Mrs. Spencer's Classroom Blog

Weekly Spelling Words

Pattern – stare, share, dare, care, chair, pair, rare, bare, fair, hair

Sight – brother, sister, children, mother, father

Please help your child practice their spelling words at home. They can do this on paper, on a white board (dollar store), in a shallow pan of salt, with play doh (make worms and make the letters)….

We will take our Unit 4 Social Studies test on Friday. I will send a study guide home tomorrow. 

Students should be reading daily at home and filling out Dr. Moughni’s reading log.

Weekly Spelling Words (soft c, hard c, soft g, hard g)

Pattern – cave, cent, country, city, girl, gym, wagon, page, gift, face

 Sight – was, sitting, with, went, running

LATE START – Wednesday, March 13th. 

March is Reading Month Calendars are coming home tomorrow. Please read it over with your child. 

Please help your child remember to log what they are reading everyday on the reading log. 

MARCH  is READING  MONTH!!

Our theme this year is ENCHANTED FOREST! 

Our main hall has been transformed into an ENCHANTED FOREST by our hardworking PTA. 

Students will be bringing home a calendar of fun things to do at home and school throughout this month. Please keep the calendar handy so you know what activities are coming up at school. 

Dr. Moughni has sent home a March Reading Log. Second graders are expected to read for 30 minutes a day. 

We will be attending the Scholastic Book Fair in the morning on Wednesday, March 6. 

The Henry Ford Literacy Night is on Thursday, March 7 from 5-6:30. It is a really fun night to experience many reading activities! 

Friday, March 8 is “dress like a book character” day! Students can choose to dress like a character that we have read about in class or one they have read about on their own. Please remember that Friday is Gym day so tennis shoes are still needed. 

Weekly Spelling Words

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

Sight – better, take, hold, show, small

Wednesday, March 13 is a Late Start. School will begin at 9:40. 

Weekly Spelling Words – please practice daily

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

Sight – team, cousin, store, friend, really

Please continue to remind your child to read daily and talk about what they are reading with someone at home. 

Homework is always written in your child’s planner. 

Thank you for the Kleenex!!

Weekly Spelling Words

These words are from last week. We did not take a test on Valentine’s Day because of the short week last week. 

Practicing spelling words are part of daily homework. 

Pattern – oil, soil, moist, hoist, toy, joy, royal, loyal, coin, join

Sight – work, upon, our, black, pick

We will be taking the WIDA English language test this week and next week. The test covers listening, reading, writing, and speaking. 

Science – we will be learning about landforms – mountains, hills, plateaus, valleys, and plains

Social Studies – our next unit is How Do People Work Together in a Community?

Math – we are continuing to work on double digit subtraction.

Math Homework

Parents, please help your child read the directions on the math homework. Students need to rewrite the problem and show their work. 

Weekly Spelling Words

Pattern words – clown, brown, growl, howl, found, sound, mouse, house, cloud, loud 

Sight words – been, seven, together, once, time

LATE START – Wednesday, February 6, school begins at 9:40. 

February 14th, Valentine’s Day, is a half day. Students will be dismissed at 11:45.

Students may share Valentine’s Cards with their classmates. Students just need to put their name on the card. 

Individually wrapped treats are welcome on Valentine’s Day. 

There is no school on Friday, February 15 and Monday, February 18th for midwinter break. 

We will have a Social Studies test on Wednesday, February 13. I will send a study guide home this week. 

Weekly Spelling Words

Pattern – pause, cause, fault, launch, law, draw, claw, yawn, lawn,  crawl

Sight – drink, only, warm, done, round

Students need to practice their spelling words daily please. 

Late Start – February 6 – School will begin at 9:40. 

There is a half-day on February 14th, Valentine’s Day for teacher professional development! School will be dismissed at 11:45. 

There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, February 15 and Monday, February 18 for midwinter break. 

Please make sure your child is reading EVERYDAY at home for  30 minutes (this can be all at once or broken apart). 

Weekly Spelling

We will be reviewing last weeks words this week. Many students did very poorly on the test so they will have the opportunity to take the test again on Friday. Spelling is homework everyday just like reading.

There is a half day for students tomorrow, Tuesday, January 22.

We will be continuing to learn about water in science. We will be doing an exploration about erosion.

In Social Studies, we are learning why people form governments.

We go outside for recess everyday if the temperature is above 20 degrees.

Monthly  Parent Meeting – Friday, January 25, at 9:00 am in the cafeteria.  

Weekly Spelling Words

ew, u-e, oe, ui

Pattern – root, boot, drew, flew, clue, glue, canoe, shoe, fruit, suit

Sight – always, what, every, think, again

We will be taking the NWEA Reading and Math test on Wednesday and Thursday this week. 

Children should get plenty of sleep the night before and eat a good breakfast. 

Please encourage your child to take their time when taking the test and not to rush. 

Half Day – Friday, January 18th teacher duty day

No School – Monday, January 21st Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Half Day – Tuesday, January 22nd Teacher professional development

Happy New Year!! I hope everyone had a safe and restful break! 

This week, we will be getting back into our routines. 

Next week, we have our NWEA reading and math tests. 

Friday, January 18th is a half day for students. Teachers will be working on grades in the afternoon.

There is NO SCHOOL on Monday, January 21st due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 

Tuesday, January 22nd is a half day. Teachers have professional development in the afternoon. 

Weekly Spelling Words

Pattern – good, hood, took, look, could, would, cookie, rookie, stood, wood

Sight – because, many, long, full, pull