2ND GRADE- PLANS FOR DEC. 8TH- DEC.12TH ,2008
REMINDERS:
1.BRING SCHOOL SUPPLIES EACH DAY
2. REMEMBER TO BRING IN AT LEAST 5 CHRISTMAS CARDS AND ENVELOPES TO WRITE IN CLASS TO TEACHERS AND FRIENDS.
3. SIGN AND RETURN ALL TESTS THAT ARE RETURNED BY MR. WOODS ON TUESDAY, DEC.9
4. STORY MAPS FOR ALICE IN WONDERLAND OR TIKKI TIKKI TEMBO ARE DUE FRIDAY 12/12. EACH CHILD SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED A STORY MAP FOR EACH BOOK BY 12/12.
IF YOUR CHILD DID NOT, PLEASE HAVE HE/SHE COMPLETE IT AND GIVE TO ME ON MONDAY.
5. WEDNESDAY, 12/17 "WHY CHRISTMAS IS SPECIAL TO ME" IS DUE. IT SHOULD BE AT LEAST 6 SENTENCES (CAN BE MORE) LONG. IT CAN INCLUDE PICTURES.
TESTS:
LANGUAGE ARTS TEST- WEDS. 12/10
MONDAY, 12/8
READING: NO CLASS DUE TO 9:00 MASS FOR THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
LANGUAGE ARTS:
AIM: TO WORK ON TITLE II D PROJECT (E-BOOK ON HONEYBEES).
1. THE STUDENTS WILL INTERVIEW A BEEKEEPER.
2. THE STUDENTS WILL DRAW PICTURES OF HONEYBEES AND LOOK FOR INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THEIR GROUP .
HW: WRITE A SENTENCE OR TWO DISCUSSING OR DESCRIBING SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR TOPIC (EG. IF YOU ARE IN THE GROUP DOING HIVES, WRITE ONE OR TWO SENTENCES ABOUT HIVES). YOU CAN GET YOUR INFORMATION FROM THE INTERVIEW WITH THE BEEKEEPER, BOOKS/MAGAZINES OR FROM THE INTERNET.
TUESDAY, 12/9
READING:
AIM: TO REVIEW PAGES IN THE READING PRACTICE BOOK
1. REVIEW PGS. 12-24 THAT THE STUDENTS HAD ALREADY COMPLETED INDIVIDUALLY IN THE READING PRACTICE BOOK.
HW: COMPLETE STORY MAP
LANGUAGE ARTS:
AIM: TO REVIEW NAMING AND TELLING PARTS OF SENTENCES FOR TEST TOMORROW
1. REVIEW PGS. 88-93 IN LANGUAGE HANDBOOK
HW: STUDY PGS. 79-93 IN LANGUAGE HANDBOOK
WEDNESDAY, 12/10
READING:
AIM: COMPLETE A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER AN PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT ON WILSON SAT ALONE.
1. COMPLETE A WORD WEB COMPARING WILSON'S CHARACTER AND SARA'S CHARACTERS.
2. USE THE GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS TO WRITE HOW THE TWO CHILDREN ARE THE SAME AND HOW THEY ARE DIFFERENT.
HW: WORK ON CHRISTMAS STORY
LANGUAGE ARTS:
AIM: TO COMPLETE A LANGUAGE ARTS TESTON TYPES OF SENTENCES AND PARTS OF SENTENCES.
HW: REWRITE SENTENCES FOR HONEYBEE PROJECT IF I MADE ANY CORRECTIONS IN THE LANGUAGE ARTS NOTEBOOK.
THURSDAY, 12/11
READING: TO WRITE CHRISTMAS CARDS AND ADDRESS ENVELOPES TO MAIL TO TEACHERS AND FRIENDS AT OLQM.
1. MAKE A LIST OF PEOPLE TO WRITE CARDS TO.
2. WRITE A CARD FOR EACH PERSON ON THE LIST. COPY THE MODEL FROM THE LANGUAGE ARTS NB OR FROM THE BLACKBOARD.
3. ADDRESS THE ENVELOPE CORRECTLY. MAKE SURE YOU WRITE THE PERSON'S NAME AND RM NUMBER SO YOUR LETTER CAN BE DELIVERED.
HW: BRING CHRISTMAS CARDS TOMORROW AND COMPLETE STORYMAP THAT IS DUE TOMORROW.
LANGUAGE ARTS:
AIM: TO RECORD AND COMPLETE THE E-BOOK FOR THE HONEYBEE PROJECT.
1. EACH GROUP WILL READ AND RECORD THEIR SENTENCES FOR THE HONEYBEE PROJECT.
2. EACH GROUP WILL PICK A PICTURE FOR THEIR CHAPTER.
3. THE CLASS WILL DEVELOP A GLOSSARY FOR THE E-BOOK
4. THE CLASS WILL WRITE A SHORT DESCRIPTION ENTITLED "ABOUT THE AUTHOR".
FRIDAY, 12/12
READING:
AIM: TO COMPLETE A COMPREHENSION ACTIVITY ON WILSON SAT ALONE
HW: WORK ON CHRISTMAS ESSAY- DUE WEDS. 12/17
LANGUAGE ARTS: NO CLASS DUE TO 11:30 DISMISSAL
