Ms. Scott's Second Grade

Merry Christmas!  I hope you are enjoying this special time of year!

Here is what we have been working on:

Reading:  Our focus is on non-fiction right now.

Writing and Social Studies:  We are reading and writing about non-fiction as we study the History of Hudsonville.

Math:  We are in the process of taking the Unit 2 test.  There are many sections.  After that, we will study measurement and shapes.

Here is our Specials Schedule:

December 6 – 9:

Monday               PE

Tuesday              Music

Wednesday        Art  (and ipads)

Thursday           PE  (and Library)

Friday                 Music

December 12 – 16:

Monday              Art  (and computers)

Tuesday             PE

Wednesday       Music (and ipads)

Thursday          Art  (and Library)

Friday               PE

December 19 – 21:

Monday             Music  (and computers)

Tuesday             Art

Wednesday       PE

Some important stuff:

December 6:  Christmas program

December 7:  Santa’s Secret Shop

December 16:  Popcorn Friday

December 21:  Christmas Party!

Class V.I.P.:

Kailen McMann was our V.I.P. two weeks ago.  Her favorite color is blue.  Mint chocolate chip is her favorite ice cream flavor.  Her favorite restaurant is Red Robin.  Gymnastics is her favorite sport.  She has 4 people in her family.  They have a pet cat at home.  Her favorite family vacation is going to Florida.  She loves to play outside with friends.  She loves to play games with her family.  Christmas is her favorite holiday.  If she was the President of the United States, her new rule would be:  Helicopters will be able to land on houses and they will only cost one penny.

Class V.I.P.:

Bethany Karel was our V.I.P. last week.  Her favorite color is blue-green.  Her favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate.  Her favorite restaurant is Chinese Buffet.  Her favorite sports are soccer, hockey, and basketball.  There are 8 people in her family.  They have a cat and kittens at their house.  Her favorite family vacation is going to Kentucky.  She likes to play tag with friends.  She likes to have “Share time” with her family.  Her favorite holiday is Christmas.  If she was the President of the United States, her new rule would be:  Everyone would have to ride a horse or  dolphin.

Class V.I.P.:

Ryley Lovell is our V.I.P. this week.  His favorite color is red. His favorite flavor of ice cream is mint chocolate chip.  His favorite restaurant is Mr. Burger.  Football is his favorite sport.  There are 8 people in his family.  He has two pet dogs.  His favorite family vacation was going to Hawaii.  He likes to play football with his friends.  He loves to spend time with his family.  His favorite board game is Trouble.  Christmas is his favorite holiday.  If he was the President of the United States, his new rule would be:  Everybody has to eat ice cream all year!

Joke of the day:  What is the best thing to give your parents for Christmas?

Welcome back!

Here’s what we have been doing:

Math:  We continue to work on word problems.  We are starting to learn 2 digit addition using “new groups above”.

Reading:  We are still having fun with Super Switch.

Writing:  We continue with small moments.

Our Special Schedule for the next two weeks:

November 14 – 18

Monday:         PE   (and computers)

Tuesday:         Music

Wednesday:    Art    (and ipads)

Thursday:       PE    (and Library)

Friday:            Music

November 20 – 21:

Monday:        Art    (and computers)

Tuesday:       PE

Our V.I.P. last week was Drew Hower!  His favorite color is red.  His favorite ice cream flavor is vanilla.  His favorite restaurant is Outback Steakhouse.  Football is his favorite sport.  Winter is his favorite season.  He has 6 people in his family.  They have one dog.  He likes to go on a cruise with his family. His favorite thing to do with friends in to jump on a tramp.  His favorite holiday is Christmas.  If he was the President of the United States, his new rule would be:  If anyone needed therapy, they would have to try Mary Free Bed first!  (I wonder where that idea came from? – teehee)

This past week, Daniel Stack as been our V.I.P.  Daniel loves to read Junie B. Jones books. His favorite color is blue.  His favorite ice cream flavor is vanilla.  His favorite sport is tennis.  He has 4 people in his family. His favorite thing to do with his family is go to fun places.  His favorite thing to do with friends is to play lava tag.  His favorite holiday is Christmas.  His favorite restaurant is Olive Garden.  If he was the President of the United States, his new rule would be:  Everybody has to eat candy!

JOKE OF THE DAY:  Why did the student eat the dollar bill?

Happy Halloween!

Here’s what we have been working on:

Math:  We finished up Unit 1.  There were a lot of word problems in Unit 1!  We are now moving into Unit 2 where we will be working on place value and making “quick draws” of hundreds, tens and ones.

Writing:  We continue to work on small moments.

Reading:  We are having a lot of fun going to our “super switch” groups.  Of course, our focus is on reading strategies.

Science:  We are finishing up with our study of Landforms.

Spelling:  Due to the Halloween Party and Early Release on Friday, we will NOT be getting new words next week nor will their be a test on Friday.

Halloween!  Yes, our party is on Monday, October 31.  I know there are some questions about costumes.  If their costume is the kind that they can wear all day – then go ahead.  However, if they need to change into something, or put some things on, students will be able to go to the bathroom ahead of time to get ready.  I hope this helps.

SPECIALS SCHEDULE FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS:

(Oct. 31 – Nov. 4)

Monday:   Art  (and computers)

Tuesday:   PE

Wednesday:  Music  (and ipads)

Thursday:  Art  (and Library)

Friday:  PE

(Nov. 7 – 11)

Monday:  Music  (and computers)

Tuesday:  Art

Wednesday:  PE  (and ipads)

Thursday:  Music  (and Library)

Friday:  Art

Upcoming Events:

Oct. 31:  Halloween Party from 10:30 – 11:30   (Parade will be at 1:00)

Nov. 4:  Early dismiss

Nov. 7, 9, 10:  Conferences

Nov. 10:  Buy books at the Book Fair!

Our V.I.P. last week was Kaiden Chase!  His favorite color is blue.  His favorite food is spaghetti.  His favorite ice cream flavor is mint chocolate chip.  He has 4 people in his family.  They have a dog and a cat.  His favorite sport is soccer.  His favorite restaurant is Vitale’s. He likes to play soccer with his friends.  He likes to watch movies with his family.  If he was the President of the United States, his new rule would be:  Everybody has to play soccer!

JOKE OF THE DAY:   Why did the computer have so many dents?

Welcome back to another edition of our classroom blog!

Here’s what we’ve been working on:

Reading:  We’ve been reading about popcorn and learning about compound words and vocabulary.  Next week we will begin our Super Switch where our second graders will be traveling to other rooms with their group and working on different reading activities.  This will be for 30 minutes every day.

Math:  One and two step word problems will be our focus for awhile.  We will be working on fact fluency all year.

Writing:  We continue to work on small moments.

Social Studies/Science:  We are finishing up learning about Communities.  Next week we will begin to  study Landforms.  Be watching for a note asking for your help to make clay for your second grader. We will use this clay to make a landform relief project.  Also, your second grader will need to bring in a shoe box top to make our project. Shoe box tops will need to be here by Thursday, October 27. I’d like to say THANKS in advance for helping with this project.

Special Schedule for the next two weeks:

(Oct. 17 – 21)

Monday:  Music

Tuesday:  Art

Wednesday:  PE

Thursday:  Music

Friday:  Art

(Oct. 24 -28)

Monday:  PE

Tuesday:  Music

Wednesday:  Art

Thursday:  PE

Friday:  Music

Upcoming Events:

* October 21:  Walk-a-thon

* October 31:  Halloween Party!  (I’ll have to get back to you with a time.)

Things to be aware of:

* FYI:  We have a new afternoon recess time.  We go to recess from 1:45 – 2:05.

* If you will be coming to school for a party this year, remember to make sure you have done the procedure for a background check.  They check at the door when you come in.  If you need more information, don’t be afraid to contact the office.

Our V.I.P.’s:

Grace VanKoevering was our V.I.P. last week.  She has 6 people in her family.  Her favorite color is blue.  Her favorite food is spaghetti.  Her favorite restaurant is Red Robin. Soccer is her favorite sport. She likes to have sleep overs with her friends.  She likes to go to Splash Pads with her family.  Her favorite animals are dogs and cats.  Her favorite ice cream flavor is mint chip.  If she was the President of the United States, her new rule would be:  Anyone going into second grade MUST be in Ms Scott’s class!

Shaun Bruinsma is our V.I.P. this week.  His favorite color is blue.  He has 6 people in his family.  His favorite food is mac and cheese.  His favorite restaurant is Texas Roadhouse.  Football is his favorite sport.  He likes to play in his backyard with his friends.  He likes to go out to eat with his family.  His favorite animal is a snake.  His favorite ice cream flavor is vanilla.  If he was the President of the United States, his new rule would be:  Alward can have a pool – one for every classroom!

Joke of the day:  Why do soccer players do well in school?

Welcome back!

It is great to be settled in and working hard!

Here are some things we’ve been working on:

Reading:  We have been doing an author study on Dav Pilkey.  His books are very funny and his illustrations are great.

Math:  We will be working on word problems for a long time.  We also will be working on fact fluency for addition and subtraction.  We will be working on this all year.  We take our “mad minute” tests on Fridays.  The goal is to get 30 problems done in one minute by the end of the year.  I will send the tests home so you can monitor their progress.

Writing:  We continue to work on small moments.  Next week we will be working on making story maps to help us write our stories.

Social Studies:  “Communities” will be our focus for another week.  We have discussed “urban” communities so far.  Next we will study “suburban” and “rural” communities.

Spelling:  We will begin our spelling on Monday, October 3.  Words that students will be expected to know how to spell will go home on Monday.  The tests will always be on Friday.  Our first word list will concentrate on the short vowel sounds.

Things you might want to know:

*  Please remember that Library is always on Thursday.  Students may bring their books back any time, but, please help your second grader to remember the books on Thursday.  If they want to keep a book for another week, all they need to do is bring it back and Mrs. Fellows will simply check it out again for them.  Thanks for your help!

* Early Release will be on Friday, October 14.

* Walk-a-thon is on Friday, October 21.

Specials schedule for the next two weeks:

October 3 – 7                                                            October 10 – 14

Monday:   PE and Computers                         Monday:    Art  and  Computers

Tuesday:  Music                                                  Tuesday:   PE

Wednesday:    Art and ipads                             Wednesday:   Music  and  ipads

Thursday:   PE  and  Library                             Thursday:   Art  and  Library

Friday:   Music                                                     Friday:   PE

Our Very Important Student (the V.I.P.) this week was Brayden VerStrate!  His favorite color is green.  His favorite restaurant is Sara’s Pizza.  When he grows up, he wants to be a professional fisherman.  He has 4 people in his family.  His favorite vacation is going to Yogi Bear campsite.  His favorite season is winter.  His favorite food is steak.  In his spare time he likes to go fishing.  If he was the President of the United States, his new rule would be:  Everyone must eat at Sara’s Pizza!

Joke of the day:   What do you call a student with a dictionary in his pocket?

Welcome to our classroom blog!  I hope to publish every other week, which means that our next post will probably be Friday, September 30.  Because of the busyness of this week, the information will be short and sweet.  I hope to be more informational on the next blog.  Thanks for understanding.

SPECIALS SCHEDULE FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS:

Monday:  ART     &  Computers

Tuesday:  PE

Wednesday:  MUSIC   &  ipads

Thursday:  ART   &  Library

Friday:  PE

Monday:  MUSIC    &  Computers

Tuesday:  ART

Wednesday:  PE       &  ipads

Thursday:  MUSIC       &  Library

Friday:  ART

JOKE OF THE DAY:  What kind of band doesn’t make music?

*JUST A REMINDER:  If your second grader is going to go home a different way than usual, please send a note or email to let me know.  Thanks a bunch!