Mrs. Reynolds

Week of: March 9th

Everything You Need to Know This Week:

No homework this week!
The Book Fair is this week!
We will Preview the Book Fair as a class on Monday, 3/9.
Students will shop at the Book Fair on Wednesday, 3/11.
See more here: Scholastic Book Fair
Spring Conferences are this week! 3/10 & 3/12: 4:15-8:00pm - Regular School Days
Spirit Wear Day: Thursday, March 12th
No School on Friday, March 13th
Spring Break, No School is 3/16-3/20

Important Information:

Art is our rotation for STEAM this week! Friday specials this week: No School
Be sure to check your student's Math and Reading teacher's websites:

*Mrs. Huffman

*Mrs. Savic

*Mrs. Robertson

Mystery Reader Sign-Up: Mystery Reader
Please make sure your student is wearing comfortable shoes for PE.
Please send your student with a labeled water bottle and a nut free snack daily.
To avoid lost or broken student items, please leave toys and personal items at home.
Please label all student items with your student's name & grade level.
Please keep checking your student's Thursday Folder and make sure they bring it back to school.
Please read your student's Friday Journal, write them a note back, and make sure they bring it back to school.
Dress for the weather! Don't forget labeled coats, hats, and gloves when necessary.
We will go outside if the temperature "feels like" it's above 20 degrees, so please have students bring coats, boots, and cold weather gear as needed.
Your student's Homework Folder will go home on Fridays and it is due the next Friday.
On the back of your student's Homework Folder, they have their Clever QR Code. Your student can go onto Clever at home and access reading and math resources!

SPECIALS & STEAM Schedule:

STEAM Rotation:

TECH: Red

ART: Orange

STEM: Green

MUSIC: Blue

SPECIALS:

Monday: Library

Tuesday: PE

Wednesday: Spanish

Thursday: Character Education

Friday: Rotates

Upcoming:

March:

Bio Bottle Project Due: Friday, March 6th
Parent Teacher Conferences 4:15-8:00pm (Regular School Days): 10th & 12th
Spirit Wear Day: Thursday, March 12th
Comp Day, No School: Friday, March 13th
Spring Break, No School: March 16th-20th
Free Dress of Choice: Friday, March 27th
Picture Day - Spring Individuals: Friday, March 27th

April:

Spirit Wear Day: Friday, April 10th
Pay for Dress of Choice: Wednesday, April 15th
Dress of Choice: Thursday, April 23rd
No School, Professional Development Day: Friday, April 24th

Weekly Curriculum & Homework:

Mrs. Reynolds' Reading Skills Group: Skills 5

Spelling Words Practice
Spelling Assessment
Review & Practice
Tricky Words Review
Sound Spelling Alternatives & Tricky Spellings
Spelling Tree
Nouns (Common, Proper, & Irregular, Plural)
Alphabetical Order
Capitalization & Punctuation
Antonyms & Synonyms
Action Verbs, Verbs To-Be
Adjectives
Sir Gus Readings
The Chocolate Touch chapter book reading & reading response journal
Boost Reading
IXL Learning

*Please be sure your child is reading for up to 20 min. daily at home!

Mrs. Reynolds' Math Skills Group: Volume 2

Math Morning Meeting
Subtracting 6 Facts
Subtracting Two-Digit Numbers (Part 2)
Writing Number Sentences to Show Equal Groups
Multiplying by 10
Counting Quarters
Rounding to the Nearest Ten
Xtra Math Practice
IXL Learning

*Please be sure your child is practicing their math facts at home!

Writing: Journal Writing & Narrative Writing

Review Paragraph Conventions and Writing
Handwriting Practice
Writers Workshop

Write a familiar story that includes setting(s), character(s), dialogue, and, if appropriate, several events, using temporal words and phrases to indicate the chronology of events.
Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.
Write a personal narrative.
Create a title and an ending that are relevant to the narrative.

CKLA Knowledge: Domain 10: The 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

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

History: Ancient Greece

- Geography:
- Locations of Greece, the island of Crete, and the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas
- Locations of the ancient city-states of Athens and Sparta
- History:
- Athens as a city-state; the beginnings of democracy
- Sparta as a military city-state that was sometimes the enemy of Athens
- Persian Wars: Battles of Marathon and Thermopylae
- Olympic Games
- Worship of gods and goddesses
- Great thinkers: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
- Alexander the Great

Science: The Human Body: Cells and Digestion

1.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.

2. 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, large intestine).
The excretory system includes those body parts that eliminate some kinds of wastes
(kidneys, bladder, urethra).

3. 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.

Daily Schedule Room 203:

8:00-8:25	Arrival/ Morning Work
8:25-9:25	Reading
9:25-10:00	Writing
10:00-10:45	STEAM: TECH/ART/STEM/MUSIC
10:50-11:30	Recess & Lunch
11:35-12:35	Math
12:35-1:30	History/Science & Knowledge
1:30-2:15	Specials: Library/PE/Spanish/Character Education
2:20-2:50	WIN (What I Need)
2:50-3:00	Read Aloud
3:00-3:20	Recess
3:25-3:30	Pack Up
3:30	Dismissal

Parent Resources:

Reading every night you can is so important! Look at the statistic below:

DIBELS Reading Assessment: is administered three times a year and also continuously monitored through out. You will be receiving the results in Thursday folders after each benchmark.

Want to know more about DIBELS click here: Parents Guide to Dibels

NWEA (MAPS) Assessment: is also administered three times a year. You will receive these results as well in Thursday folders.

Want to know more about NWEA click here: Family Guide To NWEA & Family Tool Kit for NWEA

Reading Resources: Many of these resources will be on Clever (You can access at home too):

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

Math Resources: Many of these resources will be on Clever (You can access at home too):

Boddle: Boddle Math (students LOVE this)
Prodigy: Prodigy Practice for Math & Reading
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. Reynolds:

Hello and Welcome to 2nd Grade! I look forward to working with you and your child this year! Get ready for lots of fun activities, new friends, and amazing discoveries. This will be a fun-filled year full of learning! I am so grateful to start this journey with you!

I'm Mrs. Alexandria Reynolds and I am thrilled to be teaching 2nd Grade at Aspen View Academy! This will be my tenth year teaching. In addition to teaching 2nd Grade, I've also taught 1st and
3rd Grade. It is my passion working with children and helping them learn and grow.

I am from Nevada. My family and I relocated to Colorado a year ago! We are loving all there is to do here!

I graduated with honors from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Elementary Education. Before that, I graduated with high honors from the College of
Southern Nevada with an Associate of Arts Degree in Elementary Education.

My husband and I have 2 daughters. One is 7 years old, and the other one is 4. They are our world! We have a travel trailer, and we love to travel across the United States whenever we can. We also love going to Disneyland! You can say we are very adventurous! On weekends, we like to shop at farmer’s markets and attend other events. We love spending family time together.

I am looking forward to a fun school year of learning together!