May+9th

Grade 2 and 3 Newsletter May 9, 2011 **  End of year testing has begun. Sol review for 3rd grade and   ** **  Reading assessment (PALS) for 2nd and 3rd are in progress. **  ** What we are studying this week: ** 2.4, ** 2.5 phonics, 2.6 use reading strategies, 2.7 fluency, 2.8 read and comprehension fiction, 2.9 read and comprehend nonfiction 2.10 use reference materials, 2.11 write in manuscript and begin cursive, 2.12 write stories, letters etc., 2.13 writing, grammar and mechanics ** Notes and reminders: Our classes need watermelons and freezer pops for field day. Any one who would like to help with this please let us know. Thanks! May ? – Final AR Incentive/2nd Nine Week Winners May 16 – PTA Mtg. – PK, K & 1st grade music program – 6:30 PM   May 16 – SOL Testing begins. Specific schedules will be sent later. May 30 – Memorial Day – School Closed June 3 – Field Day June 6 – 2 Hr. Early Dismissal June 7 – 2 Hr. Early Dismissal June 8 – Last Day of School---Talent Show---2 Hr. Early Dismissal ** Homework: ** ** 3rd Grade: study your review binder every night. **** (Use as 20 min of reading) ** Read for 20 minutes every night. Word study daily assignments are listed in the student’s word study book. Study to recall math facts every night. Other assignments are written in the planner. Parents please sign your child’s Planner every night. You may read the newsletter online at http://weeklynewsletter2and3.wikispaces.com Contact information: psmith1@bedford.k12.va.us, mports@bedford.k12.va.us, asimonds@bedford.k12.va.us
 * ** second grade **
 * 2ND ENGLISH ** ** 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, oral language, vocabulary development, and follow & give directions **
 * 2ND MATH ** ** 2.11 measurement, 2.8 data and graphs, 2.21, 2.22 geometry **
 * 2ND SOCIAL STUDIES ** ** 2.7, 2.8, 2.9 economics, 2.1, 2.4 Egypt **
 * 2ND SCIENCE 2.4 Life ** ** cycles, 2.5 living things are part of a system ** || ** third grade **
 * 3RD ENGLISH SOL review ** ** 3.1 oral communication, 3.2 present reports, 3.3 word analysis, 3.4 use reading strategies, 3.5 comprehend fiction, 3.6 comprehend, nonfiction, 3.7 use reference sources, 3.8 cursive, 3.9 writing process, 3.10 writing and grammar **
 * 3RD MATH 3.18probability, ** ** 3.18, 3.19, 3.20 geometry **
 * 3RD SOCIAL STUDIES ** ** 3.1, 3. 4, 3.6, 3.7 Greece and Rome, SOL review **
 * 3RD SCIENCE ** ** 3.10, 3.11 Energy and conservation, SOL review ** ||