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The Last Week of School!
Second Grade did a wonderful job hosting the Mass on Friday!
The last day of school is this Friday and it will be a half day! :) It has been a fabulous year and I will miss everyone greatly over the summer!Mahalo! On Friday June 14th, we will be having an end-of-the-year luau! The students will learn about some Hawaiian foods, music, games, stories and crafts. It is a dress down day! If you’d like, your child may wear tropical style clothing, such as shorts, colorful t-shirts (must cover their stomachs), sneakers (no sandals please), grass skirts and/or leis. Please send your child to school with a small snack to share with the class (cookies, chips, fruit, pretzels, M&M’s…etc.) I believe that this will be a great way to end a fun-filled year!
Aloha,
Mrs. Trotter
Monday-Math- pages 707-708and practice double facts( i.e. 4+4= 8).
Tuesday- Math- pages 713-714 and practice skip counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's.
Wednesday- Math-719-724Thursday- Math- check homework planner for page assignment . Our luau is tomorrow!
Friday- Happy Last Day of School and Happy Summer!!!!!
Spelling Homework: Simultaneous Oral Spelling Activity (SOS):
This is to be done with any words that are spelled incorrectly.The student will say the name of each letter as it is written. As each letter is written, students are to also tap with the opposing hand (not the dominant hand) for each letter, starting with their pinky, moving in a left to right direction (or opposite, if left handed).For example, if the student misspells “lunch” and they are right handed, they would write and say “l” and tap their left pinky on the table, then “u” and tap their ring finger on the table and so on and so forth. Left handed students would tap with their thumb first. Here is a link that may help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=872P7gr0c0o
Syllable-
has one vowel sound, can be long, short, or schwa,
and is one push of breath. There are six types of
syllables.
So far, we have reviewed all six of the syllable types:Open Syllable-
An open syllable is "open" because a single vowel is located at the end of a syllable, as in words like hi and go. When the syllable is open, the vowel makes the long vowel sound (it gets to say its name). Other examples- ba-sin, tri-pod, ra-cer. Ba, tri, and ra are all open syllables.
* Please have your child copy the following in their notebook:
Open Syllable- When the syllable is open, the vowel makes the long vowel sound (it gets to say its name).
Also, please have your child complete one activity from below. When possible, please watch this video with your child at some point between Monday and Thursday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQflfkU07mU
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Vowel Team syllable-
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has at least two vowels that make one sound. "When two vowels go walking, the first one usually does the talking and the second one is quiet." Examples- ai, ay, ee, oa, and ie.
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rain, day, teeth, boat, and brief
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fb3Pdt8kxg
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Closed Syllable-
A single vowel that is "closed in" by the one or more consonants.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5XzOuRcBWI
Consonant le Syllable-
This syllable is found at the end of a word.
To find this syllable, count back three. Consonant le is easy as 1-2-3! bottle, little, kettle
Silent e Syllable-
-ends in a silent e and the vowel is long. plane, safe, gate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3oA4wfUBak\
Controlled R Syllable-
Has at least one vowel followed by r.
The vowel is neither long nor short.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwh1G0yfGFQ
*A dipthong is a type of vowel team, but the mouth changes position as it produces the sound. Oi, oy, aw, au, and ou as in out, are just a few examples.
* Schwa (sounds like "uh")- it is an unstressed and neutral sound. It is the third vowel sound.Spelling Rules:
The -S or -ES rule- When a nouns ends in ch, sh, s, ss, x, or z, add -es to make the word plural. Most other nouns are changed to the plural form by adding -s. Our Mnemonic trick is "Charlie's shoes swim and floss in a box with a zebra".
Monday Night Spelling Homework:
Please choose and complete one activity using your spelling list for this week. Choose a different activity each week.
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Write 6 silly sentences with at least one list word in each sentence. Be sure to underline your list words.
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Write 6 questions with at least one list word in each question. Be sure to underline your list words.
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Write a poem using at least 6 of your list words. Be sure to underline your list words.
Tuesday Night Spelling Homework-
Please choose and complete one activity using your spelling list for this week. Choose a different activity each week.
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Type your Spelling list on the computer 3 times (no cut and paste please). Use a different font and color for each list. Print it out to show me.
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Find your list words in a newspaper or magazine. Cut and paste them onto a piece of paper to make a collage. You may decorate your collage.
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Write list words 2 times each-first in all upper case letters, then in all lower case letters.
Example: BECAUSE because
Wednesday Night Spelling Homework
Syllabication- please divide 5 of your memory words and 5 of your pattern words into syllables and write down the number of syllables for each word. If possible, please mark your vowels with a macron for long ( ā ), a breve for short ( ă ), a line over the letter to show that it is silent, or an (ə) to show a schwa.
example- lable= lā / blɇ 2 action= ăc / tion 2
*Please copy the following rules into your spelling notebook:1. Drop the E (Silent -E) Rule:
When a words ends in a silent e, the e is dropped when adding a suffix that begins with a vowel. use + ing = using use + d = used.
2. Y to i rule- When a word ends in a consonant directly before y, change the y to i and add the suffix. For example, cry + es = cries and cry + ed = cried. *Do not change the y to i before the suffix -ing as in crying.
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