minutes_02062012

February 6-10 Reading: Begin Dear Mr. Blueberry 2/6-2/13 (Would you like to go to the 14th since we will be out at the Naperville Reads on 2/9? I:\All Staff\Grade 2\Curriculum\Reading\Dear Mr. Blueberry Learning Target: I can make inferences. Focus Strategy: I can read ahead to understand text.

*Vocabulary *building background *Sharing Literature-web whales/discuss where to find more information on whales *Guided Reading *Think and Respond questions/ Extended response prompt *Scavenger hunt *leveled readers *test [] Check out this link for some great resources! (Nice find Candyce!!) **Flooding: **
 * Grammar: I can use describing words to tell about the 5 senses.
 * Retell story using story map 89A
 * Respond to the story by writing a letter from Emily about a new animal or make a booklet about a pet you would like to have 89B
 * Writing connection-persuade parents to get a pet booklet
 * compound words 93E
 * suffixes -ful/-less 95A
 * Compare Arthur from Dear Mr. Blueberry to Dinosaur Bob from sharing literature 95F
 * compare and contrast whales and fish

**Intervention time: ** Time to Read/Time to write (pillars) Use MCAP/MCOMP scores to review as needed Spelling: Lesson 18: I can spell -oo and -ue words Math: 7.3 I can use mental math for adding. 7.4 I can double and halve numbers 7.5 I can explore weight, sharing and patterns 7.6 I can measure to the nearest cm and in.

Writing: Publish Slice of Life Continue research writing

Science Begin background activities for under the sea unit. Select partners and begin researching chosen animal.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">SEL Targets: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">Notes:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">I can listen to other people’s ideas
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">I can make positive choices when working with others.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">I can identify ways to work and play well with others.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">I can follow directions
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">I can manage my behavior.
 * PDW-flooding groups--have updated info in the master spreadsheet
 * Complete Google Doc SEL survey by??
 * Naperville reads trip 2/9
 * Writing Assessment entered by 2/10
 * Open House 2/9
 * No school 2/20
 * Conferences 2/21 1-8 -send parent notes

==== The order of writing units are:Writer's workshop, paragarph writing (3 weeks). Letter writing (2 weeks), Narrative: slice of life, Persuasive, expository: review, poetry, expository: biographical sketch. There will then be a few weeks left over. ====