Spelling Dec. 5th

Pearl and Wagner is the story of the week.
Spelling words
Long e: ee, ea, y

1. read
2. feel
3. easy
4. deep
5. seat
6. party
7. wheel
8. leave
9. windy
10. sleep 
11. teeth
12. team
13. wreath
14. season
15. eagle

Week of Dec. 3rd

 Parents,
I can't believe December is here. I hope that all is well. We are reviewing Unit 2 in Reading. For this reason spelling will not come home until Thursday, Dec. 6th this week. Thank you for your support and working with me on the 5 day spelling. The test will be on Dec. 12th.

Math
 We are beginning our unit  on double digit subtraction mentally.
We will continiue will double digit addition.
Thank you for your support with money. They are doing a fabulous job.

Class Notes:
We are beginning our Christmas Around the World Unit. We will visit a different country daily. 
On Dec. 13th we will be walking to Mt. Jordan Middle School to watch the Nutcracker Ballet.
Permission slips will be sent home this week.

School ends on Dec. 19th for Holiday break. This will be an early day.

Thank you for all you do !
Mrs. Steiner

Dec. 12th

Dec. 12th   Test will be on December 18th.
Long O; oa, o , ow
story Dear Juno

1.	toad
2.	ago
3.	toast
4.	almost
5.	hold
6.	bowl
7.	hollow
8.	open
9.	throat
10.	show
11.	float
12.	slow
13.	most
14.	goat
15.	told

Spelling list 11/26

Spelling City

Night Before Thanksgiving!

Please Watch this video

Double digit Addition activities

Regrouping Mystery Game Addition with regrouping
Addition with regrouping
Addition
Adding 3 Numbers
Adding 2-digit numbers
Adding Three-Digit Numbers
Math Mayhem
+ and - Review
Subtracting With Regrouping
Subtracting Without Regrouping
Fact Monster

Money links

Piggy Bank
Buy It with the Little Farmer
Coin Values
US Mint
Counting Money
Counting Money
Matching
Pick A Coin
Concentration
How many cents?
Money Flashcards
Change It
Counting Change 1 
  Counting Change 2
Math with Money 1
Math with Money 2
Math with Money 3
Math with Money 4
Math with Money 5
Math with Money 6
Grandpa's Game
Cash Out
Cash Register
Farm Stand
$pending Money
Money Mania

Pixie Project

Here is a copy of our Abraham Lincoln timeline.

Spelling week 11/12

Spelling list for Nov. 12th.
Test will be Nov. 16th

1. Lunch
2. lunches
3. story
4. stories
5. tune
6. tunes
7. switch
8. switches
9. baby 
10. babies
11. note
12. notes

We have been practicing plurals in class.  Students are learning if a word ends in a ch,sh,s, x then they will add -es otherwise,  it ends in s.   If a word ends with a y then you change the y to an i and add -es.

Thanks for your help.


 Spelling city link. Practive for your test here.

Money! Money ! Money!

We have started our money unit in math.
Please work with you students on money identification.

Here is an example: Have your child start with the value of the first coin and count on. Sarah found these coins on the ground.      25cents       50 cents       55cents    56c       57cents     58 c What is the total amount?

A.

63¢

B.

58¢

C.

56¢

D.

28¢

November 2- November 8th

Big Idea/Big Question (This is the theme of our unit in class.)	Question of the Week (This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
Working Together:  How can we work together?	How can we work together to meet people’s needs?
Phonics Skills (These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)	Spelling Patterns and associated Words (These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
r-Controlled er, ir, ur	birth   curb   curl   dirt   her   nurse   person   purse   serve   skirt   turn   turtle
High Frequency Words (These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)	Story Words (These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
above   ago   enough   toward   whole   word	hurricanes   resources   scarce   scarcity   trade-off
Oral Vocabulary (Try using these words in your conversations at home.)	Handwriting Practice (Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
consumer(s)   decision(s)   extraordinary   fiber   lack   producer(s)   strand   typical	Jj,   Pp Letter Form

Spelling words 11/2/12  Test Thursday 11/8/12 Spelling activities  1.   curb
2.	purse
3.	curl
4.	dirt
5.	skirt
6.	turn
7.	serve
8.	birth
9.	person
10.	turtle
11.	nurse
12.	her

Spelling 10/24

 We have started a new unit on Working Together!

Here are the spelling words test will be Tuesday 10/30!

Week 2: Abraham Lincoln

1.	where's
2.	hadn't
3.	who's
4.	hasn't
5.	wouldn't
6.	he's
7.	I'll
8.	it's
9.	isn't
10.	I'm
11.	she's
12.	shouldn't
13.	wasn't
14.	didn't
15.	we'll

practice spelling words here

Big Idea/Big Question (This is the theme of our unit in class.)	Question of the Week (This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
Working Together:  How can we work together?	How has working together changed history?
Phonics Skills (These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)	Spelling Patterns and associated Words (These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Contractions	Contractions aren’t   can’t   didn’t   hadn’t   haven’t   he’s   I’ll   I’m   isn’t   it’s   she’s   who’s
High Frequency Words (These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)	Story Words (These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
certainly   either   great   laugh   second   worst   you’re	fault   honest   lawyer   noticed
Oral Vocabulary (Try using these words in your conversations at home.)	Handwriting Practice (Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
aloft   architect   ingenious   identify   participate   scour   significant   tinker	Nn, Mm

TEST: TUESDAY, October 17th

This week is a review week. We are in week 6.
The spelling words are:

Act

Stretch

Plan

Space

Tree

Wind

Gray

Dump

Seems

Wipes

Pinch

 Halloween

We are reviewing concepts taught over the last 5 week.

Who will it be.......

Vote for president

Unit 1 week 5 Test will be on Tuesday October 8th

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Second Grade Weekly Study Skills

Unit 1, Week 5 (The Strongest One)

Below are the skills and vocabulary we will be working on for the next 5 days.  (*Please note: our literacy lessons are based on 5-day plans that may or may not align with a M-F schedule. In an effort to teach the entire grade level core, we will send home the “weekly study skills” on the day that we begin a new 5-day instructional sequence.)  You can support your child’s literacy skills by reviewing, discussing, and practicing the skills and concepts below:

Big Idea/Big Question (This is the theme of our unit in class.)	Question of the Week (This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
Exploration:  What can we learn from exploring new places and things?	How does exploration help us find answers?
Phonics Skills (These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)	Spelling Patterns and associated Words (These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Consonant digraphs	Consonant digraphs: bunch   chase   itch   math   patch   shape   that   them   whale   what   when   wish
High Frequency Words (These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)	Story Words (These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
gone   learn   often   pieces   though   together   very	dangerous   gnaws   narrator   relatives
Oral Vocabulary (Try using these words in your conversations at home.)	Handwriting Practice (Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
delicate   exhibit   genius   inquire   resist   satisfaction   stun   sturdy	Tt, Hh, Kk Word spacing

9/24 spelling

A Walk in the Desert Spelling Words

1. talked                9. hugged

2. talking              10. hugging

3. dropped             11. smiled

4. dropping            12. smiling

5. excited             13. dragging

6. exciting            14. amazed

7. lifted                15. danced

8. lifting

Unit 1 Week 4

September 24th

Second Grade Weekly Study Skills

Unit 1, Week 4 (A Walk in the Desert)

Below are the skills and vocabulary we will be working on for the next 5 days.  (*Please note: our literacy lessons are based on 5-day plans that may or may not align with a M-F schedule. In an effort to teach the entire grade level core, we will send home the “weekly study skills” on the day that we begin a new 5-day instructional sequence.)  You can support your child’s literacy skills by reviewing, discussing, and practicing the skills and concepts below:

Big Idea/Big Question (This is the theme of our unit in class.)	Question of the Week (This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
Exploration:  What can we learn from exploring new places and things?	What can we learn by exploring the desert?
Phonics Skills (These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)	Spelling Patterns and associated Words (These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Base Words and Endings –s, -ed,    -ing	Base Words and Endings –s, -ed,    -ing dropped   dropping   excited   exciting   hugged   hugging   lifted   lifting   smiled   smiling   talked   talking
High Frequency Words (These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)	Story Words (These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
animals   early   eyes   full   warm   water	cactus   climate   coyote   desert   harsh
Oral Vocabulary (Try using these words in your conversations at home.)	Handwriting Practice (Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
arid   dunes   extinct   forbidding   haven   landform   ledge   precipitation	Ff, Bb, Ll