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!