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