Group 2: Take Home Folders

Hi Parents,

Please see the work papers that your child has completed to bring home. We have reviewed them and these papers can now stay at home!

Please check this folder daily to see some of the work that we have done and keep them for your records!!!

Thank you,
LouAnn:)

Group 2: September 28 - Homework Schedule

Tuesday 9/29/09

• Morning Work: Please complete pages 8 and 9 in your "grammar packet" if you did not finish in class.
• Reading: 20 minutes and journal entries
• Worldly Wise Book C: Complete page 58 in WW book AND flashcards need to be complete (accurate spelling and definition on reverse side).
• Vocabulary Book (Grace, Joe, Zoe): Pages 8 & 9 AND flashcards need to be complete (accurate spelling and definitions on reverse side).
• Geography: Complete a mappping exercise- Hannah's New House. Please complete questions 1 - 9.

Wednesday 9/30/09

• Reading: 20 minutes and journal entries
• Wordly Wise Book C: Complete page 59
• "Grammar Packet": if you did not finsih in class please attempt to work on as many pages as possible to reach page 9

Thursday 10/1/09

• Reading: 20 minute/journal entries
• Wordly Wise: spelling/defintion pre-test

Friday 10/2/09

• Reading: 20 minutes/journal entries
• Wordly Wise: spelling/definition test
• Reading Comprehension: Please see Assignment Notebook for your individual pages in the Reading Comprehension Book that need to be completed (it will be the next story and questions). Some may have already completed this assignment in class.

Math: Gold Book- October 1

• 30 minutes (see individual goal written in math book)
• H/W problems must be done in Graph Notebook- answers only on worksheet and math book!
• Please use format that we have discussed in class: Divide the graph page in 2 columns (work and answer), place the date and page number at the top of the page and indicate the problem number that you are working on.
• Please study and review if you are taking a Unit Review tomorrow. We need to achieve an 80% or above.

Math: Gold Book Students

Homework due on Monday-September 28:

• Complete the "Cumulative Review Worksheet"- page 40.
• If 30 minutes is not met after you have completed the worksheet, please meet the 30 minute requirement and work in your math book.
• If time allows and you are ambitious, please review multiplication flashcards:)
• All work must be placed in your graph notebook to receive credit (please use the format that we have outlined in class: divide the page into 2 columns (a work column and an answer column), place the date and page number at the top and number the problem that you are working on.
• Students who took a Unit Review will re-do their math problems on Monday.

I was hoping to meet all of the Gold Book parents at the Back-to-School Parents Night. Since I did not get the pleasure to see all of you, I will send home my "information handout" with your son on Monday.

Have a great weekend!

LouAnn

Week of September 28, 2009- Happy Yom Kippur!

Group 2 had a very productive week!

Please check the assignment notebook for upcoming assignments. As we discussed at Back-to-School Night, the assignment notebooks have beeen working well to provide you with accurate assignment information.

The blog will provide you with an overview of this past week's progress and highlights of the upcoming week. If there is any confusion or concerns, please e-mail or contact me via my cell. The students have been very good in completing assignments and producing quality work.

It was a pleasure meeting with you at Back-to-School Night and discussing your child's curriculum, homework, grading, schedule and miscellaneous items.

We successfully completed the following:

• Science: Created a "Dog Life Cycle" Journal for science to record observations, measurements and behavior as we met with "Brody", a 16 week old King Charles Spaniel. Students observed Brody as he played with them in the playground, weighed him on a scale, measured his body length and ear length. We plan to meet with Brody every 2 weeks to observe his physical and behavioral changes as he transitions from puppy to adulthood through his life cycle.


• Reading/Writing: Added additional books to our Reading Logs, produced more advanced book reports to improve our writing and wrote interesting entries in our Reading Journals.


• Grammar: Learned the importance of capitalization and punctuation in our writing.


• Geography: Since we had such beautiful weather and we are studying mapping skills, we gathered our clipboards and wandered the grounds to develop a "Clark School Campus" Map. We also gathered items related to Fall and wrote about signs of Fall. We worked in our Geography books and identified the home continent for specific animals i.e. the platypus, the Koala bear, the kangaroo.


• Letter Writing: We wrote letters to Brody and his owner to thank them for their visit and comment on our thoughts about Brody. We utilized proper letter writng format and the final product was very professional!


• Reading Comprehension: We moved along in our reading comp books and completed another lesson.


• Social Studies: A Community and its components were discussed.


• Historical Figures: We read "Benjamin Franklin and the Magic Squares" and learned amazing facts about Ben Franklin! (Please ask your children about his many inventions!)We completed a biographical summary on Ben and will complets an educational kite on Monday.

Some highlights for this upcoming week:

• A Group Reading on Flat Stanley and writing project- instructions to follow!


• A science lesson on Owls (to follow through with our summer reading of "Hoot") and a take home activity to extend the lesson.


• To combine a Social Studies and Historic Figures lesson, a very special visitor, 1st Lieutenant Enrico Piatelli from the U.S. Army, will speak with the students on "how people make a difference" in our community and how the armed services help and protect not only our community but our country.
  

If possible, a few "wish list" items that would be greatly appreciated:

• A 1" -2" 3 ring soft-binder to create a historical figures journal
• 4" x 6" colored flash cards for spelling
• A copy of the books: Flat Stanley and Charlotte's Web

Also, thank you very much for sending in sturdy "pencil boxes" for writing supplies, a water bottle for our thirsty learners and napkins with lunch!

Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

Have a great week-

LouAnn

Week of September 21- Happy Fall!

We had a very successful week and we are taking off!

Please check the assignment notebook for upcoming assignments. Assignments are written in on the day that they are due. The students have been very diligent in completing the notebook and hopefully the assignments are clear.

This week flew by!

We successfully accomplished the following:

• Presented the paper bag book reports for summer reading. (Outstanding job!)


• Created a Reading Log.


• Started writing in our Reading Journals (very good writing and summaries).


• Progressed in our independent reading books (some students finished their 1st book and started working on a new book report!)


• Excelled on our 1st geography quiz on the 7 continents, 4 oceans and parts of a map.


• Excelled on our 1st science quiz on vertebrates.


• Visited our spelling/vocabulary words and made flashcards.


• Worked in our reading comprehension and handwriting books.


• Reviewed punctuation.

I look forward to seeing you at the Back-to-School Information Night on Tuesday- September 22 at 6:15PM.

Have a great week!

Week of September 14- Down to Business!

The Fun Has Just Begun!
This Week we will explore interesting places in our country as we master mapping skills in geography class. Our community will be explored in Social Studies, heroes will be met in our Historical Figures class, Wordly Wise/Spelling words will be introduced and handwriting will be improved as we practice in our handwriting books and daily writing. Animal Science will continue as we discusse vertebrates and their different categories.
We look forward to a quiz in both science and Wordly Wise this week.

I will communicate weekly to keep you informed on assignments and progress.
At Parents' Information Night (September 22, 2009), additional information will be provided and any of your questions and concerns will be adddressed.

I look forward to seeing you at the Family Picnic this Sunday!
Warmest regards,
LouAnn

Week One- A Success!

Group One experienced a very successsful week.
What great students!
They are very bright, enthusiastic, positive, eager to learn and respectful.

We discussed class rules, behavior and manners. A job chart was created and classroom responsibilities were assigned. The students decided that they did not like "homework" and wanted to rename it "Fun Work". As a result, our "Take Home" folders are labeled as "Fun Work" folders.

The students experienced an introduction to reading, writing, math, science, art, spanish, music and martial arts.

We started an "All About Me" project for their portfolios, wrote acrostic poems, wrote a book report on summer reading in the form of a paper bag report and created an Animal Science journal. We also welcomed Zoe Blazzard's new baby brother, Aubrey. Congratulations!