Week of April 29 - May 3

Morning Meeting Schedule: Each student will have a time where they can share.  We will start with a greeting and then students will have two minutes to tell a story, show or talk about something they would like to bring to share with the class.  They will ask for three questions or comments.  If they are bringing in an item to share, it must fit in their backpack.

Here is our schedule:

Mondays: Davis, Nolan, Audrey, Connor
Tuesdays: Lizzie, Brayden, Josiah, Elias
Wednesdays: Emmy D., Owen, Julia, North, Brianna
Thursdays: Genevieve, Alonso, Emily O., Caden, Rory
Fridays: Jackson, Kaia, Rein, Amelia, Barbara 

Our lesson from SecondStep (Social and Emotional Learning) and MindUp: We will be talking about Mindful Movement.

Ms. Rasicot's Spelling Words - List 27 ar and air
star shark care stare rare dare hair pair chair fair

Mrs. Weber's Spelling Words - List 27
star shark care stare rare dare hair pair chair fair
chart square arrogant carefully ordinary aware hilarious compare sharpen repair

Mrs. Spanjers' Spelling Words - List 27 (short vowels)
fin rib shot bun weed had win zap rush ash

           Practice spelling words on: spellingcity.com

Reading & Writing: Unit 10 - Making Inference/Draw Conclusions:

Wow, can you believe we will begin our final unit in reading this week!? Students will draw conclusion using clues in texts they read and what they already know.  Drawing conclusions helps readers make sense of a text.  We will also revisit inferencing - students will make inferences to help them draw conclusions. When readers draw conclusions, they use clues or evidence in the text and what they already know to figure out what the author does not state directly.  

The Daily Five in Reading:

*Read to Self:  Read! Read! Read!

*Read to Someone: Reading to someone

*Listen to Reading: Working on RazKids, Reading Eggs

*Work on Writing: Spelling City, write spelling words in sentences, write a story using our spelling
                             words, finish a writing prompt

*Word Work - working on fluency with reading passages and work on Sight Words. 

In Math:

Unit 11 - We are working on place values and 3 digit adding and subtracting. 

In Genius Hour: Students will continues to do research based projects.  They will be deciding on a topic and checking out books from the library to do research.  They will be making posters so they can present their research to the class.
Also, we are working on Handwriting!

This Weeks Specialist Schedule:

Monday:       Day 2
Tuesday:      Day 3
Wednesday: Day 4
Thursday:     Day 5
Friday:          Day 6

On Day 1 we go to: Gym and Media

On Day 2 we go to: Music

On Day 3 we go to: Media and Gym

On Day 4 we go to: Art (Please have your child bring back their library book so they can 
                                      check out a new one on Day 5)

On Day 5 we go to: Gym and Media (Check out day)

On Day 6 we go to: Art and Music

Help your child remember to bring back their Friday Folders on Monday and bring a healthy snack every day!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

4/22  Earth Day
5/6   2nd grade Reading FAST Test
5/8   2nd grade Math FAST Test
5/9   All Library Books are due - ALL MUST BE RETURNED TO THE LIBRARY
5/13-17  Makeup day for FAST Tests
5/17  Three Rivers Naturalist 1:15
5/18  Westonka Color Run
5/20  PTA Meeting 6:30
5/24  Super Team Day 9:00 - 3:30
5/27  No School - Memorial Day
5/28  Grades in Skyward
5/30  2nd grade Field Trip to Regional Park 11:15 - 3:15: Bus leaves Shirley Hills at 11:15 am.  Students play on Park playground and each lunch between 11:30 - 12:45.  At 12:45 classes walk to Regional Park's Center and participate in program from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Load buses at 3:10 and back to school at 3:25.
Any parent can go on this field trip (sorry no siblings), no fee and program includes one hour hike. Let me know if you would like to come!

Visit from the Orono Police and their Police Dog!

Week of April 22 - 26

Morning Meeting Schedule: Each student will have a time where they can share.  We will start with a greeting and then students will have two minutes to tell a story, show or talk about something they would like to bring to share with the class.  They will ask for three questions or comments.  If they are bringing in an item to share, it must fit in their backpack.

Here is our schedule:

Mondays: Davis, Nolan, Audrey, Connor
Tuesdays: Lizzie, Brayden, Josiah, Elias
Wednesdays: Emmy D., Owen, Julia, North, Brianna
Thursdays: Genevieve, Alonso, Emily O., Caden, Rory
Fridays: Jackson, Kaia, Rein, Amelia, Barbara 

Our lesson from SecondStep (Social and Emotional Learning) and MindUp: We will be talking about Mindful Movement.

Ms. Rasicot's Spelling Words - List 26 (-ge)
cage page judge lodge large barge bulge change range hinge

Mrs. Weber's Spelling Words - List 26 (-ge) - does all 20 words
cage page judge lodge large barge bulge change range hinge
charge fudge smudge exchange largest hinge bridge grudge indulge angel

Mrs. Spanjers' Spelling Words - List 26 (short vowels)
room fish pen way tug wax puff sill wish fan

           Practice spelling words on: spellingcity.com

Reading & Writing

Unit 9 - Skill: Make Connections & Determining Cause and Effect

We are heading into our final week of unit 9.  The Reader’s Theater will be a fable called Androcles and the Lion.  Students will build fluency through echo-reading, choral-reading, and repeated reading.  We will work on reading with appropriate stress and emphasis as well as read dashes.  There will be a strong emphasis on analyzing characters, comparing and contrasting, drawing conclusions, making connections, and making judgements.

The Daily Five in Reading:

*Read to Self:  Read! Read! Read!

*Read to Someone: Reading to someone

*Listen to Reading: Working on RazKids, Reading Eggs

*Work on Writing: Spelling City, write spelling words in sentences, write a story using our spelling
                             words, finish a writing prompt

*Word Work - working on fluency with reading passages and work on Sight Words. 

In Math:

We started Unit 11 - We are working on place values and 3 digit adding and subtracting. 

In Genius Hour: Students will continues to do research based projects.  They will be deciding on a topic and checking out books from the library to do research.  They will be making posters so they can present their research to the class.

This Weeks Specialist Schedule:

Monday:       Day 3
Tuesday:      Day 4
Wednesday: Day 5
Thursday:     Day 6
Friday:          Day 1

On Day 1 we go to: Gym and Media

On Day 2 we go to: Music

On Day 3 we go to: Media and Gym

On Day 4 we go to: Art (Please have your child bring back their library book so they can 
                                      check out a new one on Day 5)

On Day 5 we go to: Gym and Media (Check out day)

On Day 6 we go to: Art and Music

Help your child remember to bring back their Friday Folders on Monday and bring a healthy snack every day!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

4/22  Earth Day
5/6   2nd grade Reading FAST Test
5/8   2nd grade Math FAST Test
5/13-17  Makeup day for FAST Tests
5/17  Three Rivers Naturalist 1:15
5/18  Westonka Color Run
5/20  PTA Meeting 6:30
5/24  Super Team Day 9:00 - 3:30
5/27  No School - Memorial Day
5/28  Grades in Skyward
5/30  2nd grade Field Trip to Regional Park 11:15 - 3:15: Bus leaves Shirley Hills at 11:15 am.  Students play on Park playground and each lunch between 11:30 - 12:45.  At 12:45 classes walk to Regional Park's Center and participate in program from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Load buses at 3:10 and back to school at 3:25.
Any parent can go on this field trip (sorry no siblings), no fee and program includes one hour hike. Let me know if you would like to come!

Week of April 15 - 19

Morning Meeting Schedule: Each student will have a time where they can share.  We will start with a greeting and then students will have two minutes to tell a story, show or talk about something they would like to bring to share with the class.  They will ask for three questions or comments.  If they are bringing in an item to share, it must fit in their backpack.

Here is our schedule:

Mondays: Davis, Nolan, Audrey, Connor
Tuesdays: Lizzie, Brayden, Josiah, Elias
Wednesdays: Emmy D., Owen, Julia, North, Brianna
Thursdays: Genevieve, Alonso, Emily O., Caden, Rory
Fridays: Jackson, Kaia, Rein, Amelia, Barbara 

Our lesson from SecondStep (Social and Emotional Learning) and MindUp: We will be talking about Mindful Movement.

Ms. Rasicot's Spelling Words - Unit 25 soft and hard c and g
camp cave can't face gift gym girl wagon gem germ


Mrs. Spanjers' Spelling Words - Unit 25 sh words
shop fish dash ship sheet shut hush shed sheep mush

           Practice spelling words on: spellingcity.com

Reading & Writing

Unit 9 - Skill: Make Connections & Determining Cause and Effect

Moving into our second week of the unit, students will begin making deeper connections to texts they read.  Students will continue identifying cause and effect, but will be using a graphic organizer to organize their thoughts.  We will also identify and discuss nonfiction text features (table of contents, glossary, and sidebars).  

The Daily Five in Reading:

*Read to Self:  Read! Read! Read!

*Read to Someone: Reading to someone

*Listen to Reading: Working on RazKids, Reading Eggs

*Work on Writing: Spelling City, write spelling words in sentences, write a story using our spelling
                             words

*Word Work - working on fluency with reading passages and work on Sight Words.  Working on soft and hard c and g words

In Math:

We started Unit 11 - We are working on place values and 3 digit adding and subtracting.

NEW---In Genius Hour: Students are starting to do research based projects.  They will be deciding on a topic and checking out books from the library to do research.  They will be making posters so they can present their research to the class.

This Weeks Specialist Schedule:

Monday:       Day 4
Tuesday:      Day 5
Wednesday: Day 6
Thursday:     Day 1
Friday:          Day 2

On Day 1 we go to: Gym and Media

On Day 2 we go to: Music

On Day 3 we go to: Media and Gym

On Day 4 we go to: Art (Please have your child bring back their library book so they can 
                                      check out a new one on Day 5)

On Day 5 we go to: Gym and Media (Check out day)

On Day 6 we go to: Art and Music

Help your child remember to bring back their Friday Folders on Monday and bring a healthy snack every day!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

5/27  No School - Memorial Day

Week of April 8th - 12th

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Friday is our Read-A-Thon! Please have your child dress in comfy clothes/pajamas. Everyone can bring in a stuffed animal and blanket!

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Morning Meeting Schedule: Each student will have a time where they can share.  We will start with a greeting and then students will have two minutes to tell a story, show or talk about something they would like to bring to share with the class.  They will ask for three questions or comments.  If they are bringing in an item to share, it must fit in their backpack.

Here is our schedule:

Mondays: Davis, Nolan, Audrey, Connor
Tuesdays: Lizzie, Brayden, Josiah, Elias
Wednesdays: Emmy D., Owen, Julia, North, Brianna
Thursdays: Genevieve, Alonso, Emily O., Caden, Rory
Fridays: Jackson, Kaia, Rein, Amelia, Barbara 

Our lesson from SecondStep (Social and Emotional Learning): We are reading the book - What should Danny Do?  The students listen to different scenarios and then make choices for Danny.

Ms. Rasicot's Spelling Words - Unit 24 kn, gn, wr, mb
Basic List: knee knife knot gnat sign wrist wren thumb lamb know
Challenge: no challenge words - we will work on the first ten words this week

Mrs. Spanjers' Spelling Words - Unit 24 ee, ay
seed meet weep feet seem pay way may say ray

           Practice spelling words on: spellingcity.com

Unit 9 - Skill: Make Connections & Determining Cause and Effect

Throughout the week, students will identify cause and effect in pictures and text.  Students will learn that authors sometimes organize stories and information by describing what happened (effect) and why it happened (cause).  They will also begin to recognize signal language for cause and effect such as because, so, since, if...then, and as a result to help readers recognize cause and effect relationships.  It is important that students understand that cause and effect helps them recognize the relationship between events and understand how different actions might result in different effects.  Students will also make connections to deepen understanding of texts they read.

The Daily Five in Reading:

*Read to Self:  Read! Read! Read!

*Read to Someone: Reading to someone

*Listen to Reading: Working on RazKids, Tumblebooks

*Work on Writing: Spelling City, write spelling words in sentences, write a story using our spelling
                             words

*Word Work - working on fluency with reading passages and work on Sight Words

In Math:

We will finish up Unit 10 - We will be working on a geometry unit about congruent figures (figures that are the same size and shape.  The unit also covers similar figures (figures that are the same shape but not necessarily the same size).  We will also find the area of figures in square centimeters by using grid paper.

This Weeks Specialist Schedule:

Monday:       Day 5
Tuesday:      Day 6
Wednesday: Day 1
Thursday:     Day 2
Friday:          Day 3

On Day 1 we go to: Gym and Media

On Day 2 we go to: Music

On Day 3 we go to: Media and Gym

On Day 4 we go to: Art (Please have your child bring back their library book so they can 
                                      check out a new one on Day 5)

On Day 5 we go to: Gym and Media (Check out day)

On Day 6 we go to: Art and Music

Help your child remember to bring back their Friday Folders on Monday and bring a healthy snack every day!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

4/10  Author in Residence
4/12  Read-A-Thon and Mystery Readers at 2:00
5/27  No School - Memorial Day