Spelling Words Week May 11
action
nation
station
lotion
potion
motion
fiction
question
solution
protection
direction
friction
vacation
addition
fraction
subtraction
friction
*motivation
* correction
Me in a nutshell:
My name is Arden Prucha and I will be teaching 2nd grade at J.A. Hargrave in the 2008-2009 school year. I graduated in the spring of 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education -Magna Cum Laude! I have taught 3rd grade for the past two years at Hargrave and am excited to teach a new grade! When I was younger I realized how much I loved children and my childhood friends would tell you I was a teacher then; always bossing the younger ones around. I had another passion when I was young that has been hidden until recently and that is photography. I love being able to capture blessed and pertinent moments in other's lives. It is my gift that I use to tell stories through art by capturing hearts onto a piece of glossy or matte paper. I am a mother to a beautiful and kind soul. His name is Pierson and he will be five in November. His gifts are compassion and unconditional love that he gives generously to all he comes in contact with. I would say that I am doing everything I ever dreamed of as a child: teaching, photography, and motherhood. I am a very lucky and blessed young woman.
A few cool things about my job are:
2. I am so fortunate to work with the best sister and "Teacher of the Year," Nicole Tomme.
3. Our day flies by because we have so much fun in the classroom - I truly feel that being called "weird" is an honor and I use that as a key teaching tool in our classroom.
4. My school has an amazing staff who is supportive, funny, and friendly.
5. I learn just as much as my students learn, if not more, each day.
5/8/09
Spelling 34
April and May 2009
While reading Space Dreams we made our own astronauts while including character analysis sentences in their tummys. I love incorporating Art with learning.
This was our very own "baby chick" to celebrate spring and Easter. They had to name it and write a story about their own pet chick. The wings are their hands.
We have been learning about life cycles in science. Here is their recreation of the frog's life cycle.
Parts of a flower - with painted tissue paper and glue (just like Eric Carle: http://www.eric-carle.com/home.html)
This was our very own "baby chick" to celebrate spring and Easter. They had to name it and write a story about their own pet chick. The wings are their hands.
We have been learning about life cycles in science. Here is their recreation of the frog's life cycle.Parts of a flower - with painted tissue paper and glue (just like Eric Carle: http://www.eric-carle.com/home.html)4/17/09
Spelling Week 31
Spelling List 29
1. neighbor Challenge Words
2. reindeer
3. sleigh 1. Penguins
4. veil 2. eucalyptus
5. weigh
6. weight
7. grow
8. move
9. near
10. really
11. mostly
12. jellyfish
13. octopus
14. poison
15. rescue
16. reined
17. turned
18. switched
1. neighbor Challenge Words
2. reindeer
3. sleigh 1. Penguins
4. veil 2. eucalyptus
5. weigh
6. weight
7. grow
8. move
9. near
10. really
11. mostly
12. jellyfish
13. octopus
14. poison
15. rescue
16. reined
17. turned
18. switched
4/13/09
Week 30:
Hope your Easter Weekend was filled with candy, joy, and relaxation!
Spelling - Chapter Book Midnight on the Moon (a Magic Tree House series)
1. whispered
2. shadow
3. moon
4. midnight
5. buggy
6. mountains
7. astronaut
8. telescope
9. spaceship
10. breathe
11. sugar
12. voice
13. action
14. though
15. peace
*pyramid
*dollar
MATH: We are reviewing TIME AND MONEY this week. Please review at home and practice while at the store and in the car. They are everday skills we use as adults and don't even realize.
SCIENCE: Frogs and their life cycle!
http://www.tooter4kids.com/Frogs/life_cycle_of_frogs.htm
http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Themes/frogs/
SOCIAL STUDIES: The new and improved food pyramid! We will be creating a food mobile of a type of food from each food group. You can find out about the newer pyramid on...
www.mypyramid.com
Spelling - Chapter Book Midnight on the Moon (a Magic Tree House series)
1. whispered
2. shadow
3. moon
4. midnight
5. buggy
6. mountains
7. astronaut
8. telescope
9. spaceship
10. breathe
11. sugar
12. voice
13. action
14. though
15. peace
*pyramid
*dollar
MATH: We are reviewing TIME AND MONEY this week. Please review at home and practice while at the store and in the car. They are everday skills we use as adults and don't even realize.
SCIENCE: Frogs and their life cycle!
http://www.tooter4kids.com/Frogs/life_cycle_of_frogs.htm
http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Themes/frogs/
SOCIAL STUDIES: The new and improved food pyramid! We will be creating a food mobile of a type of food from each food group. You can find out about the newer pyramid on...
www.mypyramid.com
4/9/09
4/7/09
Spelling Week 29
1. after
2. brother
3. flower
4. over
5. sister
6. summer
7. years
8. which
9. statue
10. glue
11. course
12. hear
13. things
14. steers
15. engines
16. currents
*quarter
*nickel
Please practice coins and writing/adding money at home.
The students really get quarters, nickels, and half dollars confused.
We are also learning about the food pyramid!
Here are links to work on this at home:
http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/pyramid.html
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/kids-pyramid.html
http://www.pocanticohills.org/nutrition/nutrition.html
2. brother
3. flower
4. over
5. sister
6. summer
7. years
8. which
9. statue
10. glue
11. course
12. hear
13. things
14. steers
15. engines
16. currents
*quarter
*nickel
Please practice coins and writing/adding money at home.
The students really get quarters, nickels, and half dollars confused.
We are also learning about the food pyramid!
Here are links to work on this at home:
http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/pyramid.html
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/kids-pyramid.html
http://www.pocanticohills.org/nutrition/nutrition.html
3/24/09
Week 27:
Spelling words:
camera, suddenly, carry, follow, lesson, pretty, began, Earth, ever, remember, try, cousin, double, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
*synonym (means the same)
*antonym (means the opposite)
Math: Understanding and creating Bar Graphs, Pictographs, Charts, and learning probability.
Science: Plant life and parts
Social Studies: Health and our bodies
camera, suddenly, carry, follow, lesson, pretty, began, Earth, ever, remember, try, cousin, double, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
*synonym (means the same)
*antonym (means the opposite)
Math: Understanding and creating Bar Graphs, Pictographs, Charts, and learning probability.
Science: Plant life and parts
Social Studies: Health and our bodies
3/9/09
Week 26:
Phonics sounds - schwa (a sounds like -uh as in machine or the -le sound as in humble)
Plural -s and -es
blouse, blouses, place, places, race, races, humble, edge, machine, imagine, only, people, apple
*business
*action
Plural -s and -es
blouse, blouses, place, places, race, races, humble, edge, machine, imagine, only, people, apple
*business
*action
3/4/09
Field Trip
Please do not forget to send your child with a SACK LUNCH and a sweater in case the theater is chilly.
Here is the schedule:
9:00- Load up by the gym doors (go out a little early so we can pull out at 9:15)
9:45- Arrive at Casa Manaña and wait for me to deliver check. We will then file into the venue.
10:30 Performance Begins
11:45 Back on the buses to Trinity park to Eat Lunch and Play
12:45 Back on the bus and return to Hargrave
1:30-2:30- Usual end of the day stuff packup/relax!
Here is the schedule:
9:00- Load up by the gym doors (go out a little early so we can pull out at 9:15)
9:45- Arrive at Casa Manaña and wait for me to deliver check. We will then file into the venue.
10:30 Performance Begins
11:45 Back on the buses to Trinity park to Eat Lunch and Play
12:45 Back on the bus and return to Hargrave
1:30-2:30- Usual end of the day stuff packup/relax!
3/2/09
Woohoo week 25 is alive!
This week has me super excited! We are reading Miss Nelson Miss Nelson Miss Nelson all week long and on top of that we are going to the Miss Nelson is Missing production at Casa Manana on Thursday! I will be out TOMORROW due to doctors appointments, but will be here the rest of the week. If you need anything please call or email.
Spelling Words:
wicked, whispered, scored, worried, snapped, missing, watching, working, looking, field, secrect, squirm, principal, students, *communication, *transportation
Math: We are still focusing on Subtraction! The kiddos need this drilled into their big, beautiful, brains! Please help them at home.
Social Studies: We are learning about the importance of inventors and technology! Here are some links to help:
http://www.southplainfield.lib.nj.us/homeworklinks/inventors.htm
and a site with so many great links:
http://ocsweb.oneontacsd.org/elementary.html#social%20studies
Science: We are learning about plants. Here are some fun sites to go visit:
http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/plants/default.htm
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/Science/living.htm#plants
Spelling Words:
wicked, whispered, scored, worried, snapped, missing, watching, working, looking, field, secrect, squirm, principal, students, *communication, *transportation
Math: We are still focusing on Subtraction! The kiddos need this drilled into their big, beautiful, brains! Please help them at home.
Social Studies: We are learning about the importance of inventors and technology! Here are some links to help:
http://www.southplainfield.lib.nj.us/homeworklinks/inventors.htm
and a site with so many great links:
http://ocsweb.oneontacsd.org/elementary.html#social%20studies
Science: We are learning about plants. Here are some fun sites to go visit:
http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/plants/default.htm
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/Science/living.htm#plants
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