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Second Grade News! January 5-9, 2015

Reading, Vocabulary, and Spelling Tests: Friday, January 9

Announcements: For computer practice with vocabulary and spelling words, go to our class website (www.mrssummerlin.weebly.com) to the “Homework” tab. There will be a link to a Spelling City page where your child can practice these words! January 6 – Students return to school (I hope you had a wonderful break!) January 9 – Report cards go home (Parents, you may keep the report card, but please sign and return the outer report card cover.) Reading Story and

Skills:

Story: A Froggy Fable by: John Lechner

Phonics/Fluency: final syllable -le

Text Based Comprehension: draw conclusions, background knowledge

Language: adjectives and our senses

Writing: friendly letter

Vocabulary Words: clearing – piece of land that has no trees crashed – fell with a loud smashing noise perfect – as good as is possible pond – water with land all around it; a small lake spilling – scattering everywhere splashing – making water scatter and fall in drops traveled – went from one place to another

Amazing Words: preserve – to keep something safe from harm so it won’t be ruined valuable – worth something or is important to you concentration – thinking hard about one thing without being distracted by other things homeland – the country where you were born or where you live represent – to stand for tough- very difficult frown – to wrinkle your forehead when you are worried or angry patient- to be able to wait for something to happen without complaining or getting upset

High-Frequency Words: (From this point forward in the school year, the vocabulary words will be the “high-frequency words,” as well, so these will definitely be important to study.)

Math: Addition Number Strings, Missing Addends, Skip Counting by 2s, 5s, & 10s, Coin Equivalencies, Tally Marks, Grouping by 10s Monday – No homework – NO SCHOOL Tuesday – Saxon Sheets 73B/Inv., Unit 4, page 2 Wednesday – Saxon Sheets 74B Thursday – Saxon Sheets 75B

Science: Living Organisms (AMSTI) The students will:

identify the relationship of structure to function in plants, including roots, stems, leaves, and flowers. identify characteristics of animals, including behavior, size, and body covering.

www.brainpopjr.com Username: vernerschool Password: verner

Spelling Words: 1. ankle 2. title 3. apple 4. cable 5. purple

6. able 7. bugle 8. bundle 9. bubble 10. giggle

11. sparkle 12. tickle 13. you’re 14. only