April 5 ~ 8

       

What Are We Learning This Week?

Math: Representing whole numbers as lengths on a number line (Georgia Math units & Standards Plus math book lessons 21-24)

Reading: Authors Point & Compare/Contrast

Language: Compound Words
Writing: Opinion writing (brainstorm, rough draft, edit/revision & final draft. 5 paragraphs)

Science: Forces of Motion

Social Studies: Cycles of Nature

Leadership: Responsibility

Spelling Pattern: -aw, -al, -o

Spelling Words:

tall

saw

dog

draw

call

fall

soft

paw

ball

yawn

log

small

awful

wallpaper

all * review

walk * review

Homework~ 

*10 minutes of MobyMax math daily (30 minutes total due Friday)

*10 minutes of MobyMax language daily (30 minutes total due Friday)

* One narrative, informative or opinion writing essay/story (12-15 sentences in length due Friday)

Narrative Writing

Informative Writing

Opinion Writing

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If you are out and about...we could really use 

pencils

glue sticks

treasure box items

Appreciation~

Thank you to Mrs. Becker and Mrs. Barro for your treasure box donations & helping with our weekly testing. We greatly appreciate you!

Easter Egg Hunt~

Kiddos had a fantastic time on their Easter egg math hunt Friday morning. Math problems were a bit challenging however they were determined to complete the task. 

Pennies 4 Peace ~

Thank you for your generous donations of pennies/change to our class community project. I will keep you updated once we get the final amount being sent to Pennies 4 Peace.

Individual Community Service Project ~

Community Service project is due Thursday, April 28. The original date was planned for May 2 however I need to send in the names of those who did an outstanding job into the front office by then.

Legoland Field Trip~

I recently sent out a Parent Square message to those parents whose names were drawn to be official chaperones for our adventure. If you were not notified & provided a check, we have purchased your Legoland ticket for $30.00.

Upcoming Dates

April 14 ~ Talent Show Tryouts

April 21 ~ Legoland Field Trip & Spelling Bee

April 22 ~ No School

April 25 ~ Talent Show

April 28 ~ Extended Day & Community Service Project Due

Thank you so much for your support!

March 14~ 18

What Are We Learning This Week?

Math: Using addition & subtraction within 100 to solve word problems involving lengths that are given in the same units e.g. by using drawings & equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem. (Georgia Math units & Standards Plus math book lessons 17-20)

Reading: Authors Point

Language: Roots
Writing: Opinion writing (brainstorm, rough draft, edit/revision & final draft. 5 paragraphs)

Science: Water Cycle

Social Studies: Fighting for a Cause? What makes a leader?

Leadership: Responsibility

Spelling Pattern: Prefixes re-, un- 

Spelling Words:

unhappy

retell

untangle

unkind

repaint

refill

unlike

remake

unpack

reread

unlock

replay

rewrite

overhead * challenge

read* review

happy*review

Homework~ 

*10 minutes of MobyMax math daily (40 minutes total due Friday)

*10 minutes of MobyMax language daily (40 minutes total due Friday)

* Reading comprehension summary journals. 5 sentences for each journal entry. 3 journal entries due Friday. I will be changing this assignment after we come back from Spring Break. Kiddos are more then welcome to type their responses & send them to my email (dpayne@inlandleaders.com) or make a copy and turn in Friday.

Field Trip~ There are still 2 kiddos that have not turned in their field trip forms. Our final numbers must be submitted to Legoland by this Tuesday. Any kiddo without a signed permission slip by Monday, March 14 will not be allowed to attend.

Because the field trip is so far away, we purposely planned it for a day in which there was no school the next day. You are more then welcome to stay and close the park. Those choosing to stay longer, must sign your kiddo out before the bus leaves at 2:30. 

I will have all names of those who would like to chaperone placed in a hat and the office staff will select 6 names. If your name is selected, I will return the check to you. 

Information~

In order to avoid any confusion and/or concerns about school issues please come directly to me. I want to make sure we are all on the same page.

Pennies 4 Peace ~

This is our last week to collect pennies/coins for our class community service project.  The kiddos are doing a fantastic job donating. Keep those pennies/change coming in.

Individual Community Service Project ~

Your kiddo might want to begin working on his/her community service project soon. May is just around the corner. 

Upcoming Dates

March 17~ End of our Community Service Class Project & Extended Day

March 18 ~ Report cards sent home & last day to purchase yearbooks & 2nd trimester award ceremony @ 8:15

March 21- April 1~ Spring Break! YIPPEE

April 4 ~ No School. Teacher work day :)

April 8 ~ Father Daughter Dance

April 14 ~ Talent Show Tryouts

April 21 ~ Legoland Field Trip & Spelling Bee

April 22 ~ No School

April 25 ~ Talent Show

April 28 ~ Extended Day

Thank you so much for your support!

March 7 ~ 11

What Are We Learning This Week?

Math: Measuring to determine how much longer one object is than another, & expressing the length difference in terms of a standard length unit. (Georgia Math units & Standards Plus math book lessons 13-16 )

Reading: Text images

Language: Context clues
Writing: Opinion writing (brainstorm, rough draft, edit/revision & final draft. 5 paragraphs)

Science: Water Cycle

Social Studies: Fighting for a Cause

Leadership: Responsibility

Spelling Pattern: Suffixes -ly, -ful words

Spelling Words:

helpful

sadly

hopeful

thankful

slowly

wishful

kindly

useful

safely

painful

mouthful

weakly

quickly

wonderful

jumped* review

saying*review

Homework~ 

*10 minutes of MobyMax math daily (40 minutes total due Friday)

*10 minutes of MobyMax language daily (40 minutes total due Friday)

* Reading comprehension summary journals. 5 sentences for each journal entry. 3 journal entries due Friday. Please have your kiddo edit their entries using CUPS (proper capitalization, word usage, punctuation, spelling and spacing). I will be changing this assignment after we come back from Spring Break.

School-wide Competition ~

I'm so proud of our kiddos for winning our school-wide competition for being present and on time to school. The journey began in October and we were the 1st to complete the task. We received our reward on Friday. WAY TO GO! Thank you for your support!

Conferences~ Optional

I'm looking forward to meeting with some of you on Tuesday, March 8 or Wednesday, March 9.  I will be sending home tests results, previous work & report cards on Friday, March 18 in an orange folder for those whom I don't meet with. 

Information~

In order to avoid any confusion and/or concerns about school issues please come directly to me. I want to make sure we are all on the same page.

STEM Study~

As a 2nd grade department we had to choose one team (Hill/Rigsby or Payne/Tiss) to volunteer to participate in the University of Redlands STEM study. Because of all the changes within my and Mrs. Tiss's class during the 1st trimester, our department decided to have the Hill/Rigsby team participate in the STEM study. 

Pennies 4 Peace ~

We have 2 more weeks to collect pennies/coins for our class community service project.  The kiddos are doing a fantastic job donating. Keep those pennies/change coming in.

Individual Community Service Project ~

Your kiddo might want to begin working on his/her community service project soon. May is just around the corner. 

Upcoming Dates

March 8 & 10 ~ Parent Teacher Conferences 

March 16~ Legoland permission slips due

March 17~ End of our Community Service Class Project & Extended Day

March 18 ~ Report cards sent home & last day to purchase yearbooks 

March 21- April 1~ Spring Break! YIPPEE

April 4 ~ No School. Teacher work day :)

April 8 ~ Father Daughter Dance

April 14 ~ Talent Show Tryouts

April 21 ~ Legoland Field Trip & Spelling Bee

April 22 ~ No School

April 25 ~ Talent Show

April 28 ~ Extended Day

Thank you so much for your support!