Thursday, May 6, 2010

The Second Grade “Scoop”

Date: May 7
For the Week of: May 10-14

Reminders:
*May 8-9: Flower Sale here at Zion
*May 10: Nutrition Project due. Science quiz on the food pyramid.
*May 12: Spring Musical at 7:00PM: Please note that part of each student’s music grade is based on attending this event. Please send a note to Mrs. Bell if your child is unable to attend. Please have your child come to our classroom between 6:30 and 6:45PM. Also, Mrs. Bell is asking that all students wear white shirts and dark pants or jeans. Thanks!
*May 13: All library books must be turned in on this date.
*May 14: Field Day at Denver Lutheran High School: Enclosed is “reminder” information regarding your child’s events as well as general information.
*May 17: Field trip to the Colorado State Capitol Building: Permission forms have been sent home. Please be looking for information about drivers and groups. Also, book projects are due on this day.
*May 20: Eighth Grade Graduation
*May 21: Last Day of School—Early Release @11:30AM
*May 26: Report cards mailed home.

Spelling:
No spelling this week.

Memory Work:
No memory work this week.

Math:
We continue working on our 3s and 4s multiplication facts. Here are the 3s and 4s times tables:

0x3=0 0x4=0
1x3=3 1x4=4
2x3=6 2x4=8
3x3=9 3x4=12
4x3=12 4x4=16
5x3=15 5x4=20
6x3=18 6x4=24
7x3=21 7x4=28
8x3=24 8x4=32
9x3=27 9x4=36
10x3=30 10x4=40
11x3=33 11x4=44
12x3=36 12x4=48




Reading:
*Information regarding a book project was sent home 2 weeks ago. This project will be due Monday, May 17th. Please have your child let me know if he/she has any questions. Thanks!

English/Language Arts:
We continue to work on adverbs and adjectives. Students will be writing their own stories for our last writing project.

Science:
We continue our learning on nutrition and the human body. Information is enclosed on a special nutrition assignment that will be due Monday, May 10th. Students will also have a quiz on this day. They will need to be able to fill in a blank food pyramid. We will practice and review quite a bit in class.

Social Studies:
We continue our unit entitled “People in the Marketplace.” Students will learn about basic economics (ie. consumers and producers).

On a final note…
*Please continue to check your child’s HOME folder and assignment book each evening.
*Just a reminder that you can access our class blog by going to www.zionmrsbrewer.blogspot.com OR by going to the school website (www.brightonzionlutheran.org), clicking on School, Class Pages, and Mrs. Brewer’s name.
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God’s blessings on your week!
In Christ,
Mrs. Brewer