Homework for Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Post date: Jan 07, 2015 10:27:30 PM

Reading: Castles and Parts of a Flower

Reading Logs for the 2nd Nine Weeks

The end of the quarter ends on January 8, 2015.

Please note that two books must be read prior to this date. Once again, your child will be responsible for turning in four reading logs per nine weeks.

*Homeward Bound books - please read on a nightly basis. Students are required to read these books at home. Each student needs to turn in 2 reading log sheets per Interim, and a total of 4 reading log sheets per report card. Your child will receive a grade for turning in his/her completed reading logs.

Spelling: For the next two weeks, the students will be learning about “magic e.” The concept of magic e is a difficult one for many children. They have learned the name of each vowel and its short sound. The students, conditioned to respond to the symbols of the vowels with a short sound, are now asked to change their response to the established cue. When the one-syllable word ends in e, they must change their response to the long sound of the vowel.

When introducing this new sound for the vowel, we prefer to use the term “name of the vowel” rather than “long vowel,” as the students have been taught that the vowel has a name and “says” a particular sound. We will practice spelling and writing words with “magic e” during class each day.

This is the last week of the 2^nd quarter. Our spelling words for the test will be a red word review test over the last half of the 2^nd grade red word list for this year.

Red Word Review Words:

above, always, around, buy, does, eight, knew, many, often, oil, other, page, part, pull, push, shoe, should, sign, sister, sure, talk, tear, their, these, very, were, which, white, why, yellow

Please write each red word three times each for homework. Return the completed spelling practice on Tuesday, January 6, 2015. Please note that this week’s final spelling test will be on Friday, January 9, 2015.

Math:

Continue to save all "Problem Set" homework activities to review for testing and to answer homework questions.

Science: I have sent a new letter home regarding the time and date for students to turn in his/her additional 5 "Nature Quest" reading activities. The new date to turn in the 5 book activities is January 8, 2015. Check your son/daughter's book bag for additional information.

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