Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

Today we started off the day by writing in our journals. The topic for today was, "When it is really hot outside, I like to..." Then, we discussed how to make singular words that end in -f or -fe into plural words by changing the f to a v and adding -es. (Example, leaf to leaves). We did our centers today and we also began watching the Harry Potter movie! Everyone is really enjoying it! After lunch, we read our Harry Potter book, we are almost finished, only one chapter to go! In Math we learned how to take 2-dimensional shapes and combine them to make one larger 2-dimensional shape. In Social Studies, we worked on our Washington, D.C. projects and then we ended the day with gym class.

Friday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We started today by writing in our journals. Our topic was, "My favorite thing about second grade is..." Then we reviewed the "n," sound with -gn and -kn letter combinations; as well, as the "r," sound with the letter combination -wr. Our specials today were art and music. After our specials, we took our Spelling test. After lunch, we took our Reading test. In math, we discussed the relationship between 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional solids. Some students in both Mrs. Bognetti's and Mrs. Walter's math classes have homework. This afternoon we took our Science test. For Celebration Day today, Mrs. Barrett read Harry Potter. We are at a very exciting place in the book and coming very close to the end. We hope to start watching the movie on Monday. Have a great weekend!

Wednesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

Today we started by writing in our journals about animals that we see in the zoo. Then we reviewed words that make the -oo sound with -ue or -oo. We introduced our vocabulary words and reread our story. Our special today was music. In math, we learned about 3-dimensional solids. Students in Mrs. Bognetti's class have math homework and students in Mrs. Walter's math class also have math homework. After lunch, we did our centers and then Mrs. Barrett read Harry Potter to the class. In Social Studies, we worked in our groups to begin drawing our Washington, D. C. monuments. They are off to a great start! In Science, we reviewed for our Chapter 10 Science test. Students had the option to bring their books home tonight if they wanted to study; but, I will also be sending them home tomorrow night to prepare for the test on Friday. At the end of the day, we learned the cursive letter, "k."

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we started our day by writing in our journals. Our topic for today was, "If I had a pet dinosaur, I would..." Then we discussed the -oo sound made with the letter combinations -oo and -ue. In Spelling, we introduced the new words and took the pretest. We also read our story for this week, "Dear Mr. Blueberry." Our specials today were gym and computer lab. Before lunch today, we learned the cursive letter, "f." After lunch, we did our centers. In math, we reviewed measurement and took our Unit 15 test. In Social Studies we got into our groups and chose our monuments for our Washington, D.C. project! Students are asked, if possible, to conduct an internet search to find a picture of their assigned monument.

Friday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We started today by writing in our journals. The students were able to choose their own topics today and many of them chose to write about their weekends. We also reviewed words that make the "ear" sound and reviewed rhyming words in vocabulary. Our specials today were art and music. We had our Spelling test before lunch. After lunch, we took our Reading test. In math we reviewed different units of measure that we have been talking about. Students do not have math homework. In Science we reviewed sound and made a list of sources of sound that are in our homes and in our school. We ended the day with Celebration day. In honor of President's Day on Monday, we watching a video about President's Day and did a word search about George Washington. Please remember, there is no school on Monday in observance of President's Day.

Thursday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We started today by writing in our journals. The topic today was, "On a rainy day, I like to..." Then, we reviewed words that have the "oy" sound with the letters -oi and -oy. We also reviewed our Spelling words in preparation for our Spelling test tomorrow. We also reviewed cause and effect, as well as synonyms and adjectives. We had book buddies today before lunch. After lunch, Mrs. Barrett read Harry Potter to the class. In math, we learned about temperature and how to read a thermometer. Both students in Mrs. Walter's and Mrs. Bognetti's math classes have homework. After math we went the library and finished the day by reading a story. Please remember, there is a reading test tomorrow.

Wednesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We started today by writing in our journals. The topic today was, "If I could go on vacation, I would go to..." Then reviewed words that have the -oy sound with the vowels -oi or -oy. To review our vocabulary we used our words to answer riddles. Our special today was music. After music we had our Social Studies test and began writing paragraphs about the Presidents that we have been researching. After lunch, Mrs. Barrett read Harry Potter to the class. In math we learned about kilogram and gram. Students in Mrs. Bognetti's math class have homework. Some students in Mrs. Walter's math class have homework. In Science we started a new lesson on sound. We did an explore activity making string vibrate and thus, creating sound. We completed our work in class.

Don't forget tonight is Culver's Night! Eat at Culver's and Wesley School earns money!

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We began today by writing our journals. The topic today was, "if it rained cats and dogs..." We then reviewed words that have the "oy," sound with the vowels -oi and -oy. In Spelling we did our making words activity to practice our Spelling words. We also discussed adjectives again today and began brainstorming our own. For homework, students must write a sentence describing a cowboy or a cowboy hat. They must write their sentence on the hat and color it. Our specials today were gym and computer lab. After our specials, we read our story for this week. The story this called, "How I Spent My Summer Vacation." It was a very imaginative story that the kids enjoyed. After lunch, we did our centers. In Math, we talked about milliliters and liters. Students in Mrs. Bognetti's math class do not have homework. Students in Mrs. Walter's math class also do not have homework. For the end of the day, we did Social Studies. We reviewed for our Social Studies test that they have tomorrow. There is a study guide to help them study, but it is not homework.

Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We started today by writing in our journals. The topic today was, "In the summer, I like to..." Then we learned about words that make the "oi," sound with the vowels -oi and -oy. In Spelling, we introduced our new words. We also talked about adjectives and learned to describe words based on color, shape, and size. Then, we did our Centers. In Science, we re-read the lesson on Light and talked about shadows. We then traced our silhouettes, they turned out really neat! After lunch, Mrs. Barrett read Harry Potter to the class. In math, we learned about ounce and pound. Students in Mrs. Bognetti's do not have homework, and some students in Mrs. Walter's math class have homework. After math, we celebrated Valentine's Day! The students worked on their Valentine's packets while taking turns to pass out their Valentine's. Then, the students were able to open their Valentine's cards. We ended the day with gym class.

Friday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We began today by writing in our journals. The topic today was, "What makes a good pet?" We then reviewed our vocabulary words and did our centers. Our specials today were art and music. Then, we took our Spelling test. After lunch, we took our Reading test. In math we talked about ways to measure capacity. We discussed fluid ounces, cups, pints, quarts, and gallons. Both, Mrs. Walter's and Mrs. Bognetti's classes have math homework. In Science, we started talking about light. We did the explore activity and used flashlights to reflect light off of mirrors. We had a great time making the light move across the ceiling and floor with our partners. For Celebration Day, we made our Valentine's Pockets for our celebration on Monday. There was a note sent home today with the student's names listed on it. If your student is planning to distribute Valentine's Day cards, they must give one to each student. We will have a small celebration for Valentine's Day at the end of the day on Monday.

Thursday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We started today by writing in our journals. The topic for today was, "If a snake went on a field trip, it would..." This topic went along with our story for this week, "The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash," and students had interesting solutions to having a snake on their field trips! In phonics we reviewed the "ow," sound and also talked about adding the suffixes -ful and -less to root words to add to the meaning of the word. We also talked about cause and effect and reviewed pronouns. We completed two centers/guided reading groups. We also read with our 4th grade book buddies. After lunch, Mrs. Barrett read Harry Potter to the class. In math, we learned about capacity. There is no math homework for either class. This afternoon, we went to the library and ended the day reading a Time For Kids magazine for enjoyment.

Wednesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

Today we began the day by writing in our journals. The topic today was, "If I spent a day on a farm, I would..." After that, we reviewed words with the vowels -ou and -ow that make the "ow," sound. We also reviewed pronouns and practiced identifying them in sentences. After lunch, Mrs. Barrett read Harry Potter to the class. In Social Studies, we read about the Land of Freedom and did vocabulary cards for the words: freedom, motto, and monument. In math, we practice comparing and contrasting. Students in Mrs. Bognetti's math class have homework. Students in Mrs. Walter's math class also have homework. Today we also had an assembly. Students from the high school came to Wesley to perform Willy Wonka. After the play, we practiced cursive and learned the letter, "s."

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We began the day by writing in our journals. The topic was, "When I go on a field trip, I should act..." We discussed acting responsibly and safe while on a field trip. We also reviewed -ou and -ow words that make the "ow," sound. In grammar we continued talking about pronouns. We read our new story titled, "Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash." It is a fun story that makes us laugh. After lunch we did Centers. In math, we are measuring using centimeters and meters. Students in both Mrs. Bognetti's and Mrs. Walter's classes have math homework. We ended the day with Social Studies and talking about U.S. symbols. The students did an art project where they recreated a U.S. symbol of Uncle Sam, a bald eagle, or the Liberty Bell.

Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

Today we started by writing in our journals. The topic was, "If I could have any pet, I would want a..." Then, we discussed words that have an "ow," sound with -ou and -ow. In Spelling, we took our Spelling pretest. We also talked about the pronouns: I, she, he, it, and they. In Science we talked about heat and the different heat sources found inside of our homes. The students were very good at coming up with examples such as, oven, stove, hair dryer, clothes dryer, and heater. After lunch, Mrs. Barrett read Harry Potter to the class. In math today, we reviewed inches and also learned about feet and yards. Mrs. Barrett's class does not have homework, but Mrs. Walter's class does have homework. After math, we addressed our envelopes to Washington, D.C. They are almost ready to be mailed! We ended the day with gym class.

Friday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

Today, we began the day by writing in our journals. The topic today was, "If I were to visit Washington, D.C., I would..." Then, from 9:05-10:05, we had math class. We moved it from the afternoon because of today's early release. In math, we worked on measuring to the nearest inch. Students in Mrs. Walter's class do not have homework, but they are bringing home an activity that can be completed for practice. It is not homework and does not need to be returned. Students in Mrs. Bognetti's class do have a worksheet for homework. After math, we went to art and music. Then, we finished taking our theme test for literacy.

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

Today we wrote in our journals. The topic was, "If I was the President for a day, I would..." After journals we took the first half of our theme test for Language Arts. This is a theme week so there is no spelling our vocabulary this week. Then, the students selected a President to research during computer class. They found out information about the President that they chose and will later use this to write an informational paragraph. After lunch, Mrs. Barrett read Harry Potter to the class. In math we began measurement. Today's lesson was about nonstandard units of measurement and the students estimated the length of things and then measured them using objects like paper clips. Neither class has math homework. In Social Studies, we discussed voting. The students did a small in-class election to elect a boy line leader and girl line leader for the remainder of the week. They really enjoyed the voting process.

Please remember: There is no school tomorrow because of the weather. Please stay warm and safe and we will plan to see you on Thursday.