Welcome to second grade! We've finished up our first three days of school,and I hope your son or daughter has enjoyed it as much as I have. We have started our Saxon phonics program, and you should have seen some homework come home today. It's pretty quick and easy, but it's important to get in a good habit of finishing homework every day. Students should have also brought a spelling list home today. Please practice these words every day. You could practice orally, written on a piece of paper, scratched into a thin pile of flour/sugar, or any other way you can think of. Please sign the list and send it back to school on Friday with the reading calendar for an OWL ticket.
We have also jumped right into our math program. We're starting off with adding 0, 1, and 2. You may see some homework come home in math, too. Mostly it will just be any classwork that your child wasn't able to finish in class.
Our spelling words for the week are:
1. nod
2. bit
3. if
4. bed
5. yes
6. an
7. it
8. vat
9. dot
10. in
11. mug
12. zip
13. sun
14. bat
15. run
16. pet
17. mix
18. mad
19. leg
20. mud
Have a great week, and please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
Benefit Dinner, Auction, and Fun Run
A student in our class would like to pass on the following information:
There will be a benefit dinner, auction, and 5k family fun run for Andy Layne and his family to help them in his fight against cancer.
The dinner will be tonight, Friday, May 13 at the Tremonton Senior Center, 510 W. 1000 N. The cost is by donation, and there will be a silent auction for handcrafted items, signed sports memorabilia from USU, BYU, and Philadelphia Eagles, and one of the game balls used to score in the Oct. 1, 2010 game signed by Coach Gary Anderson.
Tomorrow there will be a fun run with registration from 7:00 - 8:00 A.M. at the American West Heritage Center, 4025 S. Highway 89/91, Wellsville. The 5K Family Fun Run begins at 8:15. Registration will be $20 for an individual (with a T-shirt and reminder band) or $50 for a family. The family registration will include 2 T-shirts and up to 6 reminder bands. Children 8 and under may run for free. (The flier does say that day of registration does not guarantee a shirt or reminder band.) The silent auction will also continue on Saturday.
If you have questions please call Andy Barnes at 435-512-0648. It sounds like it will be a lot of fun and a great way to help someone in need. Thanks!
There will be a benefit dinner, auction, and 5k family fun run for Andy Layne and his family to help them in his fight against cancer.
The dinner will be tonight, Friday, May 13 at the Tremonton Senior Center, 510 W. 1000 N. The cost is by donation, and there will be a silent auction for handcrafted items, signed sports memorabilia from USU, BYU, and Philadelphia Eagles, and one of the game balls used to score in the Oct. 1, 2010 game signed by Coach Gary Anderson.
Tomorrow there will be a fun run with registration from 7:00 - 8:00 A.M. at the American West Heritage Center, 4025 S. Highway 89/91, Wellsville. The 5K Family Fun Run begins at 8:15. Registration will be $20 for an individual (with a T-shirt and reminder band) or $50 for a family. The family registration will include 2 T-shirts and up to 6 reminder bands. Children 8 and under may run for free. (The flier does say that day of registration does not guarantee a shirt or reminder band.) The silent auction will also continue on Saturday.
If you have questions please call Andy Barnes at 435-512-0648. It sounds like it will be a lot of fun and a great way to help someone in need. Thanks!
Monday, May 2, 2011
Spelling Words May 2-6
Ahhhh!!! The spelling lists are still sitting here on my desk, which means you can't study them at home tonight. I'm so sorry! If you happen to check the blog, they're listed below. Have a great week and study hard, these are a little bit difficult this week.
1. leadership
2. impossibly
3. gracefully
4. refreshment
5. uncomfortable
6. overdoing
7. remarkable
8. carefully
9. unbearably
10. ownership
11. unacceptable
12. reappeared
13. unprepared
14. oncoming
15. misbehaving
Bonus Words
16. outrageous
17. incomprehensible
18. undoubtedly
19. independence
20. disadvantage
1. leadership
2. impossibly
3. gracefully
4. refreshment
5. uncomfortable
6. overdoing
7. remarkable
8. carefully
9. unbearably
10. ownership
11. unacceptable
12. reappeared
13. unprepared
14. oncoming
15. misbehaving
Bonus Words
16. outrageous
17. incomprehensible
18. undoubtedly
19. independence
20. disadvantage
Friday, April 22, 2011
Author Night @ Logan Library/New Spelling Words
I wanted to let you know about author night tonight at the Logan Library. The details I received follow:
We are excited to announce that Logan Library will be hosting five popular and renowned authors on Friday April 22 at 6:00 pm.
Ally Condie: Author of the recently released Matched along with several LDS titles for teens including Yearbook and Being Sixteen.
James Dashner: Author of popular series for children and teens including The 13th Reality, The Maze Runner, and the Jimmy Fincher saga.
Jessica Day George: Author of Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow (an ALA Best Book for Young Adults), the Dragon Slippers series, and Princess of the Midnight Ball.
Shannon Hale: Author of The Goose Girl and others in the Books of Bayern series, the Newbery Honor winning Princess Academy, Austenland, and others.
Brandon Mull: Author of the extremely popular Fablehaven series, the recently released A World Without Heroes, and the Candy Shop Wars.
Beginning at 6:00 pm each author will speak for about 10 minutes followed by a 20 minute question and answer period. After this the authors will be available to sign books. You may bring your own book, or books will be available for purchase that evening.
We are extremely lucky to have so many talented and nationally known authors living in such close proximity, and we look forward to hosting them at Logan Library.
Also, here is our list of spelling words for April 25-29. Thanks!
1. question
2. creature
3. furniture
4. division
5. collision
6. action
7. direction
8. culture
9. vacation
10. mansion
11.fiction
12. feature
13. sculpture
14. vision
15. celebration
16. fascination
17. legislature
18. manufacture
19. possession
20. declaration
We are excited to announce that Logan Library will be hosting five popular and renowned authors on Friday April 22 at 6:00 pm.
Ally Condie: Author of the recently released Matched along with several LDS titles for teens including Yearbook and Being Sixteen.
James Dashner: Author of popular series for children and teens including The 13th Reality, The Maze Runner, and the Jimmy Fincher saga.
Jessica Day George: Author of Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow (an ALA Best Book for Young Adults), the Dragon Slippers series, and Princess of the Midnight Ball.
Shannon Hale: Author of The Goose Girl and others in the Books of Bayern series, the Newbery Honor winning Princess Academy, Austenland, and others.
Brandon Mull: Author of the extremely popular Fablehaven series, the recently released A World Without Heroes, and the Candy Shop Wars.
Beginning at 6:00 pm each author will speak for about 10 minutes followed by a 20 minute question and answer period. After this the authors will be available to sign books. You may bring your own book, or books will be available for purchase that evening.
We are extremely lucky to have so many talented and nationally known authors living in such close proximity, and we look forward to hosting them at Logan Library.
Also, here is our list of spelling words for April 25-29. Thanks!
1. question
2. creature
3. furniture
4. division
5. collision
6. action
7. direction
8. culture
9. vacation
10. mansion
11.fiction
12. feature
13. sculpture
14. vision
15. celebration
16. fascination
17. legislature
18. manufacture
19. possession
20. declaration
Monday, March 28, 2011
Just an FYI:
If your child would like to practice some math skills on instructional architect, (a site we use at school) I am posting a link to our ikeep bookmarks site. The kids should be able to find their way around from here. Thanks!
http://ikeepbookmarks.com/browse.asp?account=153103&t=10%2F19%2F2006+2%3A16%3A44+PM
If your child would like to practice some math skills on instructional architect, (a site we use at school) I am posting a link to our ikeep bookmarks site. The kids should be able to find their way around from here. Thanks!
http://ikeepbookmarks.com/browse.asp?account=153103&t=10%2F19%2F2006+2%3A16%3A44+PM
Friday, March 25, 2011
Spelling words for the week of March 28-April 1.
Suffixes -y, -ish, -hood, and -ment
1. rocky
2. foolish
3. rainy
4. childhood
5. selfish
6. treatment
7. movement
8. neighborhood
9. childish
10. parenthood
11. crunchy
12. bumpy
13. payment
14. sleepy
15. shipment
16. assignment
17. livelihood
18. stylish
19. environment
20. guilty
Suffixes -y, -ish, -hood, and -ment
1. rocky
2. foolish
3. rainy
4. childhood
5. selfish
6. treatment
7. movement
8. neighborhood
9. childish
10. parenthood
11. crunchy
12. bumpy
13. payment
14. sleepy
15. shipment
16. assignment
17. livelihood
18. stylish
19. environment
20. guilty
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
We just finished reading the story Jalapeno Bagels in our Reading Street book. At the end of the story there is a recipe for these bagels. Some students wanted to make them at home, so I'm adding the recipe here.
Jalapeno Bagels
1 3/4 cups lukewarm water
1/2 teaspoon dry yeast
2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
5 to 6 cups flour
1/3 cup jalapenos, chopped
1/4 cup dried red peppers
Mix water, yeast, salt, and sugar. Add flour and jalapenos and mix into a ball. Knead for 10 to 12 minutes, adding more flour if necessary, until dough is stiff. Add red peppers and knead for 3 minutes. Let dough rest 10 minutes, then cut into 12 pieces with a knife.
Roll each piece of dough on a table to form long, cigarlike shapes. Then, for each of the twelve pieces, connect the two ends by overlapping them about 3/4 of an inch and rolling the ends together to make a ring shape. Make sure each joint is secure, or it will come apart while boiling.
Cover with a damp towel and let rise 1 to 1 1/2 hours in a warm spot. In a large pot, bring 1 to 2 gallons of water to a rolling boil. Place bagels in boiling water and boil until they float (15 to 30 seconds). Remove with a slotted spoon and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees fro 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Note: A bakery uses dry malt instead of sugar, and high-gluten flour, which you may be able to get at a bakery or pizza parlor. For a milder bagel, reduce the quantities of the peppers.
Happy eating!
Jalapeno Bagels
1 3/4 cups lukewarm water
1/2 teaspoon dry yeast
2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
5 to 6 cups flour
1/3 cup jalapenos, chopped
1/4 cup dried red peppers
Mix water, yeast, salt, and sugar. Add flour and jalapenos and mix into a ball. Knead for 10 to 12 minutes, adding more flour if necessary, until dough is stiff. Add red peppers and knead for 3 minutes. Let dough rest 10 minutes, then cut into 12 pieces with a knife.
Roll each piece of dough on a table to form long, cigarlike shapes. Then, for each of the twelve pieces, connect the two ends by overlapping them about 3/4 of an inch and rolling the ends together to make a ring shape. Make sure each joint is secure, or it will come apart while boiling.
Cover with a damp towel and let rise 1 to 1 1/2 hours in a warm spot. In a large pot, bring 1 to 2 gallons of water to a rolling boil. Place bagels in boiling water and boil until they float (15 to 30 seconds). Remove with a slotted spoon and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees fro 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Note: A bakery uses dry malt instead of sugar, and high-gluten flour, which you may be able to get at a bakery or pizza parlor. For a milder bagel, reduce the quantities of the peppers.
Happy eating!
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