Friday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We are using every minute we have left to work, work, work! This morning we reviewed words with -ew and -ui. Then, we completed an activity on contractions. We went to a play of fractured fairy tales. Then, we had music class. We took our spelling and reading tests. In math, we learned the concept of division and how to repeatedly subtract to find the answer to a division problem. The children were so excited to see the link between division and multiplication! They do have one page of homework over the weekend. Then, we got ready for the summer reading program (note sent home today). We stuffed 8 envelopes full of books for each child to read over the summer. They get to keep the books at no cost to you! They were ecstatic! At the end of the day, we got our dioramas out of the cases in the lobby and they were returned home. Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We were busy today! We practiced using words with over and un. We have one spelling page for homework. We discussed our vocabulary words for this week and watched a Power Point using those words. Then, we completed a workbook page. We completed our sentences of DLP and a page on contractions as well. The students went to gym and learning center. After lunch, we started learning about the concept of multiplication...an exciting topic for second graders! Both classes have homework. In Social Studies, we re-read our lesson about immigration and read another book, Dreaming of America: An Ellis Island Story. The children really enjoyed it.

Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we talked about the prefixes over and un. We added them to words to make new meanings. We introduced our last list of spelling words. Then, we completed our DLP and talked about contractions. We completed two guided reading groups. After, we took our Science Test. This afternoon, we learned about problem solving and how to identify unimportant information. My class has homework and some of Mrs. Walter's class has it, too. Then, in Social Studies, we learned about history, immigrants, Ellis Island and Angel Island. If any of your ancestors came through either of those, please share the story with your second grader. We made a vocabulary card for the word "immigrant". At the end of the day, the students went to gym class.

Thursday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We squeezed in a lot of literacy this morning!!! The children worked hard! First, we reviewed words with -au and -augh. They have two pages of spelling homework to complete tonight. Then, we talked about homophones. We made an awesome list as a class and completed a workbook page, too. After, we re-read our story in groups and completed a scavenger hunt. Then, we practiced using different forms of has, have, and had. We completed two centers/guided reading. We read books about the rain forest. After seeing a rain forest yesterday, the books seemed so much more real. We read with our 4th grade book buddies. Then, after lunch, we learned about coordinate graphs. Some students do have homework. We saw an incredible assembly outside today. An award-winning biker came and showed us some of his awesome tricks, but also told of how he accomplished it. He had to overcome the pressure from bullies, say no to drugs, and persevere after healing from injuries. What a role-model for us all! At the end of the day, we went to the library and learned two more cursive letters.

See you tonight at the Sock Hop!

We LOVED our Field Trip!

The children were so excited to explore their habitats today! We researched at least five animals in each habitat, wrote down a fact about them, and then reported back to the class. It was such a great learning experience and now every second grader will go to third able to say they've been to the zoo!

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we talked about words with -aw and -au. We practiced making words and completed a workbook page in class. The students have spelling homework. Then, we discussed our vocabulary words and homophones. We read our story Montigue on the High Seas. The children went to gym and learning center. This afternoon, we took our Social Studies test. Then, we learned about the Arctic habitat in Science. We learned about how camoflauge helps animals survive in their habitat. Tomorrow, we will see animals at the zoo to enhance our education on habitats. A note is going home about what to remember (dress for weather, bring a lunch, be on time). The children also took an AIMS-WEB test today.

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We accomplished a lot today! This morning we practiced using words with ou and ough. We learned our vocabulary words, watched a Power Point, and completed a workbook page using those words. We talked about writing how-to paragraphs and will write steps tomorrow morning. We completed our DLP and our centers. We read the story Dinosaurs Travel. The children also went to gym and learning center. This afternoon, we worked in groups to finish our Woodland Forest posters. They look great! They completed a worksheet in class. Then, in Social Studies, we made our timelines. Thanks for helping your child write down events! Overall, we did a lot of work and are proud of ourselves!

We will be going on a field trip next week. Since we are learning about Habitats, we will be taking the second grade to the Brookfield Zoo. More information will follow...

Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

Today we learned about words with the -oo sound that are spelled with -ou and -ough. We completed an activity in class and then introduced our spelling words with the same pattern. We added some words to our Word Wall. We completed our DLP and talked about the present and past tense forms of go and did. We completed two groups of guided reading. Then, in Science, we added to our Woodland Forest posters. We drew animals that live in that habitat. The children have one page of Science homework. After lunch, we read some more of Harry Potter and then practiced a fire drill. In math, we learned about range and mode. The students have one page of math homework. In Social Studies, we talked about civil rights, Harriet Tubman, Jackie Robinson, and Abraham Lincoln. The children were very interested in this piece of history. They started a worksheet with a partner, but need to finish it for homework tonight.

Friday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

Thanks to all who came to Celebration of Learning Night last night...we had 75% of our class come! The children really enjoyed showing off their hard work!

This morning was packed full! We first took the Reading MAP test in the computer lab. Then, we had art and music class. We took our Spelling Test. After lunch, we took our Reading test. In math, we learned about the probability of rolling certain numbers on dice. We found that there are more possibilities to roll a seven than any other number. Then, we took a Math test on Fractions and Probability. After, we read about Woodland Forests in Science. We completed our Lesson outline in class.

Have a wonderful Mother's Day weekend!

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We had another busy day in second grade! This morning we pretended that we were pioneers. We thought about what we would take West with us and drew the items in our covered wagons. They turned out really cute and we can't wait to show you on Celebration of Learning Night on Thursday from 6-8! The children have been working so hard! Then, we reviewed words with -oo and -ou. We learned our new vocabulary words, talked about places we could locate information, and we completed our DLP. We tackled our story for this week; it is an atlas! There is a lot of good non-fiction information in it! We also previewed the books at the Book Fair (you can purchase books during Celebration of Learning or the children are going on Friday during the school day). We also went to Gym and Learning Center. In math, we talked about what is most likely, equally likely or least likely to happen given different circumstances. The children do have math homework. In Social Studies, we re-read our lesson and watched a movie about Lewis and Clark and their expedition.

There will not be a blog tomorrow or Thursday because I am going to Springfield to represent the teachers of Addison School District 4, but I will be back in time to see you at the Celebration of Learning night.

Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

Wow! What a wonderful greeting this morning to be presented with so many beautiful flowers! Thank you for the many pictures, flowers, etc...I DO feel appreciated! This morning we talked about words with oo and ou, but sound like the short vowel u. We practiced using these words and introduced our new spelling words as well. The exciting moment this morning was when we learned how to write on notebook paper, as we prepare for third grade! The students were so enthusiastic! We learned how to head it properly and number it as well. Then, we completed our DLP and talked about the present and past tense forms of come and run. We completed two guided reading groups/centers as well. In Science, we learned about habitats. We worked in groups on a couple of worksheets that included pictures of animals from our science books. In math, we started learning about probability. We discussed the words probable, certain and impossible. Both classes finished the work in class. In Social Studies, we learned about Westward Expansion. We talked about Lewis and Clark, Sacajawea, and Thomas Jefferson. We made a vocabulary card and wrote lists of items we would bring with us in a covered wagon if we were pioneers. At the end of the day, the children went to gym class.

Don't forget to mark down Celebration of Learning Night this Thursday at 6pm. Drop by and see all of the work your child has been doing in second grade, including our Washington, D.C. projects! See you there!