Amy Monheiser
Week of: May 5th-9th
Everything You Need to Know This Week:
- STEAM Rotation for the week is: STEM
- Friday Specials: Character Education
- No Friday journal this week. :)
- No homework this week!
- Spirit Wear: Friday, May 9th
- NWEA MAPS Testing: April 28th-May 9th
- Field Trip, Butterfly Pavilion, Thursday, May 15th
- We will go outside if the "feels like" temperature is above 20 degrees, so please have students bring coats, boots and cold weather gear as needed.
Friendly reminders for the week:
- Please keep sending water bottles and two snacks, as students are very hungry. 🙂
- Please check your student’s math and reading teacher’s page to stay up to date on what your student is working on and homework.
- Mrs. Huffman's Website
- Mrs. Savic's Website
- Mrs. Reynold's Website
- Please reach out to your student’s math or reading teacher.
- Please make sure your student is leaving toys, game cards, and trinkets at home.
- Please label all student items with student's name and grade level if you want to see these items again. 🙂
- Free Dress of Choice: May, April 16th
- Field Day: Tuesday, May 20th Field Day
- Free Dress of Choice: May 22nd
- End of Year Party: May 22nd
- Last Day of School: Thursday, May 22nd Half day dismissal at 11:30
WEEKLY CURRICULUM & HOMEWORK:
Mrs. Monheiser's math skills group:
MAPS
- Estimating Area Part 1
- Drawing Enlargements
- Estimating Area Part 2
- Points on a Grid
- HOMEWORK DUE: No homework this week!
Reading (CKLA Skills):
Mrs. Monheiser's reading skills group:
Skills Unit 6
- Lesson 14 Review: Tricky Spelling ‘i’
- Read “The Attack on Washington, D.C.”
- Lesson 16 Reading: Close Reading
- Close read “The Attack on Washington, D.C.”
- Lesson 17 Grammar: Building Sentences
- Read “The Burning of Washington, D.C.”
- Lesson 18 Grammar: Building Sentences
- Reread “The Burning of Washington, D.C.”
- Lesson 19 Reading: Informational Text
- Read “The Attack on Baltimore.”
- Lesson 20 Assessment: Spelling Assessment
- Reread “The Attack on Baltimore.”
- Lesson 21 Reading: Informational Text
- Read “Francis Scott Key and the National Anthem”
- Lesson 22 Reading: Close Reading
- Close Read “Francis Scott Key and the National Anthem”
- Lesson 23 Writing: Paragraph Writing
- Read “Andrew Jackson”
- Lesson 24 Reading: Close Reading
- Close Read “Andrew Jackson”
- Lesson 25 Assessment: Spelling Assessment
- Read “The End of the War”
- Lesson 26 Reading: Close Reading
- Close Read “The End of the War”
- Lesson 27 Unit Assessment: The War of 1812
- Lesson 28 Writing: Paragraphs
- Lesson 29 Writing: Write a Report
- Lesson 30 Assessment: Spelling Assessment
- Reread “Francis Scott Key and the National Anthem”
- Lesson 31 Writing: Take Notes
- Read “Our National Anthem”
- Lesson 32 Writing: Take Notes
- Read “Making Sense of the National Anthem”
- Lesson 33 End-of-Year Assessment: Silent Reading Comprehension
- Lesson 34 End-of-Year Assessment: Fluency
- Lesson 35 End-of-Year Assessment: Word Reading in Isolation
- Lesson 36 End-of-Year Assessment: Fluency and Word Reading in Isolation
HOMEWORK DUE AND SPELLING TEST: No homework this week!
Novel Study: The Chocolate Touch
Writing:
Current Writing Topic: Journal Writing & Informational/Explanatory
- Review paragraph conventions and writing
- Writers Workshop and Step Up to Writing
- Handwriting Practice
Knowledge Unit 10 - Human Body: Building Blocks and Nutrition
Lesson 1 The Amazing Human Body
Lesson 2 Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Lesson 3 Cells and Tissues
Lesson 4 Organs
Pausing Point
Lesson 5 The Digestive System
Lesson 6 The Excretory System
Lesson 7 Nutrients
Lesson 8 A Well-Balanced Diet
Lesson 9 A Healthy Human Body
Domain Review and Assessment
Science: Human Body: Cells and Digestion
- Cells, Tissues, and Organs
- All living things are made up of cells too small to be seen without a microscope.
- The human body is made up of different types of cells, including: stem, bone, blood,
muscle, fat, skin, nerve. - Cells combine to form tissues.
- Tissues combine to form organs.
- Organs combine to form organ systems.
- Digestive and Excretory Systems
• The human body has complex systems, including the digestive and excretory systems.
- The digestive system includes body parts that take in and process food (salivary
glands, taste buds, teeth, esophagus, stomach, liver, small intestine, and large intestine).
- The excretory system includes those body parts that eliminate some kinds of wastes
(kidneys, bladder, urethra). - Taking Care of Your Body
• A healthy lifestyle involves performing certain behaviors and avoiding other behaviors.
• The body needs specific foods, vitamins, and minerals in certain quantities to function
properly.
• Organizations make recommendations about what nutrients people need to stay
healthy.
• Vaccinations can help protect health.
SPECIALS & STEAM Schedule:
STEAM Rotation: Music
STEM: Red
MUSIC: Orange
TECH: Green
ART: Blue
Daily Schedule Room 224
| 8:00-8:20 |
Arrival/Morning Meeting |
| 8:20-9:20 | Math |
| 9:25-10:25 |
Reading |
| 10:30-11:15 |
STEAM: STEM/TECH/ART/MUSIC |
| 11:20-11:40/ 11:20-12:00 | Recess & Lunch |
| 12:05-12:40 | Writing & CKLA |
| 12:40-1:25 | Specials: Spanish/Character Ed/ Library/ PE |
| 1:25-1:40 | CKLA/ Writing |
| 1:45-2:05 | Recess & Snack |
| 2:05-2:35 | Intervention |
| 2:35-3:25 | Science & History |
| 3:25-3:30 | Pack Up and Dismiss |
| 3:20- 3:30 | Pack Up/ Dismissal |
Parent Resources:
DIBELS Reading Assessment: is administered three times a year and also continuously monitored throughout. You will be receiving the results in Thursday folders after each benchmark.
- Want to know more about DIBELS Click here: Parents Guide to Dibels
- Want to know more about NWEA Click here: Family Guide To NWEA & Family Tool Kit for NWEA
- EPIC books: https://www.getepic.com/sign-in ( Lots of great online books to read; we will use this in class.)
- Reading Rockets: Reading Rockets Articles & Tips for Reading at Home
- Vooks: Animated Video Books for Students to Read Along With
- Phillip S Miller Library: Library Parent Resources
- Storyline Online: Storyline Read Alouds
- Prodigy: Prodigy Practice for Math & Reading (another student favorite)
- Boddle: Boddle Math (students LOVE this)
- Prodigy: Prodigy Practice for Math & Reading (another student favorite)
- Xtra Math: https://home.xtramath.org/ (great for fact practice)
- Khan Academy:Kahn Academy ( great for math support with videos that explain skills and concepts)
A Quick Note For My Class & Meet Mrs. Monheiser
Although I have lived in seven states, I am so grateful to be a Colorado native. We moved back to Colorado in 2012 and have fallen in love with this small town community of Castle Rock. My family consists of my husband and our two amazing kids. We have also added another family member to our crew, a sweet Labradoodle named Mia.:)
I graduated from the University of North Texas with a degree in Elementary Education. This will be my thirteenth year in the classroom, and I am super excited to still be teaching second grade. This will be my 9th year in second grade at AVA! What drew me to Aspen View Academy was the rich curriculum and strong support system for all students. It was refreshing to see kids getting exactly what they needed to grow and thrive. I am so grateful to be a part of such an amazing community.
When I have free time, I love to be with my family. I also enjoy reading, writing, watching college football, hiking, museums, art and history.
