News & Calendar:
- Log your reading minutes for last week by going to www.RTSUtah.com. For those without internet, you can record your initials inside the planner on the September calendar for each day that your student read at least 20 minutes. As long as the calendar is signed for the previous week, I will allow those students to plug that info onto the website at school. Please update the log every week so that I can submit the total days read to Mrs. Gregory by the due date each week!
- S.E.P. Conferences are Tuesday & Wednesday, September 23rd & 24th. A reminder slip with your appointment day & time was sent home on Monday, stapled to the inside of your planner. Thank you to the 47 families who signed up online. For everyone else, we chose spots for you from the remaining times available. Contact Mrs. Jensen OR the office if you need to swap for a different time: 385-646-5020.
- The spelling test this week will actually be on THURSDAY, since there is no school on Friday. However, this week is a review week so I’m sure you will do great!
General Objectives for this week:
Students will be able to…
… read and comprehend this week’s selection, “Elves and the Shoemaker,” focusing on the comprehension skill “Sequence.”
… learn and use these vocabulary words: leather, elves, flash, shoemaker, & finest.
… read and retell the decodable story #14: “A Good Life at the Lake.”
… read and practice this week’s poem: “Thirty Days Hath September.”
… continue to contribute to writing a class list of “Jobs that show Kindness.”
Please continue to practice counting by 5’s, and counting by 10’s… not necessarily starting on a multiple of 10, anywhere from 1-1000, in both Chinese & English.
Objectives from our “Imagine It!” Program:
Students will be able to…
Reading Literature:
…describe how characters respond to major events and challenges.
…read the dialogue in text using appropriate voices for different characters.
…explain what characters do, say, think, and feel based on illustrations and the words.
Reading Foundational Skills:
…read long /a/ and /i/ vowel sounds in words and text.
…decode long /o/ and /u/ vowel sounds in one and two-syllable words.
…comprehend, & identify the purpose of a text.
…fluently read on-level text with expression using appropriate voices for different characters.
Writing:
…improve my Fairy Tale by revising and editing spelling, end punctuation, and grammar.
…In a group, work together to research kindness and create an Inquiry project.
Speaking and Listening:
…follow rules for participating in discussions including listening, asking appropriate questions, and staying on topic.
…retell key ideas and details from a text read aloud chorally.
Language:
…follow spelling rules and patterns for long /a/, /i/, /o/, and /u/ vowel spellings.
…deepen my understanding of word meanings by connecting them to the selections I read and the theme.
Spelling Words for this Week:
- vine
- gate
- huge
- made
- spoke
- label
- bonus
- wild
- zero
- use
- basic
- program
- usual
- finest
- cape
Spelling HOMEWORK for this week:
Monday– “Copy 3x”= copy the words you missed on the pretest 3 times
Tuesday– “Triple Color Words”= write words in pencil, then trace over top using 3 different colors
Wednesday–“5 Sentences”= write 5 Sentences with at least 1 spelling word in each sentence OR – “Snap-Clap”= spell the word out loud while clapping for the consonants, & snapping for the vowels
Thursday– Test!
Common Core Standards we are focusing on that match this week’s objectives:
RL 2.3: Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
RL 2.6: Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.
RL 2.7: Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
RF 2.3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF 2.4: Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
W 2.5: With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.
W 2.7: Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record science observations).
SL 2.1: Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
SL 2.2: Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
L 2.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
L 2.5: Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
Mystery Question! Your student will receive a Skyhawk HERO Ticket if he or she can answer the “Mystery Question” in his or her planner or on a piece of paper sometime before Friday:
Write down a job people do that shows kindness, for example “Nurses take care of people who are sick,” or “Fire fighters save people from fires.”