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February 16, 2012

2-16-12

Mrs. Malone's Thursday Times

Dowell Elementary School
February 16, 2012

Friday - PE

Monday – HOLIDAY

Tuesday – ART

Wednesday –  PE

Thursday – COMPUTER

Homophones for the week:  to, too, two

Homework

  • Check the agenda daily.
  • Study spelling list 21 words for tomorrow's assessment.
  • Review vocabulary words & homophones in today's blog.
  • Read AR daily.
  • 3 digit addition with regrouping (237 +576)
  • 3 digit subtraction with regrouping (532-247)-This skill needs extra practice.

Spelling Assessment

There will be an assessment this Friday (tomorrow) on list 21 words located in the back of the 2nd Grade Handbooks.   Start studying list 22 after tomorrow's assessment.

Reading Vocabulary –   biography, ordinary, criticize

Language Arts Skills & Vocabulary 

  • combining sentences using and or the word or.  (Jo is playing.  Sara is playing. = Jo and Sara are playing.)  (Mother bakes cookies.  Mother decorates cookies. = Mother bakes and decorates cookies.)
  • using quotation marks correctly ("We need to go grocery shopping," said Mary.)
  • writing a paragraph with a main idea, supporting, supporting details, and correct capitalization/punctuation
  • writing a "how to" paragraph using words like: first, next, then, after that, finally, at last, etc.

Language Arts Skills to Review for CRCT: 

  • subject, predicate, noun, verb, pronoun
  • using possessive nouns correctly (ex. a boy's coat -all the boys' coats)
  • using possessive pronouns (his, mine, etc.)
  • antonyms - opposites (up-down)
  • synonyms - same or almost the same (cool-cold)
  • homonyms (I wind my watch.  The wind is blowing.)
  • singular & plural nouns

Math Vocabulary - length, foot, yard, centimeter, meter, estimate, tool, unit (for measuring)

Math Skills to Review for CRCT:

  • adding & subtracting 3 digit numbers with and without regrouping
  • identifying & comparing fractions ( ex.  Which is larger 1/2 or 1/4 ...2/3 or 1/3, etc.)
  • giving back change from $20 (new skill)
  • counting money using bills & coins
  • telling time to 5 minutes
  •  place value to 999
  • 2 digit subtraction with & without regrouping (borrowing)
  • subtraction using estimating
  • checking subtraction with addition
  • Venn diagrams
  • plane figures (geometric shapes 2-D)
  • using plane shapes to make new figures
  • solid figures (geometric shapes 3-D)
  • vertex, vertices
  • edges, sides
  • angles-acute angle, right angle (square corner), obtuse angle

Science  Vocabulary –  moon, months, seasons

Social Studies Vocabulary –  Jackie Robinson

AR - 12 should be read by tomorrow with a score of 80% or higher for the 3rd grading period.

ETC.

Thanks so much for all of the food & items donated for our Valentine swap.  Also a big thank you for all you've done for the class and me.  You are wonderful!!!

Wish List

  • items for the treasure box
  • pencil erasers
  • dry erase markers
  • healthy cereal  for students without snacks
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Dates to Remember 

Feb. 20 - Holiday - NO SCHOOL

Feb. 23 - I Moms

April 13 - Spring Carnival ( 5-8 PM)

 Web Sites-Interactive Computer Games for Home

Addition:

 

Math Baseball: http://www.funbrain.com/math/index.html

 

Aplus Math-Games-Matho-Addition: http://www.aplusmath.com/Games/index.html

Uncover the correct Answer: http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/add/addcard.htm

Doubles Adding Game: http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/matching/matching/

matching.html

Double Digit Math Drill: http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/double.htm

Addition and Subtraction Drill: http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/drills/drill.htm

Add it up!: http://www.kidsnumbers.com/add_it_up.php

Subtraction:

Subtraction Fishing: http://www.softschools.com/math/games/fishing_sub.jsp

Subtraction Machine and Sum Sense: http://www.gamequarium.com/

subtraction.html

Subtraction Hidden Picture: http://www.aplusmath.com/games/picture/

SubPicture.html

Multiplication:

Aplus Math-Games-Matho-Multiplication: http://www.aplusmath.com/Games/

index.html

Multiplication Grand Prix: http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm

Multiplication Baseball: http://www.prongo.com/math/multiplication.html

Fractions:

Turkey Terminator: http://www.kidsnumbers.com/turkey-terminator-mathgame.Php

Pizza Party: http://www.primarygames.com/fractions/start.htm

Time:

Clockwork: http://www.kidsnumbers.com/telling-time.php

What Time Is It?: http://www.primarygames.com/time/start.htm

Misc: www.funbrain.com www.netsmartzkids.org

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