Homework for Mrs. Rouse's Second Grade Room

Homework for Mrs. Rouse’s Students #______

November 17 - 21, 2014

Monday, Due Tuesday [Recorded as complete by Mrs. Rouse ______]

1. Read for at least 15 minutes. Title: ______Adult’s Initials ______

2. Math 9-5 AND 9-6 (Do BOTH the Reteach and Practice sides.).

3. No math facts page. Optional Enrichment Math: E 9-5 (not required/optional).

4. Spelling/Writing: Write a sentence about what you could do on each day of the week. Remember to capitalize all proper nouns, including the days of the week.

5. The Memory Challenge song, "This Land Is Your Land," is due by Thursday.

6. Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppe: Our scheduled time to visit the gift shop to purchase gifts is 9:00 – 9:30 on Tuesday. If any parents want to join us to help guide their children’s gift choices, please come. Money must be in the special envelopes that were sent home last week with the gift shop announcement.

7. Citizenship: Do one good deed. Four good deeds are due this FRIDAY.

8. “I checked the completed homework assignment for accuracy.” - - - - - Adult’s Initials ______

Tuesday, Due Wednesday [Recorded as complete by Mrs. Rouse ______]

1. Read for at least 15 minutes. Title: ______Adult’s Initials ______

2. Math 9-7. (Do BOTH the Reteach and Practice sides.)

3. No math facts page. Optional Enrichment Math: E 9-6 and E 9-7 (not required/optional).

4. Spelling: Do either Word Shapes OR Word Search. For more challenge, do both sides of the page.

5. The Memory Challenge song, "This Land Is Your Land," is due by Thursday.

6. Citizenship: Do one good deed. Four good deeds are due this FRIDAY.

7. “I checked the completed homework assignment for accuracy.” - - - - - Adult’s Initials ______

Wednesday, Due Thursday [Recorded as complete by Mrs. Rouse ______]

1. Read for at least 30 minutes. Title: ______Adult’s Initials ______

2. Math 9-8. (Do BOTH the Reteach and Practice sides.)

3. No math facts page. Optional Enrichment Math: E 9-8 (not required/optional).

4. The Memory Challenge song, "This Land Is Your Land," is due tomorrow.

5. Citizenship: Do one good deed. Four good deeds are due this FRIDAY.

6. “I checked the completed homework assignment for accuracy.” - - - - - Adult’s Initials ______

Thursday, Due Friday [Recorded as complete by Mrs. Rouse ______]

1. Read for at least 15 minutes. Title: ______Adult’s Initials ______

2. Math 9-9. (Do BOTH the Reteach and Practice sides.)

3. No math facts page. Optional Enrichment Math: E 9-9 (not required/optional).

4. Spelling: Trace the spelling words on both sides of the page. Students may choose to type each word twice on the computer, but the student must do the actual keyboarding. Put the words in two columns.

5. Challenge Spelling: Instead of tracing, write ten sentences with two or more spelling words in each sentence. Circle the spelling words so they are easy to see. These may be typed on the computer if the child does the keyboarding. Highlight or boldface the spelling words.

6. Citizenship: Do one good deed. All four good deeds are due TOMORROW.

7. “I checked the completed homework assignment for accuracy.” - - - - - Adult’s Initials ______

Special Off-Track Homework Packet About Families

A special homework packet is being sent home this week. It is due in January. Because it involves a lot of work with parents and grandparents, it should be started or completed during the six weeks the students don’t have school and when families are together during Thanksgiving and Christmas vacations. Do not lose the packet, especially the autobiography. All work must be written by the student in his or her own printing. Use the forms provided. Do not make your own forms or booklet.

Citizenship Due This Friday

(Examples: help with dishes, make bed, clean room, set table, entertain a sibling, take turns, share, etc.)

My child did at least one good deed today. Initials______Date ______

This Week’s Curriculum Information

For our science, we will finish our study of paleontology by constructing "skeletons" make of chenille stems.

We will read about Thanksgiving and use the district's Step Up to Writing to write about things for which we are thankful. We will also work with dictionaries.

In math this week we will finish the unit on double digit subtraction. We will use addition to check subtraction, choose different ways to do subtraction problems, solve two-question problems, and take the test.

There are no math facts this week because we can’t have a test next week when there is no school.

If you have questions over the break about the Family Homework Packet, please e-mail me at . I won’t be checking my e-mail every day during our off-track and vacation time, but I will try to check it a couple of times a week.

If you want more ideas for off-track enrichment work, consider the pages of ideas I gave you at our parent/teacher conference. You can also go to my webpage at http://www.cnusd.k12.ca.us/lies. Go to “Teacher Sites” on the top bar, then “B. Rouse,” and then “Informational Pages.”

Spelling Words – Test Friday

Students who have not studied the Challenge Words or who do not get “O’s” should not attempt them on the test.

Numbers Days Voluntary Challenge Words

one four seven ten thirteen Tuesday Friday fifteen thirty sixty ninety

two five eight eleven Sunday Wednesday Saturday eighteen forty seventy hundred

three six nine twelve Monday Thursday twenty fifty eighty thousand

All students are tested on twelve regular words. Other words that follow the same pattern, but are not on the regular list, may be included. Those who need more challenge should learn the Voluntary Challenge Words; eight will be tested.

Important Dates

November 18 and 21 Reading Groups with Parent Helpers

November 18 9:00 - 9:30 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppe (Use the envelope to send money.)

November 20 Library Day

Final Day to Sing "This Land Is Your Land"

November 21 Awards Assembly

11:00 - 12:00 Classroom Party

Noon Dismissal for Tracking Off

Nov. 24 – Dec. 19 Off Track

Dec. 22 – Jan. 2 Winter Holidays for All Students

January 5, 2015 Track On