math- We will be reviewing of addition and subtraction with and without regrouping. We will be taking a math assessment. We will begin discussing Money this week. We will learn the coins (names and values), how to count coins, and how to add and subtract money.

Reading- We are proud of the progress that many of the second grade students have made. Listening Comprehension was low for both classes. This is reflected in our daily activities with students listening to and following directions.

Writing- In the next few weeks, students will begin writing friendly letters.

Phonics:
r-controlled vowels ar, or, ore
Comprehension:
Drawing conclusions
Vocabulary:
High frequency words, dictionary entry words
Fluency:
Decodable Text; Leveled Readers