January 10, 2012

Welcome to Mrs. Vaughan's Class Page

All Are Welcome

  • Interview With God ...<---- click and enjoy it!

     

    PEACE
  •   is SECOND GRADE's word for the school year.
     
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  • We celebrated World Hello Day in November as
    "Ambassadors for Peace."
     
     
     The symbol for the 2011-2012 school year is:
     
    the SUN with 10 rays
    (each ray represents a year in our new building)
     
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    Additional Subject Area Classes:
    Monday- Art
    Tuesday- Media
    Wednesday- Music
    Thursday- Gym
    Friday-Spanish

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  • HOMEWORK

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    Homework can be found in your child's BLUE PLANNER written under today's date.

    Spelling words can also be found in your child's BLUE PLANNER for each week.

     

     

     

     

     

    January 10, 2012 at 12:00 AM | Permalink

    January 09, 2012

    Look what's happening:

     Young girl with magnifying glass

    Want a PEEK at our week?
     
    This week we will be reading
    Pumpkin Fiesta
    by Caryn Yacowitz
     
      
     
    The Genre is Story  

    REMINDER

      

     

     

    Did you know that the United Nations just declared the

     

    2011-2012 school year the

     

    "Year of the Bat?"

     

     

     

     

    2nd Grade has many surprises coming up about this topic!

     
    Check out The Story of Sticky...our ADOPTED "bat."
     
    at www.batworld.org/adopt-a-bat-now/
     
    Each student received a photograph of Sticky, along with the story of how Sticky wound up at The Bat World Sanctuary in Texas.
     
    We have a certificate hanging in our classroom gratefully acknowledging our participation in supporting The Bat World Sanctuary and Sticky.
     
    Each student has a BAT FOLDER in their desks filled with activities involving BATS.  We've read stories about bats, created bulletin boards and charts and are looking forward to our BAT ASSEMBLY with the 8th grade coming up at the end of the month!  Second grade will be building bat houses later in the year with the 8th grade to be placed around the school property.
     
     
     
     
     

     

     
      


     

    January 9, 2012 at 02:00 AM | Permalink

    January 08, 2012

    Religion

    Many students are preparing for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.  Please take some time to discuss with your child what we have been learning in class.  This week we are reviewing the various ways we prepare ourselves to receive God's mercy starting with an examination of conscience.  We will end the week going through the process so that the students are ready and not nervous.  It is our hope that students will come away with a feeling of celebration of God's forgiveness.
     
    CONGRATULATIONS to my ENTIRE CLASS for learning and individually getting up and reciting the Act of Contrition prayer to your classmates.  This is the first year everyone in the class has recited the prayer successfully, so early in the year.
     
    Each week we send home a "Sharing Faith With Your Family" page that tells everyone at home what we've done in Relgion class that week. Ask your child about it!
     
    2nd Grade is a very important year in regard to the Sacraments. Most students will be receiving one or two Sacraments this year. Please remember to contact your parish office for details regarding the sacraments.
     
     
    Each Friday the students read the Good News. The Good News contains readings and activities that are from the Gospel and readings for the upcoming Sunday Mass. The students hear Jesus' message in their own words and participate in activities that bring the message to life!

    REMINDER:
    All students who will be receiving a sacrament this year should have already registered with the Religious Education Program in their Parish. If you have any questions regarding sacraments please contact Terry Roberts at school.

     

    January 8, 2012 at 10:00 AM | Permalink

    January 07, 2012

    What's New in LA!

    POETRY RECITAL

    Thursday, January 19th, 2012

     

    COMING UP:  Next Literature Project due February 8th 2012.

                         Don't forget your RUBRIC!

     

    Students are making great strides in Language Arts!  We have been learning about many different genres of literature and enjoying the stories and plays.  We continue to practice our dictionary skills and learn to use those dictionaries as a resource when completing parts of speech worksheets.

     

    We're Going Batty!!!!

    Just for fun we're going to explore BATS this fall in class.

    Get ready to explore these creatures and learn more than you ever thought possible...about BATS!

     

    Students will practice basic grammar and vocabulary skills daily.

    Punctuation and capitalization are reinforced daily.

    Phoneme skills we will be working on are; long and short vowels, initial consonant clusters, rhyming words as well as common and proper nouns, adjectives, verbs and sentence structure.

    We also continue to write in our journals DAILY.

    January 7, 2012 at 07:45 PM | Permalink

    January 06, 2012

    Math Update

    It IS about the MONEY right now in second grade!!!!  :)

     

    Students are learning about money.  Counting coins and making change to a dollar.  To model the same amount using different coins and to problem solve using money.

     

    A letter went home in December asking parents to send in real coins so that the students can use them while they are working.  Thank you for your support--manipulatives matter!!

     

     

    Math is integrated throughout all subject areas. Second graders are encouraged to become "Problem Solvers" from day one. We challenge the students with Problem of the Day, EVERY SINGLE DAY. While we are very hands-on, we do Mental Math daily.

    We also practice basic math facts with 5 minute math drills.

    Many parents ask for copies of 5 Minute Math drills. For your convenience I have inserted a link to a site that offers free 5 minute math drills. Explore the site and you'll find many fun math drills for extra practice at home!

    http://www.tlsbooks.com/fiveminutemathadditiondrills0-18.pdf

     

    Students will have math homework almost every night. Their homework will be a review of what was learned in class that day.

    For help with any of the math homework visit: www.harcourtschool.com

    If it prompts you for a password, type in : Andrews

    This site includes "Family Involvement-tips and Activities" as well as "Show Me" math models, a glossary of math vocabulary and GAMES!!!!!

    January 6, 2012 at 06:49 PM | Permalink

    January 05, 2012

    Social Studies

    Map skills are practiced throughout the year.
    Students are also encouraged to hone their Geography Skills daily at our Geography Table where they can find various activities (mostly HANDS ON) to excite and inspire a love for, and knowledge of, where everything is in this great big world God made for us.
    January 5, 2012 at 06:53 PM | Permalink

    January 04, 2012

    Write to President Obama

    For any student interested in writing to President Obama:

    President Barrack Obama
    1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
    Washington, DC 20500
    The Presidential Student Correspondence Fax Number is 202-456-7705.

    LOOKING BACK:

    In March of 2004, my class wrote individual letters to President Bush stating their reasons for leaving the words "Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance.

    On June 14, 2004, the Supreme Court ruled to leave the words "under God" in the constitution. The ruling came on the 50th anniversary of the addition of the words "under God" to the Pledge. YAY!

    Aaflag1 Aaflag2

    January 4, 2012 at 07:01 PM | Permalink

    January 03, 2012

    WISH LIST

     

    The following items are needed for the classroom - your generosity and support is greatly appreciated:

    Dog 1. small paper cups

    2. Germ-X

    3. Baby wipes

    4. Spoons

    5. Tissues, tissues and more tissues!

     

    I also allow students to keep a WATER bottle on their desks. If anyone would like to donate small bottles of water, (for students who forget or just need one), that would be very much appreciated.

     

    Thank you SO MUCH!!!

    Please know that it is important for us to encourage healthy habits within the classroom.

    January 3, 2012 at 07:20 PM | Permalink

    January 02, 2012

    Favorite Links

    Some Favorite Links:

     

    January 2, 2012 at 07:12 PM | Permalink


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