This week is our School Spirit Week:
Monday is Sport’s
day- dress in sports items/gear of your favorite team
Tuesday is Wacky Tacky Tuesday- dress in
mismatched colors and fun clothing
Wednesday is Dress like a Very Important Person-(example, grown-up appropriate or
dressier items.
Thursday is Healthy Food
Day- dress up in your favorite food colors.
Friday is Stuffed Animal Day- Dress with animal patterns/designs and/or
bring in
a small stuffed animal.
The
students are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to donate to St.
Anne’s Food Pantry on Thursday. On Friday they are encouraged to bring in a
item for the Worcester Animal Rescue League on Friday. Suggestions include: cat
food, dog food, pet toys, collars, leashes, small litter boxes, old
blankets/towels.
Homework: The math packet is due on Friday. It is a different
format than previous weeks. It is a review of fractions. The Spring Street
School Reading Incentive Clocks are due on Friday. We will not be
completing our classroom reading log while we are doing the reading incentive.
Check in with your child’s clocks to make sure it is being recorded accurately. This is our last
week of the reading incentive contest.
Language Arts: We will continue working with long I including igh words this week in
our word work. We will be working on retelling the main idea in nonfiction
articles. We will
read Marlene,
Marlene the Queen of Mean. In
writing we are working on personal narratives. The students finished their
entertaining beginning and setting of their ouch story. We are working on some
main event lesson. We reviewed including TOADs into our story. This means elaborate the story using Thoughts, Observations, Actions, Dialogue and Sounds. We have talked
about slowing the story down and explaining with details what happened in that
moment where the ouch happens. We have an All School Meeting on Friday. We will
be discussing Marlene, Marlene Queen of Mean.
Author Visit: Local author April Jones Prince will visit with the
second graders on Friday. You can find her website here: http://www.apriljonesprince.com
Mathematics: We will be finishing up chapter 12 on Fractions this week.
The children have really enjoyed learning about fractions. We will work more on
adding and subtracting like fractions. Our test will most likely be on Wednesday. Try to
finish the homework packet for Wednesday or at least review it with your child
by then.
Ways you can help at home: Talk about what you
think the most important event is in a fiction book you are reading with your
child. We will
read Marlene, Marlene Queen of Mean later in the week. Ask your child how
everyone felt about Marlene and what caused Marlene to change. Have your child
practice telling his/her ouch story using TOADS. Practice telling stories using
TOADS and descriptive words. Talk
about
fractions with your child. Have them explain what they have learned about them.
Have your child read aloud to you and encourage him/her to use expression.
Writing Journals: Please enjoy your child’s journal and make sure it comes
back for Tuesday.
I talked with the students about using
descriptive words (adjectives) in their writing today. See if your child could
do this.
Sign and return your child’s Friday Reflection
