Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016

Today in the second grade, we:

• took our weekly spelling quiz, previewed this week's target vocabulary, and identified the main idea and details in a passage about historical ways of predicting the weather (cows sitting down, plants changing) and compared them to modern weather tools (barometer, anemometer, and a thermometer) in reading and phonics class
• took our quiz on adjectives and worked with this week's idiom: pulling your leg in language and spelling class
• practiced showing equal amounts with different coin combinations in math class
• identified and found examples of the three energies in the world: light, heat, and sound during science class
• read our favorite Journeys stories to our K2 reading buddies during ECA
  Congratulations to Victoria and Fiona, the grade two winners of the science fair! 
  Thank you to all of the students for working hard, and to the parents for supporting your little scientists!

Tonight's Homework:

• Complete Social Studies Activity Book pg. 60.
• Read aloud for 15 minutes and have a parent sign your reading log. 
• Complete your spelling corrections and get your spelling tablet signed.

Announcements:

• Library day tomorrow: the children are reminded to bring their library books.
• P.E. day tomorrow: the children are reminded to wear their P.E. uniforms.
• The IOWA test results are in your child's assignment book. If you would like to meet with me to discuss your child's results, please schedule a meeting with me. I am meeting with parents today and tomorrow, but am  currently free to meet on Thursday or anytime next week.
•  There will be a math quiz on chapter 14 next Monday, May 9th.
• The spelling words for next Monday's spelling quiz (May 9th) will come from Math chapter 14:

1. cent
2. sign
3. dollar
4. decimal point
5. dime
6. nickel
7. penny
8. half-dollar
9. quarter
10. value
11. equal
12. amount
13. U.S. Mint
14. total
15. buy
16. bought
17. sell
18. sold
19. coins
20. bills