Good-byes

Ms. Luckett's Gems

Dear parents,

I have had a joyous year teaching your children. Each one is very special to me. We all grew together and became better people. I wish them all the best, and I wish you well, too. The educate of children is most praiseworthy in this world. I am honored to have been able to serve your children. I also thank you for your trust and support.

Farewell,

Ms. Luckett

The Last Week of School

Grade 2 Homework

Week of June 21-24, 2010

There will be no official homework this week. Some students may have work that needs to be completed at home. Others may have materials at home that need to be brought back to school. Each day your child will be bringing home some school work so that they will not have a heavy load on Thursday.


-All reading logs need to be turned in. Please bring them tomorrow.
-All Spelling books and other school books that students may have at home need to be returned to school tomorrow. This is includes library books from the class library and the school library.

Thank you!

Homework

Grade 2 Homework

Week of June 14-18, 2010

Monday
1. Reading – 10 minutes per night; record on log - please bring it in TOMORROW (every Tuesday) to be checked.
2. Journal Entry – 1 or more sentences – please date - please bring it in TOMORROW (every Tuesday) to be checked)
3. RWInc. comprehension group ONLY - Read and answer questions: Drusilla’s Diary

No homework Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
(This homework sheet is subject to change.)

Friday Blurb or "Weekly Word"

Dear Parents,
This week we began wrapping up many units in different subjects.
Language Arts:
We completed a review packet which focused on grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, predictions in writing, and genre.

Science:
In our unit on Solids, Liquids, and Gases:
-The Water Cycle
-vocabulary: state, matter
-All matter takes up space

Mathematics :
Chapter 25: Adding 3-digit Numbers
Next: Introduction to Division

Social Studies:
Geography Review
- Oceans, Continents, Compass Rose, Equator, locating countries, borders and boundaries (natural and artificial), and Time Zones

Announcements:

1. NO SCHOOL Wednesday, June 16

2. No homework over the weekend (except student who have special assignments given)

Shabbat Shalom!
Ms. Luckett and Miss Lital

Weekly Homework

Announcement:

Parents, you have an invitation for June 15. It will be in your child's school bag tomorrow.

You also have a hard copy of the homework breakdown for the week. I placed it in the communication book.

Grade 2 Homework
Week of June 7-11, 2010


Suggested Breakdown of Weekly Work

Monday
1. Reading – 10 minutes per night; record on log - please bring it in TOMORROW (every Tuesday) to be checked.
2. Journal Entry – 1 or more sentences – please date - please bring it in TOMORROW (every Tuesday) to be checked)

Tuesday
1. Reading – 10 minutes per night; record on log
2. Journal Entry – 1 or more sentences – please date

Wednesday
1. Reading – 10 minutes per night; record on log
2. Journal Entry – 1 or more sentences – please date

Thursday
1. Reading – 10 minutes per night; record on log
2. Journal Entry – 1 or more sentences – please date

No homework Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

NOTE: Students should spend about 20 minutes only per night on homework plus the additional 10 minutes for reading. Please let me know via the communication book if students are following the above pattern but it is taking significantly more than 20 minutes per night.

Thank you.

Shalom

Happy Friday

Homework will be posted on Monday.
Have a pleasant weekend.
Enjoy the sunshine and the Carmel carnival on Sunday.

Shabat Shalom.

G2 Speech Contest Poem

Dear parents,

The class will use Rafaela's adaptation of Christina Rosetti's poem, "What is Pink." She simply calls her poem, PINK!

The speech contest is June 15th. Not only will students need to be familiar with the poem, they will also learn some dramatic gestures.

PINK

Let’s think about pink.
Why do girls like pink? It brings me to the brink.
Why not yellow? It’s much more mellow.
Why not blue? It’s good, too!
Why not green? It’s much more clean.
Or red. We could play dead.
Why not brown? We could lie down.
Or purple, or orange, or gold?
I’ve said it once. You’ve been told
these colors are better than pink.
Now think.
Doesn’t pink really stink?

by Rafaela Penkin
Grade 2
Carmel School

CARMEL SCHOOL CARNIVAL

Today the Grade Two students found out about the Carmel School Carnival. Here are some details:

Sunday, June 6th
10:00 to 2:00pm
Elsa High School
461 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Shau Kei Wan

Please note: no on site parking will be available at Elsa High School, however there are public car
parks nearby. Additionally, Elsa is easily accessible by MTR, Tram and of course, taxi.

Good evening.

Shalom

Homework for May 31 - June 4, 2010

Grade 2 Homework
Week of May 31 - June 4, 2010
Suggested Breakdown of Weekly Work

Monday
1. Reading – 10 minutes per night; record on log - please bring it in TOMORROW (every Tuesday) to be checked.
2. Journal Entry – 1 or more sentences – please date - please bring it in TOMORROW (every Tuesday) to be checked)
3. Spelling Lesson 26 – p. 150 and 151 (spelling test Thursday)
4. Math Practice Book – p. 114 (all math pages due Friday)

Tuesday
1. Reading – 10 minutes per night; record on log
2. Journal Entry – 1 or more sentences – please date
3. Spelling Lesson 26 – p. 152 and 153 (spelling test Thursday)
4. Math Practice Book – p. 115 (all math pages due Friday)

Wednesday
1. Reading – 10 minutes per night; record on log
2. Journal Entry – 1 or more sentences – please date
3. Spelling Lesson 26 – p. 155 (spelling test TOMORROW – study tonight!)
4. Math Practice Book – p. 116 (all math pages due Friday)

Thursday
1. Reading – 10 minutes per night; record on log
2. Journal Entry – 1 or more sentences – please date
3. Math Practice Book – p. 122 (all math pages due Friday)

NOTE: Students should spend about 20 minutes only per night on homework plus the additional 10 minutes for reading. Please let me know via the communication book if students are following the above pattern but it is taking significantly more than 20 minutes per night.

Thank you.
Ms. Luckett

Book Cafe was a success

Our visit to the Book Cafe at the JCC was a big hit! The students were very excited about purchasing books of interest.

Congratulations to Rafaela. She is the winner of the Read-a-thon, having read 3,071 pages during the days of the Read-a-thon.

Shalom

Big day at the JCC

Dear parents,
It was a pleasure to see you this morning at the CHUMASH party. Thank you for joining us.

Tomorrow Grade Two will go to the book Cafe in the JCC from 10:05 to 10:50am. Feel free to join us there at that time. If you would like for your child to buy books and you will not be there, please put money in an envelope with his or her name clearly written on it.

Afterward, they are scheduled to go for swimming in the pool area. Before leaving the Book Cafe is a good time to say goodbye to your child, as parents do not join us for swimming class. Students should come to school with their swimsuits on in the morning. Each child should be wearing the swimsuit under the school uniform. Also, please remind your child of proper etiquette in the restrooms at the JCC.

Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Ms. Luckett

Shalom

Homework

Grade 2 Homework
Week of May 24-28, 2010

In an effort to have the Grade 2 students ready for the style of Grade 3 homework next year, I am structuring the weekly homework for the remainder of the school year in a similar pattern to what will be the future expectation. It will come home every Monday from now on until the end of the school year. As today is Tuesday, Monday on this sheet is a reference and an indication of how the rest of the weeks will run. I hope you find it helpful. Thank you!

Suggested Breakdown of Weekly Work
Monday
1. Reading – 10 minutes per night; record on log - please bring it in TOMORROW (every Tuesday) to be checked.
2. Journal Entry – 1 or more sentences – please date - please bring it in TOMORROW (every Tuesday) to be checked)
3. Spelling Lesson 25 – p. 144 and 145 (spelling test Thursday)
4. Math Practice Book – p. 117 (all math pages due Friday)

Tuesday
1. Reading – 10 minutes per night; record on log
2. Journal Entry – 1 or more sentences – please date
3. Spelling Lesson 25 – p. 146 and 147 (spelling test Thursday)
4. Math Practice Book – p. 118 (all math pages due Friday)

Wednesday
1. Reading – 10 minutes per night; record on log
2. Journal Entry – 1 or more sentences – please date
3. Spelling Lesson 25 – p. 149 (spelling test TOMORROW – study tonight!)
4. Math Practice Book – p. 119 (all math pages due Friday)

Thursday
1. Reading – 10 minutes per night; record on log
2. Journal Entry – 1 or more sentences – please date
3. Math Practice Book – p. 120 (all math pages due Friday)

NOTE: Students should spend about 20 minutes only per night on homework plus the additional 10 minutes for reading. Please let me know via the communication book if students are following the above pattern but it is taking significantly more than 20 minutes per night.

Shalom

Homework

Eager and attentive G2 students

Dear parents,

Your child will be in Grade 3 very soon. We have been preparing all year for the next grade, and there are still many skills and practices to master, including home activities. Homework needs to be completed and returned to the Finished Work basket on time. If the student does not finish the homework, please bring it to school anyway. I can check the progress and give the book or assignment back to the student to finish.

Students need to study the spelling words at home in order to be more confident and learn the spelling of common English words. We will need your help in regulating homework times and environments that give your child a chance to his or her very best with no frustration or stress.

Take time each day to read the blog with your child.

Remember, homework should take 20 minutes each day. Some students, especially a lot of eager learners from this class, will do more. However, please regard and observe the homework time. It will help create a peaceful environment where homework is not a stressful activity and also where the students feels accomplishment for having worked throughout the entire homework time, whether the work has been completed or not.

You may write notes in the Communication Book when you wish to correspond with the school's staff.

Homework: (You will also find a copy of the HW assignments in the Comuncaition Book today)

-Read and record (return Read-a-thon logs)

-Journal (one sentence or more per day) (due next Tuesday, June 1)

-Steck-Vaughn Spelling Book p. 144, 145, 146, 147, and 149 (p. 148 will be done in class) due Thursday, May 27

-Math Practice Book Chapter 24 p. 117, 118, 119, and 120 (due Friday) Students may return books before Friday if they finish early.

100% on the Lesson 25 Pre-test today: TOP GUNNERS!!

-Jake

-Mia

-Isabel

-Oz

-Romi

Today, Grade 2 had a spelling pre-test. We will begin having the spelling pre-tests again. Students must copy the misspelled words 3x each after the pre-test is taken. The spelling post-tests will be graded differently in order to prepare for Grade 3. Instead of just the words being checked, proper sentence structure will also be part of the mark each student receives. Therefore, the practice the students get when they write in the journal each day will help them to remember how to write properly-formed sentences on spelling tests and other assignments.

Although sentences are just now being checked in the spelling tests, checking proper sentence structure has been a practice throughout this school year for the class.

Thank you for reading the blog each day, and thank you for your cooperation.

Shalom

Ms. Luckett

Happy Holidays

There is no homework scheduled during this holiday break.

However, I encourage students to continue reading and recording onto the Read-a-thon Reading Log.
Use the journal when they want to write or draw.

Happy Shavuot!

Shalom

Happy Monday

Students have started giving their presentations on the research, "Cities in Israel." It is coming along very well.

There is NO homework tonight.

Rest well.

Shalom

Shabat Shalom

Bella testing pH using blue litmus paper

Dear Parents,
Grade Two is easing in to the last theme of the year, How Does the World Work. Topics which include time zones, geographic boundaries, forms of communication, and shelters will be integrated into the curriculum. Math is more fun as it is being wrapped up in multi-digit addition and subtraction, fractions, and some division. Students are becoming more and more fascinated by solids, liquids, and gases while becoming more sophisticated scientists. Today they were serious scientists discovering the properties of mystery liquids.


Monday is a normal school day. Tuesday is a half day. You will be receiving an official informative letter from the school. Holidays Shavuot and Buddha's birthday require that work and school be suspended, therefore, families can observe these celebrations together.


Social Studies reports about the Cities of Israel need to be completed and shared on Monday. Students should be able to answer questions about the city they researched without having to rely on the poster or the report 100% of the time. Please allow your child time to read the report out loud to you several times for familiarity. They may log these readings as 1 page into the Reading Logs.


Spelling lesson 24 should be completed and returned Monday, as the Unit 4 test will be held Monday morning. Students need to practice the words in order to succeed. Also, they can use the Unit 4 Spelling Project (due Tuesday) as a fun way to study challenging words.


Socially, Grade Two is going "through the fire." Have a conversation with your child about the friends and how they get along. They are itching to share information.

Thank you for your support.











Recording essential data










Discovering types of liquids by their texture












Shabat Shalom

Projects and Surprises

Leeor's HAIFA poster

Dear parents,

Students have started on the Social Studies "Cities of Israel" report. I would like for them to keep up the creative spirit and finish the report, using all of the facts from the poster and even adding a bit more to the report, giving it their "voice". We have discussed plagiarism, and how, instead, they can read an article, talk about it, and write what they discussesd instead of writing what they see directly. Please encourage them to use this system at home.

I planned to give more time for students to write this report. For students who finish on time, please bring it tomorrow so that we can begin presenting. Others, please have it ready, along with having practiced your presentation, on Monday.

Homework (in order of importance)

1. Social Studies report

2. Spelling: Unit 4 p. 140-142 (due Tuesday)

3. Journal entry

4. Read and record

Here is the surprise that Grade two wanted to share with you, parents. Enjoy their enthusiasm. This is yesterday's festivities at Carmel School.

Football obstacle course Yerusalayim wishes



After an exciting afternoon of fun activities hosted by Grade 5 at Carmel School.

Thank you, Grade 5!!!

Shalom

Yom Yerushalayim!

Carmel School observed and celebrated Yom Yerushalayim.
Grade Two has a special little surprise for you, coming up soon :)

RWI class wrote poems about feelings.

love, love

I live in your heart.
I am creating space.
Making that person lively.

I am lots of colors
Red
Pink
Peach
White

I am made of your heart.

When i smile I will hug you.
When I love I will kiss you.

Stopping you from stress and anger
Causing you like other people around you.

I speak softly.
I'm not speechless.

I want friends by my side.
I want warm touches.
I have lots of friends and so will you.

I don't want to live in you,
But out of you.

Because I am love, love.

-Ronnie

Homework:
-same as yesterday

Shalom

Homework, modified... and announcements

Dear parents,
Some students did not pick up their spelling books before leaving class yesterday. Because of this, I am giving students an extra day to turn in the spelling lesson 23 assignment. The spelling test may be on either Thursday or Friday, depending on the readiness of the class.
Thank you for your cooperation and communication.

Homework
1. Read and record
2. Journal entry Many students can write about what happened during the afternoon recess.
3. Spelling lesson 23 due Thursday instead of Wednesday
4. Social Studies "Cities of Israel" projects are due Friday. There was no time to go over the report format, but I am assured by their enthusiasm that they will write informative and thorough reports.
5. Other work that I have given to the student to complete and return tomorrow.

NOTE:
The order of importance for the homework is actually from 5 to 1 instead of 1 to 5. The daily assignments are usually written first. Priority should be given to special assignments and assignments that are due the following day.

Communication Books:

Please continue to write all messages to the teacher in the communication book. There has been some confusion over the last few weeks regarding where students need to go after school because the student has one plan, but the communication book either says nothing or has a different plan written. Please write all messages in the communication book and not have students relay messages themselves.
You may also write notes for the whole week at one time. Please date them accordingly so that we know which note is for which date.

Thank you again for your cooperation,
Ms. Luckett

Shalom

Homework and Announcements

Dear parents,
It was exciting to see the Social Studies projects floating into the classroom this morning. The exact due date for the poster is this Thursday, May 13.
Oral presentations will be held both Thursday and Friday.
Students who have their poster done can begin writing a report for the presentation. The report format will be given in class tomorrow (Tuesday). Students need to share, in a report, all of the information that is on the poster, and also be able to answer a few questions or tell a few other facts about the city.

Other progress:
Overall, Grade Two is coming along just fine in the Spelling program. Spelling is being refined and vocabulary is being built with a strong foundation. [Next spell test is Thursday, Lesson 23]

Science: Unit: Solids, Liquids, and Gases. Important points about the properties of the 3 states of matter are being learned through reading, class discussions, discovery, inquiry, and experiments.

Math: We are looking into comparing and ordering numbers in the 100's. This is a nice break after learning to count money.

Language Arts: Through play, students are reviewing parts of speech, digraphs, antonyms and synonyms, and word families.

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
1. Read 20 minutes (or more). Record on the Read-a-thon log
2. Journal entry (Write about your day. What was great about it?)
3. Spelling Lesson 23 -ed and -ing (due Wednesday) p. 136, 137, 138 (Proofreading ONLY), 139 Language Connection and Challenge Yourself.
4. Social Studies "Cities in Israel" project and written report

Special Instructions for Challenge Yourself:
1.Follow the instructions on p. 139. Instead of writing your own sentences, use the sample sentences you find in the Spelling Dictionary in the back of the book.
Shalom

Homework

Dear Parents,
Grade Two will be researching cities in Israel as a home project. Each student needs internet access. Each student will be given the name of a city in Israel that they need to find general facts and other interesting information about. The information collected needs to be used to decorate a POSTER about the city.
The following lists show some websites students can go to. Using a search engine like http://www.goodsearch.com/ is also a good place to start. I prefer that students use encyclopedias, and use Wikipedia as a last resort.

http://www.akhlah.com/israel/israel_facts.php
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Info:Main_Page
http://www.britannica.com/
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Society_&_Culture/newpop.html


List of topics for facts to collect:

1. name (in English and in Hebrew)
2. 2 (or more) photos
3. How does it connect with Jewish history? Torah, Talmud, or Biblical history?
4. 2 other facts unrelated to the topics of choice

Choose 3 or more of the following topics.

-does it have a special name? If yes, then what is it? Why?
-population
-latitude/longitude
-major geographical/land features
-major water features
-date it was built
-major manufactured good(s)
-landmarks
-Is it a port city or not?
-In relation to other cities in Israel, how large is it?

Students and city assignments: Some city names are spelled differently over the internet.
Arya - Holon
Asher - Ramat Gan
Bella - Beersheba
Eitan - Tel Aviv
Isaac - Netanya
Isabel - Ashkelon
Jake - Jerusalem
Leeor - Haifa
Mia - Ashdod
Oz - Bat Yam
Rachamim - Nazareth
Rafaela - Rishon LeZion (Risho LeZiyyon)
Romi - Petah Tikva
Ronnie - Nesher
Tal - Mazkeret Batya
Yali - Bene Beraq

We will have 2 school days to get updates and to for me to help students who are stuck on the project. Most of the work should be done at home.

HOMEWORK TONIGHT!!!
1. Spelling Lesson 22 due Monday
2. Students can get started on the Social Studies Project
3. Reading should be logged onto the Read-a-thon Reading Log

No journaling

Shalom

Homework and Announcements

Announcement:
Tomorrow kicks off the swimming program in P.E. for Grade Two students. Please put the swim suit on under the child's uniform. Bring a separate bag or use the school bag to pack other necessary items mentioned in the letter to parents. Be sure to have a place for wet clothing and other materials.

Homework:
1. Lesson 21 spelling test is tomorrow. Please prepare by completing pages 122-125 and p. 127 and returning the book tomorrow.
2. Continue reading for the Read-a-thon. Log the books read into the Read-a-thon Log as well as the number of pages each completed books has.
3. Journaling will not be given credit this week, therefore you may take a break from it this week.
4. Social Studies research project: Each student will be assigned a major city in Israel. Research needs to be done to find basic facts to present to the class next Wednesday. The project criteria and some suggested websites will be given to your child tomorrow.
Shalom

Homework

NO HOMEWORK TONIGHT!!

Continue reading books for the Read-a-thon.
Shalom.

Homework

Read - a - thon begins today! Gather sponsors and gather books to read.

Homework:
1. Read and log all books you finish reading onto the Read-a-thon Reading Log.
2. No journaling today. Journals will be due NEXT Tuesday, not tomorrow.
3. Due to Otis-Lennon testing, students will take the Spelling test (Lesson 20) tomorrow. Parents, please give a practice test at home to prepare.

Shalom

Homework

1. Read and log
2. journal
3. Spelling Project for Unit 3 due tomorrow
4. RWI - Finish packet up to page 8
Do Vocabulary Catch and Edit on p.9 Return the packet on Friday

Thursday Homework
1. Read and log
2. journal
3. Spelling pages 114-115 due Friday
Lesson 20 homework immediately follows
Please refer tot he Unit 4 list for Lesson 20 words

Shalom

Homework

1. Read and log
2. NO journaling tonight
3. The following students have essay writing assignments that are due tomorrow:
Yali, Romi, Rafaela, Ronnie, Bella, Isaac, and Eitan

Note:
Swimming in P.E. begins soon. Please be prepared.
Read-a-Thon is coming in the beginning of May

Shalom

Homework and other information

Dear parents,


The students surprised me with how well-put-together their Science presentations were. Grade Two is so awesome! The presentations showed all that they learned. Students spoke very clearly and confidently. Every student participated. When given space creativity, children are incredible!


Homework:


1. Read


2. Journal


3. Spelling Lesson 19 p. 110-113





Assignments 1, 2, and 3 are due tomorrow.





4. RWI class: P. 6 in the packet Please complete the assignment the way the teacher instructed you this morning. Return packet and story packet tomorrow.





Notes:


Arya and Isabel - please be sure to bring your spelling books


Bella, Eitan, and Arya have catch-up work to do in Math. Please return the assignment tomorrow.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAKE AND MIA!! Theses students had birthdays in April.

Shalom

Friday Blurb or "Weekly Word"

Dear Parents,
Another fun-filled week for Grade 2 has passed.

Coming next week are presentations for the Science unit, Energy and Motion, and also for the Spelling Unit 3. The Science presentations will be done Monday in class. Thank you parents for helping the groups come together and to get their thoughts and ideas materialized.
The Spelling Project is a fun and interesting activity that will expose the student to two (or more) types of written media. Students need to use the misspelled words form Post-test 17 and Pre-test 18 first. This project's due date is Thursday.

Homework:
1. Read and record (due Tuesday)
2. journal (due Tuesday)
3. Practice the song you are singing in MUSIC class
4. Science project (due Monday)
5. Spelling project (due Thursday) Please bring the Spelling books back to school on Monday, as we will be using them in class.

Announcements:
Tuesday is field day. Students need to be in P.E. uniform and have a baseball cap to wear.

Fun time in Derech Eretz today: We read and acted out a fable about a mule and the shadow. The moral of the story was: In quarreling about the shadow, we often lose the substance. The students can have a nice conversation with you about what they shared with the class.

Shabat shalom

1. read and record
2. journal
3. Unit 3 Spelling Project due next Thursday, April 29, 2010
*Instructions are in your child's school bag today.
Shalom

Homework & Announcements

1. Read
2. Journal
3. Finish unfinished assignments and work on projects
The Science project is to be done outside of school, so parents would need to coordinate times and meetings. Students are open to be as creative as they like. Presentations should be between 4 and 7 minutes per group and include each student.
Announcements:
-We had a great celebration at Elsa High school today, and an amazing observance of Yom Haatzmaut this morning in Carmel's school hall. Grade 2's reports were very well done.

-Leeor lost her water bottle at Elsa. I have it. it is in the classroom now.
-Asher forgot to take his reading log home. If this should happen with any students, please write the information in the Communication book. If they forget to take home a journal, write on a piece of paper, and we will secure it in the journal the following school day.
-Isaac's communication book is in his basket.

Ms. Forrester will be teaching Grade 2 tomorrow.
Ms. Luckett will be away.

Shalom

Homework

Tomorrow's Jewish Observance:
Yom HaAztmaut
Students wear their HOUSE T-shirts and P.E. uniform

1. Read and record into the Reading Log (due tomorrow)
2. Journal entry (due tomorrow)
3. Spelling Lessons 17 and 18 (which is a unit review) p.100- 108 due Thursday or may be turned in before the due date
4. Math: Please correct and return by Wednesday... Test review is Wednesday immediately followed by the Chapter 8 test
5. Science Project: Parents, please read the project instructions. Students must look in their text books and assessment books if they need to remember details. As you can see, the project is quite open for students to collaborate and create as they wish. Essential questions MUST be answered clearly and I need to see the input of all 4 students.

Jewish Observance:
Yom HaZikaron

Tomorrow's Jewish Observance:
Yom HaAztmaut

Shalom

Weekend work

Homework:

1. Spelling Lesson 17
2. Reading Log and journaling
3. More Math corrections

A note from the music department:
The Music Blog on the Carmel School website has been updated. This week’s homework, choir items and links which include online musical game links, are all there for use. Please check it out!

I do not expect students to do homework if they are observing holidays.

IN CLASS:
-Post test on Lesson 16 on Monday
-Pre test on words from Spelling Lesson 17 on Monday

Shabat Shalom

Dear parents,
From now until the end of the school year, we will be practicing spelling from the spelling program on a regular basis. 2 lessons per week will be given. Tests will continue to be on Thursdays. Monday, the additional test day will be added starting next week. So help prepare your child for the spelling test on Monday covering Lesson 16. The Lesson 17 Pretest will also be given on Monday. The Lesson 17 post test will be given on Thursday. The format of the post test is described in yesterday's blog. The format for the Pretests will be the traditional activity of writing only the lesson word which is dictated by the teacher. Students will not be actively practicing the spelling words in class, but will see them written on the board every day.

Homework:
1. Journal entry
2. In place of reading, please record in the Reading Log, Spelling Lesson 16, as the reading of that lesson will satisfy the home reading requirement. Remember to use a separate sheet of paper for the Write to the Point and the Challenge Yourself activities. Use 5 or more words in Write to the Point. Underline the lesson words in Challenge Yourself. Because the spelling lesson schedule is so tight, it is important that lessons in the book are completed and turned in on time or early.
3. SPELLING Lesson 16 p.94-99 (Parents, although it sounds like a lot, the students say it is easy and therefore balances itself out.)
4. MATH catch-up packets. Tomorrow I will be giving the lesson for pages 117 and 118 in the Math program. Students who are pages behind have a thin packet that must be completed in order for them to be board with the lessons being given in class each day. Please try to complete and RETURN the math packet tomorrow even if some parts may still remain incomplete.

Thank you.

Shalom
Ms. Luckett

P.S. I finally see my bio. up on the Main Carmel Primary School website under Teaching Staff. Please take a look at it and learn a little more about who your children are with throughout the school day. I greatly appreciate your support.

HOUSE-KEEPING

The following students need to return the spelling Lesson 15 tomorrow:
Arya, Isaac, Isabel, Eitan
Yali, please complete what you are able and return the assignment tomorrow.

Thank you.

INFORMATION

Accomplishment for the day:
Grade 2 came up with names and cheers for the Yom Haaztmaut school-wide celebration for next Tuesday. Hip, hip, hurray!!

*The following students need to have a journal [and actual journal or tablet] and be writing in it at home on a daily basis, then turn it in every Tuesday: Asher, Arya, Tal, and Isabel

Dear Parents,
Some of you had questions about the Yom Haatzmaut collage project. The school should be sending correspondence to you. Also, the collage piece is due on Friday. Each student should have taken home ONE squarish piece of poster board to be elegantly decorated [in any art media] using mainly Israeli colors and other necessary accents. It is to be returned, preferably, to the Jewish Studies teacher.

Tonight's homework:
1. Reading log and Journal
2. Study the Spelling words and how to use them in sentences. Test is tomorrow. From now on, tests will be dictations of sentences, as suggested in the curriculum. I will dictate several sentences. Students will write the sentences and underline the lesson words.
Students will be graded on:
1. Spelling the lesson words correctly and using capitals should they require them (at the beginning of sentences)
2. Proper sentence structure, which includes initial capitalization and end punctuation
3. Dictated words are all written and in the correct order

3. LEAP Nutrition activity is due tomorrow.
4. Some students have extra studying to do and other work to correct

NOTE:
Because I have been mainly independent in teaching and in housekeeping for Grade Two, please let me know via the Communication Book if your child needs another book from the classroom to read. Students have been choosing their own books, which is a benchmark for them to reach in preparation for grade 3.

Shalom

Yom Haatzmaut

Dear parents,
As a part of Yom Haatzmaut celebration next week, your child has brought home an art project. Please read the letter dated 29th of Nisan, 5770. Please have her take care in doing this independent project. Grade Two students are very creative and they use materials very well.


We have a record number of students who turned in their journals and reading logs today. I was very happy to read about all of the activities the children engaged in during their holiday break. I was even more impressed by the amount of reading Grade 2 students have been doing! Mia, alone, read more than 8 chapter books! Encourage the students to keep up the good work and to set positive habits and productive daily routines.

Tonight's homework:
1. Reading log and journal
2. Yom Haatzmaut collage


Some students may have to complete chapter 15 in the spelling book. Remember to use 5 or more spelling words in the Write To The Point activity. Work may be returned as early as tomorrow. Thank you.

p. 92 Write to the Point (Asher, Bella, Jake, Mia)
p. 93 Challenge Yourself sentences (on a separate sheet of paper) (Asher, Bella, Jake, Mia)
p. 90-93 due Thursday (Rachamim)

All of Chapter 15: Ronnie, Arya, Isaac, Isabel, Eitan, Romi

If the assignment has already been completed, please give a reminder to turn it in.

Shalom

Welcome back everyone

Humidity was high in the building, but our spirits were even higher. Everyone was happy to return to Grade 2, and even happier to think, discover, learn, and test their knowledge and skills.
Today, we discussed asking the question, "WHY?" Based on a piece of writing by Anne Franke, the students listened to a reader share Anne Franke's thoughts about asking the question why to others and to yourself. Students discovered that when they want to know why something is and they ask themselves why instead of someone else, they think and they become a little smarter. Their own ideas are just as valuable as everyone else's. The size and age of the person is not important because everyone has a conscience that he or she uses. They are learning the value of their own selves and being offered another chance to express themselves.

Homework:
Journals and Reading Logs -due tomorrow
LEAP Science/Nutrition Worksheets 9 and 10 - due Thursday

Rest well.

Shalom

Pesach Break

Dear parents,
During the Pesach break, I encourage you to take advantage of ixl.com math online activities. Please keep a record of the skills being practiced in the communication book. Students should also continue to read and write (journaling and creating stories and fables to share with class) when not observing the religious holy days. There is also the option of completing Lesson 15 of the Spelling book, which students seem to enjoy.
Students return on Monday, April 12.
Thank you and happy holy days.

Ms. Luckett
Grade 2 Teacher

Tuesday's Homework

Homework for Tuesday, March 23, 2010
1. Read 10 minutes or more (Keep reading regularly throughout the Pesach break.)
2. Journal entry (Continue journaling throughout the Pesach break.)
3. Spelling pre-test corrections: copy each misspelled word 5 times each.
4. Spelling sentences: Choose 5 words. Write 5 sentences, using each of the words. Underline the spelling word in each sentence. Please use lined paper.
Example: 1. maybe
2. bake
3. whale
4. ate
5. baby
1. Maybe I will visit my old friend today.
2. Today we will bake a delicious birthday cake.
3. There was a baby whale playing in the sea.
4. Late last night I ate my dinner quickly.
5. Our happy baby screamed and laughed loudly.

5. MATH: Many students completed chapter 7 in Math, Counting Money. A few others have taken the packets home because there a few more corrections that need to be made. Please correct them and return the packet tomorrow.
6. Please finish and turn in late work, including tree booklets and fables
7. Also, students may get started on Lesson 15 in the Spelling book.

Dear parents,
Grade Two should have up to 20 minutes of homework each night. Please do what works for your family. The priority assignments for tonight are #5, 3, and then 4.

Shalom

Happy Monday

Welcome to spring everyone!
There are three more days until the Pesach holiday break.

For homework tonight, Grade 2 must:
1. Read and Record (please bring homework tomorrow) RWI students may use the reading of their reading packet as their reading time to be logged.
2. Journal entry
3. Study the 20 vocabulary words (spelling test on Wednesday)
4. Practice "We Are The World" video-taping will happen on Wednesday!!
5. Finish and turn in all late work (tree booklets, homework from last week [check older blogs for information])
6. Come prepared for Sports Day! Bring water bottles filled with cool water.

R.W.I. students in Ms. Luckett's class:
-Read the story (on your own OR read to someone)
-Answer the Quick check questions
-Answer the questions to write about (Use complete sentences. Show what you know how to do.)
-Vocabulary Catch
Return tomorrow. I will collect it at the Aberdeen Sports Ground.

I'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning at Aberdeen Sports Ground.

Shalom
Ms. Luckett

Happy Friday

Good day parents,

Ronnie and Mia practiced math on ixl.com last night.

More students are turning in their homework. The vocabulary sentences are looking fantastic. Students are practicing the use of conventions (capitalizing the beginning of a sentence, end punctuation, proper grammar).

1. For homework over the weekend, students will continue to write a fable. In the Language Arts notebook, your child started writing a fable by telling the moral of the story first. Knowing the lesson to be learned in the story gives the writer direction. The fable can be as long as is necessary. However, I suggest parents provide some guidance so that this fun activity will not end up in frustration. FABLES may be word processed and saved. Documents may be forwarded to me under the child's name and "fable" (Oz fable). I require a hard copy be brought in to school on the due date. DUE MONDAY

2. Practice the 20 vocabulary words! Some words that are a challenge to the students are: different, sour, delicious, violet, and special. Many of the words that have silent letters in them or are not spelled exactly the way they are pronounced. Therefore parents, you can assist by ensuring your child can spell these words with ease. DUE MONDAY

3. Read and record. DUE TUESDAY

4. One journal entry per day. DUE TUESDAY

5. Students have random homework assignments this weekend. They are mainly assignments that need to be re-done or have not been attempted already. Most of those assignments are in spelling. DUE MONDAY

6. Clarification on the math sheet that everyone thought was too easy. It is simply a helpful tool for parents or others to say to the Grade Two student. The G2 student should practice giving the answers as fast as possible and also to memorize this basic arithmetic. Many papers were returned to me with answers on them done by the student. This was not what the sheet was intended for. However, now the person drilling the G2 student has an effective answer key! The papers were returned to students. Please use them for practice.

Announcement:

Tuesday is Field Day at the Aberdeen Sports Ground. Please read the information provided by the school. Please heed all of the admonishments suggested by the school as well. We all want this day to be packed with fun for everyone.

This has been another busy and fun-filled week for the Grade Two class. Please find our section in the previous issue and also in the upcoming issue of the Carmelink 2010.

Thank you, parents, for joining me in parent conferences these past two weeks, Meeting with you has been a great value for all of us, especially your children.

Enjoy the beautiful spring weather this weekend everyone.

Shabat shalom

Ms. Luckett

Thursday's homework

Ronnie and Isabel used ixl.com math. Continue practicing math in a fun way!

1. Read and record
2. Journal entry
3. Students need to complete the Spelling assignments from the book. Today we practiced writing proper headings for the Write to the Point and Challenge Yourself activities. Homework is on pages 80, 81, 86, and 87 for most students.
4. One math page - NOT TO BE COMPLETED BY THE STUDENT. Please read the note at the top of the paper and use the math for quick review.
MATH: Some students have corrections to make. Jake finished his math chapter today! Now he has a fun story to read while practicing some math, too. Please complete the work and return it tomorrow.
5. Sentences from this week's vocabulary list are due TOMORROW.

Shalom

Parent Conferences tomorrow

The Color Spectrum posters are neatly done. Good work, Grade Two! Please get your color spectrum poster turned in if you have not already.

Yali, Eitan, Ronnie, Asher, Leeor, and Rafaela read 50 minutes or more last week and recorded the information in their Reading Logs along with a parent signature. (Yali, just use the communication book for recording. Your Reading log was left in the classroom.)

Ronnie, Mia, Yali, and Jake practiced on ixl.com math last night.

Homework

1. Continue reading daily and recording in the reading log (10 minutes each day at least)

2. Continue keeping a daily journal. Write at least one sentence about your day. Bella is very consistent at keeping a daily journal. The dates are already printed her journal pages. That helps a lot!

3. Please review yesterday's blog (below) for other homework assignments like spelling. Arya, Yali, Mia, Leeor, and Rachamim have chapter 7 Math homework. Other students will not be taking Math home from the book.

If a student does not have the L.A. notebook for the spelling homework, simply write the sentences on a piece of lined paper. Sentences may also be word processed BY THE STUDENT. Please have name, date, and assignment title on the paper.

4. RWI class
Please return the "Talking About Teeth" packets. Parents can bring them to conferences, or students can return them on Thursday.

All of the following assignments are due on Monday. (They may be turned in earlier than Monday.)

1. "Plants are Important" comprehension worksheet (double-sided)
2. Vocabulary crossword puzzle
3. Vocabulary word search
4. Spelling and Root words review

G2 overdue assignments:
-Tree booklet
-spelling worksheets (lessons 13 and 14)

Parent conferences tomorrow:
Leeor's parents
Romi's parents
Yali's parents
Isaac's parents
Rafaela's parents
Jake's parents
Bella's parents
Oz's parents

Homework

Dear parents and students,

Parent conferences are being held on Wednesday. I look forward to meeting with you again.

This week's line leader is Rafaela.

This week's caboose is Arya.

This week's door holder is Bella.

Romi, Yali, and Ronnie used ixl.com for math and turned in their record sheet this morning which is inside of the communication book. It is a fun learning activity that all Grade Two should practice.

Language Arts:

Grade Two took a spelling pre-test and also practiced editing. They corrected their writing pieces by checking spelling and conventions. They were exposed to interjections and adverbs.

Science: Grade Two learned 3 major aspects of FORCE today:

1. A force is a push.

2. A force is a pull.

3. A force can change the direction of an object.

HoMEWoRK

1. Reading needs to be done each day (and recorded). Reading Logs are due tomorrow.
2. Daily journal entries should be written with the date at the top of each entry. Journals are due tomorrow. Journals and Reading logs will not be accepted if turned in on Thursday. The due date each week is Tuesday.

Thank you.

3. Color Spectrum papers - on a piece of A4 paper, create the color spectrum. Write your name on the front of the paper and the title: Color Spectrum (students who did not pick up this paper can make their own on A4 paper.

4. Spelling: "Need to Know" words for Grade Two

A. Write each word 3 times each. Please make sure your child writes one word at a time and not 3 r's, 3e's, then 3 d's for the word red. Neatness counts! due Thursday

B. Use each word in a complete sentence. Show that you know the word and also that you are able to write a complete sentence. Write the sentences in the Language Arts notebook. Students will be evaluated on (1)the proper use of the vocabulary word, (2)use of conventions: capitals, end punctuation, proper sentence formation (subject and predicate), (3)neatness, and (4)meeting the due date. due Friday (may be turned in before Friday)

VOCABULARY:

1. red 6. blue 11. sour 16. sugary

2. orange 7. indigo 12. delicious 17. colors

3. apples 8. violet 13. different 18. many

4. yellow 9. purple 14. chocolate 19. which

5. green 10. juicy 15. special 20. motion

Spelling test will be taken before the break.

5. Math: Students who are on track in Money chapter (Chapter 7) needed to take their last pages home to complete and be ready for the test tomorrow. Those pages were 105, 106, 107, and 108. Only students who have finished up to p. 104 needed to take the Math homework home.

6. R.W.I. All students in Ms. Luckett's RWI class need to turn in their posters and packets on "All About Teeth" tomorrow. Most students turned their work in on time. Thank you for being on time students.

We love our Grade Two class!!!

How We Are Expressing Ourselves

Teeth Posters

Grade Two
Accountants, Doctors, Singers, Composers, Artists, Financial Analysts, Teachers, Publishers, Athletes, and Lawyers
Does this sound like the Grade Two class you know? It is! They have been expressing themselves in many different ways, showing their special talents, and learning and appreciating those qualities in each of their classmates that make them special. Here are a couple of activities your child has done this week:
-Created a poster that told everyone about how teeth are and how to take good care of them
-Mastered some spelling words from 2 lessons
-Write about yummy foods like apples, oranges, and birthday cakes
-Revealed some of their favorite things and shared their wish and who they love
-Identified, discussed, demonstrated, and wrote about Newton's Laws of Motion
-Mastered the months of the year in Mandarin
-Practiced virtues like courtesy, kindness, helpfulness, perseverance, and diligence
-Counted American currency
-Composed their version of "We Are The World"
-Practiced the art of appreciation when sampling different genres of music and learning what other classmates enjoy listening to
-Became a bit more autonomous when practicing 2-digit subtraction by checking their answers for accuracy by themselves

Science: How Sound Travels

Hasn't this been an awesome week, parents! So, if your little ones seem a little tired (and sometimes cranky), please remember that each day in Grade Two is a big day for each student. They expend large amounts of physical and mental energy learning both academically and socially. Your child needs plenty of rest, lots of nutritious food to eat, and plenty of water to drink every day.
Parents, temperature checks also need to be made and recorded and placed in the communication book for daily readings.

1. Your child may have work to catch up on over the weekend. Oops! We had no time to pass out the homework. We will pass it out on Monday. Or, your child can simply follow the instructions and use a piece of A4 paper for the assignment.
2. Color Spectrum papers - on a piece of A4 paper, create the color spectrum. Write your name on the front of the paper and the title: Color Spectrum (students who did not pick up this paper can make their own on A4 paper.
3. Reading needs to be done each day (and recorded).
4. Daily journal entries should be written with the date at the top of each entry.
Have a pleasant weekend.

Shabat Shalom
Ms. Luckett
Miss Lital

Music Appreciation

A twist in the Homework tonight

Math: Reteach p. 73
Problem Solving
-Estimating Differences
DUE: TOMORROW

Dear Parents,
No Reading or Journal tonight.

This writing may take time. Some students will finish.
Others will only finish part of it. Please bring back
what has been completed tomorrow (Friday, March 12).

1. Homework: BIRTHDAY CAKES
Use the sentences and write them in paragraph form.
Remember to indent, use capitals at the beginning
and punctuation at the end.

2. ORANGES: On the organized charts, write the phrases
about oranges. Then STETCH the phrases to make
sentences.

3. APPLES: On the organized charts, write the phrases
about apples. Then STETCH the phrases to make
sentences.

Shalom

Today in the Grade Two classroom

1. Read and record. Six Reading Logs were turned in today. The responsible students were Asher, Bella, Leeor, Rachamim, Ronnie, and Yali. Keep up the good work!

2. Journal - Bella, Leeor, Oz, Rachamim, Romi, and Yali turned in their journals and had fabulous experiences to share. Remember to write at least 5 entries before turning it in next Tuesday. Write one entry per day.

3. Spelling - p. 82 - 87 due Thursday. Do Write to the Point and Challenge Yourself on the same piece of paper. Remember to write the student's name, the date, and page numbers on the paper. Most students did not take their speloing book home earlier this week. It is still possible for students to finish the assignment and turn in the book by Thursday.

4. Lesson 14 spelling test will be on Thursday.

Shalom

Today in the Grade Two classroom

Homework

1. Read and record. Reading Logs are due on Wednesday.
2. Journal - Write about your day. What was good? What was not so good? Write what made you say or think, "WOW!"
3. Spelling - p. 82 - 87 due Thursday Do Write to the Point and Challenge Yourself on the same piece of paper. Remember to write the student's name, the date, and page numbers on the paper.
Shalom

Homework & Announcements

What's going "up" in Grade 2:

Students are practicing writing, using the writing process and writing paragraphs using all of the elements of good writing (grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitals, indentation, etc.)

The class just finished listening to a chapter book I read aloud entitled The Boxcar Children, #1. All Grade 2 students are reading chapter books now. How fantastic! Let's help them keep the momentum going.

We are expressing ourselves in many different ways. Singing is a favorite in the classroom. This week, we sang and listened to our favorite songs as we wrote about why they are our favorites.

Math is progressing well. Students are excited to start counting money, so they are completing double digit subtraction. Tal earned 100% on his math test today, and was ecstatic about counting money. Congratulations Oz! He has successfully started in the Grade 3 Math book.

Science: ENERGY and MOTION Students are learning Newton's Laws of Motion and demonstrating them. They are finding out about gravity and how forces work. Ask your child the difference in the way sound and light travels, and also the wavelengths of the color spectrum, ROYGBIV. You may be enlightened by their knowledge!

HOMEWORK:

Only Reading, Journal, and Spelling p. 76- 81 (all) to do this weekend.

Most students still DO NOT have their Tree booklets turned in. Please bring the on Monday. So far Ronnie, Oz, Yali, Rachamim, Mia, and Rafaela have turned in the Tree Booklet.

Next week, Tuesday, March 9 is conference day. Also, Wednesday, March 17 is the second conference day. No school for students on those days. I look forward to meeting with the parents again.

Shabat Shalom

Homework & Announcements

1. Read and record.

2. Journal entry (One sentence or more, please.)

3. Spelling p. 76-81 due Monday, March 9 (March 11 for Jake) Please use one piece of lined paper for the exercises, Write to the Point and Challenge Yourself. Secure the paper in the book in between pages 80 and 81.

4. We will be writing a narrative and a fable. Students should be thinking of ideas to write about. We will discuss topics tomorrow.

Announcements:

Bella turned in her Reading Log and Journal ON TIME. She was absent Tuesday, so she turned in all homework bright and early Wednesday morning. Way to go Bella!!

Homework

1. Reading Logs: Leeor, Mia, Oz, Rafaela, Romi, Ronnie, Yali, Asher, Isaac, and Arya turned in their Reading log today. Educational standards require second graders to read for at least 10 minutes every day. My requirement is for students to read every day, and for 60 minutes or more of reading time to be accumulated each week.

2. Journal entry: Today Isaac, Leeor, Mia, Rafaela, Jake, Ronnie, and Yali turned in their journal today. That's 7/16 of the class. Help us to increase that fraction towards one whole.

an excellent Grade Two student

3. I.T. Just for fun, students can explore this site for interactive math and literacy practice.

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/

Ronnie, Mia, Yali, Isabel shared their favorite songs today.

We Are The World

Rainbow Connection sung by Kermit the Frog

You Belong With Me

Over The Rainbow by Connie Talbot

Students are practicing 2-digit subtraction this week. They are almost at the end of the chapter. They have honed their arithmetic skills, and even practiced their reasoning skills and checking skills. The test will be on Thursday.

environmentally friendly student

Immediately following will be our unit on MONEY. Students will learn to count American currency up to $1.00. This unit will be followed by COUNTING HONG KONG CURRENCY. Students will practice counting Hong Kong currency. We will be working with coins and bills. You can help your child practice by counting money with him or her.

Announcement: Miss Lital is out ill this week. Let's keep her in mind and wish good health for her.

Shalom

Monday's homework

1. Read. Record. Reading logs are due tomorrow.
2. Journal Entry. Topic for today: What I learned in school today. Ask your child, "What really made you think "WOW!" today in the Grade Two class?" Write for 3 to 5 minutes without stopping. Students may use a separate sheet of paper and place it into the journal to be turned in tomorrow.
3. Bring in ONE label of ingredients from a product where one of the first 3 ingredients is either sugar or some type of fat. Please bring only EMPTY wrappers. No food, please. Due Thursday
4. In accordance with our Block 4 theme, How Do We Express Ourselves, students need to bring in a working copy of their favorite song. They should be able to tell why this is their favorite song, what emotions it brings out, and what they do (action) when listening to the musical selection. Students may bring a music CD, write down a URL address to find it on YouTube, or call Grade Two to get the teacher's email address to send the music file via email. Due Wednesday
Thank you.

Homework & Announcements

Homework
1. MATH. Students need to finish the Math homework and return it tomorrow.
2. Spelling due tomorrow
3. Read and record
4. Journal (one sentence at least)
5. Students still need to turn in the Tree Booklet from before Chinese New Year. Please be active.

Purim activities tomorrow. Dress for the occasion. Let's celebrate!!
Shalom

Homework

1. Read and Record
2. One sentence in the journal, at least.
3. Math (worksheet or corrections)
4. Spelling
5. Purim activities online

Please refer to the websites:
Grade 2 I.T. Homework Wednesday, February 24, 2010

http://www.chabad.org/kids/article_cdo/aid/354749/jewish/Purim.htm
The Bajillion Dollars Show – this is an online quiz and filmed like a quiz show and will test children’s knowledge of Purim.

http://www.lil-fingers.com/purim/
Purim Sweets - An online book about Hamantashen – good for younger students.

http://www.torahtots.com/holidays/purim/purim.htm
http://www.torahtots.com/holidays/purim/purfun.htm
A Purim website with a good selection of Purim activities including online color and print, the story of Purim, sliding jigsaw puzzle, word search, and others. Good for students to explore.

6. Students have their solo parts for We Are the World song. They should practice singing at home. Please find the song (if you do not already have it) on the internet. Copies of the song have not been distributed to students yet.

Good night.

Shalom

Homework & Announcements

HOMEWORK
1. Instead of Reading and recording and writing a journal entry, tonight students need to read their chapter book for 10 minutes and record new or harder words into the Communication Book. The paper is glued in to the Communication Book where the information should be written. Due tomorrow.

2.Spelling p. 71 Arya, Romi, Rachamim, Bella, Isabel, Asher, and Yali

2. Math worksheet 15.1 Eitan,, Mia, Ronnie, Leeor, Isaac, Rafaela

3. Super Words: Each student took home a list of words that are standard vocabulary for Grade Two. This task is not required. If your child wants to show that he or she knows how to use these words, they can write a story, underlining the words they used from the list. If the words are used properly, I will count them as having acquired that vocabulary. AGAIN, STUDENTS MAY DO THIS ACTIVITY VOLUNTARILY. IT IS not REQUIRED. Stories should be turned in with the following essential information for recording:
student's name, date, and vocabulary words underlined.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
P.E. FIELD TRIP tomorrow to Aberdeen Sports Ground. Grade 2 leaves at 12:20pm (immediately after lunch) and returns at 1:55pm
Students must dress appropriately: sports caps for boys, clothing to fit the cool weather (gloves, long sports pants)


MORE TO COME IN THE NEXT BLOG
STAY POSTED!

Shalom

Happy Chinese New Year

Dear parents,
Grade Two has been working hard to accomplish their academic goals for the week and to acquire virtues like truthfulness, peacefulness, and self-control. In Math class, our goal was to complete chapter 23 on Fractions. The students had fun learning about and sharing what denominators and numerators do. They colored fractions and talked about sharing apples and candy bars. Yali, Mia, Oz, Arya, Tal, Rafaela, Ronnie, Romi, and Bella earned 100% on their fractions test. Congratulations!!

HOMEWORK:
1. READ. READ. READ. Then RECORD :)
2. Write one journal entry each day, even if it is just one sentence. Goals: Use complete sentences with capitals and end punctuation.
3. Finish the Tree booklet project. Rafaela turnes her gorgeous Trre book today. We will share it with the class when we return.
4. Listen to We Are the World, and practice singing. If you were not assigned a part, practice the whole song and a part will be assigned to you when we return. If you have a part already, you still need to know how to sing the whole song, so practice.
5. Eat healthy. Rest well. Enjoy time with your family.

Constructive recess: Grade Two will be having more constructive recesses where the teacher will guide them in their play in order to develop teamwork and cooperative attitudes at the height of active play. They will also have free play time during recess where they can practice cooperation, sharing, and peacefulness. Parents, feel free to allow your child to keep an active play toy in the classroom recess bag. Sports equipment like balls, jumping ropes, and other simple toys that allow children to have active and cooperative play are needed. I am not allowing dolls and breakables to be played with during the school day. The equipment brought to school will be shared with the class, but everyone will know the owner of each item. Therefore, write your child's name on the item before bringing it to school. Also know that with daily use of these items, there will be wear and tear, and things may even break. In such cases, items will not be replaced by other chidren or teachers. However, the child may bring other play equipment to be shared.

Happy Chinese New Year

Shabat Shalom

Homework

ALERT! Please check your child's temperature before coming to school. Record it in the communication book.

Dear parents,
I apologize for the homework situation yesterday. I was caught up at the end of the day, and therefore, did not get the books and papers to the students. They will have their materials today. Also, inside of the communication book is a copy of yesterday's blog. Please refer to it for some homework deadlines this week. Using this blog is easy and convenient. Feel free to show other Grade 2 parents how to access it.

Homework for tonight:
1. Read and record
2. Journal entry
3. Math PW 111-112 ONLY (Please return the Practice book tomorrow)
4. Please look at yesterday's blog for the remainder of the homework given and their due dates.

Thank you.
Shalom.

Homework

L.E.A.P. activity food pryamid (for reference)

Please check the Grade Two blog everyday for the latest news and homework assignments for your child.

1. About Trees booklet - students will finish the booklet at home. For each page, they need to write in their own words using the headings from the About Trees booklet. They also need one or more pictures that are appropriate for each section. You will find the different sections in the Table of Contents. Most students are more than half way finished. Please pace your child so that s/he can finish and return the booklets by Friday. If there is time during class, we will share the booklets. If it is completed before Friday, please turn it in. DUE FRIDAY

2. L.E.A.P. program - Balanced Diet activity. Please follow the instructions on the worksheet. You need to have magazine available for your child to cut out different foods. DUE THURSDAY

3. ADJECTIVES PACKET - Many students did not turn in the packet about adjectives today. Please return the completed packet tomorrow. Asher, Oz, Arya, Isabel, Rafaela, and Bella returned the homework.

4. MATH - Practice book page PW111 ONLY. Although your child may be able to complete the other pages for Chapter 23, please do not jump ahead. Thank you. DUE TUESDAY

4.5 MATH CATCH-UP ASSIGNMENTS - Some students need to get back on track with the class. They will have a little extra math homework to do. This work must be completed tonight and returned tomorrow. Thank you. DUE TUESDAY

5. READ AT HOME - 10 minutes or more. Record the book title, time, and number of pages read. DUE TUESDAY

6. JOURNAL - One sentence only, please. Students wrote and entry in school today. DUE TUESDAY

7. SCIENCE - Students are creating a newsletter about healthful practices and activities. Two weeks ago, each student was given a half sheet of colored paper to draw or write about ways to stay healthy. (They will be given another half sheet of colored paper today.) Students could also write riddles and jokes about practicing good health. Please return this activity by Friday. So far Ronnie, Oz, Mia, and Rafaela have turned their newsletter entries in.

AMENDMENT: Some homework did not go to students this afternoon. If those items were due tomorrow, they will be due on Wednesday instead. Thank you for your cooperation.

Homework

Dear Grade Two,

After a long week full of rehearsals and field trips, we are ghlad to have our normal schedule back.

For homework, please continue reading your chapter books, Grade Two. Also, use your Reading log to record your reading. Write in your journal. Tell about what happened during your day each day or answer questions about your book using the bookmark questions. Be sure to write the title of the book you are reading in your journal.

Some students have Math homework to catch up on. We will all begin a new chapter on Monday, so be prepared!

The performance at the Annual Dinner last night was lovely. I was so moved by your strong and beautiful voices.

Practice the song we are singing in class. The lyrics will be passed out to the class next week.

Shabat shalom,

Ms. Luckett

Annual Dinner

The Carmel Annual Dinner is tonight. Students who will get on the bus at the JCC need to be there BEFORE 6:00, as the bus departs at 6pm sharp. It will not wait for late-comers.

There is no homework to be done tonight. Students may voluntarily do school work, but no homework is assigned to students who will participate in the Annual Dinner tonight.

Enjoy your evening.

Shalom

Homework

1. Read a book or a chapter of the book you are reading. In the reading log, note the amount of time read and the number of pages read during that time.
2. In your journal, write one sentence about your day, and one sentence about what you are thinking about the Annual Dinner coming up Thursday night
3. Practice the songs and song parts that you sing for the Annual Dinner. Thursday night is just around the corner!
4. MATH: PW93 and PW94 tonight. Because some students are on different pages, students have the pages circled in their practice book with the date next to the circle eg. 2/3/10
Shalom

Tuesday's Homework

Tomorrow morning, Carmel School students from the Borrett Road campus will travel to Elsa High School for another Carmel Annual Dinner rehearsal. Academic activities will resume in the afternoon at BRC.

1. Read a book or a chapter of the book you are reading. In the reading log, note the amount of time read and the number of pages read during that time.
2. In your journal, write one sentence about your day, and one sentence about what you are thinking about the Annual Dinner coming up Thursday night
3. Practice the songs and song parts that you sing for the Annual Dinner. Thursday night is just around the corner!
4. MATH: Unless you have special instructions in your Communication Book, finish pages PW91 and PW92 tonight. Because some students are on different pages, students have the pages circled in their practice book.

Homework and a SPECIAL gift

Dear Friends,
We have a very special message from Ronnie today. When we began discussing Tu B'Shvat and what we could do as a class several weeks ago, it was suggested that we plant a tree in Israel. Well, that would have been a challenge for us, but it was not impossible.
Luckily, one of our students happened to be in Israel on Tu B'Shvat. She planted a tree on behalf of our class and all of Carmel School. She will give us more details when she returns to class. We thank her so much for this wonderful service to the earth. Thank you, Ronnie!!!


This morning the school went to Elsa High School for a Carmel Annual Dinner rehearsal. Academic activities resumed this afternoon.

1. Read a book or a chapter of the book you are reading. In the reading log, note the amount of time read and the number of pages read during that time.

2. In your journal, write about what you read. You can write about the characters, what you think will happen, what you think about the story, or anything else you'd like to write about that pertains to the book.

3. Practice the songs and song parts that you sing for the Annual Dinner. Thursday night is just around the corner!

4. MATH: Unless you have special instructions in your Communication Book, finish pages PW 89 and PW90 tonight. For a small clip, you may cut out one of the small clips under the feather on problem number 1. You can skip either #1 or #2 on PW90 if you have cut through the math problem. Another option is to take a piece of paper, cut it the size of the small clip and use it to measure. This way, you CAN do #1 and #2 on PW90.
MATH work does not need to turned in until Thursday. Follow the pace of the homework to even out the time you spend on it each night. If you finish the whole chapter before Thursday, you may turn it in to the Finished Work basket when you come to school.
Shalom.

Ronnie is planting a tree.