100th Day of School!

2B,

You may wear a 100th day of school shirt tomorrow. However, if you do, you must still wear your uniform pants. Tomorrow will be so much fun! See you then! :)

Ms. Love

Computer Class Virtual Homework

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Physical Education Virtual Homework

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Virtual Day (Wednesday, January 27th)

Good Morning 2B,

Although we are not in school today, you have virtual homework for all your subject areas. If you have a printer, you may print the information, but a printer isn’t necessary. You may copy answers onto a piece of paper or into a notebook. You must bring all completed work to school on Thursday, January 28th. Good luck and do your best! :)

Word Wall

Assignment 1: Every week, you have to practice your word wall words. Today you will practice them by putting them in ABC order. Afterwards, stair step each word. You should be familiar with both of these activities.

Assignment 2: Yesterday in class, we did an activity called Reading/Writing Rhymes. Our vowel pattern focus was ___aid/___ade words. Below is the list of words we created as a class. You need to choose ten (10) words from this list and illustrate them. You may color them after you have drawn them. Please make sure your pictures are neat and clean.

___ aid words

maid said raid paid laid aid braid afraid mermaid


___ade words

made grade trade shade wade blade fade jade spade lemonade parade

Reading

Directions: Read the story, and answer the questions that follow. Make sure your
answers are in complete sentences.

The Best Sandwich

1 Ray followed his nose into the kitchen. Taking a deep breath, he looked in the oven window.

2 "The bread smells so good, Mom," said Ray. "Is it almost done?"

3 Mom nodded. "I am almost ready to take the loaves out of the oven."

4 The electronic oven timer on the refrigerator began beeping. Mom tapped the button to turn it off. Pulling on her oven mitts, she opened the oven door. A wave of hot, sweet-smelling bread rushed into the room. Ray took a deep breath and sighed. One by one, she laid the three browned, crusty loaves on the stove top.

5 "Those smell so good," said Ray longingly. "When can I taste some?"

6 "We need to let the loaves sit for a few minutes," said Mom. "If you don't mind waiting, I can cut you a couple of slices for a late lunch. What would you prefer, peanut butter and honey, salami, or ham and cheese?"

7 Ray thought about it for a moment. "They all sound good, but peanut butter and honey are especially good on homemade bread."

8 He sat at the kitchen table. He liked being in the warm room. When he thought of home, he thought of the kitchen. It was always the best room in the house.

9 Mom poured him a glass of apple juice and sat a plate in front of him. Then she placed jars of honey and peanut butter on the other side of it.

10 It seemed like no time at all when she shook the loaves from their pans. She sat one on the wooden cutting board. The sharp bread knife easily cut the firm, sweet smelling loaf. Mom plucked up two thick slices and placed them on Ray's plate.

11 "Are you going to have a sandwich too?" he asked.

12 "No, I like warm bread with just butter melted into it." Mom got herself a slice and buttered it. Then she took a bite. "Mmmmm. That is good bread."

13 Ray finished making his sandwich. He took a bite and smiled. "That is good," he agreed. "I have always wondered though, why do they call it a sandwich? It seems like a silly name."

14 "That is a story all by itself," said Mom. "It comes from the name of the man who invented it. He was an English nobleman who lived more than 200 years ago, who liked to gamble. His name was the Earl of Sandwich. The problem was he did not like to stop gambling in order to eat. He solved that problem by having his cook cut up his meat and put it between two slices of bread. That way he could eat it while he played. The idea soon caught on."

15 "You mean people didn't eat sandwiches before then?" asked Ray.

16 "Well, not really," said Mom. "People who carried their lunches with them would sometimes have a lump of cheese or a hunk of bread. Sometimes they might have a meat pie. They did not have meals like we do now."

17 Ray licked some honey that was about to drip from the edge of the bread. Then he smiled, enjoying the sweetness.

18 "You know what, Mom?" he asked. I'm glad I didn't live a long time ago, because this is the best sandwich ever!"

Read paragraph four (4) again. Use context clues to figure out the meaning of mitts.
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What is the main idea of paragraph fourteen (14)?
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Why did Ray take a deep breath when he walked into the kitchen?
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How many loaves did mom take out of the oven?
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Why did mom say the bread needed to sit a few minutes before eating?
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What did mom do after she poured Ray a glass of apple juice?
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How does Ray’s mom like to eat her bread?
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How did the loaves look?
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Who is the sandwich named after?
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Why did Earl invent the sandwich?
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Write three nouns in the story. _________ __________ __________

Write three verbs from the story. _________ __________ __________

Math

Directions: Answer the story problems. Please show your work. Remember, there is no one
way to solve a problem. Afterwards, answer the subtraction problems.

1. Ms. Love wants to buy a new dress. The dress costs $48. Ms. Love has $93 in her purse. How much money will she have left over after buying the dress?

2. Ms. Love is twenty-nine (29) years old. Ms. Jakobsen is twenty-eight (28) years old. If you add our ages together, what is the total?

3. Rudy has three quarters and two pennies in his pocket. He buys an ice cream cone for twenty-three cents. How much money does he have left?

4. When we arrived to school, the temperature was 13 degrees. At the end of the day, the temperature was 21 degrees. How much did the temperature rise?

84 35 82 52
-38 -10 -27 -14


Writing

Assignment 1: Practice cursive letters l and h. Practice both letters on the same page.

Assignment 2: Write two or three paragraphs about an invention that you would like to
invent. What would it be? How is it going to help people?

Science

What Is Inside the Earth?

1 Long ago, people used to think the Earth was flat. They believed if they sailed a boat far out into the ocean, the boat would fall off the Earth! Now people know that this is not true. We know the Earth is not flat. It is shaped like a ball. The Earth only looks flat to us because it is so large. We can only see a small part of the Earth's surface when we are standing on it. Have you ever wondered what the Earth is like underneath the surface?

2 Have you ever seen a peach that has been cut in half? If we could see inside the Earth, it would look very much like a peach. The Earth has four layers. The outer layer of the Earth is called the crust. The crust of the Earth is like the skin of a peach. The skin on the peach is very thin. It is only a small part of the peach. The crust of the Earth is also very thin. It is only a small part of the Earth. The crust is the Earth's thinnest layer.

3 The crust is made up of rocks and soil. The land you walk on and the land on the bottom of the ocean make up the Earth's crust. The crust under land is thicker. The crust under the ocean is thinner. The crust is made up of many large pieces called plates. When two plates push toward each other, mountains can form on the Earth's crust.

4 Under the skin of the peach is the sweet fruit that is good to eat. The layer of the Earth under the crust is called the mantle. It is mostly made of rock. Some of the rock inside the mantle is partly melted. This is the thickest layer of the Earth.

5 When a volcano erupts, some of the hot melted (or molten) rock comes out. Inside the Earth, the hot melted rock is called magma. When it comes out of a volcano and reaches the Earth's surface, it is called lava. The plates of the Earth's crust float upon the mantle. When a plate is pushed below another plate, a volcano can form. The plates only move or float a few centimeters each year.

6 After you get down past the fruit, you come to the hard peach pit. This part of the peach is like the Earth's outer core. If an adult takes a sharp knife and carefully pries on the peach pit, it will open up. You will see another part inside the pit. This seed inside the pit is like the Earth's inner core.

7 The Earth's outer core, between the mantle and the inner core, is mostly hot liquid metal. It is liquid because the core is so hot. The Earth's inner core is made of solid iron and nickel. The inner core is the hottest layer. The temperature of the core is almost as hot as the surface of the sun! It is solid because of the weight of the Earth pressing down on it. In the same way, when you press down on a handful of snow it becomes a solid ball of hard ice. Pressure makes it more solid.

8 No one has seen inside the Earth's center. The Earth's mantle and core are too far down to reach. How do scientists know what it is like? They study the inside of the Earth from the outside. Movements of the Earth's crust give information about the inside of the Earth. Scientists also use tools to find out about the inside of the Earth.

1. How many layers does the Earth have?

2. Which of these is not one of Earth's layers? Circle one. Outer core Inner mantle Inner core Crust

3. Which layer is the thinnest?

4. Which layer is the hottest?

5. The Earth's crust is the same thickness all over the Earth. Circle one. False True

6. What is the Earth's crust made of?

7. The crust is made up of many large pieces called what?

8. Which layer of the Earth is made of partly-melted rock?

Optional Activity: Using materials that you have at home, make a model of the Earth’s layers. Bring to school tomorrow to share with the class! :)

Weekly Gazette (Week of Jan.25-29)

What's My Child Learning this Week?

Reading- We continue with the story Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type. The skill we are focusing on is cause and effect. Every action has a reaction.

Math- We continue with double-digit subtraction with and without regrouping. We integrate this skill with problem solving this week.

Writing- Cursive Writing!

Science-Students are completing a mini unit about the layers of the Earth. This unit will last only a week.

Word Wall: beautiful, family, sale, write, writing. We are focusing also on words that end in y but change to i when -er or -es is added to the end. (e.g. puppy-puppies).

Tests/Quizzes

*Word Wall quiz Friday, January 29th.

*Subtraction timed test Wednesday, January 27th. Students have three (3) minutes to complete thirty (30) problems.

*Double-digit subtraction quiz Friday, January 29th.

Reminders
*Please remember to review all graded papers with your child and return them when done.
*Color's Day this Friday, January 29th for five (5) lempiras.
*Report cards go home this Friday! :)

Virtual Homework!

Hello 2B,

Click below to access your homework assignment. Remember, if you don't have a printer at home, just write the information on a piece of paper. If the assignment says to print and read something, you may just read it from the computer screen.

Do the best that you can. You may work with a partner if you want. Please turn in all completed work tomorrow when you return to school. Good luck, and I'll see you tomorrow! :)


Second Grade Dinosaur Webquest

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Blog Updates

Parents,

For some reason, some of my blogs are not updating appropriately. I thought that the blog of yesterday, January 18th had posted successfully, but many of you contacted me to inform me otherwise. The blog has now been updated.

I'm sorry for the inconvenience. Please be patient with me. Technology is great, but sometimes it has its faults. Students will not be penalized for missed word wall practice for Monday. Thanks!

Ms. Love

Weekly Gazette (Week of Jan.18-22)

What's My Child Learning This Week?

Math-This week we begin learning about double-digit subtraction with and without regrouping.

Reading- We review/reinforce cause and effect. We will also be integrating science into reading by learning how to locate basic information within a textbook.

Writing- We continue to draft/publish our dinosaur compare/contrast papers. We also begin cursive writing this week!

Science-We are learning about fossils this week! Students will finally be visiting the science lab!

Word Wall- black, green, little, name, rain



Tests/Quizzes
*Word Wall quiz Friday, January 22nd.
*Timed subtraction quiz Thursday, January 21st.
*Dinosaur vocabulary quiz Wednesday, January 20th.


Reminders
*Early dismissal this Thursday, January 21st.

Weekly Gazette (Jan.11-Jan.15)

What's My Child Learning This Week?

Reading- We continue with multiple-meaning words/context clues. We continue with "Teach Us, Bedelia Amelia".

Math- We review double-digit addition and subtraction strategies/fact families.

Science- We begin learning about fossils. We continue with dinosaur characteristics. Student begin their dinosaur diorama projects.

Writing- Students begin writing personal narratives.

Word Wall- caught, said, saw, wanted, were


Tests/Quizzes

*Word Wall quiz Friday, January 15th.

*Timed test Friday.

*Reading quiz on basic comprehension skills Thursday, January 14th. (main idea, story
elements, sequencing, vocabulary, context clues)

*Math quiz on fact families and double-digit addition.


Important Reminders

*Please return graded papers by the due date. Thanks! :)

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!

Weekly Gazette (Week of Jan.4-Jan.8)

What's My Child Learning This Week?

Math-This week, we begin double-digit subtraction. We will also review double-digit addition and rounding to the nearest ten (10). We will also practice using mental math to recall basic addition and subtraction facts.

Reading-We begin a unit on context clues/multiple meaning words. We will use a variety of fiction and nonfiction texts. Our book focus this week is "Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia" by Peggy Parish.

Writing- We focus on adding a great lead to the beginning of a story. We will review/discuss elaborating details for a main idea.

Science-We continue our unit on dinosaurs! This week, students are learning about the characteristics of certain dinosaurs.

Word Wall- Our word wall words this week have multiple meanings: bowl, light, roll, spring, star.

Tests/Quizzes

* Word Wall quiz Friday, January 8th.

*Timed addition/subtraction tests this Friday, January 8th. Students know whether they are taking addition or subtraction.

*Writing Prompt this Thursday. Students will be assessed on how well they are progressing in writing.

Important Reminders

*Specials' schedule for this week:

Monday, January 4th (Music, Library)

Tuesday, January 5th (Literacy, VOG)

Wednesday, January 6th (Art, Estudio Sociales)

*Graded papers go home this Thursday! :)

*Please make sure your child is reading daily and recording the information on the reading log. Thanks!

Ms. Jakobson and I would like to say THANKS FOR ALL THE BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS GIFTS. We love them! :)