Mrs. Moore & Ms. Stacy
September 14, 2015
MATH
Students have the MAP reading and math tests in the
morning today and tomorrow, so due to that we are
just using our time together to review strategies to
figure out addition and subtraction problems.
Wednesday, we will begin taking on word problems!
This section of Unit 1 is always tricky since it combines
reading and math, and brings in critical thinking. We
will be working on strategies to take on different types
of word problems for the next two weeks.
Since we have been talking about all the different
strategies students can use to tackle addition and
subtraction problems, anytime they are working on
those addition and subtraction facts they should use
whichever strategy works best for them. Some
directions on the homework packets ask students to
use a specific strategy, like making a ten, but we have
\ in class that everyone learns and
discussed
understands differently, and students should use the
strategy that makes the most sense to them to answer
the question.
SPIRIT WEEK
Just a reminder families, this week is sprit week and
students may dress up as much as they like to support
the Warriors (except for wearing costumes):
Monday:
ROLL OUT OF BED DAY
Tuesday:
HAT DAY
Wednesday: WALT DISNEY DAY
Thursday:
USA DAY
Friday:
RED AND GRAY DAY (GO
WARRIORS)
SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS
September book orders are due this Thursday, the 17th.
Please remember that you may pay with cash, submit a
check (payable to Scholastic Reading Club) or even pay
online with our class code. Every purchase allows me to buy
more A.R. books for our classroom library! 
WEEKLY SPELLING
Did you know that the majority of second graders at Marr
Cook receive 20+ spelling words a week; however my
students are only given 12 words?! This allows students to
familiarize themselves with different spelling patterns and
sounding out the words. Also, this week, we will be taking
time for a word study. As a class, we’ll be looking at our
spelling words and learning special rules to help us spell
them. Please be sure your student is studying spelling words
EVERY NIGHT.
LANGUAGE ARTS
Due to MAP testing today and tomorrow, the
students just took their weekly reading test from last
week today. Tomorrow, we will be moving forward
with A Walk in the Desert. With this story, we will
learn how plants and animals adapt within the
desert. Students will also echo-read our weekly story
while using expression, then we will practice
identifying the main idea and details. We will also
learn more about the famous desert plants, cacti.
The weekly reading test will assess students’ abilities
to identify the main idea, or details within a given
selection. Students will take this weekly reading test
next Monday, Sept. 21st.
For grammar, students will learn that a declarative
sentence is a statement that tells something and an
interrogative sentence is a question that asks
something. We will practice editing sentences while
adding a period or question mark.
For spelling, we will have an introduction into base
words and their inflectional endings such as drop,
dropped, and dropping. For the past two weeks,
we’ve been working on sorting out vowels and
consonants. This strategy will help your child in
spelling these words correctly.
SPELLING WORDS:
talked
talking
dropped
dropping
excited
exciting
lifted
lifting
hugged
hugging
smiled
smiling
This week’s challenge/vocabulary words are:
animals, early, eyes, full, warm, and water. Please
note that two of these words will be challenge
words on your child’s spelling test. As always, the
spelling test will be Friday.