Week 36

Wow! Can you believe that there are only 3 weeks left?! We are in the home stretch!

I want to say a big thank you for all the little treats this past week! Ms. Carnahan and I really appreciated them. :)

A second thank you to all the moms who came on Friday. It meant a lot to our second graders to have you there.

Third, congrats to all of our scholars in 2A for a successful DIBELS test! Everyone did their best reading on this test, and I am very proud of them. We have another big week coming up - In math we will be reviewing all week long, and on Friday, we will take our Singapore end of year math test! Please make sure your child gets plenty of sleep Thursday night and has a hearty breakfast on Friday, as we will take this test early in the morning. Here is what's on the agenda for the rest of our subjects:

Literature: We are nearing the end of Little House in the Big Woods - we will be reading chapters 12 and 13 this week and continuing work on our foldables. Please continue reading from your classic book at home and plan to report to the class next week - if you cannot finish the book, be prepared to just talk about the parts that you did read. :)

Spalding: 32 words this week - Spelling Test on Friday! 

Monday: either, effort, due, dew, include, allow, position, ledge, claim, primary, result
Tuesday: appoint, information, whom, who, arrest, themselves, self, calves, calf, halves, half
Wednesday: special, specific, present (noun), present (verb), action, act, justice, just, gentleman, gentle

Writing/Grammar: narration and dictation exercises from Peter Pan. We will work on a pre-writing map and rough draft for a letter to the future second graders.

Math: Math facts and review all week - Singapore end of year test on Friday!

History: We are finishing up our Immigration and Citizenship unit and will test on Friday. I know Friday is a big day already, so this will be a mini test. Study guides will go home Monday and we will review in class on Wednesday. We also have a fun "melting pot" activity on Wednesday that requires a small homework assignment. Please bring in a small piece of chocolate to be melted - this can be milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate...as long as it can be melted down. :)

Science: We are continuing on in our biography unit and are learning about Daniel Hale Williams this week. He was one of the first doctors to perform open heart surgery in the United States.

Poem: Harriet Tubman - last stanza! We will recite next week!

Miscellaneous: Healthy Snack Day is on Thursday - please pack a fruit or vegetable! I would also like to have a Flashlight Friday this Friday to relax and celebrate after our tests are done. Feel free to bring in a pillow, flashlight, and favorite book to read!

Thank you! Happy Mother's Day! Enjoy your Sunday!