Mrs. Spencer's Classroom Blog

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https://events.lls.org/pages/mi/HenryFordElementarySchoolDearborn-2017/spencerclassroom

Please check your child’s folder for the lunch calendar, the reading log for April, the reading log for Spring Break, and homework.

We had two parent guest readers this week.

Zainab’s Mom                                             Ahmad’s Mom

We also had several students come in to read to us. It was fun!

Have a great week!

Weekly Spelling Words

Pattern -ge, -dge, -nge, -lge, -rge

Pattern – cage, rage, indulge, bulge, range, hinge, pledge, bridge, large, charge

Sight – was, with, went, sitting, running

Bonus (optional) – partition, half, halves, thirds, fourths

We had some guest readers come in last week. Hanna’s dad and Aminata’s dad came in. We also had several students come in to read to us. It was very enjoyable.

Hanna’s Dad                                 Aminata’s Dad

There is no school next week for Spring break. Please remind your child to read everyday. We are in the home stretch of 2nd grade and everyday counts.

Weekly Spelling Words

Spelling Pattern – Hard c and g, soft c and g

Pattern – cent, nice, center, city, camp, cave, gym, page, girl, wagon

Sight – person, chair, able, food, quiet

Bonus – fraction, numerator, denominator, equal, pieces

We had fun this week! 

We enjoyed several guest readers this week.  Mrs. Lewy, retired music teacher, brought her guitar and we sang stories.  We also enjoyed stories by other Henry Ford Students.

Mr. David Mustonen -DPS Communications                              Susies’ Mom

We also really enjoyed seeing the play Alice in Wonderland at the Marqui Theatre in Northville. The play had music and songs. It was terrific!

This week we will continue to have guest readers visit us and we have an exciting assembly on Friday with one of our favorite presenters, Mr. Doug.

Please continue to remind your child to read everyday and talk to them about what they are reading. 

Comprehension Strategies to Practice at Home

Questions to ask before reading:

Questions to ask during reading:

• What do you think will happen next?
• What is the problem in the book?
• Why do you think the character did that?

Questions to ask after reading:

Weekly Spelling words – silent letters – kn,gn, wr, mb, bt

Pattern words  – knee, knot, gnaw, gnat, write, wrap, climb, thumb, doubt, debt

Sight – better, take, hold, show, small

Bonus  (optional)- beautiful, wonderful, fabulous, gigantic, delicious

Wednesday, March 15th  is a LATE START. School will begin at 9:40.

Friday we will be going to the Marquis Theater in Northville to see Alice in Wonderland live on stage. The people at the Marquis Theater always do a great job. We will return to school to eat lunch.

Our trip to the Dearborn Historical Museum is on Tuesday, March 21 in the morning. We will return to school to eat lunch. Please send in $5.00 with the signed permission slip as soon as possible if you have not already done so.

Thank you to the many parents who volunteered to chaperone on our field trips.  Some people volunteered for both trips however, I can only take 5 parents to the Marqui Theater (tickets are prepaid). Please look for  a note home tomorrow in your child’s folder to let you know when you are needed.  Thanks again!

I hope everyone stayed safe during the storm. As you know, Henry Ford School is still without power. We lost power on Wednesday morning which made for a very exciting day for the kids.

Because we missed yesterday and today, we will have our spelling test on Monday morning. I will post next weeks words on Monday. Our Social Studies test will be Tuesday.

I am not sure what the plan is for the book fair. I will let you know as soon as I know.The money the students brought in is locked up in the room.

We have a field trip on Friday to the Marquis Theater in Northville to see Alice in Wonderland.  We will leave school at 9:00 and return before lunch. I will contact the parents who are interested in chaperoning on Monday. Please return the permission slip, signed on both sides, and $5.00 for the Dearborn Historical Museum as soon as possible.

Thank  you for your Pennies for Patients donations.

Thank you to our guest readers this week.

Maya’s mom                                                   Mahmoud’s dad                                                           Deanna’s mom

We are still in need of Kleenex.

Weekly Spelling Words

Spelling – schwa ago,idea

Pattern words – alone,ago,again,away, agree,alike,comma, above, idea, along

Sight words  – team,cousin,store, friend, really

Bonus Words (optional)  – earthquake, landslide, erosion, downhill, observation

Math – We are counting money and skip counting in our math unit. You can do this at home too. To practice counting money give your child some change to count. They can practice skip counting too. Give them a  number and tell them what they are counting by. You can do this at home or in the car.

We are in need of Kleenex. If you have a box to spare please send it in. Thank you!

Our next Late Start is Wednesday, March 15. School begins at 9:40.