Announcements and Homework

Dear Second Grade,

I cannot praise our little American Heroes enough for last Thursday night. Our Living Wax Museum was a great success. I know the children learned so much from this experience. I enjoyed watching them put all of their knowledge into action. A special thank you to Mrs. Aguayo and Mrs. Del Toro for putting together the signs pictures and brochures. Another thank you to Mr. Richardson for the door signs. We appreciate all of you who came to support us.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Sederstrom

FIELD TRIP REMINDERS!!!
Tuesday is our Field Trip. Please wear your regular uniform. The bus will leave promptly at 8:45AM. If you are chaperoning, please make sure to come by 8:15AM to get your packets and information about the day. Please DO NOT give money to your child for gift shop items, there will be no time to visit the shop.

SPRING CONCERT is THURSDAY night at 7:00 PM in the church.

AWARDS ASSEMBLY is next MONDAY at 11:30 AM, early dismissal at 12:30PM

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL is next TUESDAY - 8:00AM Mass and report cards distributed. Dismissal will be right after MASS/Report Cards

Homework - No Spelling

Monday
1. Read for 20 minutes and fill out reading log
2. Math - pages torn out from class book

Tuesday
1. Read for 20 minutes and fill out reading log
2. Math - pages torn out from class book

Wednesday
1. Read for 20 minutes and fill out reading log
2. Math - pages torn out from class book

Thursday
No Homework - Spring Concert at 7:00 PM

Homework 5/18 - 5/22

Hello Second Grade,

We just completed Unit 5 in Language Arts. It is time for a sight words test again. Please complete a Spelling Contract for these words (due Friday)...

May Crowning is this Thursday at 11:15 AM in the church. We would love it if you joined us!

A famous American hero doll assignment with directions is coming home today! Please trace the doll outline onto poster board (to make it stronger) before cutting and decorating it. Thank you! - I have explained these directions to the students in class.

Sight Words
began
Earth
ever
remember
try
behind
only
sure
upon
word
course
hear
things
which
years
cold
grow
most
move
near
along
front
probably
right
someday

Monday
1. Read for 20 minutes and fill our reading log
2. Reading comprehension
3. Math page 115

Tuesday
1. Read for 20 minutes and fill out reading log
2. Reading comprehension
3. Math page 116

Wednesday
1. Read for 20 minutes and fill out reading log
2. Reading comprehension
3. Math page 117

Thursday (May Crowning at 11:15 AM)
1. Read for 20 minutes and fill out reading log
2. Reading comprehension
3. Math page 118

Friday
Spelling Contract Due
Written sight words test

No School on Monday! - Memorial Day

Last Year's Wax Museum

Last Year's Famous American Dolls

Save the Date

Hello Second Grade!

Here are a few dates I want you to save for upcoming events.

May 17th is the second grade Family Mass... a letter was sent home last week regarding information about volunteering and donations.

May 18th is the General Parent Meeting at 7:15pm

May 21st is May Crowning... Second grade is in charge of the ceremony and will need to wear First Communion clothing for it. A letter will be sent home this week with more information.

June 4th is the Second Grade Living Wax Museum... students will be writing speeches and dressing up as their American Hero. More information will be sent home regarding costumes, speeches and time.

June 9th is the class field trip. We will be going to the Skirball Museum to see the Noah's Arc Exhibit. A permission slip and letter with more information will be sent home next week.

Please keep an eye out for all of the letters coming home regarding these special events!

Thanks for all of your enthusiasm and support this year! We appreciate you!

Mrs. Sederstrom

PS- see homework below...

Homework Revised!!

Second Grade-
Please see the blog entry above for important dates (if you didn't already read it)!

Spelling Words - Spelling contract and Test on Friday

Regular
undo
unfair
unhappy
unlike
unlucky
untie

Sight
along
front
probably
right
someday

Challenge
clothes
pollution
dissatisfied

Monday
1. Read for 20 minutes and fill out reading log
2. Adverbs worksheet
3. Math page 108

Tuesday
1. Read for 20 minutes and fill out reading log
2. Adverbs worksheet - First look up the definitions of the words in the box then fill in the blanks
3. Math pages 109 - 110

Wednesday
1. Read for 20 minutes and fill out reading log
2. Adverbs worksheet
3. Math pages 111-112

Thursday
1. Read for 20 minutes and fill our reading log
2. Finish Spelling Contract and Study for Spelling test
3. Math pages 113 - 114

Friday
Spelling Contract due
Spelling Test
Check out pictures from last years Living Wax Museum for costume ideas!

Homework 5/4 - 5/8

Announcements:
Progress reports will only go home to students that NEED progress. If your child is meeting all standards, then you will not receive a progress report tomorrow.

Reminder- Second Grade Coffee and Donuts will be on Sunday, May 17th! Please plan on attending! Mrs. Blue will be sending out volunteer sign-ups soon.

Social Studies test on Thursday!

Spelling test on Friday and Spelling Contract due on Friday!

Math test on Friday!

Spelling Words
Regular
neighbor
reindeer
sleigh
veil
weigh
weight

Sight
bold
grow
most
move
near

Challenge
really
mostly

Monday
1. Read for 20 minutes and fill out reading log
2. Study for Social Studies test from words brought home last week. The social studies book will be sent home, please review unit 2. Please bring the book back by Thursday! Test will be on Thursday!
3. Math page 107 (Math test will be on Friday)


Tuesday
1. Read for 20 minutes and fill out reading log
2. Study for Social Studies test and begin research for biography outline (due Monday, May 11th)
3. Math practice test


Wednesday
1. Read for 20 minutes and fill out reading log
2. Study for social studies test (test is tomorrow) and work on biography outline
3. Math Practice test

Thursday
1. Read for 20 minutes and fill out reading log
2. Finish Spelling Contract
3. Math practice test
4. Work on biography outline

Friday
Reading log due
Spelling Contract due
Spelling test
Math test

Spelling Contract

“Get to 50” Spelling Contract

This is your spelling contract for the week. It is your choice how many activities you complete as long as you get to 50 points. Make sure to spell ALL words correctly on each activity. A grade will be given that corresponds to the amount of activities you complete.

Here are your options:

1.Write your spelling words 4 times each (15 points)

2.Colorful Words – Use two different color pens to write your spelling words. Use one color to write the consonants and the other for vowels. (15 points)

3.Divide each spelling word into syllables. (15 points)

4.Write your words 3 times each in cursive (20 points)

5.Write a letter to a friend using all of your spelling words (20 points)

6.Arrange the letters of each word in ABC order. Ex. Broken would be beknor (20 points)

7.Make a word search with all of your words. (10 points)

8.Type the spelling words 4 times each. (15 points)

9.Write a rhyming word for each spelling word. (15 points)

10. Words-in-words-For ten words, write the word and then write at least 2 words made from each word. EX. Agriculture – trail, cult (15 points)

Due every Friday! Staple all the work together and write your name, date and number on the front. Remember to keep this sheet safe, but if you do lose it this information it is on the blog!

Math Chapter 7 Vocabulary

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Math Chapter 5 Vocabulary

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Scholastic Book Orders

Dear Second Grade Families,

I wanted to remind you that you can place your Scholastic Book Club orders online. It is due on Friday, November 7^th!

This month’s offers are filled with great books and software at terrific values. Here are a few that I am sure you won’t want to miss:

• Ready, Freddy! Thanksgiving Turkey Trouble #75
• The Christmas Party from the Black Lagoon #16
• A to Z Mysteries What House White-Out #93

I always love the Magic Tree House series books as well as Horrible Harry series. If your child is an early chapter book reader choose some from the Transitional and Early Chapter books categories.

To order online, go to the Web address below and enter our class’s personalized user name and password.

www.scholastic.com/parentordering

Class User Name: stjeromegrade2

Password: grade2

Remember, placing your online credit card order is completely safe and secure.

Plus, when you shop online, you can take advantage of exclusive online-only offers and choose from an expanded selection of books and software. Of course, you can always use the printed flyer instead and have your child hand in a Book Club order form and payment at school.

Thank you for continuing to help our classroom earn FREE books and learning materials. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Sederstrom

Second Grade Happenings

Book Projects

Your child is responsible for completing each book project on this list. Each month your child will choose a different project and complete it based on a chapter book s/he read that month. It is important that you allow the student to do most of the work and you merely facilitate the process (not do it for him/her)! I will only send this sheet home once, so please hold on to it. You can also find this information on the blog.

Here are the book project ideas!

1. Book Jacket
Design a book jacket for the book chosen. Have your child be creative so that it is not a direct copy of what is already on the book jacket.

Book jackets normally include the following:

• Cover, picture showing an important scene, main characters, or theme of the book
• Story synopsis
• Brief author information
• Book review quotes

2. Character Report
Write a report about a favorite character including:

• The role of the character played
• The main idea of the story and how the character was involved with it
• A description of the character, a drawing of the character
  

3. Diorama
Choose an important event from the book. Then create a three dimensional scene of this event in a diorama form. The scene can either be created in a box with one full side exposed or in a box with a viewing hole in one side.

4. Library Poster
Make a book poster for the class library. The poster should include:

• Title and author of the book
• An important scene or main character(s) from the book
  

5. Movie Poster

Imagine what the book would be like in a movie form. Your child can create a movie poster in the same fashion as other movie posters they see on display at the local theater.

Book Project Due Dates:

October 31^st

November 21^st

January 30^th

February 27^th

March 20^th

Have Fun!!

October Home Journal

1. The best present I ever got was...

2. My favorite Halloween costume was... because... it looked like... I got it from... tell lots of details about the costume and why it was your favorite.

3. Fall looks like, smells like, feels like, sounds like, and tastes like...

Family Project

This month’s home journal writing ideas

1. Write about a friend coming over for a play date. Draw a picture showing you and a friend at your play date.

2. Write about the rules of your bedroom. Make a sign in your journal or on construction paper showing your bedroom rules.

3. Exercise is very important, what is your favorite exercise? Write about it and then draw a picture doing your favorite exercise.

4. Pretend you are planning a surprise party for your best friend, what would you plan? What kind of theme, food, activities, games, and decorations would you have? Write the details and make an invitation for the party. Then draw a picture of what the surprise party would look like.

Language Arts

Check this website out for resources related to our Language Arts Curriculum!

http://www.sfreading.com/families.html

Math

If you click on the newsletter below it will open in a new window and will appear larger for easier reading! Please spend time with your child learning these very important vocabulary words and concepts. Thank you!

Schedule & Events

Tuesdays & Thursdays - P.E. (starts 9/2 wear P.E. uniform)

Wednesdays - Mass (starts 9/3 arrive by 7:45AM)

Fridays - Early Dismissal (12:30PM)


September 12 - No school

September 22 - Back to School Night and Parent Meeting

September 26 - No School

8/27 Newsletter

Second Grade News

Welcome to the start of a new school year! I feel privileged to be teaching your child. It promises to be a very exciting and rewarding year. Here is some information you need to know:

Arrival/Dismissal
On Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, school starts promptly at 7:55 a.m. and dismissed at 3:00 p.m. Our Class Mass is on Wednesdays and we are expected to be at school by 7:45 a.m. to walk over to church on time. Every Friday, school starts at 7:55 a.m. and dismissed at 12:30 p.m.

If you arrive after 8:00 a.m., please go directly to the office before you come to class. Please note that three tardies equals a detention.

For your child’s safety, if you need to take your child out of class early (even five minutes) you must sign your child out in the office. The office will then call the classroom and your child will meet you in the office.

Snack
To maximize alertness, it is recommended that you send a healthy snack to school for your child to eat at the first recess.

Birthdays
On your child’s birthday you are encouraged to take them to the 8:00 a.m. Mass to celebrate God’s gift of life. They are welcome to wear free dress. However, make sure that it is dress up not dress down. They will receive a Happy Birthday certificate, sticker and book mark from me. Birthdays are special days and I look forward to celebrating your child’s.

Please know that due to the nutrition policy and many food allergies, edible treats are not allowed. However, you may “treat” the class with non-food items, such as pencils, erasers, stickers, a book for the classroom, etc. Thank you in advance for your cooperation with this policy.

Homework
Homework assignments will be written in the homework notebook and must be signed each night. Assignments will be kept in a folder handed out every afternoon and due every morning unless otherwise noted in the notebook. Your child must also read daily for at least 15 minutes, alone and/or with a family member. In addition, I suggest that 5-10 minutes be put aside for conversation specifically focused on the daily activities in school.

I recommend that your child have a regular space to do homework. Also, paper (lined and unlined), pencils, scissors, ruler, pencil sharpener, and glue may be needed for homework assignments. Your child should NOT bring these supplies to school.

Friday Folders
Students will bring home a “Friday Folder” every other week. It will include the work completed during class. Not all work done in school will be included in this folder (I keep a file of work from students to review with parents at Parent-Teacher conferences). Please review and take all the contents out. Friday folders are due back at school on Mondays.

Scholastic Book Orders
I will send a book order form once a month. The completed form will be due one week from the day it comes home. Please make all checks out to Scholastic. You can now order books online and pay with credit card. More information will be sent out with the first flier. The more books your child is exposed to the more they will develop their reading skills.

Important Dates:

Friday, August 29^th Questionnaire due

Wednesday, September 3rd Family Project homework due

Communication
Again, please write a note in your child’s homework notebook if you have any immediate questions or concerns. You may also contact me by leaving a message at 310-670-1678 x212 or teacherschotz@gmail.com. I will respond as soon as possible.

I am truly looking forward to a terrific year with your child. I know that with your support we will have a very successful year together in second grade!

Thank you,
Mrs. Sederstrom