Mrs. Forke's Class Blog: 5/2-5/6

Memory: For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s. 1 Corinthians 6:20

Spelling: 2^nd grade HFW list #1 and #2

50 words

1. over 11. live 21. name 31. much 41. boy

2. new 12. me 22. good 32. before 42. following

3. sound 13. back 23. sentence 33. line 43. came

4. take 14. give 24. man 34. right 44. want

5. only 15. most 25. think 35. too 45. show

6. little 16. very 26. say 36. means 46. also

7. work 17. after 27. great 37. old 47. around

8. know 18. thing 28. where 38. any 48. farm

9. place 19. our 29. help 39. same 49. three

10. years 20. just 30. through 40. tell 50. small

We will not have a test over these words. However, these are words that 2nd graders are expected to know how to spell. We will practice with these words everyday this week. Please practice them at home as well!

Grammar: Articles A and An, homophone practice

Reading: Tall Tales

Math: Overall, the kids did well on their subtraction facts and multiplication fact test. However, they did not do very well on their written test. I am not recording this grade in the grade book. Next week, we will review some of those tricky math skills, as well as skills that I've noticed are still giving some of the kids trouble. We may, or may not, retake the written assessment from this week next Friday. I will let you know!

Science: Animals: We will be learning about the different groups of animals, and following that up with a research project over an animal of their choice.

Writing: Opinion Writing (if there's time!), and animal research reports. Our kids have mastered understanding the difference between complete and incomplete sentences according to our grammar quizzes. Unfortunately, this skill is not carrying over to our writing:( I have noticed nearly every student is still struggling to remember to capitalize letters, add end marks when needed, and write a complete sentence. We will have guided writing next week during centers, and will focus hardcore on the basics of writing for the rest of the school year!

Important News and Information:
-Happy Mother's Day to all of the amazing moms out there! I hope you enjoy your gift:) The kids worked really hard on them!

-We are down to only 2 1/2 weeks of school left. Please encourage your child to keep reading! We have a lot of AR goals that need to be met!

-If your child participated in the Read to Succeed program, their Six Flags ticket is in their homework folder today!