Friday in Mrs. Bognetti's Class

This morning we reviewed words with -ear. We completed an activity in class using these words. Then, we completed our DLP and took our spelling test. I counted all of the abbreviations only as an assessment for abbreviations, Reading 2.01. All of the spelling worksheets from this week will be counted under the same standard. Then, we read with our 4th grade book buddies and completed two guided reading groups/centers. We took our reading test. This afternoon, we finished Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The class was so excited as the book came to an end! In math, we learned how to add groups of coins. My class does have math homework, some from Mrs. Walter's class do, and none of Mrs. Barrett's class does. In Social Studies, we wrote definitions for and drew pictures of oceans, rivers, and mountains. Then, the highlight of our day came during Science time. We became paleontologists as we cleaned our fossils with tools. They look fabulous! They will be displayed along with our Dinosaur Dioramas, which we began to present today. Everyone is doing an excellent job reading their reports and making eye contact with the audience. Thank you so much for practicing with your child at home! Have a wonderful weekend!

Don't forget to send in a roll of toilet paper for a game at the Halloween party on Monday!

Wednesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Class

DINOSAUR DIORAMAS AND PARAGRAPHS are due TOMORROW! Don't forget to send in the packet of rubrics with your child's projects so we don't have to waste paper and copy new ones!

This morning we practiced using abbreviations of the days of the week, months of the year, people's titles, and measurements. The students have one page of spelling homework. We reread our story Mr. Putter and Tabby Fly the Plane in small groups. They have a scavenger hunt to complete using their books tonight. We completed our DLP and two guided reading groups. The children went to music and gym. This afternoon, we broke the second grade up into vocabulary groups and gave each an opportunity to extend their learning by using flash cards, drawing activities, etc. Then, we gave two math quizzes. One quiz covered even and odd numbers and the other assessed greater than and less than. We just introduced the next chapter, which will be on money. Students are expected to know the coins and their values. If your child does not know them, please work on them at home! There is no math homework for any class. In Social Studies, we read about landforms and started a landform booklet. Students will write definitions and draw pictures of several different landforms. We also completed part of a geography packet. In Science, we talked about endangered animals, completed a worksheet together, and watched a video clip showing examples of endangered animals. There will be a science test sometime next week...more details to follow!

Friday in Mrs. Bognetti's Class

We started off this morning by writing stories about a jack-o-lantern. The children really used their imaginations and they turned out great! Then, we reviewed words with -ack and -ock. We analyzed a poem about a teeny, tiny ghost for our poetry binders. I hope you are all having fun listening to your children read poems every weekend. Their fluency is improving! We completed our DLP and took our reading and spelling tests. We had a visit from some Addison Trail Blazers today. Some of the members of the football team (and prior students of mine!) came to read to us. It was a lot of fun! We also had centers/guided reading. This afternoon, we learned about ordinal numbers in math (first, second, third, etc.). My class and Mrs. Walter's class have math homework, but Mrs. Barrett's class does not. In Science, we talked about extinct and endangered animals. In pairs, we finished our lesson outline. At the end of the day, we celebrated our good behavior by watching "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", an all-time favorite of mine! Have a wonderful weekend.

Don't forget the Dinosaur Reports and Dioramas are due next Thursday.

Thursday in Mrs. Bognetti's Class

This morning we clapped out words in syllables. Then, we reviewed words with -ear. The students have one page of spelling homework. Then, we reviewed the vocabulary words, reread our story, and talked about main idea. We also talked about colorful words and plural nouns. We visited the library. Then, we completed two centers/guided reading groups. In the afternoon, we practiced how to skip-count by 2, 5, and 10. Then, we learned how to use a number line and hundreds chart to skip-count by 3 and 4. Mrs. Bognetti and Mrs. Walter's classes have math homework, whereas Mrs. Barrett's does not. At the end of the day, the children went to music and gym class. Don't forget there is a reading and spelling test tomorrow.

I sent home a Scholastic Book Order today and instructions on how to order online. If you do not want to shop online, you may send a check made out to Scholastic Books, but I cannot accept cash. It is a great opportunity to add to your child's home library! With each order, our classroom also gets free books!

Wednesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Class

What an exciting day! We started by writing sentences with -ear words. We have one page of spelling homework. We read our story Helping Out and discussed ways we can help others. We completed our DLP, talked about colorful words, and finished a page on plural nouns. Then, we went to music and gym class. After, we had centers. This afternoon, we learned to use the words before, after, and between referring to numbers on a number line or hundreds chart. Most of the students do have math homework. Then, at the end of the day, we became paleontologists while we made our own fossils! The class had a great time and we can't wait for them to dry so we can clean them. If you hear your child singing, it might be a song about dinosaurs or our "number alligator" from math class!

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Class

This morning we practiced using words with -ear. We have one page of spelling homework. We did a making words activity in class. Then, we learned our vocabulary words. We talked about main idea, using colorful words when writing, and completed our DLP. We made a web about how we can help out at home. This will help us when we read our story this week called Helping Out. We also had a bus evacuation drill and went to the computer lab this morning. After lunch, we switched math groups and started chapter 6 today on patterns and comparing numbers. All math classes have homework. We took our Social Studies test. At the end of the day, we learned about Sue, the T-Rex at our very own Field Museum in Chicago. The children really enjoyed it!

Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Class

This morning we wrote in our journals and shared them. We are working on our presentation skills. We try to make sure our voice is loud enough to hear and we try to make eye contact with our audience. This is very difficult to do in the beginning of second grade. Then, we learned about words with -ear sounding like -er. We introduced the spelling words, put word wall words on the wall, and completed a workbook page. Then, we completed two sentences of DLP, talked about plural nouns and narrative paragraphs. We went to art class. This afternoon we reviewed estimating in math class. Then, we took a test on place value. We are hoping that this test proves to be better than the last! At the end of the day, we finished Lesson 5 in Social Studies and reviewed for our test tomorrow. We did a rural/urban/suburban sort. This was just a review and does not need to be sent back to school. Coming home with your student is their baggie of vocabulary cards, a poster we made in class, and the textbook. Please review Unit 1 tonight! We also have a vocabulary crossword that will help us review that should be finished for homework tonight!