Happy Tuesday!

 A few notes for your information

*Your child has their first behavior chart stapled in their agenda.  It should stay in there all week.  Please look at it each day and talk with your child about their daily behavior at school--both positive and negative!

*In your child's folder is their first homework assignment.  Please fill out the reading log each night and return to school the next day in their green folder.

*In the back clear pocket of your child's folder is their spelling list for the week.  Please practice these words with your child.  Our first spelling test will be on Friday!  You can leave the word list in their folder, or take it out and keep it in a safe place at home.

*Also in the back pocket is a copy of their login cards for all the programs we use on the chromebook.  You can leave this in the pocket or put it in a safe place at home.  

*Your child is bringing home their math homelink book today.  We completed our first math lesson today!  You can leave this homelink book in their bookbag or keep it at home.  It is your choice whether your child completes the math homework either in the book OR online like last year in first grade.  You do NOT need to do both.  You also do NOT need to tear the workbook pages out and return to school if you choose to complete the paper version.

If you have any questions, please let me know!

Reading Counts
Keep reading at home!  When your child finishes a book, they can take a quiz on it on their chrome book to earn Reading Counts points!  Each 25 point level reached earns them special prizes.  Most books in our classroom library are reading counts.  If you have any questions about a book at home--let me know.  I can look it up and see if it has a quiz for it on the computer.  One note about quizzes--They are in the process of moving reading counts over to a web based program.  When this is finished (hopefully this week or next) you will be able to take reading counts quizzes at home, and look up book titles at home to see if they are reading counts.  Currently with the old system, neither of those is an option.  

5,000,000 words read!
Speaking of reading, the class has set a goal to read 5,000,000 words in second grade together!  The reading counts program will keep track of all the words read for us.   If we reach our goal, we will have a special celebration!

Wonders
This week in Wonders (reading) we will work on the following:

• characters
• setting
• plot (beginning, middle, end)
• realistic fiction
• short a and short i sound in middle of words
• inflectional endings

Math

This week in math we will work on the following:

• using math tools correctly
• rounding to the nearest 10 and 100
• number lines

High Ability

This week in our high ability unit we will work on the following:

• things that change
• things that do not change
• categorizing
• making generalizations

Writing
Here is what we are working on in Writing this week:

• writer's workshop routines
• asking for help while writing
• spelling anchor charts

Spelling Test

Don't forget to help your child practice the 15 spelling words. Our spelling test will be Friday morning!

Math Online

On nights that your child has a math homelink, they can either do it on paper in the workbook, or on the computer.  You do not need to have your child do the online version and the paper version in the same night.

BOY progress checks
You should see the beginning of year (BOY) math and reading tests in your child's folder later this week.  These were not for a grade, instead I will use them to help guide instruction and groups.  They also give me a good baseline for what your child knows already.

Have a great week!