ONE TEAM....ONE VISION...ONE GOAL...
BUILDING CHAMPIONS!
Ms. Outlaw's 2nd Grade Champions!
Room 153
QUICK NEWS/INFO:
9/13 Progress Reports
9/20 Early Release 1:15
Parent- Teacher Conferences (Coming Soon)
Every Friday- JEANS and JERSEYS/TEAM/SCHOOL SHIRTS!
CLASSROOM INFO/EXPECTATIONS:
Welcome to Our Classroom!
We have set extremely high goals individually and as a class. We strive to meet school-wide R.O.A.R. expectations with a focus on being RESPECTFUL and RESPONSIBLE...and ALWAYS KIND.
One of my many goals this year is to help students achieve understanding of their academic and behavioral progress and help foster a strong desire to succeed while making learning FUN!
-Daily Folders have been provided and are expected to return to school each day. Any homework, behavior charts, letters, notes, and other information will be sent home in this folder.
HOMEWORK:
Math Homework will be 2-4 times weekly. Please see folder nightly and communicate with your child. They are given specific homework directions daily.
SPELLING/VOCABULARY HOMEWORK: STUDENTS WILL CHOOSE 3 ACTIVITIES BELOW TO COMPLETE MON, TUES, and WED NIGHT (On Thursday all students should have someone give a practice test over ALL WORDS--Assessments on Fridays)
3x each – write words three times each (spelling/vocab)
Rainbow Write- use a different color with each letter (s)
Doodle - bubble letters, dots on letters, artsy letters (s)
Creative Sentences- Write a juicy, big sentence including each word (s/v)
Hidden Words- draw a picture and hide your words all around it (s/v)
Practice Test- Thursday night- Review for Friday Assessments
CURRICULUM:
Reading Unit 1Theme:
Kindness
This Week’s Story: The Elves and the Shoemaker
We will focus on:
Long Vowels
Rhyming words
ABC Order
Nouns- common/proper
Verbs- action/linking/helping
Writing a List/journal
Fairytales
Character Word of the Month:
SELF-CONTROL
THIS WEEK'S
SPELLING WORDS
1. label
2. vine
3. bonus
4. wild
5. gate
6. huge
7. zero
8. made
9. spoke
10. use
-TEST ON FRIDAY!-
VOCABULARY WORDS
leather- material made from animal skin
shoemaker- someone who makes shoes
flash- an instant, fast
elves- a type of fairy
finest- nicest, best
Educational Resources/Websites:
ClassDojo
StarFall
ABCYA
PBSKIDS
SheppardSoftware
Kids.NationalGeographic.com
Scootpad
Factmonster
ReadingRockets
Brainscape
IXL
StorylineOnline.net
FunBrain
www.nasa.gov/kidsclub
ABCMOUSE
BrainPop
Scholastic.com/Kids
Seussville
Kidsbiology.com
Flocabulary
GONOODLE