Thursday, December 10, 2009

Week of December 7th - 11th

2nd Grade Math

This week in Math we completed Chapter 7 on double digit subtraction with regrouping. We started Chapter 8 on Friday which continues with double digit subtraction. Please keep practicing flash cards daily at home.



1st Grade Reading

This week in Reading my students completed Unit 5 of their Wilson Fundations program. We started Unit 6 on Tuesday. We will be working with basewords and suffixes.
New trick words include: were, her, put, there, what, she, been, by, who



Afternoon Math
This week in Math we have been working on: calendars, days of the week, months of the year, telling time to the hour and more or less time.


Afternoon Reading
This week in Reading we have been working on composing letters to Santa. My students are working really hard on writing a well thought out, detailed letter for Santa. We have also been working on reading books specifically targeted to individual reading levels. Keep reading those books that I have been sending home!



Announcements

Week of December 14th - Christmas Around the World for 2nd graders

December 17th - Christmas Caroling at Fairview Village for 2nd graders

December 18th - Holiday parties

December 21- Jan. 4th - Winter Break

Monday, December 7, 2009

Week of November 30th - December 3rd

2nd Grade Math
In math we are working on how to subtract one digit numbers from two digit numbers and then subtracting two digit numbers from two digit numbers. Please remember to practice flash cards daily.

1st Grade Reading
My students will be learning two new glued sound this week - am and -an. New trick words for the week are: have, or, from. They will continue to practice tapping out words as an aid to spell words correctly. They will also work on identifying words by listening to individual sounds.

Afternoon Math
This week in Math we will be working on a number of concepts: calendars, temperature , days of the week, months of the year and time.

Afternoon Reading
Our poem for the week was "Oh Candy Cane." We read a variety of books to focus on comprehension and fluency skills. We also read a story called "The Hip" which focused on short i words. Keep reading your books at home!

Announcements
Thursday, December 17 - 2nd grade Christmas Caroling at Fairview Village
Friday, December 18 - Holiday party
December 21 – January 4 Winter Break