Important Announcements:
*We have had a busy
week! We are in full school mode, and we
are working hard on routines and procedures.
*Up to this point, your child
has only had reading homework. Starting
on TUESDAY, your child will have a reading and a math assignment each
night.
*We will be taking the
Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) on Tuesday, August 19th. When your child takes this computerized test,
it will generate a score based on how well your child reads passages and
answers multiple choice questions. This
test scores your child’s reading comprehension.
A second grader should score in the 300-600 lexile range. I will send home a report sometime next week
that has your child’s score on it.
*We have been studying
geography during social studies. We are
going to be talking about the geography of Brownsburg. As you are out and about in town, if you do
not mind taking your child’s picture in front of businesses, neighborhoods,
parks, etc. and sending it to me, I would greatly appreciate it! Taking a picture on your cell phone and
e-mailing it to me electronically is fine!
This will become part of our geography display. Thanks for your help with this!
*If anyone is able to come in
and volunteer next week, send me an e-mail and let me know what day and time
works best for you! Thanks!
*If you have not had a chance
to activate your account on Class Dojo, please take the time to do so. I will be sending e-mails from Class Dojo to
the parents that have not activated their account inviting them to do so. Class Dojo will send you a weekly report on
your child’s behavior.
*Today is the first time we
took our spelling test on the computer.
The kids did a great job, and I was really impressed with how well they
were able to do this! If your child
would like to practice spelling words online at home, he/she may use www.spellingcity.com/awhisman.
*I believe in building relationships with the children both
inside my classroom and outside the classroom.
If your child participates in any extracurricular activities (sports,
dance, theater, etc.), or has any other events that he/she would like to invite
me to, please let me know, and I will do my best to come!
*The blog will also be updated with this information as well
so if you need to see it again visit http://misswhisman.blogspot.com
.
A Look at Next Week:
Science/ Health
Science/ Health
Life Cycles
Spelling
Words with consonant blends
Reading
Story: Henry and Mudge
and the Starry Night
Skill: Characters and Setting
Math
Counting Patterns; Relations <, >, and =; Exploring
Temperatures, Base-10 Structures, and Dominoes;
Social Studies
Geography
English/Writing
Introduce the writing traits of Ideas and Conventions
