Week 9: 10/28 - 11/1

Halloween Details:  

Your child brings their costume to school.  Please put your child's costume in a bag 
or their backpack.  They will change into their costume after Second Step and Sharing Time.

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Our Halloween Party Details are:

1:00 Student come in from Recess

1:00 - 1:30 Second Step/Sharing

1:30 - 1:45 Students change into costumes – students will have Halloween coloring sheets to 

doodle on until everyone is ready.  Might be too excited to do - : )

1:45ish  Picture time!  I love to take individual pictures and I will ask a parent to take a group 

picture and share it with me so everyone can get one!

CENTERS: (have coloring sheets for those students who finish early in centers, too!)

    *Stacking dice on popsicle stick

    *Bingo

    *Golf

    *Ring Toss

    *Tower Building with bones

Mummy Wrap

Whole Class Bingo games

Parade starts at 3:00 - Everyone will get a snack and a water bottle.  Students will sit by their 

lockers and watch the parade.  When it is our turn to join the parade, students will put leftover 

snack in their locker.

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This week we will focus on:

Phonics: Lessons 31 - 35

Lessons 36-39 focus on qu words and the fszl Rule (f, s, z, and l are doubled after a short 

vowel sound)

We will be working on sight words:I'll, you'll won't, where, there, where's, there's

This Weeks Specialist Schedule:

Monday:       Day 1
Tuesday:      Day 2
Wednesday: Day 3 GYM DAY - Bring helmet for skating!
Thursday:     Day 4 (bring back library books)
Friday:          Day 5 (check out day) - Gym DAY - Bring helmet for skating!

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)

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

On Day 6 we go to: Art and Music

Reading & Writing: Unit 3 - Skill: Determine Text Importance & Identify

Sequence of Events:

We are beginning a new unit in Benchmark Literacy: Determining Text Importance and

Identifying Sequence of Events.  Students will learn that sometimes authors write about

events in a specific order and that the order in which events happen is called a sequence. 

We will be exploring signal words such as first, next, then, after, and finally. Recognizing

sequence helps readers follow directions, learn steps in a new process, and even

understand how events unfold over time.

Lunch/Recess is from 12:20 to 1:00

2nd Step: Lesson  - Being Assertive

In Lesson 4 we will talk about how being assertive means asking for what you want or need in a calm 
voice.  Also, being assertive is a respectful way to get what you want or need. 

Then Sharing:

Mondays: Liam, Wes, Augie, Elizabeth, Brody
Tuesdays: Cora, Corben, Matias, Brynn, Maxwell
Wednesdays: Sage, Mia, Simon, Ava, Natalia
Thursdays: Joshua, Donovan, Gia, Annabelle 

Fridays: Sammy, Nellie, Jacob, Violet 

In Math:

We will continue Unit 2.  Unit 2 is focusing on using place value concepts to add, compare, 
and order numbers within 200 and students will begin working on fluency of adding within 100.  
We will also be working with money.
We currently are working on adding 2-digit numbers.

2nd Recess: 2:30 - 3:00

Science: We are working on our Matter Science Unit

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

10/31 - Halloween

11/1 - End of Quarter 1

11/4 - Conferences 12:00 - 8:00 You can sign up through Skyward

11/7 - Conferences 4:00 - 8:00 You can sign up through Skyward

11/15 - GrandFriend's Day

11/28-29 - Thanksgiving

12/20 - Field Trip to the Old Log Theater

Roller Skating Fun!!!!

Week 8 - This week we will be working on:

This week we will focus on:

Phonics: Lessons 31 - 35
Lessons 31-35 focus on r blends and th blend
We will be working on sight words: four, your, two, and that's

A letter about Sonday, our Phonics Program:
Your student will be using the Sonday System Essentials curriculum during this academic year. The Sonday 
System is based on the Orton-Gillingham Approach to teaching reading and spelling. It provides explicit 
instruction for teaching the structure and system of the language with daily instruction incorporating technology 
for projection or to air-drop to individual computers.
The curriculum is structured, systematic, cumulative and provides consistent multisensory reinforcement. 
Instruction follows the recommendations of the National Reading Panel and includes Phonemic Awareness, 
Direct and Explicit Phonics, Spelling, Fluency, and Vocabulary.
Each lesson is constructed to include:
1. Read Sounds provides a review of all previously taught sounds, enabling students to provide correct responses 
quickly. This sets a positive tone at the start of the lesson and builds the automaticity that provides a foundation for 
fluency.
2. Spell Sounds requires students to write 10 sounds from dictation to reinforce rules, multiple spellings, and 
place value while incorporating multisensory practice.
3. Read Words includes reading words, phrases and sentences.
4. Spell Words carries the power of the lesson for the students, diagnostic information for the teacher, and proof 
of effective learning. The dictated spelling list is structured so that sounds are reviewed daily with emphasis on 
sounds and rules most recently taught.
5. Introduce New Material requires that students see the letters, hear the sound, repeat the sound aloud, trace 
or write the letter(s), and then read and spell words incorporating the new sound and/or rule.
6. Independent Practice is an optional activity that can be used for seat work, a station activity or homework. 
Worksheets enable students to reinforce previous learning, including alphabet, phonemic awareness, handwriting, 
and extensions, such as plurals, sentence completion, sentence generation, grammar, categorization, vocabulary, 
and transformational sentences.
A Mastery Check given after every fifth lesson will enable teachers to determine which sounds or concepts are 
solid and which need further reinforcement, and which students need additional time to master the material. 

This Weeks Specialist Schedule:

Monday:       Day 2
Tuesday:      Day 3 GYM DAY - Bring helmet for skating!!!!
Wednesday: Day 4 (bring back library books)
Thursday:     Day 5 (check out day) Bring helmet!!!!
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)

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

On Day 6 we go to: Art and Music

Reading & Writing - Unit 2 - Skill: Visualize/Analyze Character:

We will be completing our final week of Unit 2 focusing on visualization and analyzing characters.  

We get to read the book:  Why Mosquitos Buzz in People’s Ears. 

We will learn about folktales, which are stories handed down orally through many generations.  

Folktales were told for entertainment and to instill cultural beliefs, values, and practices.  Certain types 

of folktales, such as the pourquoi tale also try to explain why natural events happen.  

Lastly, students will learn about synonyms and antonyms.  A synonym is a word that means the same 

thing or almost the same thing as another word.  An antonym is a word that means the opposite of 

another word.

Lunch/Recess is from 12:20 to 1:00

2nd Step: Lesson  - Using Self-Talk

In Lesson 3 we will talk about talking to yourself in a quiet voice or in your head. The students will learn

that self-talk helps you focus, stay on task, and handle distractions.

Then Sharing:

Mondays: Liam, Wes, Augie, Elizabeth, Brody
Tuesdays: Cora, Corben, Matias, Brynn, Maxwell
Wednesdays: Sage, Mia, Simon, Ava, Natalia
Thursdays: Joshua, Donovan, Gia, Annabelle 

Fridays: Sammy, Nellie, Jacob, Violet 

In Math:

We will continue Unit 2.  Unit 2 will focus on using place value concepts to add, compare, 
and order numbers within 200 and students will begin working on fluency of adding within 100.  
We will also be working with money.

2nd Recess: 2:30 - 3:00

Science: We are working on our Matter Science Unit

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

10/21  WeCAN Coat Drive ends

10/21 - Roller Skating starts in PE - BRING A HELMET

10/22 - Cherrydale pickup 3:34 - 6:00

10/23 - Unity Day - WEAR ORANGE

10/31 - Halloween

11/1 - End of Quarter 1

11/4 - Conferences 12:00 - 8:00 You can sign up through Skyward

11/7 - Conferences 4:00 - 8:00 You can sign up through Skyward

11/15 - GrandFriend's Day

11/28-29 - Thanksgiving

12/20 - Field Trip to the Old Log Theater

On Monday and Tuesday - 10/14 -15

This week we will focus on:

Phonics: Lessons 29 - 30
Lesson 29 we will be working on blends: sl ch sp sc gl pl sh and short vowels e and i

Lesson 30 we will be working on blends: bl fl gl pl cl sl sn sh and short vowels e a i and u

On Tuesday will have a Mastery Spelling Test with words that have the above blends 

and vowel sounds.  Also the contractions: hadn't and didn't.  Work with your child 

with words with the above blends and vowels and the different contractions.

A letter about Sonday, our Phonics Program:
Your student will be using the Sonday System Essentials curriculum during this academic year. The Sonday 
System is based on the Orton-Gillingham Approach to teaching reading and spelling. It provides explicit 
instruction for teaching the structure and system of the language with daily instruction incorporating technology 
for projection or to air-drop to individual computers.
The curriculum is structured, systematic, cumulative and provides consistent multisensory reinforcement. 
Instruction follows the recommendations of the National Reading Panel and includes Phonemic Awareness, 
Direct and Explicit Phonics, Spelling, Fluency, and Vocabulary.
Each lesson is constructed to include:
1. Read Sounds provides a review of all previously taught sounds, enabling students to provide correct responses 
quickly. This sets a positive tone at the start of the lesson and builds the automaticity that provides a foundation for 
fluency.
2. Spell Sounds requires students to write 10 sounds from dictation to reinforce rules, multiple spellings, and 
place value while incorporating multisensory practice.
3. Read Words includes reading words, phrases and sentences.
4. Spell Words carries the power of the lesson for the students, diagnostic information for the teacher, and proof 
of effective learning. The dictated spelling list is structured so that sounds are reviewed daily with emphasis on 
sounds and rules most recently taught.
5. Introduce New Material requires that students see the letters, hear the sound, repeat the sound aloud, trace 
or write the letter(s), and then read and spell words incorporating the new sound and/or rule.
6. Independent Practice is an optional activity that can be used for seat work, a station activity or homework. 
Worksheets enable students to reinforce previous learning, including alphabet, phonemic awareness, handwriting, 
and extensions, such as plurals, sentence completion, sentence generation, grammar, categorization, vocabulary, 
and transformational sentences.
A Mastery Check given after every fifth lesson will enable teachers to determine which sounds or concepts are 
solid and which need further reinforcement, and which students need additional time to master the material. 

This Weeks Specialist Schedule:

Monday:       Day 6
Tuesday:      Day 1
Wednesday: Day - No School
Thursday:     Day - No School
Friday:          Day - No School

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)

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

On Day 6 we go to: Art and Music

Reading & Writing Short Week7

The students will be writing a personal narrative about a special place they have gone to. 

The students will be using a graphic organizer to put their thoughts down and then using it 

to write their final draft. 

Lunch/Recess is from 12:20 to 1:00

2nd Step: Lesson  - Focus

In Lesson 2 - Focusing Attention and Listening -  We will talk about how focusing your attention and 
listening helps you be a better learner and respectful. 

Then Sharing:

Mondays: Liam, Wes, Augie, Elizabeth, Brody
Tuesdays: Cora, Corben, Matias, Brynn, Maxwell
Wednesdays: Sage, Mia, Simon, Ava, Natalia - No School
Thursdays: Joshua, Donovan, Gia, Annabelle - No School

Fridays: Sammy, Nellie, Jacob, Violet - No School

In Math:

We will continue Unit 2.  Unit 2 will focus on using place value concepts to add, compare, 
and order numbers within 200 and students will begin working on fluency of adding within 100.  
We will also be working with money.

2nd Recess: 2:30 - 3:00

Science: We are starting our Matter Science Unit

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

10/16 -18 - MEA No School

10/21  WeCAN Coat Drive ends

10/21 - Roller Skating starts in PE - BRING A HELMET

10/22 - Cherrydale pickup 3:34 - 6:00

10/23 - Unity Day - WEAR ORANGE

10/31 - Halloween

11/1 - End of Quarter 1

11/4 - Conferences 12:00 - 8:00 You can sign up through Skyward

11/7 - Conferences 4:00 - 8:00 You can sign up through Skyward

11/15 - GrandFriend's Day

11/28-29 - Thanksgiving

12/20 - Field Trip to the Old Log Theater

Reading with a partner!

This class loves to read!  Here are some pictures of everyone reading with a partner:

Week 6 - 10/7 -10/11

Week 6 - 10/7 - 11

Here is our Sharing Schedule this week:
Mondays: Liam, Wes, Augie, Elizabeth, Brody
Tuesdays: Cora, Corben, Matias, Brynn, Maxwell
Wednesdays: Sage, Mia, Simon, Ava, Natalia
Thursdays: Joshua, Donovan, Gia, Annabelle
Fridays: Sammy, Nellie, Jacob, Violet

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This week we will focus on:

Phonics: Lessons 24 - 28
Tuesday we will have our next Spelling Mastery Test.  The students will be tested on 

blends: sp sc sw sm st sn and short vowel e a and long vowel ee words.  There will be 

contractions too.  

Work on contractions with your child for the words:  were not, have not, it is, should not.

Sight words: one, who, once, only, said, were, who, what

We will also be working on more short e words and bl, cl and fl blends.

Lesson 21 - 24 will focus on short e and bl cl fl gl pl sl ch blends and 

non-phonetic words: does done goes gone doesn't hasn't let's

This Weeks Specialist Schedule:

Monday:       Day 1
Tuesday:      Day 2
Wednesday: Day 3
Thursday:     Day 4 - BRING BOOKS BACK!
Friday:          Day 5 - CHECK OUT DAY!

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)

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

On Day 6 we go to: Art and Music

Reading & Writing Unit 2 - Week 2 - Skill: Visualize/Analyze Character:

We have been learning about character traits and visualization in this unit.  Kids will continue to 

analyze characters through their actions, words, thoughts, and feelings.  Throughout the week we 

will analyze a trickster tale about a spider named Anansi.  The story is called: Why Spiders Have 

Small Waists.  While reading at home with your child, encourage them to think carefully about the 

details in the story to help them analyze the characters.

During the week we practice The Daily Five in Reading:

*Read to Self:  Read! Read! Read!

*Read to Someone: Reading to a partner

*Listen to Reading: Working in Reading Eggs and Tumblebooks
*Word Work: working on sight words

*Work on Writing:  Writing in our journals - students will be given a prompt:
                                 
This is a great prompt for this week because we are going to be talking about Idioms too!

Lunch/Recess is from 12:20 to 1:00

2nd Step: Lesson  - Focus

In Lesson 2 - Focusing Attention and Listening -  We will talk about how focusing your attention and 
listening helps you be a better learner and respectful. 

Then Sharing:

Mondays: Liam, Wes, Augie, Elizabeth, Brody
Tuesdays: Cora, Corben, Matias, Brynn, Maxwell
Wednesdays: Sage, Mia, Simon, Ava, Natalia
Thursdays: Joshua, Donovan, Gia, Annabelle

Fridays: Sammy, Nellie, Jacob, Violet

In Math:

We are finishing Unit 1 - (comparison problems, two-step word problems and mixed problems)

this week.  We will take an Assessment Quiz on Tuesday and review for the Unit Test on
Wednesday.
We will start Unit 2 on Thursday.  Unit 2 will focus on using place value concepts to add, compare, 
and order numbers within 200 and students will begin working on fluency of adding within 100.  
We will also be working with money.

2nd Recess: 2:30 - 3:00

Science: We are starting our Matter Science Unit

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

10/9 - Picture Retakes 9:10 - 2:10 - CANCELLED

10/10  Title I Parent Information Night, 5:00pm

10/16 -18 - MEA No School

10/21  WeCAN Coat Drive ends

10/21 - Roller Skating starts in PE

10/22 - Cherrydale pickup 3:34 - 6:00

10/23 - Unity Day - WEAR ORANGE

10/31 - Halloween

11/1 - End of Quarter 1

11/4 - Conferences 12:00 - 8:00 You can sign up through Skyward - I put directions at the bottom of
this posting.

11/7 - Conferences 4:00 - 8:00

11/15 - GrandFriend's Day

11/28-29 - Thanksgiving

12/20 - Field Trip to the Old Log Theater

“WE ARE FAMILY” T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE

You may have noticed our staff wearing t-shirts with our school theme for this year, “We Are Family”. 

If you are interested in purchasing shirts for your child(ren) or yourselves, we are taking orders through

October 15th.  Click HERE  to print the order form (paper copies also coming home with students this

week) or place your order online at the following website:  

https://www.customink.com/g/wfb0-00c0-0rzh

Questions?  Contact Mrs. Hausladen at hausladene@westonka.k12.mn.us.

FALL CONFERENCE SIGN UP IS NOW OPEN IN SKYWARD FAMILY ACCESS

• From the Shirley Hills website, click on FAMILY ACCESS at the bottom of the screen.
• At the next screen, enter your Skyward Login information.  (If you don’t have this information, please call Mrs. Clipper at 952-491-8409).
• If this is the first time you have tried to log into Family Access, the next screen that appears may ask you to change your password to something you can easily remember.    Simply create a new password and click Save.
• When you get to your Family Access account, click on Teacher Conferences on the left side of the screen.
• If you have more than one child in the district, there will be a box for each student.
• To the far right of the student’s name, click on All Conferences
• On the next screen, find the HOMEROOM class.  This may be the only class listed or it may be the last one in a list of five.
• On the line with the Homeroom class, click Select a Time.
• The next screen shows all conference times.  Any available conference time slot will have the word SELECT to the far right.
• Click on Select for a time that works for your family.
• A small screen will pop up showing the teacher’s name, room number and the time you have selected.  Click Save, and you’re done.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

All About 2nd Grade!

Click on the link below to view the slide show to learn all about 2nd Grade:

Parent Information about 2nd Grade

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

This week: Sept 23-27 - It's Homecoming Week!

Week of 9/23 - 27

Please bring your Cherrydale order forms back!!!!

It's Homecoming Week!!!!  

LET'S DRESS UP!!!!
Monday 9/23: PJ Day

Tuesday 9/24: Mismatch Day

Wednesday 9/25: Hat Day

Thursday 9/26: Jersey Day

Friday 9/27: Westonka Spirit Day AND Wacky Hair Day

Here is our Sharing Schedule this week:
Mondays: Liam, Wes, Augie, Elizabeth, Brody
Tuesdays: Cora, Corben, Matias, Brynn, Maxwell
Wednesdays: Sage, Mia, Simon, Ava, Natalia
Thursdays: Joshua, Donovan, Gia, Annabelle
Fridays: Sammy, Nellie, Jacob, Violet

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This week we will focus on:

Phonics: Lessons 15 - 19
Up to Lesson 15: Practicing ee and sh and contractions: wasn't, who's, what's, aren't you're
Sight Words: who was what from are 

The students will have their 3rd Spelling Mastery Test on Monday.  The test will have words with ee, short a, short o and contractions. You can practice words with these sounds at home.

Lesson 16 - 19 will focus on short u and s blends and sight words said were, weren't

This Weeks Specialist Schedule:

Monday:       Day 3
Tuesday:      Day 4 - BRING BOOKS BACK!
Wednesday: Day 5 - CHECK OUT DAY!
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

Reading & Writing: Skill - Ask Questions & Main Idea/Details 

We will be moving into our third and final week of Unit 1, which had us focus on main idea and details. Students will practice read with a partner a play called: Under the Sea with Jacques Cousteau. Students will read the dialogue between characters at a varied pace and learn to utilize punctuation cues.  We will be focusing on expression and fluency as well as teaching the students how to use effective pacing so that their reading sounds like talking.  We are also working on common and proper nouns and writing complete sentences.

During the week we practice The Daily Five in Reading:

*Read to Self:  Read! Read! Read!

*Read to Someone: Reading to a partner

*Listen to Reading: Working in Reading Eggs and Tumblebooks
*Word Work: working on sight words

*Work on Writing:  Writing in our journals - students will be given a prompt: The prompt will be:

Lunch/Recess is from 12:20 to 1:00

MindUp!/2nd Step:

Our lesson is from MindUp! (Social and Emotional Learning): In lesson 3 we will be focusing on awareness: The Core Practice
What is the Core Practice? - Pause. Listen. Breathe. It can take less than a minute to cue our minds to relax and focus.  A short listening and breathing exercise introduced in this lesson helps children quiet their minds and get ready to learn.

In Math:

We are working on Unit 1.  We will be review making a ten to extend their fluency with addition and subtraction to totals through 20.  We will work on adding vertically, adding 3 and 4 number equations and working on story problems.

2nd Recess: 2:30 - 3:00

Social Studies: Chapter 1 - We will be talking about Communities

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

9/23 - PTA Meeting 6:30 - 8:30

10/9 - Picture Retakes 9:10 - 2:10

10/16 -18 - MEA No School

10/21 - Roller Skating starts in PE

10/22 - Cherrydale pickup 3:34 - 6:00

10/31 - Halloween

11/1 - End of Quarter 1

11/4 - Conferences 12:00 - 8:00

11/7 - Conferences 4:00 - 8:00

11/15 - GrandFriend's Day

11/28-29 - Thanksgiving

12/20 - Field Trip to the Old Log Theater