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2nd Grade: Mrs. McKenney

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GREETINGS

11/12/19 We had a very busy day! I didn't expect Friday Folders to go home on Friday so if your child brought theirs home please make sure it gets back to school. Also a few children still have trouble remembering to keep their Homework Schedule in their Homework Folder...(poor Moms get blamed for everything!) So a reminder to your child will be helpful. We will be having our usual second grade Thanksgiving Feast on Tuesday, November 26 however there will be a few changes in our presentation. I've been researching this topic for the past year and have decided it is time to make some changes. The emphasis has always been on friendship and learning from our friends however I want to explore some different activities for us to do as a class. Not exactly sure yet what these will be but we will not be dressing as Native Americans or Pilgrims. Our phonics target skills this week are plurals e, es, and ies. In Math we are estimating and rounding to the nearest 10. Fingers crossed that we complete our writing projects!
Have a good week!

Mary Ann McKenney
EMAIL: mamckenney@saintkevinschool.org

"God doesn't require us to succeed, He only requires that you try." Mother Teresa

”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.

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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/20170320/some-cape-schools-drop-homework-for-younger-students
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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

Please make sure to scroll to the end of the page to find Important Dates, Favorite Websites, and Favorite Books!
HOMEWORK

MONDAY TUESDAY this week
*Spelling: Spelling Packet
Complete the spelling packet and return on Friday. Our new words are:
note, notes, lunch, lunches, story, stories, tune, tunes, switch, switches.

*Book Club

*RETURN LIBRARY BOOK IF IT WAS NOT RETURNED ON FRI'tDAY!
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TUESDAY SPELLING tonight, not Making Words
*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. (i,i,g,l,m,p,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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IMPORTANT DATES

11/22 Dress Down Day - fall colors
11/26 Thanksgiving Feast (in grade 2 classroom)
11/27 No School
11/28 Happy Thanksgiving!

PLEASE CHECK SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR ADDITIONAL DATES AND SCHOOL EVENTS.
FAVORITE BOOKS

PICTURE BOOKS
BACK TO SCHOOL AND AUTUMN

How I Spent My Summer Vacation by Mark Teague. A young boy exaggerates his summer adventures when writing an essay for school.
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn. When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him.
****The Ticky-Tacky Doll by Cynthia Rylant. When she has to go to school without her special doll, a little girl cannot focus on learning her letters and numbers, until her grandmother realizes what the problem is.
My Teacher Sleeps in School by Leatie Weiss. Children find clues that convince them that their teacher sleeps at school.
Miss Nelson is Missing by James Marshall. The kids in room 207 take advantage of their teacher's good nature until she disappears and they are faced with a vile substitute.
Will I Have a Friend? by Miriam Cohen. Jim's anxieties on his first day of school are happily forgotten when he makes a new friend.
****The Last Puppy by Frank Asch. A puppy from a large little is afraid he will never find his forever home.
**** Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.
Peppers by Eve Bunting. While helping their dad run Fred's Fall Color Tours in New England, Jim and Andy think the tourists are pretty silly; then one night the boys experience something that makes them change their minds.
****Seed by Seed The Legend and Legacy of John "Appleseed" Chapman by Esme Raji Codell. Seed by seed, deed by deed, Johnny Appleseed changed the landscape of a natiobn. Now it is our turn.
The Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg. The enigmatic origins of the stranger Farmer Bailey hits with his truck and brings home to recuperate seem to have a mysterious relation to the weather.
In November by Cynthia Rylant. The story describes the autumn activities and traditions that November's cooling temperatures bring.
FAVORITE WEBSITES

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**

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PRE-k THROUGH Grade 8

2nd Grade: Mrs. McKenney

GREETINGS

Please make sure to scroll to the end of the page to find Important Dates, Favorite Websites, and Favorite Books!

HOMEWORK

IMPORTANT DATES

FAVORITE BOOKS

FAVORITE WEBSITES