Monday, May 16, 2016

Spelling Words-Test the week of May 23

sound                    brown
mound                   crown
cloud                     howl
shout                     growl
pound                   clown

chair
where
been
myself
pushed

Genre:  Realistic Fiction

Spelling skill:  ou, ow

Math:  The children are learning about the attributes of 2-D and 3-D shapes.

Thursday, May 5, 2016

PLEASE SAVE THESE DATES

May 13-Muffins with Mom at 7:15am

May 16-Elementary Spring Sing at 6:30 pm

May 27-Fun To Be Fit-in the afternoon

June 4-Bike-A-Thon

June 9-Track and Field

Monday, April 25, 2016

Spelling Words-Test the week of May 23

sound                    brown
mound                   crown
cloud                     howl
shout                     growl
pound                   clown

chair
where
been
myself
pushed

Saturday, April 9, 2016

Second Grade News
April 11-April 19

Reading:  Our genre is expository text (nonfiction).  This type of literature gives information about a topic.   We will be reading selections about different regions in the world.  We will be comparing and contrasting (alike and different) polar regions and rainforests.

Sight Words:  By the end of the week your child should be able read these words quickly and easily.  Please post this letter in a handy spot (on the fridge, etc.) and have your child practice reading through these words a couple of times each day.

         below
         colors     
         don’t
         down
         eat
         many
         morning
         sleep
         through
         very

Spelling Words:  The spelling test will be on Tuesday, April 19.

         know
         knife
wrist
         writing
         comb
         crumb
         sign
         gnat
         scent
         scene
         cube
         music
         very
         eat
         don’t

Vocabulary:  Please use these words in conversation with your child as we are learning their meaning.

         eerie
         growth
         layers
         lively
         location
         region
         seasons
         temperature

Reminder:  Our musical is on Monday, May 16.  Please mark your calendar.


Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Spelling Words-Long u mad with u-e, u, ew, ue.

1.  cute
2.  cube
3.  fumes
4.  few
5.  pew
6.  unit
7.  menu
8.  music
9.  fuel
10. cues
11. pony
12. queen
13. began
14. come
15. give


High Frequency Words 

turned
live
give
didn't
country
come
climbed
began
beautiful
America

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Second Grade News
March 7-March 15

Reading:  Our genre is expository text (nonfiction).  This type of literature gives information about a topic.   We will be reading selections about different types of weather and how the weather affects us.

Sight Words:  By the end of the week your child should be able read these quickly and easily.  Please post this letter in a handy spot (on the fridge, etc.) and have your child practice reading through these words a couple of times each day.
        
         after
         first
         would
         before
         hear
         special
         every
         hurt
         few
         old

Spelling Words:  The spelling test will be on Tuesday, March 15.

          we
         bee
         need
         queen
         mean
         leaf
         thief
         chief
         pony
         keys
         grow
         toe
         after
         every
         special
        

Vocabulary:  Please use these words in conversation with your child as we are learning their meaning.

         damage
         dangerous
         destroy
         event
         harsh
         prevent
         warning
         weather

Reading Month Reminders:

March 16-Read to your stuffed animal.
March 17-Wear camping green (St. Patrick’s Day).
March 18-Doughnuts with Dad and Mismatch Day (wear mismatched clothes).
March 24-Read with a flashlight.
March 28-Read with a flashlight.
April 1-Pajama Day.          


March

March is reading month at McBain.  Our theme is Camp Read S'more!  We will be doing a lot of exciting activities related to camping and reading!

Spelling Words (words with long e):

we                  bee
need               queen
mean              leaf
thief               chief
pony               keys
grow              toe
after               every
special

High-Frequency words (the students should recognize and read these words quickly):
after             before               every
few              first                   hear
hurt              old                    special
would