Yesterday, the first reading practice homework went home. It should have been stapled to the reading log. It is due on Monday along with the reading log. The practice homework will periodically look different. Sometimes it will be a fluency practice (practice reading like we talk), sometimes it will be reading and comprehension and sometimes it will be both. Almost every second grader turned in their homework the first week. Great job!
Each Thursday students have a math test on skills. We practice the skills together and I send home the practice paper on Tuesday each week. You and your second grader can go over the practice page and make sure he or she understands everything before the test on Thursday. The first completed test came home yesterday. Students graphed their scores and looked at why they missed and what they did so they don't make the same mistake next time.
Because everyone learns at different rates and it is very important to me that students learn spelling patterns and not simply memorize words for a test, students are often on different lists. Because of this fact, I don't send lists home. Right now I have 3 lists in the class. The class is practicing spelling words that have the "a" phonogram. This phonogram has 3 sounds, but is always spelled with an "a." Some words you will find on their lists are: pass, carry, capture, walk, almost, lake and black. Students are encouraged to find more words that fit into the spelling patterns. By finding patterns and noticing rhyming words, students are more likely to remember how to spell these words for a test, and more importantly, spell them in their writing.
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