Quarter 4 Week 8

 Monday, May 5th

We are fast approaching the end of the school year, please keep a few things in mind when planning for vacation. The first is that at GHNO, we continue instruction and learning until the very last day of school, May 29th. The second is that on Thursday, May 29th, we will have a cumulative math assessment as well as a final Spalding test. These tests will not be given early. Please plan to have your scholar present for these assessments. 

This week we will be learning:

Spalding:

Phonograms: We are starting to work through all 70 phonograms each week. We recommend choose a few each night to review with your scholar.

Spelling Words: whole, hole, address, request, raise, road, rode, ride, next, indeed, August, struck, getting, get, don't, four, herself, power, wish, Thursday, Saturday, admission, canoe, captain, because, cause, country, meet, meat

Spelling Test on Friday! 

Don't forget your scholar has Spalding homework Monday-Thursday.

It is located inside their red folder.

Literature: 

Your scholar will start our last classic to keep "A Cricket in Time Square" by George Selden. Scholars will be identifying setting and character motives (character traits), definition of personification, practice fluency and decoding, and recognize anthropomorphism.

Classic to Keep NEEDED

The Cricket in Times Square by: George Selden

**PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE REVISED EDITION**

Correct version has a statement at the bottom 

"FORWARD AND UPDATES BY STACEY LEE"

ISBN: 978-0374390402 / Amazon Link 

Please make sure you get a copy with this ISBN.

Reading Log:

Each day, students will bring home a book of choice from the GHNO classroom library. At home, students will read this book aloud to an adult. 

Each day please log:

 1. The title of the classroom library book read.

 2. The total minutes your student spent reading (20 minutes minimum).

 3. Parent initials confirming minutes read.

Please make sure your scholar is reading and this log is filled out and turned in on Mondays.  

It will be counted as a quiz grade. 

Grammar:

Your scholar will be practicing listening skills, reinforce summary writing summary writing through recollection of detail and differentiation of main idea. Your scholar will be reviewing parts of speech and sentence labeling.

Students will begin reflecting on their 2nd grade year by using the topics on the outline to create a paragraph. Students should write in complete sentences remembering capital letters, end marks, and making complete sense. 

 

Math:

Your scholar will be finishing our Graphing Unit by taking a test on Tuesday. Starting Wednesday scholars will be looking at 2-D and 3-D Shapes. They will be learning about the different attributes, sides, vertices, angle, and edges.

GRAPH UNIT REVIEW sent home Monday, May 5th

GRAPH UNIT TEST on Tuesday, May 6th 

 

  Please make sure your scholar is completing their math homework nightly when assigned. 

 

History:

 

Your scholar will continue learning about Civil Rights Leaders and their impact on history. They will be learning about two important people; Jackie Robinson and Rosa Parks.

Science:

Your scholar will be continuing to learn about the different phases of the moon. They will be participating in creating the phases with OREO cookies. They will then do a review of the phases by creating a foldable in the correct order.

MOON WATCH PROJECT DUE on Wednesday, May 7th  

MOON STUDY GUIDE sent home on Monday, May 5th

MOON UNIT TEST on Wednesday, May 7th

Poem:

Furry Bear by:  A.A. Milne

Due: May 19th

Your scholar will be practicing at school but we highly encourage parents to help their scholar practice each day at home. Making sure that they are showing expression, following punctuation, and saying the title and author.  

 

 

End of Year Happenings!

 As we near the last day of school, your student will begin bringing home items they no longer                 need in the classroom such as supply boxes, books, folders, notebooks, & workbooks. This will             help avoid your students having a huge, heavy bag on the last day of school. 

 

Important Dates: 

LIBRARY BOOKS ARE DUE AT THIS TIME

5/7 - Moon Watch Homework Due

5/9 - Spring Concert at Trinity Baptist Church

5/26 - No School; Holiday

5/27 - Early Release Day

5/28 - Early Release Day

5/29 - Last Day of School; Early Release Day (Spalding and Math Assessment)