Welcome Back and THANKS!!!

Hello Parents,

Welcome back, I hope you all had a restful and fun holiday! THANKS for the thoughtful and generous gifts!!!

*Literacy Objectives:

Phonics/spelling- Recognizing and decoding words with the consonant /vowel spelling pattern with short and long vowels

Memory word focus- said, only, you, out, of, here

Reading fluently- Read and understanding text/ read poem rhythmically/read and understand new vocabulary

Writing- plan and write informational paragraph

Please remember to have students practice reading their book bags books several times each week and practice sight words nightly. Each Wednesday students get new book bag books and are tested on sight words please send book bags and sight word books in each Wednesday!

*Math Objectives: Module 2,Topic B Students relate counting on to subtraction in a couple of ways; students will begin with word problems calling on them to subtract 9 from 10, then move to modeling subtraction of 9 to teen numbers with manipulatives, then 5-groups drawings, and finally number bonds). Students will begin to realize that there is both simplicity and efficiency when they decompose the teen number into 10 and some ones, subtract the 9 from 10, and finally add the 1 left over with the some ones.

Students should be practicing their math facts each night for the “Bubble gum tests”

• Here is the link to Ms. Parsons Blog. She will have updates and information about SuperKids and Math for students who go to her for reading and math. http://kmparsons1.wixsite.com/secondgrade

• Student Wellness focus: Accountability

• Science: Paper Making (take #2)

We are a NUT FREE classroom. All snacks must be NUT FREE!!!

Upcoming events:

No school Friday, Jan. 12th- Professional development for teacher No school Monday, Jan. 15th- Martin Luther King Day