Spelling 34

Spelling Words Week May 11

action
nation
station
lotion
potion
motion
fiction
question
solution
protection
direction
friction
vacation
addition
fraction
subtraction
friction
*motivation
* correction

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)

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

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

Spring Is Here!

We created our own baby chick hatching out of the egg and followed our art up with a sweet story. Our baby chick had personal touches: hand tracings for wings, decorated egg shells, hand chosen feathers, a splash of glitz, and a unique story to go along with each new arrival.
They were so cute!
Happy Easter to you all :)

Love - Miss P

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

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

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

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!

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 24

AW sound using -aw, -ough & silent letters (wrong, whoever)

awful, bought, claw, draw, saw, straw, family, finally, morning, paper, really, whoever, wrong
*natural resources
*United States of America

• Also work on double digit subtraction with regrouping.
• We are learning about recycling: reduce, reuse, recycle

Spelling 23

Stories: Paul Goes To the Ball & the Rooster
Phonics-consonants mb, kn
Spelling words: climb, comb, lamb, kneel, knit, knowledge
challenge words: chalk, sauce, cousin, knocked, loudly
high frequency: story, able, because own

Valentine Mailbox

For a fun family project I am asking that you use an old shoebox to create a loving Valentine Mailbox for our party. Below are some pictures of different types of ideas for decorating! I am so excited about our party! Just a reminder that we are having a Banana Split, Pickle, and Chip and Dip party. May sound like a weird combo, but it sounds DELICIOUS to us! If you would like to come and help with the festivities please email me arden.prucha@crowley.k12.tx.us

2nd Grade Word List

This list of words is what is expected of 2nd graders to have learned and know throughout the year. I am also attaching a link that has ideas for games and fun while learning all of these words. Please help your child at home with spelling and sounding out words. These words are vital for their language skills.
always
around
because
been
before
best
both
buy
call
cold
does
don't
fast
first
five
found
gave
goes
green
its
made
many
off
or
pull
read
right
sing
sit
sleep
tell
their
these
those
upon
us
use
very
wash
which
why
wish
work
would
write
your
http://www.kidzone.ws/dolch/grade2.htm

Spelling Week 22

The short e sound using -ea

bread- spread -thread- ready- today- breath- sweat- weather- eraser- helper- large- wash- says

Challenge--- announcement -recipe

Spelling Activity Sites:
http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/teacher_resources/literacy_pages/spelling.htm
http://www.gamequarium.com/spelling.html
http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/spellingwds040299.html
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/thomas/spellact.html

January's Happenings:

Subtracting with Big Ole' Bob takes a lot of practice so I had them teach the class the step by step process of subtracting with Regrouping. This is a very difficult task for them to learn so please go over it until you are all blue in the face :)

The inauguration was the day we were out of school so the Friday before we created the Obama symbol of the rising sun. I taught them about the slogan "Yes We Can!" We celebrated a moment in history with our first African American President. I want them to remember this day in history for the rest of their lives.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration: I had the students pose while saying "IIIIIII" and had the vision of creating an image that would look like MLK on a poster. They then cut out their head and pasted it with their "I Have a Dream" paper. We spoke about peace, equality, and why character matters so much more than skin, ethnicity, or differences. What a fun project they were able to complete successfully!

Spelling Week 21

-OY SOUND using -oi, -oy and Suffix -ful (full of ___)

Boil, coin, point, spoil, voice, enjoy, father, told, different, important, colorful, wonderful
*weathering, * erosion
Mon- spelling art
Tue- spelling sentences
Wed- abc order three times each
Th- write the words in the shape of a rainbow (four words per rainbow)

~practice other words using -oi, -oy, -ful (coy, boy, annoy, join, foil, appoint, beautiful, hurtful, fearful, helpful)



Math: we are learning to tell TIME, please help them read analog clocks at home. I always tell them:

The HOUR HAND is SHORTER and so is the word HOUR.

The MINUTE HAND is LONGER just like the work minute.

Work on - half past, quarter til, quarter after, minutes in an hour, seconds in a minute, how long things take like eating breakfast, bath, checking the mail, blinking, driving to Dallas (minute, second, hour, etc.).
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math-time.html


Science: We are learning about landforms, here are great websites:

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/0032-understanding-landforms.php


http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications/imaps/maps/g2_u2/index.html

Week 18:

This week's spelling words, "oo" sound and comparative words using -er, -est, (big, bigger, biggest):
book, shook, took, hood, stood, wood, beautiful, become, great, even, together, bigger, littlest, *sequencing, *comprehension

We are also focusing on the writing process:
step 1: brainstorm
step 2: pre-write
step 3: edit and revise
step 4: final draft/re-write
step 5: publish and illustrate

TIMELINE!
We have a class project that is due Friday... your child will make a timeline of their life at home. I would love for you guys to be as creative as you can in making these. Art is always fun to include while doing these at home projects. You can also incorporate photos from there past to go along with their milestones in life. Thanks so much and if you have any questions please email me: arden.prucha@crowley.k12.tx.us

In science we are still working on measuring using inches, feet, and centimeters.
Math is a little tough this week, but the kids are rockin' out SUBTRACTION WITH REGROUPING. Please see "B.O.B" below for assistance to help you help your children at home.

Here are a couple of fun links for your kiddos to enjoy:

http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/index.pperl

http://www.noggin.com/

Welcome Back!

I don't know about you guys, but I LOVED every second of this holiday break. I hope you had some relaxtion, great celebrations, and pleanty of shuteye.





Now it is time to get back in gear with our brains rearin' and ready to focus on school. Here are this week's spelling words:


corn, door, horse, more, pour, store, hurries, cried, bring, brought, next, picture, read


*sugar *turned *hours





~We are focusing on "r - controlled" words using -or, -ore, -oor, -our and words where you "drop the Y add an -IED or -IES.


This week we are working on Subtraction with double digit numbers, weight, measurement, and reading about using clues to solve problems. Have fun practicing this week!


We will soon be learning about "borrowing" for subtraction so:
Below is "BIG OLD BOG" (the number that is *) who is the bigger number in either a one's, ten's, or hundreds column. I have them find "B.O.B." and if he is on bottom then we know we need to borrow from his top floor neighbor. We have them scratch out the next upper column (or the 10's), write a number that is ONE LESS (4-1= 3) and then peck the one you took away next to the column (one's) who borrowed.

Here is an image below that will allow you to help your children!!! This is a very difficult task for them to understand, so PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.