WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16- 20, 2009 2ND GRADE

REMINDERS: 1. Please return all tests distributed by Mr. Woods last week if you haven't done so already. 2. Please make sure your child is prepared for class everyday. TESTS: 1. Monday, 2/17 Spelling Test (it wasn't given on Friday) 2. Friday, 2/20 Language Arts Test on Nouns - study pgs. 94-102 in Lang. Handbook 3. Book Test next Friday 2/27 on Anansi the Spider and Stone Soup VOCABULARY: Mr. Putter and Tabby Fly the Plane cranes, directions, promise, twitch, worry SPELLING WORDS: No new words this week READING: Tues. 2/17 AIM: to review new vocabulary words for the week LESSON: 1.The children will be introduced to the new vocabulary words for the week. 2. They will also practice a listening comprehension activity 3. Finally we will review abbreviations HW: see purple book Weds. 2/18 AIM: to review the concept of facts and opinions using the smartboard LESSON: 1. Define fact and opinion 2. Complete an activity that will help the children understand the difference between fact/opinion 3. The class will construct some factual statements and some opinion statements HW: Write 3 factual statements and 3 statements that express an opinion. Do this on looseleaf and remember to write a full heading on the paper Thurs. 2/19 AIM: to decode abbreviations that stand for multisyllable words LESSON: 1. The children will work with abbreviations for more difficult words. 2. We will read Mr. Putter and Tabby Fly the Plane and discuss the Think and Respond Questions. HW: see purple book Friday 2/20 School children will attend the church to see students get baptized. HW: continue to read and make notes for the Book Test next Friday LANGUAGE ARTS Tues. 2/17 AIM: to review proper nouns that need to begin with a capital letter LESSON: 1. The children will work on practice exercises to review proper nouns and abbreviations that start with capital letters. HW: Do pg. 100 1-10 in Lang. Arts NB Weds. 2/18 AIM:to correct titles that are written in correctly LESSON: 1. The children will correct proper nouns and titles which are written incorrectly. HW: study for Language Arts test on Friday Thurs. 2/19 AIM: to write the days and months correctly LESSON: 1. The children will make corrections for sentences not written correctly. HW: Do p. 102 1-12 in Lang. Arts NB. Write ques. and ans. Study for the test tomorrow Friday 2/20 AIM: to take a Language Arts Test on Nouns Have a nice week!