1. Please remember to cover all soft-covered books. Some children still have none of their Reading or Language Arts books covered.
2. Remember to read the purple assignment book and check the HW folder each night to know your child's homework for each day.
3. Your child needs to remember to bring all of their school supplies every day. Many children are coming to class with no pencils or looseleaf.
4. Please check the school blog every day for HW updates and information. It is impossible for the children to copy down everything so please make it a priority to check the blog. Please remember to click under Mrs. Larios, the week and 2nd Grade.
5. Remember that HW counts as a grade and many children are not completing it. Check your child’s Reading and Language Arts NB every day to see if I have written you a note.
6. The children were given a new book on Friday. Some are reading Strega Nona and the others are reading The Legend of the Bluebonnet. They will have a test on the book that they are reading on Friday, 11/13. Notes will be started in the back of the Reading NB. The children should finish the notes by writing the settings of the story, characters, and plot. They will be allowed to use their notes on the test so it is very important that they make notes.
TESTS:
1.Vocabulary Test- Friday (see vocabulary notebook for the 15 new words and definitions).
2. Spelling Test- Friday on the words from Frog and Toad
VOCABULARY WORDS: definitions are in the Vocabulary NB-
1. plenty- more than enough of something
2.straying- wandering or roaming
3. rich- having much money, land, or other valuable things.
4. expensive- having a high price; very costly
5. arranged- put in order or position
READING VOCABULARY WORDS FROM “DAYS WITH FROG AND TOAD”: (definitions are in the Reading NB)
alone, cheer, fine, meadow, reason, spoiled
High Frequency Words: the students only need to know how to read these words.They do not need to know how to define them.
alone, home, right, river, think
SPELLING WORDS: Test on Friday, 11/6. The children will need to know how to spell and write the words in a sentence. See Reading Notebook.
1. cried 2. hurried 3. replied 4. fried 5. tried 6. worried 7. carried 8. copied 9. married 10. studied 11. remarked 12. finished 13. alone 14. river 15. think
LANGUAGE ARTS- WE WILL BE REVIEWING THE 4 TYPES OF SENTENCES: see Language Handbook pgs.79-87.
1. Statement- The boy ran around the track.
2. Question- Do you know the correct time?
3. Command/Request- Please close the door.
4. Exclamation- It is so cold in here!
*Remember:
Every sentence begins with a capital letter.
Every sentence ends with an end mark.
Every sentence tells a complete thought
The words in a sentence are in an order that makes sense.
Every sentence has two parts: a naming part and a telling part( Lang. Handbook pgs
88- 93).
Naming Parts of Sentences- tells who or what the sentence is about. It can name one, two, or more people or things. If it names two or more the word and is used to join them.
eg. Frog and Toad ate lunch. ( Frog and Toad is the naming part of the sentence because it names who the sentence is about.)
Telling Parts of Sentences- tells what someone or something is or does. It can tell one, two , or more things that someone or something does. The word and may be used to join them.
eg. The boy sat alone. (sat alone is the telling part because it tells what the boy does.)
HOMEWORK:
MONDAY: Reading Practice Book pgs. 25, 26, 27
TUESDAY: Write each spelling word 5x each in the Reading NB
WEDNESDAY: Write a sentence for spelling words 1-8 in the Reading NB
THURSDAY: Write a sentence for spelling words 9-15 in the Reading NB. Study for Vocabulary and Spelling Tests.
FRIDAY: Read for at least 30 minutes during the weekend.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK
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