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Happy Monday!!  (4/20)

 

Good Morning Boys and Girls!!

I hope you had a fun spring break and are well-rested and ready for Week 5 to begin!

 

Thank you to Mr. Leiva, Christiano’s Dad, for sending me this link: https://youtu.be/tPx1yqvJgf4   

It will show you how to make face masks out of old t-shirts! Unfortunately, I couldn’t link the photo of Christiano and his awesome Super Mario face mask. 

 

Your work for today is:

 

Spelling - Please see the “At Home Learning” and the “Spelling Word List” tabs

 

Reading - Using Reading A-Z, read 1 story and complete the quiz. Please see the “At Home Learning” tab

 

Math - Log onto IXL using the information on the front of your agenda.

Complete Grade 2 Math:

  • L. #3 - Addition and subtraction word problems - up to 20

  • U. #7 - Shapes of everyday objects I

    • Only complete 20 questions for each activity

 

 

 

 

 

 Hi Boys and Girls!

Happy Tuesday! (4/21) 

I have some fun news to share with you! Over the spring break, we welcomed 2 new additions to the Majowicz family.  

 

Cleo and Gustavo, our new pet goldfishes!! 

Click on the links to see their pictures :)   

Cleo (Katie's fish):  IMG_8218.jpg 

Gustavo (Emily's fish):  IMG_8217.jpg

 

Email me and let me know how you are doing. I’d love to hear from you!

 

Your work for today is:

 

Reading - Today we are starting a lesson on close reading.  Please copy and paste the link into your browser: https://youtu.be/L8dXWRY5rPk and watch as I read you the first part of this week’s story, The Wednesday Surprise.  Then answer the following questions in complete sentences on a piece of paper.  I will go over the answers with you tomorrow. Remember, you can rewatch the video and pause on a page when you find the answer! :)

  1. Why does Grandma have to ride the bus across town on Wednesdays?

  2. How does Anna feel about Grandma coming? How do you know? Use the author’s clues!

  3. What is Anna and Grandma’s joke?

  4. Why does grandma raise her eyebrows when she asks “His birthday?”

  5. What does it mean when it says “Then we get down to business.”?

  6. What is the “business” Grandma and Anna are working on?

 

Math - Lesson 12-4 “Whole and Equal Parts”

  • To learn about fractions, please watch the following Brain Pop video:

    • To log onto BrainPopJr.:

    • Click on “Math”

    • Click on “Fractions”

    • Click on “Basic Parts of a Whole”

 

  • Log onto www.pearsonrealize.com with the information on the front of your agenda

  • Click on “My Work”

  • Click on “Assignments”:

    • Complete the Daily Common Core (answers can be written on a piece of paper)

    • Watch the video to learn about the lesson

    • Complete the assigned online Quick Check (I am able to see your answers) 

  • To view the workmat and discuss with your family:

    • Click on “eTexts”

    • Click on Student Edition: Grade 2

    • Go to the Table of Contents on top left corner

    • Click on Topic 12 and then Lesson 12-4

  • Complete 12-4 Reteach & Practice from your math workbook

  

Writing - Use the story from today’s reading and complete the following prompt:

 

“In your opinion, what is everyone going to be surprised about on

 

Saturday? What makes you think that is what is going

 

to surprise them? What evidence made you think that?”

 

  • State your opinion in your introduction. Use starters like “ In my opinion,” “I believe”, “I prefer”

  • Next support your opinion with at least 3 reasons (clues from the story)

  • Finally write your conclusion.

 

Science - Ch. 3 Lesson 2 Read pgs. 139-140 in your Science workbooks and answer the questions on those pages about fast land changes.

 

 

Happy Earth Day!!! (4/22)

 

What are you and your family doing to help our Earth?

 

Keep emailing me anything special that happens to you while we are at home.  I’d love to share the good news!!

 

Your work for today is:

 

Spelling - Please see the “At Home Learning” and the “Spelling Word List” tabs

 

Reading - Today we will continue with the second part of this week’s story, The Wednesday Surprise. In today’s video I will go over the answers to yesterday’s questions, but you can also open the tab next to my homepage labeled “The Wednesday Surprise Day 1” to see the answers.  Please copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://youtu.be/WHJU99XwbTY and watch as I read this next part to you.  Then answer the following questions in complete sentences on a piece of paper.  I will go over the answers with you tomorrow. Remember, you can rewatch the video and pause on a page when you find the answer! :)

 

  1. Where did Sam come home from?

  2. How long have Grandma and Anna been working on the surprise?

  3. How does Grandma get home?

  4. Why does Sam think there are bricks in Grandma’s bag?

  5. Why is the pebble half covered in sand? Why does the author say it is “speckled as an egg”?

  6. Why does Mom run to put the wildflowers in water? What does that mean?

  7. Why does Dad have to go to bed when he gets home on Saturday morning?

  8. Why is Mom worried about the pot roast?

 

Writing:  Opinion Writing - Use the story from today’s reading and complete the following prompt:

 

“In your opinion, how are Anna and Grandma reacting to the fact that Saturday has arrived and it is time to reveal their birthday surprise?”

 

  • State your opinion in your introduction. Use starters like “ In my opinion,” “I believe”, “I prefer”

  • Next support your opinion with at least 3 reasons (clues from the story)

  • Finally write your conclusion.

 

Math - Log onto IXL using the information on the front of your agenda.

Complete Grade 2 Math:

  • W. #1 - Equal Parts

  • W. #5 - Identify halves, thirds, fourths

    • Only complete 20 questions for each activity

 

Happy Thursday!! (4/23)

We will be having our Google Meet tomorrow instead of today. I hope to see you all there! I have a special read aloud planned for you ;)

 

Your work for today is:

 

Reading - Today we finish reading this week’s story, The Wednesday Surprise. In today’s video I will go over the answers to yesterday’s questions, but you can also open the tab next to my homepage labeled “The Wednesday Surprise Day 2” to see the answers.  Please copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://youtu.be/KB0pRitkCgw and watch as I read the ending of the story to you.  Then answer the following questions in complete sentences on a piece of paper.  I will go over the answers with you tomorrow. Remember, you can rewatch the video and pause on a page when you find the answer! :)

  1. Who is “Mama” on page 23? (This is the page where dad asks “Mama” if she’s feeling well)

  2. Why is Anna’s heart beating so fast?

  3. What is Dad’s birthday surprise?

  4. Why is Mom beaming?

  5. Who taught Grandma to read?

  6. Why does Grandma say it’s smarter to learn to read when you’re younger?

  7. Why is dad smiling and crying at the same time?

 

Writing:  Opinion Writing

  • Use the story from today’s reading and complete the following prompt:

 

What lesson did you learn from The Wednesday Surprise?

  • State your opinion in your introduction. 

    • Use starters like “ In my opinion,” “I believe”, “I think”, “I feel”

  • Next support your opinion with at least 3 reasons (clues from the story)

  • Finally write your conclusion.

 

Science/Social Studies - Yesterday was Earth Day!! Watch the BrainPop video on “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” and then complete one of the activities listed below:

  • To log onto BrainPopJr.:

  • Click on “Science”

  • Click on “Conservation”

  • Click on “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”

Earth Day activities (choose 1 or how ever many you like, these are for fun!):

  1. Choose any one (or more if you like!) of the activities listed on this site and have fun!!  https://environmentamerica.org/feature/ame/nifty-fifty-activities

  2. Click on the link and ask your parents if you can go on a nature scavenger hunt in your backyard or neighborhood. Please make sure you are social distancing! https://environmentamerica.org/resources/ame/nature-your-neighborhood-scavenger-hunt

  3. Draw a poster showing others how they can help the Earth

  4. Find something in your home that can be reused in a different way and draw what you can make out of it

 

 

Happy Friday!!  (4/24)

 

We made it through another week!

 

 

*If you completed an activity for Earth Day yesterday (or over this weekend), please email me a photo or written explanation!!*

 

*You will receive a virtual Bonus Buck!*

  

Your work for today is:

 

Spelling - Please see the “At Home Learning” and the “Spelling Word List” tabs 

 

Reading - Join me on Google Meet for a Read Aloud at 11:30 am. Looking forward to seeing you there!  :)

 

Copy and paste the following link in your browser at 11:30:

 

meet.google.com/rzu-gduo-prx

Don't forgot to mute your mics!

 

Math - Lesson 12-6 “Equal Shares, Different Shapes”

 

  • Log onto www.pearsonrealize.com with the information on the front of your agenda

  • Click on “My Work”

  • Click on “Assignments”:

    • Complete the Daily Common Core (answers can be written on a piece of paper)

    • Watch the assigned video to learn about the lesson

    • Complete the assigned online Quick Check (I am able to see your answers) 

  • To view the workmat and discuss with your family:

    • Click on “eTexts”

    • Click on Student Edition: Grade 2

    • Go to the Table of Contents on top left corner

    • Click on Topic 12 and then Lesson 12-6

  • Complete 12-6 Reteach & Practice from your math workbook

 

If you would like to take a picture of your child’s work and email it to me that would be great!