Mrs. Patterson's 2nd grade class

Happy Monday:

Today your child is bringing home their science study guide.  It is a landforms sort and we also wrote the definition of weathering and erosion as well: students will need to know these for the test.  The test is next Tuesday 3/5/19.  I have also put a power point on google classroom (go to clever, click on google classroom, click on Mrs. Patterson’s class) that students can use to help them study.  It has great pictures and definitions and a “what am I?” game at the end you can use to quiz your child.

Reminder that our math test is on Thursday.  I have reposted the study guide links at the bottom of the blog post.

Homework tonight:

1. Complete the 2 math worksheets (each page is only one sided) over lessons 17 and 18.
2. Do a weekly spelling activity

Math test study guide:

1. 1. Practice the math study guide online at https://app.edulastic.com/#renderResource/close/Mjc3ODEzMTg5Mg%3D%3D.  Students may take this study guide a total of 4 times.
   2. Here are other practice activities students can do at home
      1. https://app.edulastic.com/#renderResource/close/Mjc3MTQ0NzIyMA%3D%3D
      2. https://app.edulastic.com/#renderResource/close/Mjc3MjQzMDI2MA%3D%3D

Spelling words for this week:

1. knee
2. gnaw
3. gnat
4. thumb
5. debt
6. both
7. cold
8. don’t
9. found
10. gave

Happy Thursday! Homework for tonight

1. Our module 3 math test is next Thursday 2-28-19.
   1. Practice the math study guide online at https://app.edulastic.com/#renderResource/close/Mjc3ODEzMTg5Mg%3D%3D.  Students may take this study guide a total of 4 times.
   2. Here are other practice activities students can do at home
      1. https://app.edulastic.com/#renderResource/close/Mjc3MTQ0NzIyMA%3D%3D
      2. https://app.edulastic.com/#renderResource/close/Mjc3MjQzMDI2MA%3D%3D
2. Practice your spelling words- test tomorrow.
3. Read for 15 minutes.

We are still raising money for the ocean charity.  Every dollar you donate earns you a ticket towards the Ocean Bracelet raffle.

Happy Valentines Day!  Tomorrow and Monday is no school for mid-winter break.  Enjoy the time with your family 🙂

Homework for the break:

1. Complete at least 2 weekly spelling activities
2. Read every day
3. Complete the math worksheet

Spelling words for next week:

again

away

comma

idea

alike

flat

which

why

right

read

1. Broil

2. Royal

3. Soy

4. Hoist

5. Moist

6. Because

7. Before

8. Green

9. Made

10. Many

 

Today we had our celebration assembly for the second marking period.  Congratulations to those students who received an award!

Tomorrow we have a half day and will get out of school at 11:45.  Friday and Monday there is no school because it is mid-winter break 🙂

Tomorrow is Valentines Day.  We will be doing a valentine exchange.  All students are welcome to bring valentines or candy for their classmates.  We have 22 students in class 🙂

Homework tonight:

1. Read for 15 minutes
2. Complete your fourth spelling activity.  Spelling activities are due tomorrow and we will take our spelling test tomorrow since there is no school on Friday.

Tomorrow afternoon is our celebration assembly. It will start at 1:00 and last for around an hour. Students receiving awards were told on Monday. I will have students call home in the morning as well if they are receiving an award.

I hope everyone stayed warm and safe.

Happy Monday:

Tonight is Science STEM night from 4:30-6:00.  It is absolutely free and is being put on by the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum.  There will be tons of fun activities that you can participate in.  I hope to see you all there.

Homework:

1. Math worksheet
2. Complete a weekly spelling activity
3. Read for 10 minutes

Happy Friday:

Today your child has a special homework assignment for writing.  We are making a hard cover classroom book this year about penguins! Each child has been working in a small group to learn about a specific type of penguin: Emperor, King, Adele, Little, Gentoo, or Macaroni.  Each child has been assigned one topic to write about their penguin.  What they write will be published in our classroom book so they need to do their best work.  Each child must write a paragraph (3-4 sentence).  They may use the graphic organizer they are bringing home to help them or they may use the articles I posted on google classroom (Go to Clever, Click on Google Classroom, Click on Mrs. Patterson’s Second Grade Class, Click on Informational Penguin Writing (it’s the first link at the top)).  Please do not use any other outside sources.  Students are learning to not plagiarize so their sentences must be in their own words; not copied from the articles.  This assignment is due on MONDAY.

After our books are completed they will be available to purchase if you wish.  You do not have to but some families have bought them in the past 🙂

Homework:

1. Complete the penguin writing assignment
2. Read for 15 minutes
3. Do a weekly spelling activity

Spelling words for this week:

1. broil
2. royal
3. soy
4. hoist
5. moist
6. because
7. before
8. green
9. made
10. many

Monday after school is STEM Night from 4:30-6:00.  It is free and is put on by the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum.  It should be tons of fun and I hope to see you there 🙂

Monday’s lunch choices has been changed to fish patty and grilled cheese sandwiches.

Happy Thursday:

Today we started learning about our specific penguin for our penguin writing assignment.  Students will finish collecting their facts tomorrow and will have to write about their penguin for homework over the weekend.

Homework tonight:

1. Practice for the spelling test tomorrow
2. Read for 15 minutes

Students will be bringing home their mid-module math test today.  Each question is worth 4 points.  Here is the Grading rubric we use so you can check and see how your child got their score for each question.

Click the words to see the rubric mid module 3 grading rubric

The numbers used on your child’s test were modified so we adjusted the numbers on the answer key to match the numbers on your child’s test.

Monday after school is STEM Science Night from 4:30-6:00.  It is similar to Math Night but deals with science and stem activities.  We hope to see all of you there 🙂  stem night flyer (2)

Happy Tuesday:

Reminder that tomorrow is late start.  School starts at 9:30 and breakfast is available in the cafeteria starting at 9:00.

Homework for tonight:

1. Complete the math worksheet
2. Read for 15 minutes
3. Complete a weekly spelling activity