PICTURE DAY- FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 22

Tomorrow Friday September 22 is class picture day! Everyone must wear their regular school uniform. Boys must have their ties and no one will  wear sweaters in the picture. Since 2nd grade has gym tomorrow, they may bring their gym uniform in a bag to change into in school.

REMINDERS, HOMEWORK AND LESSON PLANS FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 18-22

REMINDERS

1.HOMEWORK SCHEDULE most likely will stay the way it was last week. Check later on this week for a posted schedule.

2. VOCABULARY WORDS - Words are given in class with definition, but they will be found in the links at the end of this post, in case any student has missed the words by the end of the week. Words will be added as we learn new vocabulary words.

3.MATERIALS: ALL students need at least 3 sharpened pencils. There is a sharpener in the classroom, but it must be used in the morning, not throughout class.

4.UPCOMING EVENTS:

-September 19- No class

5.I was not able to find affordable plastic zip lock bags for students to use to go upstairs for Mrs.Ramsey's class. My suggestion is to send in a light weight bag where students could put their science books (2nd grade) or social studies book (3rd grade) when they go upstairs for class, instead of carrying their rolling bags.

6.Summer homework will be checked thus week. Last day to turn in will be Friday September 22.


LESSON PLANS
2nd Grade Lesson Plans

HOMEWORK

HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
- 2nd grade Social Studies: Copy the following notes in your social studies notebook underneath the aim from today. In case you missed the aim, here it is:

Aim: Explain what is an urban community

Urban Community: a large community: a city.

Urban communities have:
-skyscrapers
-building that are close together
-factories
-lots of stores/ museums
-lots of public transportation
-lots of people


HOMEWORK FOR TUESDAY  SEPTEMBER 19, 2017
-2nd grade Religion: Copy the following into your religion notebook under the aim from Monday September 18, 2017

What is the Blessed Trinity?
The Blessed Trinity means there are three persons in God.
-God our father and creator
-Jesus his on and our savior
-Holy Spirit our guide and helper

What is God's greatest gift to us?
God's greatest gift to us was Jesus, his son who saved us from sin.


-3rd grade Religion: Define Blessed Trinity and Incarnation in your religion notebook under Monday September 19's date.


HOMEWORK FOR THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
-2nd grade ELA: Pages 8-9 from the Readers Writers Journal (purple reading workbook)
-2nd grade Religion: Those who did not do Tuesday's religion hw, must do it tonight or it will be a zero.
-2nd grade: Finish copying the bullying curriculum
Bullying is
-intended to hurt
-repeated
-involves unequal power and control

2nd Grade Bullying Contract
-We will not call people names.
-We will not punch or hit anyone on purpose.
-We will be kind to others.
-We will include everyone in activities.
-We will be polite to others.
-We will respect others opinions.
-We will speak up and help if we see others being  treated unfairly.



-3rd grade ELA: On looseleaf, write the full heading and then write 9 nouns. 3 must be people, 3 must be places and 3 must be things. 

VOCABULARY WORDS FOR UNIT 1- Will be posted during the week

HOMEWORK FOR SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

SECOND GRADE:
- Social Studies: In your social studies notebook, Write 2-3 sentences about the places you can find in the community you live in. You may draw a picture to illustrate what you wrote.


THIRD GRADE:
-Religion: Using the religion book page R1-R2 and what we discussed about the Holy Spirit, think about what the Holy Spirit means to you.  On looseleaf, in 3-4 sentences explain what is the Holy Spirit and what it means to you. Also draw a picture on how you think the Holy spirit is with us. (Remember your art , just like we spoke in class is an interpretation of what you imagine.

FIRST FULL WEEK OF SCHOOL REMINDERS !!

FOR 2ND AND 3RD GRADE

1. Students in 2nd and 3rd grade were given their religion books. Those were sent home to be covered with contact paper. It could be clear or color (if it covers the image from the cover make sure to write the students name on top).


2. 2nd and 3rd grade are going upstairs for one class a day ( science for 2nd grade and social studies for 3rd grade).  I have looked into big sturdy ziploc bags with handles. I will be traveling to a store today, hopefully they have enough for everyone. Will keep everyone updated on this.

SUMMER READING BOOK QUESTIONS

Book title:    Magic Tree House: Fact Tracker Heroes For All Times

Authors:   Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce

*There are two different covers for this book, but the following is the latest cover.





Answer the following questions at the beginning of your reading/ELA notebook. Make sure to label the page with the Title of the book and then followed by labeling the chapters and numbering the questions. Also answer in sentence form.


Heroes for All Times

Chapter 1: Florence Nightingale

1.Why did Florence's dad teach his daughters at home? Florence's father taught them at home because....

2.What did her parents expect her to do as a young woman? (p.14)

3.What did most people die from during the Crimean War?

4.What was wrong with the hospitals in Scutari?

5.How did Nightingale help hospitals after the war?


Chapter 2:Harriet Tubman

1.What did Harriet Tubman learn at an early age?

2.What important choice did Tubman have to make when her owner died in 1849?

3.What was the Underground Railroad?

4.How many trips did Tubman make to the south to bring slaves to freedom?

5.How many slaves did she help?

6.Who fought in the Civil War? Why?


Chapter 3: Susan B. Anthony

1.What did Quakers believe in?

2.What do abolitionist want to do?

3.What is suffrage?

4.What problems did women face?

5.What two things did Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton start?

6.When did women get the right to vote?



Chapter 4: Mahatma Gandhi

1.What does Mahatma mean?

2.How old was Gandhi when he got married?

3.Why did he leave his wife and son?

4.What did Gandhi believe in?

5.What did he do to protest the British people controlling India?


Chapter 5: Martin Luther king jr.

1. What is segregation?

2.How old was Martin Luther King Jr. when he entered Morehouse College?

3.What did Martin Luther King Jr. learn from Gandhi?

4.What did Martin Luther King Jr. do to show his support for Civil Rights?

5.Where did he give his famous "I Have a Dream" speech?

6.What did he win in 1964?


Chapter 6: John Muir

1.What did John Muir invent as a kid?

2.How long was he blind for?

3.When he got his eyesight back, what did he promise to do?

4.John Muir became a naturalist. What is that?

5.What did John talk to President Theodore Roosevelt about?

6.What other parks did he create?


Summarizing question: You have read about many important people, choose ONE person that you liked/want to know more about / think they are cool and  in 2-3 sentences explain why. Be prepare to read these sentences aloud in class during the first week of school.

Summer Reading Books for 2017 Incoming Second Graders

Book title:    Magic Tree House: Fact Tracker Heroes For All Times

Authors:   Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce

*There are two different covers for this book, but the following is the latest cover.

*Questions will be posted within the next week

School Supplies for the Incoming Second Grade : 2017-2018 School Year

The following  supply list is for the students that will be in second grade starting  September 2017.

Rising Second Grade (2nd grade in September 2017)

SECOND GRADE

-3 marble notebooks (no spiral notebooks- label only with name)
    (one for Reading/ELA, one for Religion/Science, one for Social Studies)

-1 graph marble notebook for math (Label only with name)

-6 folders (plastic ones only please- can be bought in the school's supply room- label only with name, also you can reuse the ones from this past year).

-pencils (no mechanical pencils)

-erasers

-1 pack of color pencils ( No markers)

-1 sharpener that keeps trash inside

-2 Pencils cases (no plastic boxes) 
*one pencil case for regular pencils , erasers, sharpener. The other for color pencils.

-2 rolls of paper towels

-2 containers of bleach wipes

-3 reams of white copy paper

-2 tissue boxes

-2 packs of graph paper

-2 packs of looseleaf

-1 glue stick 

-one 12 inch ruler 

*All students need a bookbag. Since students move around to different rooms, we suggest getting a sturdy rolling bookbag.

*Also, we usually require 6 notebooks instead of 4. We will try 4 notebooks ( 2 that wil share subjects) , but please beware that could change as the year starts  and kids work in the notebooks.