Vines’ Class News

February 8, 2008

jvines@madison.k12.al.us

www.msvines.com

Homework: Spelling Words Week 23:  airline, clipboard, earthquake, eyeball, wildcat, skateboard, holdup, haircut, daydream, carpool, applesauce, bookkeeper, doghouse, goldfish, downstairs, haystack, weekend, pinball, waterfall, downpour

Spelling Homework:

1) write words in bubble letters 2) write a silly story with all the words

Math: practice with flash cards to learn your basic math facts

Reading:  Reading passages – practice reading each day, do your one minute read.  Please follow the directions on the page.  Remember it can be included in your reading homework.

Thursday is Valentine’s Day, please make a mailbox to bring your cards to school and to take the ones you get home.  Everyone’s name is on the reading calendar. If you are bringing cards, please bring one for every student.  I think we are going to dip strawberries, apples, and bananas in chocolate as a special treat.

Great WEBSITE  www.kerpoof.com we have been playing with it at school.  It has a chat section that we don’t work with, and as a grandparent I am not so sure I would let either of my granddaughters chat.

Class Reader:  Each student gets to share a book with the class, please choose a book that takes about 5 minutes to read. Make sure they practice the book first, it is not good if Mrs. Fair or I have to stand with them to tell them words because the book is too hard for them to read.  The key is to practice and to be a fluent reader (show off how well we read).

February

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thur

Fri

11

Darby

12

Haley

13

Dewayne

14

Jasmine

15

Luke

18

Dwe’

19

Carys

20

Zoe

21

Haley

22

Chandler

25

Jesse

26

Steven

27

Juan

28

Joyce

29

Darby

 

A NOTE ABOUT AR:

We have 3 computers to take AR tests on, remember everyone one should take and pass with at least an 80 at least 2 tests each week.  In order to become better readers, we must practice.  I am only interested in kids reading 2nd and 3rd grade books.  I feel the subject matter in some books that are higher reading levels are just not appropriate for second graders.

 

 

 Cooking Class:

Some parents were very giving the first semester and sent us about $70 in gift cards for Publix and Wal Mart so I could purchase food items for our Friday Cooking Classes.  I would very much like to continue those classes with your help.  If you can, please send us a gift card so I can purchase the food items we need and you won’t have to send in items.

 

We need paper towels. 

Class Activities:

Reading: Magic Tree House Civil War on Sunday- if you have a copy at home please bring it in to use.  We predict what each chapter will be about and then summarize the chapter in a paragraph when we finish.  We have a vocabulary, comprehension, and enrichment with each chapter.

 

Math: time to the minute by the end of the week, Continue regrouping 3, 4, and 5 digit subtraction and addition (most of the class can regroup addition and subtraction into the millions) - to help your child please work on memorizing basic addition and subtraction facts.

 

Language: writing summaries

 

Science: Inventions

 

Social Studies: Famous Americans, Government