9/9/19 Hello! I hope you feel your child is adjusting somewhat well to the routines of second grade. Today the children are bringing home their first Spelling Packet. Some of the pages are a little different from what they have done before but we went over each one in class. I don't expect it to be perfect at first but I'm sure they will get the hang of it soon. Remember this packet is due on Friday. Should they complete this before Friday they can bring it in early. Keep the top page so your child can study for the Friday Spelling test. Book Club homework will eventually be every night. This will start tomorrow or Wednesday. There will be separate Tuesday homework which simply mirrors a lesson we do each Tuesday. That will be due the next day. Our phonics target skills this week are short vowels and complete sentences. In Math we are working on addition and how equations are related, i.e. fact families. In Religion we are learning about the Blessed Trinity and the Holy Family.
Have a great week!
Mary Ann McKenney
EMAIL: mamckenney@saintkevinschool.org
”Teachers spend more time with our kids than anyone else — and during some of the most formative years of their lives. Learning state capitals and algebra equations are just the tip of the iceberg.” Stephanie Ruhle
FAVORITE BOOKS has changed to Back to School and Autumn titles.
If links below do not open please just copy and paste the web address.
How playing outside makes your kids smarter.
https://www.outsideonline.com/2373141/how-outdoors-makes-your-kids-smarter?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=onsiteshare
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I LOVE this article!
http://www.moultrienews.com/opinion/teacher-to-parent---positive-reinforcement-doesn-t-work/article_cf5c0206-2522-11e7-98ed-b3a9b0e7d4f6.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share
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Some Cape Cod schools drop homework for younger students
http://capecodtimes.com/news/
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School bans homework and assigns reading and playing instead
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/02/27/1638352/-After-a-school-bans-homework-and-assigns-reading-and-playing-instead-they-re-seeing-great-results?detail=facebook
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Second grade reading list from Goodreads website
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/2nd-grade-reading-list
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I find the success of schools in Finland fascinating!
Michael Moore and the Finnish Education System - YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com.
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*Very interesting and frightening article. A bit dramatic but worth taking another look at how much screen time your child has.
http://abc7news.com/1664438/ How Screens Turn Kids into Psychotic Junkies
MONDAY
*Spelling: Spelling Packet.
Complete the spelling packet and return by Friday. Our new words are: drum, rock, list, desk, job, sad, chop, sack, tag, rib.
*Book Club
*RETURN LIBRARY BOOK IF IT WAS NOT RETURNED ON FRIDAY!
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TUESDAY
*Making Words: CUT OUT THE LETTERS on the top of your homework paper. DO THIS STEP FIRST. See how many words you can make. What word uses all of the letters? List the words by Word Families on the back of the paper. This is due on Wednesday. (a,o,c,n,r,s)
*Spelling Packet is due Friday.
*Book Club
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WEDNESDAY
*Spelling Packet is due Friday.
*Book Club
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THURSDAY
*Study Spelling
*Spelling Packet is due Friday.
*Book Club
*RETURN RED BOOK CLUB FOLDER ON FRIDAY
*RETURN LIBRARY BOOK ON FRIDAY (they are returned to the library on Monday)
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*RETURN YELLOW FRIDAY FOLDER ON MONDAY!
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9/3 First Day of School
9/11 Picture Day...wear school uniform
9/13 School Mass @ 10:00
9/17 Open House
10/8 Flu Clinic
10/11 Grandparent Day and Mass
10/14 Columbus Day
10/17 Parent-Teacher Conferences...half day
10/18 Parent-Teacher Conferences...no school
PLEASE CHECK SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR ADDITIONAL DATES AND SCHOOL EVENTS.
www.ABCYa.com - reading, math
www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
www.planetesme.com - How To Get Your Child To Love Reading
www.robertmunsch.com - reading
www.starfall.com - reading
www.xtramath.org - math
www.storylineonline.net**