Mrs. Reynolds
Week of: January 26th
Everything You Need to Know This Week:
- Homework went home on Friday & is due Friday, January 30th
- Please be sure to respond to your child's Friday Journal
- Free Dress of Choice on Friday, January 30th
- 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.
Important Information:
- Music is our rotation for STEAM this week! Friday specials this week: Character Ed.
- Be sure to check your student's Math and Reading teacher's websites:
- 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:
January:
- Professional Development, no school for students: Monday, January 5th
- Spirit Wear Day: Friday, January 9th
- Pay for Dress of Choice: Wednesday, January 14th
- MLK Jr. Day, No School: Monday, January 19th
- Free Dress of Choice: Friday, January 30th
February:
- Spirit Wear Day (Pink, red, & white): Thursday, February 12th
- Teacher Workday (No school for students): Friday, February 13th
- Presidents' Day, No School: Monday, February 16th
- Free Dress of Choice: Friday, February 27th
March:
- 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
Weekly Curriculum & Homework:
Mrs. Reynolds' Reading Skills Group: Skills 4 & Skills 5
- Spelling Words Practice
- Spelling Assessment
- Review & Practice
- Tricky Words Review
- Sound Spelling Alternatives & Tricky Spellings
- Spelling Tree
- Nouns (Common, Proper, & Irregular)
- Plural Nouns
- Capitalization & Punctuation
- Antonyms & Synonyms
- Action Verbs
- Adjectives
- The Job Hunt 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 0 Facts
- Subtracting 1 Facts
- Reading a Thermometer to the Nearest 2 Degrees Fahrenheit
- Fact Assessment
- Subtracting 2 Facts
- Solving a Problem by Guessing and Checking
- Identifying and Creating Overlapping Geometric Shapes
- Written Assessment
- Using Mental Computation to Subtract 10 From a Two-Digit Number
- Measuring and Drawing Line Segments to the Nearest Half Inch
- Xtra Math Practice
- IXL Learning
*Please be sure your child is practicing their math facts at home!
Writing: Journal Writing & Persuasive Writing (Opinion)
- Review Paragraph Conventions and Writing
- Handwriting Practice
- Writers Workshop
Persuasive Writing (Opinion)
- Express an opinion or point of view in writing, providing reasons and supporting details for preference or opinion using the linking word because.
- Create a title that is relevant to the topic or subject of the text.
- If writing about a specific book or read-aloud, refer to the content of the text.
- Writing to Reflect Audience, Purpose and Task
- Add details to writing
- Begin to use tools, including technology, to plan, draft, and edit writing
CKLA Knowledge: Domain 3: The Ancient Greek Civilization
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Lesson 1 The Ancient Greeks
- Lesson 2 Mount Olympus, Part I
- Lesson 3 Mount Olympus, Part II
- Lesson 4 The Olympic Games
- Lesson 5 All for Sparta
- Lesson 6 Athens and the Olive Tree
- Lesson 7 Athens: The Birthplace of Democracy
- Pausing Point
- Lesson 8 Marathon
- Lesson 9 Thermopylae: The Persians Strike Again
- Lesson 10 The Great Thinkers of Greece
- Lesson 11 Alexander the Great, Part I
- Lesson 12 Alexander the Great, Part II
- Domain Review & Assessment
History: Ancient Greece
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- 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: Electricity & Magnetism
- A. Electricity
- Static electricity: electric charges on the surface of things
- Current electricity: electrical charges flowing in a circuit through wires and other devices
- Electricity is a form of energy; it can cause changes.
- Matter contains two types of electrical charges: positive and negative.
- Types of electricity:
- B. Magnets and Magnetism
- Magnet: a metal object that can exert a force through a distance on certain types of metal objects.
- A magnet has two poles: north and south.
- Similar magnetic poles attract each other; opposite magnetic poles repel each other.
- C. Designing and Engineering Useful Devices
- Defining a problem
- Developing possible solutions
- Refining (optimizing) the design solution
- Electricity and magnetism are used in many useful devices.
- All useful devices are developed through engineering design, a process which includes:
- Scientists and engineering designers often work together in teams to solve problems and design effective solutions.
- D. Safe Use of Electricity and Magnetism
- never put your finger or anything metallic in an electrical outlet.
- never touch a switch or electrical appliance when your hand or body is wet.
- never put your finger in a lamp socket.
- Electricity is potentially dangerous.
- Safety rules for electricity include:
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.
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.
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!
