Monday, November 28, 2011

November 28th-December 9th,2011





A GREAT BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THE PARENTS Who Volunteered for The Bake Sale!!!


WE DID VERY WELL:))) Thanks to The Wonderful Support from Parents and Hasha!!




First Virtual Trip to Tyrrell Museum on December 7th... The Flat Grade Twos will be on their way to Alberta:))







Language Arts

Read information on Dinosaurs.
Read first two chapters of Flat Stanley.
Please note that reading can also be done on the weekend.
Read the next 35 High Frequency words.
Study new spelling words letters Mm and Nn.

Mathematics.
Review the Math outline for Math Test.
(outline is at the end of this blog)
Complete one math sheet per night.
Complete math word problem.


Have a great week:)










Math Outline for test in grade two.

Group 21 will have the test on December 13th.
Group 22 will have the test on December 8th.
All concepts have been reviewed in class and this is just an outline for extra practice.


The test will be on Place Value: understanding tens and ones and Understanding numbers 1-100.
The students will have to write numbers in expanded forms.

Example

53
5 tens
    
    

    
    
    
  3 ones
    



Is the same as 50+3= 53

Or

53 is the same as 5 tens and 3 ones.


It will also cover writing numbers in increasing and decreasing order until 100.

Example
Put these numbers in increasing order   35, 65, 15, 78

Put these numbers in decreasing order 73, 12, 76, 98

Recognizing even number and an odd numbers.

They will also have some math problems to complete.
They will have to find key words in word problems such as difference, more than, all together etc…

Examples of Math riddles:

I am more than 11.
I am an even number.
I am less than 18.
I have a 6 in the ones column.

What number am I? ____


I am more than twenty.
I am less than twenty five?
I am an odd number.

What two numbers can I be?______   ________.


And the test will cover some Math Vocabulary.

Additions, add, plus

Subtraction, subtract, minus

Sum, equals, answer



















   



Sunday, November 13, 2011

Homework for November 14th-23th, 2011





Language Arts
Read new poems on Dinosaurs.
Read dinosaur vocabulary words.
Study new spelling words Kk and Ll.
(know, knew, knot, knee)
Write five sentences using the new spelling words.
Practice reading High Frequency words 1-35.


Mathematics
Complete math sheets. 
One each night-don't forget to time yourself.
Complete math problem.
We are working on Chapter six in Nelson: Place Value.  You can use bob's links to reinforce the skills introduced in this chapter.
http://www.bobsedulinks.com/math/math2_56.htm
We will also be introducing money.


Check out the new site on Dinosaurs: (top right hand corner)

We will be working on a Dinosaur theme for the next couple of weeks.  We will also be introducing the Chapter Book  Flat Stanley!
Check out the Flat Stanley website..perhaps we will travel too!!!!!
http://www.flatstanleybooks.com/


Have a great week:)