January Newsletter

Dear parents,   

During the Month of January we will be studying these topics and we might have some changes throughout the month. Also, it is very important to help your child to go Khan Academy and Moby max  to practice math and reading for the NWEA math and reading tests.

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Language Arts

Spelling Lists

 

 

Week of 1-15-18/ Daily spelling homework/Friday spelling Test

Screen-stripe-string-spring-bring-

live-would-very-your-its

 

Week of 1-22-18

Part-park-sort-short-car

Around-their-sleep-wash-before

 

Week  of 1-29-18

 

Burn-turn-third-clerk-first

Been-off-cold-work-does

 

On January 18 and 19 we will do the NWEA Math test.

 

On January 25 and 30 we will do the NWEA Reading test.

Math

 

Unit 4 review

Use different strategies to solve addition problems

 

2. Exploring temperature

Money and shapes

3. Exploring

length Area and attributes and 3-D shapes

Study Guide  1/9/18  Unit 4 pre-test goes home for review

Post-test 1/12/18 Unit 4

 

Unit 5

1. Exploring

length Area and attributes and 3-D shapes

2. Quiz on 3-Dimensional shapes

3. parallel lines, vertices, edges and faces

 

   

Social Studies Week of 1/16/18

 

Unit 3 How do citizens live together?

 

 

Vocabulary review will be sent home.

 

 

 

1.      Local government (complete the local Government Tree activity)

 

 

2.      Core democratic values/watch a video Citizen role

 

3- Pledge of allegiance

 

 

 

 

 

Vocabulary Cards goes home every day for to review as a preparation for the social studies common assessment.

 

Science

Unit 3 Landforms

1.      Introduction (watch a video)

2.      Characteristics of different land forms (mountains, hills, hills, valleys)

3.      Prepare for the landform project .

 

4.      Letter will go home. about the landforms project.

5.    Prepare a box to use for the project.

 

Thank you.

Mrs.Hachem

 

 

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November Newsletter

Dear Parents,

For the Month of November we will be studying these topics and we might have some changes throughout the month.

Newsletter

Language Arts

Spelling Lists

 

Week of 11-13-17/ Daily spelling homework

 

Try, pie, tie, wild, dry

Was, but, out, be , have

 

Week of  11/20/17

Grow, low, toe, goes, soap

Like, will, went, are, came

 

Week of 11/27/17

Meat, queen, beet, baby, mean, ride,

Into, want, too, pretty

 

Daily 5 and café Menu

Work on new Goals and strategies

Strategies and goals will be written in their strategy groups journals

Math

Week of 11/7/17

 

Unit 2 study guide goes home

 

Unit 2 Test

 

Unit 3 week of 11/13/17

place value

·         Quiz

 

·         Week of 11/20/17

·         Using coins to buy things Numeration

·         Quiz

 

·         Week of 11/27/17

·         Telling Time

·         Quiz

 

Study Guide

Unit 3

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Week of 11/13/17

Social Studies

Unit 2 Where is my community & what is it like?

·          Lesson one: Vocabulary

Map – map key- symbol-direction words

Classwork /Activities

Home work- Vocabulary cards will go home for review

Week of 11/20/17

·         Lesson 2

·         Location natural and human characteristics

Classwork /activities/quiz

Continue with vocabulary cards and reading maps

Week of 11/27/17

·         Lesson 3

Landforms- bodies of water- mountains-hills

Valley-ocean- lake- rivers

 

Classwork /activities

 

 

·         Lesson 4

·         Negative and positive consequences

 

Classwork/ activities

 

 

Unit Review/ Unit Test

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you,

Mrs.Hachem

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October Newsletter

 

Dear parents,

For the Month of October we will be studying these topics and we might have some changes throughout the month.

Newsletter

Language Arts

Spelling Lists      Friday spelling test

Week of  10/ 2/17 Daily spelling homework

Did, fin, fine, pick, hike,

see, not, one, my, me

 

Week  of 10/9/17 Daily spelling homework

Fox, lock, poke, pop, cone, bone

Big, come, blue, red

 

Week of   10/16/17   Daily spelling homework

Cut, cute, tube, jump, cub,

here, help, make, two, play

 

Week of  10/23/17 Daily Spelling homework

Slide, Skin, skip, Step, spell

Here, help, make, two, play, he

 

Week of 10/30/17 Daily spelling homework

Main, sail, jay, stay, may

He, yes, find, three, funny

Math

Unit 2

Addition number

Stories

1.    Double facts

 

2.    Turn around facts

 

3.    Fact Families

 

4.   Exploring weight and scales, odd and even pattern

 

5.    What is my rule routine

 

6.   Counting strategies for subtraction

 

 

Social Studies -History-Unit #1What is a Community?

 

Lesson #3 Why do people live in Communities?

Vocabulary: government

 

Lesson #4 Comparing Different kinds of communities

Vocabulary: city, small town, suburban community

Lesson Assessment

 

Lesson # 5 My Local Community

Write a paragraph explaining the meaning of a family.

Write and draw about your favorite place

 

Science- Unit # 1

 

 

Lesson #2

Measure the length of objects using rulers(centimeters) and meter sticks (meters)

 

Lesson #3 Volume of liquids (measuring cups and measuring spoons)

 

Lesson # 4  Mixture- different kinds of beans

 

Lesson # 5  Solutions – Mixture and solutions can be separated with a sieve, a filter, or with evaporation

 

Thank you.

Mrs.Hachem

 

 

 

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Growing and Learning Every Day

Second Grade Flowers

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September Newsletter 2017

Dear parents,

For the Month of September we will be studying these topics and we might have some changes throughout the month.

Newsletter

Language Arts

Spelling List- CVC-a, I     9/5/17

Has, sat, will, fix, him

The, to, you, it, in

Spelling list  CVC- o,u  9/18/17

dog,  pet, cut,  tub,  jet

said, for, up, look,is

Spelling List CVC- a-e  9/26/17

Cap, cape, back, bake,ate

Go, we, little, down, can

Spelling list CVC e- and CVC i

Did, fin, fine, pick, hike

See, not, one, my, me

Math Unit # 1

1- counting by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s

2- Coins combinations

3- Explore place –value patterns on number grids

4- Equivalent names of numbers

5- Relations symbols <, > and =

Social Studies -History-Unit #1What is a Community?

Lesson #1 What is a Family?

 

Vocabulary: Family, shelter, basic needs

Class work- sequence chart

 

 

 

 

 

Lesson #2 What is a Community?

Vocabulary: setting, location. Natural characteristics, transportations, human characteristics

 

Science- Unit#1 Properties of Materials and Mixtures

Prepare science notebook for daily classwork

Lesson #1 Observe and describe objects  Classify by color, size, shape

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lesson #2

Measure the length of objects using rulers(centimeters) and meter sticks (meters)

 

 

Mrs. Hachem Second Grade

 

 

 

 

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Week of 4-24-17 Lesson Plan

Daily Lesson Plans                 Week_4/24/17

Monday 

RI 2.8 Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.

Tuesday

 

Wednesday

NWEA MATH TEST

8:40 –  Morning Work

Daily 5/café Menu

1.Mini Lesson/

Spelling list

Strategy: author’s purpose

A Day to Celebrate Earth

Read works

2-Mini Lesson/activity

Read aloud and focus and discuss what does the author wants

3. Sharing-

Grammar/Practice book

 

Art: 11:30-12:15

 

Homework

8:40 – Morning work

1. Homework correction

2. Bathroom Break/snack

9:50 Music

10:35- 12:00

Daily 5/Café Menu

1.Mini Lesson/story

Strategy:  Author’s purpose

A Day to Celebrate Earth

High light the author points 2. Mini Lesson/activity

Go over the points

3. Sharing                       Grammar/Practice book

Writer’s Workshop

Sharing/ Opinion writing

Read My Lost Ring by Missy Walker-common core writing texts

 

 

8:40 –  Morning Work

9:00-10:40

Daily 5/Café Menu

1.Mini Lesson/story

A Day to Celebrate Earth

Strategy: Tune into interesting words

 2-Mini Lesson/activity

Conserve- litter- pollution

3. Sharing

 

10:40-11:25 Media

11:30-12:20

Writer’s Workshop Mini lesson

 

 

 Lunch 12:30-1:00

 

 Lunch 12:30-1:00

 

 Lunch 12:30-1:00

 

1:00 bathroom Break

Academic Vocabulary

Author’s purpose reflection

Math Number Talks

Math Unit 9 measuring tools and units

Lesson 1

 

Homework

 

 

 1:00 Bathroom Break 1:00-

Reflection

NWEA Review

Math Workshop

Round one

Math Number Talks

Math Unit

Lesson

 Homework

 

 

Academic Vocabulary

NWEA MATH TEST1:10

Number Talks

Unit  

Lesson  

 

Workshop

Homework

 

 

 

3:20-3:30 Dismissal Time

                           

 

3:20-3:30 Dismissal Time

 

Daily Lesson Plans

Thursday

 

Friday

 

Notes/Objectives/I CAN…….

demonstrate

8:40 –  Morning Work

9:00-10:40

Daily 5/Café Menu

1.Mini Lesson/story

 

Strategy:

2-Mini Lesson/activity

 

3. Sharing

 

 

10:40-11:25 Enrichment

11:25-12:25  Writer workshop

Homework

 

 

 

8:40 – Morning Work

9:00-9:40 Music

Bathroom Break/snack

10:00-11:30

Daily 5/Café Menu

1.Mini Lesson/story

 

I will write two sentences

Strategy:

 

2-Mini Lesson/activity

 

3. Sharing

Writer’s Workshop

Mini lesson

 

L.A content: Apply finding the meaning of unknown words   by using context clues strategy.

Language: I can orally explain the meaning of unkown words using the three column chart

Math:

Content: understanding of measuring objects with inches, feet, and centimeters by using different tools.

 Language: orally identify the correct tools to measure objects (measuring tape, ruler, and yardstick).

 Lunch

12:30-1:00

 Lunch

12:30-1:00

Spelling

 

Bathroom Break

Reflection

 

Math/review Math Workshops round two

 

S.S/Science plants a seed as a group and do observation daily

 

Planner/Stamp

 

Bathroom Break

Reflection

1:30 – 2:30 Math

Unit  9   Lesson

Lesson 2, and 3

homework

 

2:30-3:15 GYM

 

Planner/Stamp

 

S.S/Science

Content: knowledge of identifying the Parts of a plant by using an informational text.

Language: orally give examples of different parts of plants using a plant model and label the parts.

 

C: I can/-cognitive/ standard academic /strategy—-

L: I can/language function/standard/vocabulary /sentence stem

 

3:20-3:35 Dismissal Time

 

3:20-3:35 Dismissal Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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May and June Newsletter

Dear parents,                            

During the Months of May and June we will be studying these topics and we might have some changes throughout the months.

Newsletter

Language Arts/Spelling Lists

Week of

Week of May 1, 2017

Wing- going- sleeping-bring-

Those, use, fast, pull, found,      

Week of May 8, 2017

Suffixes- ness- able

Goodness, likable, teachable, likeness

Would, very, pull, again

Week of May 15, 2017 irregular past tense

Verbs

Hid, went, wrote, spoke, sat

New, must, round, open, their

Week of May 22, 2017  compound words

Football, bedroom, downstairs, something, playground

Math

Continue working on unit 9

Measurement tools

Unit 9 pre- test in the class

Goes home for revision

Post test

 

And start unit 10

1.     Capacity

2.    Weight

3.   Pre- test unit  9 Thursday, May 5, 2017

Unit 10

1.    Decimal Notation for pennies and Dimes

2.   Money amount with a calculator

3.    Estimating finding exact costs

4.   Making change

5.   Place value notations

6.   Grouping with parentheses

7.  Unit 10 Pretest

Science- Life science

Plants

Review plants basic needs

Review plants parts

Review plants parts jobs

Continue working on the plants activity

1.Label parts of a plant

2.Write about the jobs of each part

3. Life cycle of a plant

 

 

Social Studies-Unit 6

How can a Citizen affect a Community?

1– What is a good citizen?

 

2- How do people work together to solve problems in a community?

3- Exploring public issue in a community

4- Taking part in a community project

 

Thank you,

Mrs. Hachem

 

 

 

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Week of 4-17-17 Lesson Plan

Daily Lesson Plans                 Week 4-17-17

Monday 

RI 2.2 determine meaning of words and phrases in second grade topics

Tuesday

 

Wednesday

8:40 –  Morning Work

Daily 5/café Menu

1.Mini Lesson/story

Guide Dogs

Strategy: Main idea and details

2-Mini Lesson/activity

Continue on the worksheet main idea and details

3. Sharing-

 

Art: 11:30-12:15

 

Homework

8:40 – Morning work

1. Homework correction

2. Bathroom Break/snack

9:50 Music

10:35- 12:00

Daily 5/Café Menu

1.Mini Lesson/story

Georgy Hines: Tap Dancing Man

Strategy:  Context Clue

 2. Mini Lesson/activity

Three column Chart/words famous-performer

New word-context clue-I think it means

3. Sharing                       Grammar/Practice book

Writer’s Workshop

Sharing

 

8:40 –  Morning Work

9:00-10:40

Daily 5/Café Menu

1.Mini Lesson/story

Strategy: Context clue

Continue reading

 2-Mini Lesson/activity

Ask students to read a text and check for meaning

3. Sharing

 

10:40-11:25 Media

11:30-12:20

Writer’s Workshop Mini lesson

 

 

 Lunch 12:30-1:00

 

 Lunch 12:30-1:00

 

 Lunch 12:30-1:00

 

1:00 bathroom Break

Academic Vocabulary

Social studies test unit 4

 

Math Number Talks

Unit 8.7

Story problem on fraction

Homework

 

 

 1:00 Bathroom Break 1:00-

Reflection

Social studies test on line

 

Math Workshop/Mrs. Hachem Fraction worksheet

Math Number Talks

 

Math Unit 8

Lesson 8.7

 Homework

 

 

Academic Vocabulary

Science- bring leaves and examine them

Number Talks

Unit  8 quiz –pre test

 

Workshop continue

Homework

 

 

 

 

 

3:20-3:30 Dismissal Time

                           

 

3:20-3:30 Dismissal Time

 

 

Daily Lesson Plans

Thursday

 

Friday

 

Notes/Objectives/I CAN…….

demonstrate

8:40 –  Morning Work

9:00-10:40

Daily 5/Café Menu

1.Mini Lesson/story

Continue working on context clues and 3 column charts

Strategy: context clues

2-Mini Lesson/activity

Words starred-nominated

3. Sharing

10:40-11:25 Enrichment

11:25-12:25  Writer workshop

Homework

 

 

 

8:40 – Morning Work

9:00-9:40 Music

Bathroom Break/snack

10:00-11:30

Daily 5/Café Menu

1.Mini Lesson/story

Continue  on words comedy

 

Strategy: context clues

 

2-Mini Lesson/activity

 

3. Sharing

Writer’s Workshop

Mini lesson

 

L.A content: I can remember the meaning of unknown word by choosing the meaning by using context clue strategy.

Language: I can orally describe the meaning of unknown word using a sentence stem.

Math:

Content: I can apply understanding of partition fraction circles and rectangles

And use the words halves, and thirds.

Language: I can write the answer of solving story problems using pennies or other counters.

 Lunch

12:30-1:00

 Lunch

12:30-1:00

Spelling

 

Bathroom Break

Reflection

 

Math/review Math Workshops

 

S.S/Science

 

Planner/Stamp

 

Bathroom Break

Reflection

1:30 – 2:30 Math

Unit        Lesson

 

homework

 

2:30-3:15 GYM

 

Planner/Stamp

 

S.S/Science

Content: I can demonstrate

 knowledge of identifying the characteristics of plants.

Language: I can orally describe different plants such as bush, flower, tree using sentence stem.

 A flower is ….

 

C: I can/-cognitive/ standard academic /strategy—-

L: I can/language function/standard/vocabulary /sentence stem

 

3:20-3:35 Dismissal Time

 

3:20-3:35 Dismissal Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

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March Newsletter

Dear parents,

For the Month of March and April we will be studying these topics and we might have some changes throughout the month.

Newsletter

Language Arts/Spelling Lists

Week of 3/20/17

Prefix – dis

 

Disapprove, disagree, disable, dismiss

These, long, upon, never, today

 

Strategy for this week is- close reading

 

 

Week of 3/26/17

Suffixes er, est   taller

Faster, slower, bigger, smaller

 

 

 

Math

 

Start unit 7

1. pattern counting

2. adding three or more 1 digit and multi digit numbers

3. practice repeated doubling and halving

4. exploring weights in pounds

5. readiness for division and area

6. measure length to the nearest inch and centimeter

7. middle value (median)

8. line plot, bar graph  for  a set of data

   

Social Studies

 

Social Studies

Unit 4 How do people work in a community?

Lessons:

 

 

·        Scarcity and choices

·        Opportunity cost

·        Using natural to produce goods

·        And services

 

Vocabulary Cards will go home every day for review.

 

Science-Life  Science

 

1.    Identify the need of plants.

2.    The life cycle of familiar flowering plants including the following stages : seed, plant, and describe fruit

3.    Identify characteristics of plants (leaf shape, flower type, color).

Thank you,

Mrs. Hachem

 

 

 

 

 

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