WEEK OF APRIL 20- APRIL 24, 2009 2ND GRADE

REMINDERS: 1.Remember to bring all school supplies everyday, including the homework. 2.Please check your child’s purple assignment book every night for HW and notes. 3.Please read with your child each night, not only books required for school, but books that are chosen by your child for enjoyment. TESTS: Book Test on Strega Nona and The Legend of Bluebonnet Weds. 4/22 VOCABULARY: frontier, nearby, orchards, survive, tame, wild HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS: bag, call, country, rain, sleep SPELLING: NO NEW WORDS THIS WEEK READING MONDAY, APRIL 20 AIM: To work on Portfolios (update) HW: see Purple Assignment Book TUESDAY: APRIL 21 NO CLASS DUE TO HONORS ASSEMBLY HW: study for Book Test. Bring notes and book to school tomorrow. WEDNESDAY: APRIL 22 AIM: To take an Open Book Test HW: see purple assignment book THURSDAY: APRIL 23 AIM: To review r-controlled vowels /ar/, /er/, /ir/, /or/, /ur/ LESSON: 1. We will practice the r-controlled vowels by doing practice in the phonics book. 2. We will review all vocabulary and high frequency words. HW: see purple assignment book FRIDAY, APRIL 24 AIM: To talk about folktales LESSON: 1. The children will review the definition of a folktale and decide if most are considered fiction or nonfiction. 2. To reread the story and look for examples of fictional instances LANGUAGE ARTS MONDAY, APRIL 20 AIM: To continue to work on Portfolios HW: see purple assignment book TUESDAY, APRIL 21 NO CLASS DUE TO PARENT CONFERENCES WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 NO CLASS DUE TO FACULTY MEETING THURSDAY, APRIL 23 AIM: To review showing ownership (POSSESSIVE NOUNS AND PRONOUNS) LESSON: The children will review the meaning of a possessive noun and complete practice exercises in the Language Handbook HW: see purple assignment book FRIDAY, APRIL 24 AIM: To review pronouns LESSON: The children will review the meaning of a pronoun and do practice exercises in the Language Handbook. HAVE A GOOD WEEK!!!!