Feb+15th,+2011

2nd Grade GLM Agenda 1. ** Internet Safety. **** // The  // ****  // students need to be trained on internet safety by next Monday //; we can use the lesson on Brainpop. **    2. 3rd TELPAS writings this week (Science Academic Writing) 3. ** Istation  ** Feb. Progress Monitoring. 4. // Friendship Dance  //, Friday 18th. 5. ** QUESTIONS/CONCERS? ** ** Writing Portfolios, MOY? **   6. **PLANNING: **(// Lesson Plans for next week; due Monday Morning) //      __ **Reading:** Lesson 22 ____ : __ Understanding Characters, Question, Idioms, using adjectives. Fluency: Accuracy, Self-Correct. __Homophones, Base words and endings –er, -est.__ Writing: Write to inform: compare and contrast. __Spanish__: palabras base y terminaciones –isimo, -isima. ** Math: Next Unit: Multiplication, Division. **Unit 8: Multiplication (8 days) and Division (6 days) Topics 13-14, ** Science:  **** Organisms & Environment (plants and animals). **In this unit students will learn about the basic needs of plants and animals. Students also learn about factors in the environment that affects growth and behavior of living organisms. Students compare ways living organisms depend on each other and their environments by looking at different food chains. By studying different organisms, students will learn that organisms resemble their parents and have structures and processes that help them survive in their environments. Observing these organisms will also allow students to record and compare the physical characteristics (and behavior) of plants and animals that help them meet their basic needs. **Unit Duration: ** Approximately 40 days (includes lessons, vocabulary instruction, assessment, reteaching, and extension) January 20-March 11 **__ Social Studies: __** SS History 2.2B,C; 2.3A; 2.4A. Government 2.11A,B,C; 2.12 A. Geography 2.5A,B; 2.6A. Citizenship 2.13A; 2.14A,B,C; Social Studies Skills 2.17B,D,E; 2.18A,B; 2.19A <span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT Condensed','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;"> **__ Health __****<span style="color: #002060; font-family: 'Gill Sans MT Condensed','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">: ** **<span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT Condensed','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;">Unit 4: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Gill Sans MT Condensed','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;">This unit focuses on healthful eating habits. Students will learn about the Food Guide Pyramid and planning healthful snacks. Students will learn to identify healthy and unhealthy food choices. Discuss the importance of choosing healthful foods. Describe how a healthy diet can help protect the body against some diseases. : Nutrition Review. <span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans MT Condensed','sans-serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Elephant','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">DATES: ** ü ARI/AMI testing windows January 4-29. Turn in MOY Documentation and input in D2SC. ü ** __ TELPAS __ **// calibrating  // window-Online, Feb 1st-25th ü Technology Workshop- Maritza Villa, will be rescheduled TBA. (2 Distributive Learning Hours) ü Friendship Dance: Feb 18. ü ** Presidents’ Day (Bad weather make up day, school day) Feb 21st  ** ü Faculty Meeting Feb 23rd ü Grades Due Feb 24th. ü Citizenship Lunch Feb 24th. ü Report Cards March 3 ü Deadline to register your class for the Six Flags Reading Program. March 4th ü Hamburger Day March 4th. ü Early Dismissal @ 1:45; Elementary Open House (6:00-7:00) March 10th ü Texas Public Schools Week March 7-11 ü TEKschecks March 7-11 Grades 2-5 ü CIC meeting March 8th. ü Spring Break March 14-18 ü Faculty Meeting March 30th ü Citizenship Lunch March 30th ü Tiger Talk, April 8th ü Grades Due, April 14. Class pictures. ü /Faculty Meeting April 20th. ü Report Cards April 21st**. **   ü Citizenship Lunch April 21st. ü Bad Weather Make-up Day, April 22nd. ü Field Day April 29th // ü  //**// <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;">Title I Academic Family Night  //**// <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;">September 21  //// <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 5pt;">st  //// <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;">– Science Night (all teachers)  //// ,  //// <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;">October 19  //// <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 5pt;">th  //// <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;">– Literacy Night,  ////  January  //// <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;">25  //// <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 5pt;">th  //// <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;">– Math night, **Teachers are required to attend 2 Academic Family Nights.**   // // ü **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">FFC Family Events **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">November 11 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 115%;">th <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">- Carnival, February 18 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 115%;">th <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">– Friendship Dance, May 6 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 6pt; line-height: 115%;">th <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">– Cinco de Mayo celebration. **All staff required to work at two FFC events, including the Carnival.** //
 * February 15th, 2011 **