Support our furry friends at Ayla’s Acres throughout Feb. by sending in cans or bags of dog and cat food. This community service project is a purr-fectly wonderful way to demonstrate this month’s CC! Pillar of Caring. Marvelous Math: Geometry Students have been investigating geometric shapes with geo boards and tangrams. Foam shapes were used to design their dream home! Vocabulary has included triangle, quadrilateral, pentagon, and hexagon, expanding to tridecagon and beyond. Homework-Wk. of Feb. 5-9 (with standards) Reading: Mon.-Thurs. nights- Students read from an appropriate-level, good fit AR book for 20+ minutes and record the title in the AVID planner/agenda. (LAFS.2.RF.4.4.a) Social Studies and Reading: Students read their current Scholastic News, Ruby the Brave, and complete page 4. They will choose at least two paragraphs to practice oral reading fluency 2-3 times during the week. The Scholastic News is due on Fri. (LAFS.2.2.RI.2.5, LAFS.2.RF.4.4, LAFS.2.RI.1.1, and LAFS.2.RI.1.2). Writing: Students choose at least two topics in their journal and write to respond KETTERLINUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM NEWSLETTER MS. BALLINGER GR. 2 Wk. of Feb. 5-9, 2018
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Support our furry friends at Ayla’s Acres throughout Feb. by sending in cans or bags of dog and cat food. This community service project is a purr-fectly wonderful way to demonstrate this month’s CC! Pillar of Caring.
Marvelous Math: Geometry
Students have been investigating geometric shapes with geo boards and tangrams. Foam shapes were used to design their dream home! Vocabulary has included triangle, quadrilateral, pentagon, and hexagon, expanding to tridecagon and beyond. They’ve had fun making multi-sided shapes, asking questions, and exploring. (MAFS.2.G.1.1-Recognize and draw shapes having specified attributes, such as a given number of angles or equal faces.)
Homework-Wk. of Feb. 5-9 (with standards)
Reading: Mon.-Thurs. nights-Students read from an appropriate-level, good fit AR book for 20+ minutes and record the title in the AVID planner/agenda. (LAFS.2.RF.4.4.a)
Social Studies and Reading: Students read their current Scholastic News, Ruby the Brave, and complete page 4. They will choose at least two paragraphs to practice oral reading fluency 2-3 times during the week. The Scholastic News is due on Fri. (LAFS.2.2.RI.2.5, LAFS.2.RF.4.4, LAFS.2.RI.1.1, and LAFS.2.RI.1.2).
Writing: Students choose at least two topics in their journal and write to respond in complete, revised and edited, super-sized sentences. (LAFS.2.W.2.5, LAFS.2.L.1.2.d, and LAFS.2.L.1.1.a). Due by Fri., Feb. 9.
As schedule permits: Students practice math skills online in TenMarks, Khan Academy, and/or Prodigy (varied gr. 2 FL math standards).
KETTERLINUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM NEWSLETTER MS. Wk. of Feb. 5-9, 2018
February is Black History Month. Students will evaluate the contributions of various African Americans ( SS.2.C.2.5).
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Poster Contest
In January, students recognized the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as they created posters in class to reflect their learning. Completed posters were entered into our school (K-3) contest, sponsored by the SJEA. The four students selected to go on to district judging included Camryn and Mabel. Camryn was a semi-finalist, and Mabel received recognition as one of five district finalists. They are invited to a celebration at the Fullerwood Auditorium on Feb. 8. Congratulations, and thank you for representing Ketterlinus.
Specials-Wk. of Feb. 5-9, 2018
Mon., Feb. 5-Music with Mr. Gafford, 1:45-2:25 (bring precorder).
Tues., Feb. 6-Art with Mr. Lewis, 1:45-2:25.
Wed., Feb. 7-Computer Lab with Ms. Tierney, 10:10-10:50.
Thurs., Feb. 8-PE with Coach Allen, 1:45-2:25 (wear socks, sneakers, and pull back hair).
Fri., Feb. 9-Music with Mr. Gafford, 1:45-2:25 (bring precorder).
More AR News
AR Word Wizards-Finn (559,284); Gabe (524,365); Kaila (258,452); Caroline (229,380); and Mary (219,808).
Voracious Readers (books read): Savannah (121); Gabe (106); Mabel (93); Caroline (88); Wilder (88); and Finn (79).
Reminder for Valentine’s Day: Students address their envelopes and sign their cards at home. Please, NO edible treats are to be sent in for the class.
Accelerated Reader (AR) Updates
As of Feb. 1, the class has read a combined 2,878,924 words and 1,109 books as shown by passed AR tests, 80% or higher.
I’ve challenged each student to read and test on all of the Sunshine State Young Reader Junior Award books. A paper copy of the list was sent home, but here is the link to the FAME site and the annotated book list.
