Testing

GRADE Academic Testing –

December 7^th & 8^th – Tuesday and Wednesday – 8:15 to 9:15 a.m.

Winter Break!

Winter Break –

December 18 – January 2

Math Update!

Math –

We will begin learning the basics of multiplication and division soon. Not to worry, we will be back to addition and subtraction later in the year. At-home practice would benefit all students!

Vocabulary Words

Vocabulary Words

boasted bragged crept moved slowly crown a pretty head covering village a group of houses that is not as large as a town vines plants with long stems that need to be held up

Holiday Party!

Holiday Party

Wednesday, December 15^th from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.

Please let me know if you could come help!

Word Wall Words

Word Wall Words

First

Girl

Slow

Because

Could

Phonics Words - 2nd Grade

Hooked On Phonics - 2nd Grade

The Phonics Dance

The Phonics Dance

Spelling Words - December 6 - 10

List A	List B	List C
Bird	confirm	Virtue
Shirt	thirteen	Circumference
Stir	circle	Skirmish
Dirty	thirsty	Acquired
Sir	birthday	Irregular
	circus	Infirmary

Leap Pad Games

We use Leap Pads for individualized learning and rewards in the classroom. If you have old Leap Pad games at home and wouldn't mind, please send them to school for us to use!

Thank you!!!
Mrs. Decker

Book Orders!

SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS

Web address: scholastic.com/bookclubs

Class Activation Code: HH8RP

TIME Magazine for Kids

TIME for KIDS

More Math Games!!!

Math Games!

Math Games 2!

Thought...

Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor justice can be maintained. James A. Garfield

Math Assessment Friday!

Math Assessment on Friday:

• Counting Money, Making Change
• Reading Temperature on a Thermometer
• Place Value – ones, tens, hundreds and thousands
• Odd or Even
• Ballpark Estimation – finding the closest zero ending whole number to help with addition
• Two Digit Addition – with and without carrying
• Number Patterns – counting by ones and tens

Please work with your student on these concepts at home. J

Behavior

We are working very hard at school lately on our behavior as a class. We are quite talkative, have trouble listening and following directions. Please talk with your child about what is appropriate school behavior versus inappropriate behavior. Also, the issue of respect and kindness are ideas we struggle with as a whole group. I want my dinosaurs to get along and treat one another fairly. Thank you so much dino-parents for your continued support.

Afterschool Program

Decker’s Learning Academy

Mondays and Wednesdays

2:45 to 3:45 p.m.

Spelling Concern

I am worried about our spelling scores from last week. They were not as good as usual. I realize we had Halloween last weekend and then Election Day on Tuesday, but let's make sure we are expecting and encouraging our students to study their new words each day. :)

Word Wall Words Nov. 8

 Students must be able to spell these words for their assessment on Friday!

About
Found
House
Outside
How
Our

Spelling Words Nov. 8

List A	List B	List C
Ouch	Mouse	Mountain
Cloud	Proud	Thousand
Count	South	Empower
Cow	Grouch	Allowance
Owl	Flower	Chowder
Town	Towel	Throughout
	Crown	trowel

New Vocabulary Words Nov.8

Grade 2, Theme 3, From Seed to Plant Vocabulary Words
beautiful	very pretty
nutrition	food part that is needed for life and growth
protects	keeps safe from harm
ripens	matures and becomes ready to eat
streams	small rivers; brooks

New Vocabulary Words

Vocabulary Words
frontier	the part of the country at the edge of a settled area
nearby	not far away
orchards	areas of land where fruit trees are grown
survive	stay alive
tame	to bring under control or make more gentle
wild	in a natural state; not controlled by humans

Book Fair

Book Fair at Southern Elementary

October 27th - November 4th

Decker's Dinos Learning Academy

Dear Dino Parents,

In an attempt to reach my students (your children) with greater effect, I am starting an afterschool learning program in our classroom. Basically, twice a week I would like to keep as many students as possible for an hour to practice our reading, writing and math skills. Since the students will have been in school all day already, our afterschool activities will be as fun and exciting as possible. I want to ensure that all of my little dinosaurs succeed in 2^nd grade. I am willing to do everything within my power to aid them in their growth and development. In order for your child to participate you must be able to pick them up after the program finishes each day. We will begin our program on November 1^st, 2010.

Details:

Mondays – 2:45 – 3:45 p.m.

Wednesdays – 2:45 – 3:45 p.m.

More Learning Games

http://www.coolmath4kids.com/

http://www.multiplication.com/index.htm

http://www.factmonster.com/

Red Ribbon Week Schedule

Red Ribbon Week –

SAY NO TO DRUGS, ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO!

Tuesday, October 26^th- Students and Staff Wear Red

Friday, October 28^th- Just Say No By Wearing Black

Science Vocabulary Oct 25- 29

Science: WEATHER

Weather – conditions of the atmosphere at a certain time and place, such as temperature, precipitation and cloud formations.

Temperature – how hot or cold the air is

Precipitation – falling water, such as rain, sleet, hail, or snow

Cloud – billions of water droplets grouped together in the air

Forecast – report that tells what kind of weather is coming

Meteorologist – scientist who studies the weather

Word Wall Words

Word Wall Words

Made

Make

Rain

Play

Again



Spelling Oct 25 - 29

Spelling Words

List A        List B         List C

Aim                 Afraid            Maintain

Day                 Painted          Failure

Say                 Brain              Yesterday

Train              Holiday          Mayhem

Main              Crayon          Explain

                        Raise              Available

                        Today            Crayfish

Vocabulary Words - October 25 - 29

announced	made something known to many people
arrived	came to a place
glum	gloomy; sad
members	those who belong to a group
rebuild	make something again; build again

New Learning Websites!!!

Listed on the right side of our class blog are GREAT learning websites for your students to use at home. All of the sites listed are of upstanding character and will be fabulous resources for your student.

Thank you,

Mrs. D

Red Ribbon Week Schedule

Red Ribbon Week Agenda

·        Monday, October 25^th- Door Decorating Day- each classroom will decorate their classroom door in a Red Ribbon Theme

·        Tuesday, October 26^th- Students and Staff wear red day

o   Staff and students will make their “I’d rather signs(example I’d rather read than do drugs)”

·        Wednesday, October 27^th- Students and Staff will wear their I’d rather_______than do drugs signs.

·        Thursday, October 28^th-Classes will make their classroom Red Ribbon- you can use one big poster board to cut out the ribbon shape, and then have all the students help decorate it.

·        Friday, October 28^th- Just Say no to Drugs, Alcohol, & Tobacco by wearing Black

o   Winner of the best decorated door will be announced.

Pajama Day - This Friday October 22nd!

We have earned 11 sets of Dolphin Dollars - our school wide behavior system.


So the kids voted and we are going to have another Pajama Day!


This Friday, October 22nd, please allow your student to wear their PJs to school!

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Monday - Thursday - Afterschool

Monday - Friday - During planning (1:25 - 2:20)

PLEASE SCHEDULE YOUR CONFERENCE TODAY BY EMAILING ME!!!

Katie.decker@fayette.kyschools.us

Book It!!!

If your student reads 20 books in October and brings me the names of those books with your signature saying you read them along with your student, then they will receive a coupon for a FREE personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut!

More Info for Parents Available @

http://www.bookitprogram.com/Parents/index.asp

HELP!

Volunteers Needed:

I have some learning centers that I need help making for your students to use during language arts. Please volunteer an hour or so this week to help us get these materials ready to go! Thank you Dino Families!

Spanish Practice - COLORS

Spanish Practice

Blue – azul                Green – verde

White – blanco       Pink - rosa

Black – negro          Purple - morado

Red – rojo                Brown - cafe

Vocabulary Words

Vocabulary Words

batter	thick liquid mixture used in cooking
buttery	full of or covered with butter
perfect	as good as something can be
recipe	set of instructions, or steps, used when cooking or baking
smeared	spread something sticky or greasy
yellow cake	cake that is yellow because it contains egg yolks

Word Wall Words

Word Wall Words

green      eating     really

people    before

Spelling Lists 10-18-10

Spelling Lists

List A        List B         List C

Bee                 Break             Breakfast

Tea                 Spread           Pleasant

See                 Weather       Headache

Tree                Queen           Proceed

Pea                 Sneeze           Spreadsheet

                        Three             Squeeze

                        Easy                Chimpanzee