October 24-28

Hello, everyone. I hope you are all doing well. Just a quick update about our awesome second grade; we just started our new math unit, which will focus on time and temperature. We are learning how to read a clock to the five-minute increments. Any practice your child could get at home would be very helpful! This is a new concept for almost everyone, and it can be frustrating.

We're still moving right along with our Saxon Phonics, and appreciate your diligence in helping with homework every night.

Our rocket math (math facts) program is going pretty well. These are the half-sheet of papers that go home for homework most nights. Occassionaly I will have a meeting during our prep-time, or a parent volunteer is unable to come, so they don't get corrected in time to go home at night. But most of the time they should be finishing these papers and bringing them back the next day in their homework folder.

I want to thank all of the parents who come in and volunteer their time. I really couldn't do it without all of you! THANKS!

Thanks for all you do to help your child succeed in school! I have the best parents and the best kids!

Here are our spelling words for the week:
1. drum
2. west
3. shift
4. left
5.  dust.
6.  past
7.  flag
8.  thick
9.  ranch
10. slumber
11. camp
12.  lid
13.  must
14.  ox
15.  slept
16. bird
17. third
18. dirt
19. girl
20. shirt

Challenge list (for those students who got 100% on the pre-test)
1. consumers
2. decisions
3.  producers
4.  fiber
5.  strand
6.  extraordinary
7.  lack
8.  typical
9.  scarcity
10. prices
11. orange

Spelling Words October 10-14

I apologize that I'm getting these posted so late, but here is the regular spelling list as well as the challenge list for this week. If your child got 100% on their pre-test, they will study the challenge list. Everyone will take the regular spelling test too, so I sent home copies of  the challenge words as well as the regular words this week.

We will have our first Reading Counts Assembly tomorrow at 2:15. Students will receive a certificate when they earn 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, and 1000 points in the Reading Counts program. If you can make it to the assemblies, your kids would love to see you!

Spelling list 6
1.   cash
2.   shelf
3.   shut
4.   pinch
5.   chick
6.   math
7.   fifth
8.   this
9.   stack
10.  smack
11.  upset
12.  until
13.  index
14.  contest
15.  cactus
16.  vest
17.  twin
18.  trot
19.  stump
20.  print

Challenge list 6
1.   identify
2.   participate
3.   significant
4.   scour
5.    ingenious
6.   aloft
7.   architect
8.   tinker
9.   narrative
10.  history
bonus
11.  biography