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Have Your Voice Heard!
Take the District's community survey on education HERE.
www.leecountyvoice.com
You must be 18 or older to complete this survey
New WEBSITE - I LOVE THIS SITE
http://www.studyladder.com/myschool/103213/myclass/300386
You will be given your log in an password in class.
Science - Animal "shoebox habitats" due 2/ 10
**** Additional books can be found at your local library and on the internet. Please supervises your child on the internet while surfing for information******
RESEARCH WEBSITES- for classroom use only
Adding 2 digit numbers
http://www.dositey.com/addsub/add5a.dcr
Verbs
http://pbskids.org/lions/games/wordplay.html
Spelling City - http://www.spellingcity.com/MrsReedsClass/
Math - http://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com - Log in using your first name, last initial and123 with no spaces. Your password is the same as your log in (example brandonr123).
IXL
https://www.ixl.com/signin/diplomat
Log in using the same student ID number that you use to log into AR. Your password is your initials.
Daily Writing Link
http://www.stageforlearning.com/seconddailywriting.asp
2012 Community Survey
the School District of Lee County
This year is going to be an exciting adventure for both parents and students. 2nd Grade is a time of discovery and learning new skills to help our students become the "Iron Chefs" of learning.
ABC's of Second Grade
ATTENDANCE: Good attendance is very important to success in school. If your child has to miss school, please remember to write a note to the office telling why your child was absent.
ARRIVAL TIME: Students will benefit most by arriving between 8:50-9:15 am. The extra minutes will allow them to unpack, get organized, view TV announcements, and be relaxed and ready to start a great day.
BEHAVIOR: Acceptable behavior is expected each day. Students will be reminded when their behavior is wonderful or in need of improvement. A color coded visual reminder is displayed so the students know if their behavior is on track.
Green=good day Yellow=caution,but still good Orange=behavior journal
Red=behavior journal/call home Blue=behavior journal or referral/visit principal
COMMUNICATION: If at any time you need to discuss something about your child, please feel free to contact me at the school by calling, writing a note or email. I am alway happy to discuss your child's progress.
OUR READING SERIES !
The MacMillan-McGraw Hill Reading Series is available online and YOU can access stories and activities.
Vocabulary games, spelling activities, comprehension checks, slide shows, MUCH more! Click on STUDENTS, then the 2nd Grade book. Click the UNIT and story and you're all set. Click here:
The STUDENT textbooks of our Reading Series is available online. Click to read our stories:
Click on this link and use the class code MrsReed123
www.mhln.com
ACCELERATED READER
AR Tests will be taken between 8:50 - 9:30 am Accelerated Reader is a reading program where students read a book on the Accelerated Reader list and then take a comprehension test on a computer. Students earn points based on the percentage of correctly answered questions. Each child will take a STAR test on computer, to determine his reading level and AR "colors". Each child will bring home AR library books or you can visit your local library for books. Encourage your child to check out Fiction and Non-Fiction books. Practicing reading is essential to becoming a better reader! If you student is in need of super interesting books, try logging onto James Patterson's site
www.readkiddoread.com for great book recommendations.
Phonograms
The phonogram program is introduced in kindergarten and reviewed until all 70 sounds are learned. Through these sounds we teach reading, language, writing and spelling. The following sites will be helpful in learning and reviewing phonograms. Just click on a title and away you go. Also, head on over to our class links to find a great (the best) video of the Spalding Phonograms. I will be teaching and testing all 70 of them throughout the year.
Fry's 500 Most Frequently Read Words
http://curriculum.leeschools.net/words/word%20groups.htmThis program systematically increases a student’s ability to recognize the words which most frequently occur in written English. Students must gain the ability to recognize these words very rapidly in order to become fluent readers. Word Families
http://curriculum.leeschools.net/words/First%20100/Families/word%20families.htm
This activity introduces 20 word families, with six examples provided for each word family. Learning word families is a fast way to increase a students reading vocabulary. It also helps the student learn that the ability to decode one word can assist in decoding other words with similar alphabet letter patterns.
Vocabulary Words
New Math Series
Also, check out more sites in the links section.
These subject areas have a numeric grade:
Reading: weekly story tests, phonogram tests, unit tests, Show What You Know tests
Language Arts: grammar, spelling, writing
Math: Chapter tests, addition & subtraction tests,
District Assessments
All other subject areas are assessed with S, N or U.
Effort Grades are also assessed in each subject as "S, N or U".
IMPORTANT DATES
Spelling Test- Fridays
Phonogram Quiz -Thursdays
Reading Assessements- FCAT Weekly on Fridays
Reading Selection Test -Thursdays
Here is a fun link to great recipes
www.zisboombah.com
If you have any questions, please contact me. I can be reached by clicking onto the email link or calling the school at 458-0033.
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