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__WELCOME TO 2ND GRADE! 2016-2017__ __**May 15th - May 19, 2017**__
 * //__This year began in a very good way, so we'll be hoping it ends the very same way!__//**


 * //__Welcome 2017__//**


 * //__Happy Spring!__//**


 * __//I hope that all our moms enjoyed a very wonderful Mother's Day!//__**


 * __Reading__**__:__This week's story is "__Just Like Josh Gibson____"__ which is a story in our reader. Please practice reading these stories in the reader and return the reader to school each day. Our Reading Street series is also available on-line at: www.ReadingStreet.com. You can also count the minutes read toward the monthly reading log.

__Spelling**:**__ This week's spelling words contain the suffixes: -ly, -ful, -er, or. They are: cheerful, visitor, slowly, weekly, teacher, helper, hardly, graceful, yearly, quickly, fighter, sailor. The Spelling test will be on Fridays.

__High Frequency Words __**:** (sight words) We are working on the review list from first grade, please continue to review these along with the new high frequency from this story so that they can be committed to memory. They are the words highlighted in yellow in the story, and there is a complete list at the end of the reader. This week's list is: bases, cheers, field, plate, sailed, threw.

__Listening Comprehension**:**__ Compare & Contrast

__Grammar: aka: Conventions:__ __Nouns:__ Person, Place, Thing, Animal __Proper Nouns*__ __Singular and Plural Nouns__ __Possessive Nouns__
 * __Sentences:__ A complete thought using a capitol letter and the beginning, a space between words and a period at the end.***
 * __ S ____ingul____ ar and Plural Pronouns __**

__Pronouns__ __Different Kinds of__ __Pronouns____-__ he, him, his, she, her, they, them, their __Predicates__
 * __S____ubjects- tells who or what does something in the__ __sentence*__**

__Verbs with Singular and Plural Nouns__ __Verbs for Past, Present and Future__ __More About Verb__ __s__ __Verbs: Am, Is, Are, Was, Were____*__ __Adverbs That Tell What the Verb Does__ __Adverbs That Tell How*__
 * __Verbs__**

__Plurals Nouns That Change Spelling__

__Declarative and Interrogative Sentences (. ?)__ __Imperative and Exclamatory Sentences (command and !)__

__Adjectives and Our Senses*__ __Adjectives for Shape, Size, Number__ __Adjectives: Comparative & Superlative__

__Using I and Me__

__Contractions__


 * __Using Capitol Letters__**__***__


 * __Quotation Marks__**

__Prepositions__


 * __Commas__**
 * __Commas in Compound Sentences__**

__Writing__**__:__** Poetry

Review addition vocabulary: addend, plus, sum( all together). Review subtraction vocabulary: addend, minus, difference (how many are left). Practice basic addition and subtraction facts by 5's, 10's, and 100's to 1,000's. Double Digit Addition with re-grouping 10's. Multiplication Data Geometry
 * __Math__:** +, - facts, place value 1's, 10's, 100's, 1000
 * Double and Triple Digit Subtraction*******
 * Money & Time*******
 * Doubles addition**
 * Make a ten*******
 * Number Concepts: Operations and Algebraic Thinking, Number and Operations in Base Ten*******
 * Double & Triple Digit Addition*******
 * Place Value**
 * Measurement*****


 * __Science____:__ Ecosystems**
 * __Social Studies:__ Economy**


 * __Specials Schedules__**
 * __P.E.__**: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
 * __Art:__** Tuesday, Thursday
 * __Computers__ **__ : __ Monday
 * __Library__**: Monday

This Week: Ronald McDonald Community Drive


 * __Monday:__**
 * __Tuesday:__**
 * __Wednesday:__ Curriculum Fair: 3:15-4:15**
 * __Thursday:__**
 * __Friday:__ Spirit Day**

There is a new addition to the playground area at Kerkstra. Students have the opportunity to utilize Buddy Benches during recess. The Buddy Benches are used to help children find others to play with during recess and to make new friends. It's a good way for students who are lonely at recess to connect with others and create new relationships. A bench is currently located on the blacktop near the gymnasium doors, and there is a second bench at Gene Leonard Park.


 * __A Safety Note from our crossing guard and our principal: Please use the designated crosswalks when picking up your child and crossing Laramie Avenue.__**


 * __FYI from our school library: in order to cut back on paper usage, if your child has a lost or over-do book, an e-mail will be sent. noreply@libraryworld.com__**


 * __Wellness Policy: When bringing in a birthday treat, please be sure it's not something to eat.__**

Please remember to send in Box Tops, a healthy snack and gym shoes on P.E. days. The air conditioner is on in our classroom and your child may require a sweater or sweatshirt to wear in the classroom.

Be sure to visit our principal's Blog @http://www.d142.org/site/epage/155022_547.htm  It was a pleasure to meet and talk with you at Open House. We are off to a terrific start, and I am confident that the year will continue the same way. The fourth quarter has begun, and the students did a fine job in a quick review of first grade and the beginning of second grade curriculum. The next quarter will begin to get more challenging and I am confident that your child will continue to succeed.

A star, check, or smily face, means that I saw your child's paper. A Dt circled means we did the paper together in class. Should you happen to see and Correct and Return on any papers, please encourage your child to make the necessary corrections and return to me. This will help them reaffirm the correct response and improve their grade for the final marking. If at any time a question or concern may arise, please do not hesitate to contact me at: (708-687-2860, EXT: 4315), or you can e-mail me at: vinglis@d142.org