Updated 04/16/2010 Mrs. Hill Second Grade 2009-2010 J

My goal is to provide the skills and to develop the love of reading.

Spelling – Week of April 19 , 2010

1. kindness	2. careless	3. goodness	4. useless	5. fearless
6. darkness	7. sadness	8. sickness	9. weakness	10. fitness
11. midweek	12. midway	13. midday	14. mislead	15. mismatch
16. mistake	17. misplace	18. misbehave	19. helpless	20. helpful

Vocabulary Words and Phrases. Practice reading these words each night.

twenty-eight	roamed	fearless	talents	countless
loneliness	weariness	cheerfulness	prairie	midday
midnight	future	cultures	memory	memories
west coast	escaped	artifacts	customs	communication
exploring	astronaut	International Space Station	Texas	picnics
calendar	May 5th	Cinco de Mayo	architects	museums

Monday Write the spelling words five times each.

Read the Story: “ Cowboys”

Read Social Studies pages 228 - 229

NO Math Packet this week….PLEASE practice reading!!

Tuesday Write a sentence with each spelling word. Underline the spelling word.

Read the story: “Jingle Dancer”

Social Studies pages 244 - 253

Wednesday Spelling – write your words three times each.

Social Studies pages 254 - 263

Thursday Practice reading the poems.

Practice for your spelling test.

Social Studies pages 264 - 275

Friday Re-Read Weekly Reader If at all possible, read something everyday!

IMPORTANT DATES

Friday, April 30 Field Trip to Botanical Gardens - leave school @ 8:30 a.m.

Thursday, May 13 Field Day – 2^nd Grade

Tuesday, May 18 Awards Day – 1^st & 2^nd Grade 9:00 a.m

POEMS

“A Family Celebration”

A family celebration is almost like a vacation.

We plan our own recreation that all of us enjoy.

Our family jamborees build future memories.

Our culture and history is something we all enjoy.

“A Cowboy’s Life”

In the old days, fearless cowboys roamed all over the west.

They all had countless talents, and always did their best.

They faced loneliness and weariness but they could all agree

That cheerfulness was easy ‘cause they loved the wide prairie.

“Powwow”

A powwow is special. We get there at dawn.

From morning to midnight, the good times go on.

The drums are all beating. They stop at midday.

It’s time for the feast then so don’t go away.

We learn about customs and carve things from wood.

We don’t misbehave. A powwow is good.

“The Country Fair”

Let’s go to the country fair. We’ll join the dairy contest.

A judge compares and then declares which cheese wedge tastes the very best.

Let’s go to the country fair. We saved up our bus fare. We’ll travel far and cross a bridge.

We’ll bring our Swiss cheese to share.

“The School Chorus”

I like singing in the chorus and when there’s a school play

we will sing a chord or two and practice every Friday.

I will use a microphone singing with my classmates.

We will wear our uniforms.

Our chorus sounds just first-rate!

Later on we’ll have some treats like bagels and some cocoa.

Before we eat the band will play and I will play the oboe.

“Have you Heard?”

Have you heard about our great plan?

We’ll help our town and learn.

We’ll wake up at an early hour.

Pride is what we’ll earn.

It’s our vacation. We have time.

We’ll take some action now.

It is tradition to help out.

Just watch. We’ll show you how.

We’ll search our streets and look for trash

On our spring vacation.

We’ll set in motion our great plans

We’ll have a celebration.