Mrs. Smith's Second Grade Class
Thomas Merton Academy
Daily Schedule
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8:00-8:15 OPENING PRAYERS, WTMA MORNING
SHOW, LUNCH COUNT
8:15-8:30 NIGHTLY NOTEBOOK-Students share their three facts about their school
day. This is their nightly homework assignment that is used as a
communication tool between the home and school. It encourages writing
skills and memory skills and helps the family know what their child did at
school that day. The students write at least three sentences about what
they worked on in class. The students share their Nightly Notebook every
morning to start our day with a review of skills and practicing oral reading.
8:30-8:45 DAILY LETTER-This activity is a mini-lesson in phonics, spelling, and
grammar skills. Each day I write a friendly letter to the class on chart
paper about our day's activities. The students read and circle words using
context clues and other reading skills. Later in the year we practice
filling in the blanks using our vocabulary and spelling words.
8:45-9:00 CALENDAR TIME-We begin our Math class each day using the calendar. We tell time by using the day, month, and year, as well as using our class schedule to tell time to the hour, half-hour, five-minute mark, and elapsed time between classes. We use our money board to count money. We also work on measuring, number patterns, "problem of the day", and the weather graph.
9:00-10:00 MATH-The students use a variety of manipulatives and hands-on activities to practice their math skills. We also work in our Addison-Wesley textbook. The students work on problem solving strategies in their math journal. For extra drill and practice we use math games and flashcards.
10:00-11:00 READING-We
use a variety of strategies and methods to practice our reading skills. We
use the basal reader, phonics books, and regular trade books. One of our
favorite activities is working in our Poetry Pages. The students read and
illustrate a selected poem in their "Poetry Pages" notebook. We
do choral reading, partner reading, and independent reading with the
poems. While the students are illustrating the poem we listen to classical
music to encourage our creativity. We use poems that are related to themes
we are studying in other subjects like math, reading, science, or
religion. The students enjoy sharing their poems once a week on the school
newscast. They bring their "Poetry Pages" home on Thursday to
share with their family.
11:00-11:30 SPELLING/HANDWRITING
11:30-12:15 LUNCH/RECESS
12:15-1:00 RELIGION/FAMILY
LIFE
1:00-1:30 SCIENCE/SOCIAL
STUDIES
1:30-2:30 JOURNAL WRITING/D.E.A.R. Time
Wrap-up and review
2:30-2:40 Get ready to go home FOLDERS/BACKPACKS
DAY BY DAY HAPPENINGS:
MONDAY: Students set one
goal on their Daily Behavior Chart
SPANISH (10:45-11:30)
COMPUTER LAB (1:30-2:00)
Weekly Folders are sent home to the parents. In the Weekly
Folder the parent or guardian sees samples of their child's
work from the past week. Tests and a class newsletter are also
in this folder. A Weekly Report Form is included for the parent's
to help monitor their child's progress in social and behavior skills
and their academic effort. Comments from the teacher are
included and parents are encouraged to respond as another way
of communicating and working together in the best interest of
the child.
TUESDAY: Weekly Folders are returned with any signed papers
CREATIVE ARTS 12:00-12:45
WEDNESDAY: Weekly School Mass (*Parents are welcome to join us.)
THURSDAY: Library Check-out 10:50-11:20
CREATIVE ARTS(12:00-12:30)
COMPUTER LAB (1:15-1:45)
FRIDAY: P.E. CLASS (10:00-10:30)-Tennis shoes must be worn
Grade 2/4 Reading Buddies (1:00-1:30)
READING RAINBOW (2:00-2:30)
GRADE TWO SUPPLY LIST
(These supplies will be used by the student in the classroom)
5 two-pocket folders
5 spiral notebooks (wide-rule, 70 pages)
2 Mead Composition Notebook-100 sheets 9 3/4"x7 1/2") wide-ruled
6 gluesticks (PLEASE NO LIQUID GLUE)
1 bottle of Elmer's school glue (4oz.)
1 pack of #2 regular pencils (12 in the pkg.)
1 box of 24 count Crayola crayons
1 box of Crayola markers (wide-tip/ classic colors only)
1 Supply pouch (cosmetic-type bag to hold pencils and crayons)
1 pair of Fiskar scissors with the pointed tip
1 box of kleenex
1 roll of paper towels
*NO SCHOOLBOXES or CIGAR BOXES
*NO MECHANICAL PENCILS
*NO TRAPPER KEEPERS
*NO PENCIL SHARPENERS
PLEASE LABEL ALL ITEMS
WITH STUDENT'S NAME
