December 12

Good morning! We will working on the following skills next week:

Language Arts: Spelling words base words with endings -s and -es, writing compound sentences, using prefixes pre- and mis-, and drawing conclusions. We will continue our poetry unit in  writing. We will be starting Unit 3 on Monday. Please look for the list of word wall words that  your child  will  need to know how to spell at the end of the unit and continue to practice each week as the flash cards come home.

Math-We will continue to learn how to subtract and how to regroup.

Science-We will learn about the planets.

Important dates:
Winter concert is Wednesday, December 17. Please have  your child arrive at 5:30.

Our homework schedule is as follows:

Monday-3 times each, math worksheet 5.4
Tuesday-ABC order, math worksheet 5.5
Wednesday-Sentences, no math
Thursday-Study for spelling test, math worksheet 5.6

Please remember to fill out your child's reading log each night and to continue working on the monthly book report.

Have a great week!

December 5

Good afternoon! Next week in Language Arts we will not have spelling homework, a spelling test, or a story test since we will be taking our unit tests. Please continue to practice reading and spelling the word wall words for Unit 2.

In Math we will have our test on Monday. Please study over the weekend. We will start Chapter 5 (subtraction) on Tuesday.

In Science we will learn about the stars.

The following is our homework schedule for next week:

Monday-Read for 15 minutes
Tuesday-Read for 15 minutes, math worksheet 5.1
Wednesday-Read for 15 minutes. There's no math due to the concert.
Thursday-Read for 15 minutes, math worksheet 5.2
Friday-Sunday-Read for 15 minutes.

Remember to continue to fill out your Read at Home Log and work on your book report.

The concert is on Wednesday and we will go to Holiday Shoppe on Thursday.

Have a great weekend!

December 4

There is no Math worksheet for homework tonight. Please have your child study his/her review sheet for our test that will be on Monday.

Have a great night!

December 1

Good afternoon! We will be working on the following this week:

Language Arts- We will learn how to form contractions, words that compare using -er and -est, past tense and future tense verbs, we will write poems, and identify fact and opinion.

Math- We will add 3 and 4 numbers together and we will review for our unit test that we will have next Monday, December 8.

Science- We will learn about the sun.

Tomorrow is Spirit Day! Wear pink or school colors.


Next week we will take our Unit 2 Language Arts tests. We will take our reading tests on Monday and Tuesday. Due to concert practice, we will take our Word Wall spelling test on Thursday, December 11.

Have a great week!

November 21

We will not have spelling words or a story test next week since it is a short week.

Please remember the following for our trip on Tuesday:
*Bring a bag lunch. Everything must be thrown away when we are finished so no lunch boxes please.
*There is a gift shop. If you'd like to send money with your child, please put it in an envelope with your child's name on it.
*Please arrive to school on time.

Have a great weekend!

November 14

Good morning! We will be working on the following skills in class next week:

Language Arts-base words and endings -ed and -ing (including dropping the final e), words with the consonant/vowel pattern, understanding characters, summarizing, and synonyms.

Math-We will continue to learn how to add multi-digit numbers.

Science- We will begin our space unit. We will learn about the moon.

If you would like to follow us or meet us at the planetarium on November 25, please email me so I know who to expect the day of the trip.

The following is our homework schedule for the week:

Monday-3 times each, math worksheet 4.5
Tuesday-ABC order, math worksheet 4.6
Wednesday-Sentences, math worksheet 4.7
Thursday-Study spelling words, math worksheet 4.8

Remember to read for 15 minutes each day and keep working on your book report.

Have a great weekend!

November 5

Good afternoon! We will be working on the following skills next week:

Language Arts: Base words and endings -s, -ed, and -ing, spelling words with consonant digraphs (th, sh, wh, ch, tch), identifying main ideas and details, and using verbs.

Math: We will start unit four, and will focus on two-digit addition.

Social Studies: We will have our test on unit two on Thursday, November 13. Please continue to study the study guide that was sent home last week.

The following is the week's homework schedule:

Monday-3 times each, Math sheet 4.1
Tuesday-ABC order, Math sheet 4.2
Wednesday-Sentences, Math sheet 4.3
Thursday-Study for spelling test, Math sheet 4.4

Remember to read for 15 minutes each night. Keep working on those book reports!

Have a great week!

October 31

Happy Halloween!

Next week will be a review week in Language Arts. There will not be spelling words to study or a story test.

In Math we will review for our test on Monday, take our test on Tuesday, and review concepts taught so far on Wednesday.

We will continue to learn about Earth in Social Studies. Our test will be on November 13. Please look over the study guide that was sent home today with your child.

Have a great weekend!

October 24

Good afternoon! Mrs. Pashaian and Mrs. Sandorff have been chosen to be our class chaperones for our trip to the planetarium on November 25. All parents are welcome to follow the bus or meet us there. The cost is $13 for parents.

Next week in Language Arts we will work on spelling words with double consonants at the end and -ck. We will also work on writing narratives and capitalizing proper nouns.

In Math we will work on using drawings to represent problems, equal groups, and repeated addition (the beginning of multiplication). We will complete our first test review on Friday. Our Unit 3 test will be the following Tuesday.

We will begin Unit 2 in Social Studies. We will be learning about Earth.

Our homework schedule is as follows:

Monday: 3 times each, Lesson 3.8 worksheet
Tuesday: ABC order, Lesson 3.9 worksheet
Wednesday: Sentences, 3.10 worksheet
Thursday: Study for spelling test, 3.11 worksheet

Remember to read for at least 15 minutes each night, and keep working on your book report!

Have a great week!

Week of October 20

We will be working on the following the week of October 20:

Language Arts-spelling words with ending blends, plural nouns, nonfiction text features, writing narratives

Math- making 10 to add two numbers, adding 3 numbers, and related facts

Science-volcanoes and earthquakes

Wear red on Monday for the kick-off of Red Ribbon Week!


Our homework schedule is the following:

10/20-3 times each, math pages P57-P58

10/21-ABC Order, math pages P59-P60

 10/22-Sentences, math pages P61-P62

 10/23-Study for spelling test, math pages P63-P64

*Read 15 minutes each night.


**Work on your Book Report!

Have a great week!

Class Trip November 25

Our class trip will be on November 25, 2014.  I am in need of 2 chaperones for the trip.  If you would like to assist, please let me know by October 22.  If I receive more than 2 requests, names will be chosen from a hat.  If you are not chosen to chaperone but would like to attend, the cost is $13, and you may follow the bus or meet us there.

Thank you!

Homework for week of October 14

Good evening! Since we are completing our testing this week for unit 1 in Language Arts, the students will not have spelling homework or a spelling test this week. The following is this week's homework schedule:

Tuesday: Study for Word Wall Test and Math Test, read for 15 minutes
Wednesday: Read for 15 minutes
Thursday: Math worksheet (Lesson 3.1), read for 15 minutes.
Friday-Sunday: Read for 15 minutes

Have a great week!

October 10

Good morning! DRAs are completed. If you would like your child's DRA level, please email me and I will provide it for you. Also, you can check out the site http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/ to find a list of books on your child's level.

We have a very busy week next week in Language Arts. We will be taking our Unit 1 Benchmark Test in two parts. The first part will be given on Tuesday, and the second part will be given on Wednesday. We will have our Unit 1 Word Wall Test on Wednesday. Students must know how to spell and read these words.

Next week in Math we will have our Unit 2 Test on Wednesday, and begin Unit 3 on Thursday.

We will stray from Science for a week, and we will learn about Christopher Columbus in Social Studies.

Have a great weekend!

October 3

Good afternoon! Next Thursday, October 9, we will go to the Book Fair!

Next week in Language Arts we will work on singular/plural nouns, spelling words with consonant blends, and we will continue to write narratives.

In Math we will continue to work on place value. We also spend Friday reviewing for our Unit 2 Test that will take place the following week.

We will also learn about precipitation in Science.

Have a great weekend!

September 27

Good afternoon! Next week in Language Arts we will be working on the long e, o, and u sounds. We will also be learning about nouns and publishing our first piece of writing.

In Math we will be working on place value.

We will start our first Science unit. We will learn about wind.

Please remember that Read At Home Logs and September's book report are both due on October 1!

Have a great weekend!

September 19

Good afternoon! There are some important dates for next week. Please remember the following:

Tuesday, September 23 is Picture Day.
Tuesday, September 23 will be our first math test. We reviewed today and will review again Monday. Look for these sheets in your child's blue folder.
Friday, September 26 will be our first Social Studies test. A study guide has been placed in your child's yellow Friday Folder.

We will work on the following skills next week:

Language Arts: Writing narratives, types of sentences, author's purpose, long a words.

Math: We will take our test and work on numbers to 1,000.

Social Studies: We will continue to work on learning about communities. We will review for Friday's test on Wednesday and Thursday.

Have a great weekend!

September 12

Good afternoon! We had a great first full week of school in 2S! Beginning next Friday, the class will be able to earn "Friday Reward Time". For 15 minutes, students will be able to play an educational game or complete an activity with a partner. The students will rotate through the activities throughout the year.

The following items are what we will be working on next week:

Language Arts: Writing complete sentences, comparing/contrasting two things, words with short vowels o,u,and e, and writing narratives.

Math: Writing numbers different ways, problem solving, and counting patterns within 100 and within 1000. We will complete our first in-class test review on Friday. Our Chapter 1 Test will be the following week.

Social Studies: We will continue to learn about different communities.

Please remember that on Mondays students should write their spelling words three times each, on Tuesday the words should be written in ABC order, on Wednesday each word should be used in a sentence and underlined, and on Thursday your child should study for their test they will have on Friday.

Have a great weekend!

June 16

Good morning! Our Last Day of School Celebration will be from 11:30-12:00 on Wednesday, June 18. Feel free to stop in and assist with the planned activity!

June 13

Good morning! We have a lot going on for our final week of school next week!

Field Day will be Monday. It is a 1:00 dismissal.

We will be doing an activity on Wednesday to celebrate the end of the school year. Feel free to stop in. I will post the specific time as soon as I have it.

Have a great weekend!

May 27

Good morning! This week in Language Arts we are taking our Unit 6 Skills and Word Wall Tests. We will also learn how to write a story with paragraphs, and use a dictionary to check for word meanings.

Our End-of-the-Year Language Arts Skills Test will be on Monday, June 2. Our End-of-the-Year Word Wall Tests will take place on Wednesday, June 4 (A-M) and Friday, June 6 (N-Z).

This week in Math, we will be taking our Unit 12 Test on Wednesday. We will also review for our End-of-the-Year Test. This test will be given on June 2.

We continue to learn about Sandy Beaches in Science.

Please remember that your child's Read at Home Log and Book Report are due next Monday, June 2.

Have a great couple of weeks!

May 16

Good afternoon! Next week in Language Arts we will focus on spelling and reading words with -ear, -our, and -tion. We will also learn how to form a paragraph.

In Math we will finish Unit 12 and begin reviewing on Friday. Our test will be May 28.

We will begin our MARE study of the Sandy Beaches next week in Science. Please remember to send in an adult sized shoe box with your child's name on it by May 21.

Please check your child's Friday Folder this weekend. There are important notices about the upcoming Word Wall tests and the End-of-the-Year Math test.

Have a great weekend!

May 7

Good evening! I will not be in tomorrow and Friday because I will be chaperoning the archery trip to Kentucky. Students will still have their weekly tests on Friday.

Next week we will focus on spelling words with ch but when it makes the /k/ sound, like ache and stomach. We will also continue to focus on using commas in writing.

We will start Unit 12 in Math. It is a review unit.

We will focus on plants in Science.

Have a great week.

May 2

Good afternoon! Next week in Language Arts we will be focusing on words with -dge that make the j sound, and words that are spelled -air and -are. We will also be focusing on identifying the plot of a story.


In Math we will be reviewing for our Unit 11 Test. We will have our test on Wednesday, May 7.


We will be focusing on living and nonliving things in Science.


Have a great weekend!

April 28

Good morning! This week in Language Arts we will be focusing on spelling plural words where an f is changed to a v before adding -es, in addition to the long e sound using the letters ei.

In Math we will be finishing Unit 11. Our test will be next week.

We continue to work on our informational writings in Writing Workshop.

We will have our Unit 5 Social Studies on May 2. A study guide was sent home on Friday, April 25.

Have a great week!

April 13

Good morning! Due to the shortened week, we will not have spelling words this week. We will be taking our Unit 6 Language Arts Skills Test today and tomorrow, and our Word Wall Test will be Wednesday. We complete various projects in Math, and we will start our next unit in Social Studies.

April 4

Good afternoon! Next week in Language Arts we will be focusing on forming and reading contractions and identifying the main idea of a text.

We will have our Unit 10 Math Test on Wednesday, April 9. We will complete a fraction project to finish out the week.

We will have our Social Studies test on Monday, April 7, and then move back into Science. We will begin that unit by studying magnets.

Have a great week!

March 27

Good evening! Next week in Language Arts we will be focusing on spelling words with ei and eigh, pronouns, and writing nonfiction pieces. In Math, we will continue to focus on place value. We will continue Unit 4 in Social Studies. Our test will be April 7, and the study guide will be sent home tomorrow.

March 18

Good morning! This week in Language Arts we will continue focus on using pronouns and spelling plural words with -s and -es. In Writing Workshop we will be choosing persuasive letters to publish.

In Math we will be reviewing today and tomorrow for our test on Thursday.

In Science, we will be learning about sound.

Have a great week!

March 6

Good evening! We are finishing up Unit 4 in Language Arts this week. We will take our Unit 4 LA Skills Test on Monday and Tuesday, and our Word Wall Test will be on Wednesday, March 12.

In Language Arts next week we will focus on identifying the main idea of a text and spelling multisyllabic words. The students have learned that when they get stuck on spelling a word when they write that they should clap it out into syllables. Then they should spell each syllable they hear. They are also reminded that every syllable gets a vowel. Please encourage your child to clap out words they have difficulty spelling as this will help them become more independent writers.

In Math we will continue our unit on measurement.

In Science the students will be learning about motion.

Have a great week!

March 2

Good afternoon! In Language Arts this week, we will focus on making judgments about story characters, adverbs, and spelling words with -aw and -ough. We will have our Unit 8 Math Test on Tuesday if we have school tomorrow. It will be Wednesday if we aren't in school due to Mother Nature tomorrow.

We will begin studying matter in Science.

Please remember that book reports and reading logs are due tomorrow!

February 21

Good morning! Next week in Language Arts we will be focusing on identifying plot, spelling and reading words with silent kn- and -mb, and identifying adjectives. In Math, we will continue to focus on fractions, and in Social Studies we will continue to learn about our country's past.

Our Social Studies test will be on Thursday, February 27, Keep studying the study guide.

Have a great weekend!

February 18

Good afternoon and welcome back! We did take our Unit 7 Math Test today. We will continue with the same Language Arts story and spelling words as last week. The only homework that students will have for Language Arts is to study for their test they will take on Friday.

We will begin our fractions unit in Math tomorrow. There will be Math homework tomorrow and Thursday.

We just started our Social Studies unit, and we completed the second lesson today. We do not have a date for the test yet. Keep checking the blog for updates!

Thursday is Jersey Day. Donate $1 to Pennies for Patients and wear your favorite sports jersey.

Have a great week!

January 27

Good evening! In Language Arts this week, we will be working on words that are spelled -eer and -ear. We are also working on identifying adjectives. In Writing Workshop, we are finishing our poetry unit, and we will be sharing our poetry books with Mrs. Hart's class on Thursday.

In Math, we will take our mid-year test tomorrow, and we will begin Unit 7 this week.

We will also be starting Unit 3 in Social Studies. We will be focusing on our country's past.

Have a great week!

January 22

Good evening! Due to the snow days, our testing schedule will be as follows:
Jan. 23- Word Wall Test (LA), begin Skills Test (LA)
First review for Unit 6 Math Test

Jan. 24- Finish LA Skills Test for Unit 3, complete second review for Unit 6 Math Test

Jan. 27- Unit 6 Math Test

Jan. 28- Mid-Year Math Assessment.

Please remember that we will not complete an in-class review for the mid-year assessment. A list of topics to study was sent home a few weeks ago. Previous unit tests are also a good source to use to review the concepts.

Have a great night!

January 13

Good afternoon! This week in Language Arts we will be working on the vowel pattern oo and ou. We are also learning comparison words such as hotter and hottest. We will also be working on summarizing a story.

In Math we are focusing on learning how to multiply using arrays. Please continue to practice subtraction with regrouping at home.

We will finish our space unit this week and learn about the planets.

On Tuesday, January 21 we will have our Unit 2 Skills Test. We will have our Unit 3 Word Wall Test on Thursday, January 23.

Have a great week!

January 6

Good evening! We will be working on words with the /or/ sound this week. We will also continue to work on verb tenses and changing the y to an i before adding -ed or -es.

In Math we will be working on addition and subtraction strategies, and in Science we will continue our solar system unit.

We will have a spelling bee on Thursday, January 9.

Have a great week!