Mr. Mark and Ms. Lori's Classroom
Welcome to Second Grade!
Mr. Mark's Class Schedule PDF
Current Student Assignments
1. Complete and return math practice sheets by each Thursday. Math packets will be now be distributed on Friday!
Family Instructions for Math Practice: Please help your child practice their numeracy by timing them on each page and filling out “Minute(s) to Complete.” A good rule of thumb is a completion time less than or equal to one minute. If they take five minutes to complete a sheet, their next goal is to get closer and closer to one minute. If extra practice is required, students may receive a repeat of a page in the following week’s packet. The primary focus of this year-long activity is self-improvement, not competition. Thank you for your collaboration and support!
*For enrichment practice go to http://www.harcourtschool.com/hspmath/na/index.html or http://www.harcourtschool.com/thinkmath/
2. Finish writing your weekly story in your spelling notebook by each Thursday.
You may use sentences from our in-class Wednesday story. Practice your weekly spelling words throughout the week so that you are prepared for the Friday test!
Looking for a fun way to practice your spelling words? Visit http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com and ask someone in your family to help create a crossword or word search. Also visit http://www.spellingcity.com/ for more fun ways to learn your words.
2nd Grade Master Spelling List PDF
Test on January 13th, 2012: Week 18 (see PDF)
Test on January 20th, 2012: Week 19 (see PDF)
Test on January 27th, 2012: Week 20 (see PDF)
Test on February 3rd, 2012: Week 21 (see PDF)
**************************************************************************************** Extra challenging words (possible bonus words):
Social Studies: Humanitarian, judicial, legislative, executive, Arkansas, Illinois, Providence, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut
Science: metamorphosis, pupa, antennae, Inclined plane, pulley, wheel and axle, environment, recycling, condensation, precipitation and evaporation
Math and other words: Cylinder, sphere, rectangular prism, octagon, pentagon, quadrilateral, teacher assistant, hors d'oeuvres, wouldn’t, shouldn’t, couldn’t, their, there, they’re, vacuum and physical education
3. Read each and every day at home for at least 25 minutes!
Then see if you can answer discussion questions from:
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/fiction/printable/63340.html
Read to achieve! Be prepared to answer "who, what, where, when, why and how" questions from your family. Suggested Reading Website that includes books written by Avi, Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary and Roald Dahl: http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/birchwood/recrdng3.html
Whole Class Stories:
*Please note that for Mr. Mark’s class, there are no required materials. This decision is meant to avoid any financial burden that may arise for families. We will supply the materials needed for classroom use and instruction. However, students may bring in:
-Pencils and color pencils
-Markers or dry erase markers
-Eraser tops or hand sanitizer.
These supplies may be for personal use and/or for classroom use. Thank you for your donations!
Note from Mr. Mark: On behalf of the Kingston Hill Academy community, I would like to thank those of you who donated pencils, markers, color pencils, hand sanitizer and dry erase markers. Your generosity will directly support all the students, who will share these materials on a daily basis. THANK YOU!
Kingston Hill Academy uses Science Kits for Teaching. Please note that at KHA, the second grade starts off with "Simple Machines" in Trimester 1. Simply scroll down to our grade and explore the variety of links. We examine "Pebbles, Sand and Silt" in Trimester 2 and "Insects" in Trimester 3.
Useful information at this link: http://ebecri.org/content/kitspecificresources
New KHA Eagle Code Information PDF!
Rowen Wonsing Reminders : Be safe. Be kind. Be respectful. Be responsible.
E-mail: rmark@kingstonhill.org
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