Mrs. Cannon's Webpage

Thank you for being such supportive parents. I am enjoying working with each and every one of you and your children.

Thank you for your support of the 2008 Ralph Askins Fall Blast.

Thank you for checking every page of the daily packet each night before signing it.

Have your name card in your car window for the car rider line all year.

Awards for the 1^st Nine Weeks:

Principal’s Award for Most Respectful - Mollie Cunningham

Character Counts Awards: Responsibility - Scooter Taylor, Trustworthiness – Tabitha Bagby

Gr-r-eat Student Awards: Hannah Chunn, Nevarious Hampton, Shakayla Dance, Allie Wagster

Week Fifteen and Sixteen-

Topics of Study:

Reading – Review and the Story “Meet the Super Croc” Consonant Diagraphs: -ch, -sh, -th, -wh, Comprehension: Summarize Chart, Comprehension: Summarize, Vocabulary Strategy: Suffixes and Prefixes, Study Skills: Narrow a Topic for Research, Literary Elements: Alliteration and Rhythmic Patterns, Text Feature: Calendars,

Each week: Vocabulary, Story Comprehension, Story Elements, Sequence of Events, Making Predictions, Drawing Conclusions, Summarizing, Making Generalizations, Cause and Effect, Problems and Solutions, Reading Fluency, Punctuation, ABC Order

Phonics – Begin Unit 5 - Contractions, Endings, and Suffixes: Contractions with “will”, “not”, “is”, “have”, “am”, “are”, “us”, Review Contractions, Plural Endings –s, -es, Inflectional Endings –ing, -ed

Each Week: Picture-text Match, Words in Context, Phonemic Awareness, Writing Skills: Titles, Topic Sentences, Supporting Details; Spelling Skills, Reading Skills, Reading Fluency Skills

Spelling – Review and Words with Long with Diagraphs –th, -sh, -wh, -ch, Word Meanings

Every Week - Sorting Words, Writing Skills: Proofreading, Titles, Topic Sentences, Supporting Details (Spelling test every Friday)

Each Week – ABC Order Every Monday Night

Math – Estimating, Rounding, Two-Digit Subtraction with Regrouping, Two-Digit Addition with Regrouping

Each Week: Visual Thinking, Logical Reasoning, Problem Solving Skills and Strategies, Vocabulary, Technology

Language – Review and Past-Tense Verbs, Parts of a Letter

Each Week: Glossaries, Dictionaries (Guide Words, Pronunciation Keys, Parts of Speech, Example Sentences), Paragraphs (Creating Titles, Writing Titles Correctly, Indenting Paragraphs, Creating Topic Sentences, Main Idea, Generalizations, Creating Supporting Details, Sticking to a Topic Sentence), Time Order Words, Sentence Beginnings and Endings, Sentence Structure, Word Order in Sentences, Making Complete Sentences, Subject/Verb Agreement, Subjects, Predicates, Sentence Order in Paragraphs, Story (beginning, middle, and end), Combining Sentences, Nouns, Pronouns, Adverbs, and Antecedents

Social Studies – Map Skills, Indians, Thanksgiving

Each Week: Vocabulary, Making and Reading Diagrams, Making and Reading Charts, Making and Using Map Grids, Graphs (Pictographs, Line Graphs, Bar Graphs), Maps and Globes (map key, map symbols, compass rose, directions) Learning from Picture Text

Science –

Each Week: Vocabulary

Please work on telling time and counting money all year.

The “Daily Work Packet” (packet of the day’s work) - must be checked every night!!!!!!!!!!! Parents will not tear pages out of the packet or off of the packet. Parents check each page, make sure all items have been completed or corrected, and sign the top page. Children lose a ticket or one minute of free time for every item not corrected in the packet. Time is given at school to make corrections. We feel correcting mistakes is very important. We all learn from our mistakes. We need to know if a mistake is a careless one or a skill that needs further attention. I ALSO WANT PARENTS TO GET A DAILY REPORT OF THEIR CHILD’S PROGRESS.

An Accelerated Reader (A.R.) test is taken Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings. This is a test on a leveled book from the library. This book serves as the child’s home-reader. These books have been given a point value. ½ point or 0.5 books are read in one night. All 0.5 books should be read three times. Our hope is that the book will be read twice at school. Children have two nights to read 1 point books. 1 point books do not have to be read three times. 1 point books must be approved by the teacher. Books are not to be read out loud to the children. Students must read the books silently or out loud to an adult. It is difficult to know if a child is ready to move to a new A.R. level if the books have been read to them. We need to know that the child is capable of comprehending what he/she reads. We feel that children are ready to move to a more difficult level if they are able to make five100% on their own. Children should not get nonfiction books at the beginning of the year. Children should not get a nonfiction book if their average percent correct is below an 85%.

Parents will jot me a note on the top page of the daily packet when they study math facts, telling time, or money with their child. I do want to reward the children for extra study time. Parents will be specific about what was studied and how much time was spent studying with an adult. I do not give tickets for time spent on homework.

Mrs. Cannon’s Second Grade Thoughts:

When your child is absent, please pick up work after 2:00 to assure that you get as much of the day’s work as possible. It is difficult to know how much material will be covered early in the day. This also helps to not disturb class.

Please let me know if your child will be checking out of school early. This will help me have work together and have the child in the office promptly for checkout.

Please write notes about why your child was absent on a piece of paper. If it is written in the agenda, I can’t turn it in to the office. These notes must be on file to be an excused absence. Thank you.

Please send a note if your child will be going home any other way other than what is posted on my dismissal board or is documented in the office. We can not take a child’s word on a dismissal change.

Parents will not tear anything out of or off of the “Daily Work Packet” – even news letters and notes. Necessary things will be torn out by the teacher and sent home after it has been seen/signed by an adult.

Please hold in mind that students at Ralph Askins should not be riding in the front seat of a car. Children must be 12 years old to ride in the front seat of a car. Second graders must load cars on the driver’s side of vehicles due to our loading procedures. Children may not walk around a car to load. This rule is for safety. This is school policy.

Car Riders - Please keep your child’s name card in the car window all year.

Fact – Second graders require 10 hours sleep.

School Board Policy States - Shirts/tops must have sleeves – No spaghetti straps or tank tops. This is not just a Ralph Askins Policy. It is School Board Policy. Teachers and office staff have been asked to strictly enforce this. We are to call parents to bring t-shirts or to come pick up students if the dress-code is not followed.

Clear or mesh backpacks must be kept all year. You might want to buy more than one at the beginning of the year. They tend to be hard to find as the year progresses.

News letters are a copy of my web page. My web page is updated each Wednesday.

Skills for Second Graders:

Phonics: Prefixes, Suffixes, Base Words/Root Words, Blends, Diagraphs, Diphthongs, Short Vowel Sounds, Long Vowel Sounds, Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms, Homophones, Reading Skills, Writing skills, Spelling Skills, Computer Skills
Spelling – Alphabetical Order, Exploring Letter Patterns, Proofreading and Writing, Words with Silent Letters, Words with
–er, Words with Short Vowel Sounds, Words with Long Vowel Sounds, Words from Math, Words with -oo, Words with Soft –c and –g, Words with Hard –c and –g, Words from Science, Words with –c, -k, -ck, Words with Blends, Words from Social Studies, Words with Double Consonants, Words with Diagraphs –sh, -th, -wh, and –ch
Reading – Multiple-Meaning Words, Long Vowel Sounds, Short Vowel Sounds, Diagraphs, Blends, Inflectional Endings, Using a Calendar, Suffixes, Prefixes, Base Words/Root Words, Soft –c and -g, Hard –c and -g, Silent Letters, Compound Words; Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms; Homophones, Parts of a Letter, Envelopes, Parts of a Book, Vocabulary, Story Elements, Story Comprehension, Main Idea, Sequence of Events, Summarizing, Drawing Conclusions, Making Predictions, Making Inferences, Forming Generalizations, Problems and Solutions, Figurative Language, Following Directions, Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast, Fantasy and Reality, Topic Sentences, Supporting Details, Indenting Paragraphs, Context Clues, Words in Context, Library Skills, Use of Encyclopedias, Use of a Dictionary, Use of a Glossary, Use of an Index, Choosing a Reference Source, Subject Searches, Authors, News Letters and Ads, Reading Graphs and Charts, Using Maps, Use of the Internet, Computer Skills
Math – Time and Elapsed Time, Money, Adding and Subtracting Money, Using the Fewest Coins, Comparing Coins, Making Change, Practice Math Facts 1’s – 10’s, Math Fact Families, Missing Addends, Relating Addition to Subtraction, Number Sentences, Names of Numbers, Standard Forms of Numbers, Expanded Forms of Numbers, Word Forms of Numbers, Estimating Sums and Differences, Rounding Numbers, Days of the Week, Weeks, Sequencing Months, Years, Dates on a Calendar; Tally Tables, Graphs, and Charts; Pictographs, Bar Graphs, Pie Graphs, Venn Diagrams, 2 and 3-Digit Addition and Subtraction without regrouping, 2 and 3-Digit Addition and Subtraction with Regrouping, Vocabulary, Problem Solving Strategies, Skills, and Practice, 1 and 2-step word problems with Addition and Subtraction, Adding Tens, Subtracting Tens, Estimating Sums and Differences, Less Than and Greater Than, Choosing the Correct Operation, Multiplication and Division Concepts, Technology
Language – Letter Writing and Parts of a Letter, Letter Punctuation, Envelopes, Identifying a Complete Sentence; Statements, Questions, Commands, and Exclamations; Sentence Punctuation, Sentence Structure, Subjects of Sentences, Predicates of Sentences, Combining Sentences, Commas in a Series, Quotation Marks, Grammar Mechanics, Paragraphs, Main Idea and Supporting Details, Logical Order, Summarizing, Writing Book Titles, Parts of a Book, Book Reviews, Writing Story Titles, Writing Stories, Time-Order Words, Descriptive Writing, Humorous Writing, Biographies, Autobiographies, Dictionary Skills, Calendar Skills, Days, Months, Holidays, Dates, Vocabulary, Alphabetical Order, Compound Words, Contractions, Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Pronouns, Synonyms, Antonyms, Possessive Nouns and Pronouns, Abbreviations
Science:
A. Living Things Grow and Change
B. Homes for Living Things
C. Exploring Earth’s Surface
D. Space and Weather
E. Exploring Matter
F. Energy in Motion
Social Studies:
1. We Belong to Many Groups: Together at School, Neighborhoods, Cities, States, Our Country, Making Social Studies Real
2. Where We Live: Communities, Life in Different Places, Using the Land, Where Does Food Come From?
3. We all Work Together: Community Service, People Make Goods, Goods Near and Far, Makers, Users, Buyers, Sellers
4. People Make History: American Indians, Remembering the Past, Communities Grow and Change
5. Being a Good Citizen: Proud Americans, Our Countries Government, Community Government, Our Freedoms, Voting
6. People in Time and Place: People on the Move, A World of People, A Family History, Community Celebration

A.R./Accelerated Reading – Home Reading - An Accelerated Reader (A.R.) test must be taken three times a week. All A.R. books have been given a point value. Students should read ½ (0.5) point Accelerated Reader (A.R.) books three times. A test on an A.R. book is taken on the computer. Two A.R. goals must be met each nine weeks. Children must reach a level goal, and an average percent correct goal (85%). The average percent correct on A.R. tests must stay above an 85%. An 85% accuracy is required to meet the accuracy goal at the end of each nine weeks. Children can not move to a new level of A.R. book if their average percent correct is below 85%. Therefore, having an average percent correct below 85% makes it difficult to reach the A.R. book level goal for the nine weeks. Failing a test also drops the average percent correct. All books and test scores are logged. All ½ or 0.5 point books must be read three times. Reading the A.R. book three times is homework every night. I do give time for A.R. books to be read at school. My hope is that the book will be read at least twice at school, so it only has to be read once at home. I do give a ticket for every 10 minutes over the required 15 minutes of home reading. Children are given two nights to read a 1 point book. Only ½ point books are read three times. Please refer to the Accelerated Reader link at the bottom of the page for more information.

Math Facts – Addition Facts 1’s – 10’s – These are to mastered/memorized by Christmas. I will take a grade on Thursdays and move kids to new levels on Thursdays. I give tickets for every ten minutes of time spent studying with an adult. Notes about studying math facts are written on the top page of “The Daily Packet”. I feel studying flash cards 10 minutes each night is important. The object is to memorize the answers, not add them faster and faster. Choose three or four cards and drill those over and over until you can tell the child is not adding in his/her head. You may need to work on the same three or four cards for several nights. Attack addition math facts the same way you would memorize multiplication facts. After Christmas children who have not mastered the addition facts will be dropped 10 points on math fact quizzes.

Please, please, please work on telling time and money. Concentrate on elapsed time and making change. I give tickets for every 10 minutes of study time with an adult.

The lunch menu can be found on the school’s web page and in the Elk Valley Times.

Lunch money is dropped off in the cafeteria before school. It should be put in an envelope labeled with: name, teacher’s name, and amount. Second graders are not given a copy of the lunch menu.

Required – Five pencils at all times

Second grade handwriting paper (must be purchased in the school bookstore) $1.25

Pencil toppers/erasers (no decorative pencil topper erasers) no big erasers

Wish List – big and small envelopes

Ziploc baggies

Mrs. Cannon’s Yearly Schedule:

Daily - parents will sign or initial two times:

1. The Stapled, Daily Work Packet – after checking each page to see that every item has been complete and corrected.

2. The Agenda/Assignment Book – after checking spelling words, homework assignments, and notes.

Notes are to be written on the top page of the daily packet verifying extra study time on math facts, money, telling time, or extra reading with an adult. I give a ticket for every 10 minutes of extra study time. I love to give tickets. I do not give tickets for time spent on homework assignments. Please be specific about what was studied when writing a note. I even want to know if books are read that are not school books or A.R. books.

Please do not tear anything out of the daily packet. This includes news letters. I must know that parents see all items. Packets are returned at the end of each nine-week period. I will return some things the very next day (field trip information, news letters, etc.), when needed.

Homework Schedule: Subject to Change

Monday – Spelling words in ABC order and complete a math workbook page
Tuesday – Write a sentence with 10 of the spelling words (no sentence shorter than five words) and complete a math workbook page.
Wednesday -Study for a math fact grade to be taken on Thursday, and complete a math workbook page
Thursday -Study for a spelling test, write spelling words three times each, and complete a math workbook page.

Test Schedule

A.R./Library Book test – Daily
Math Fact Drills and Mad Minutes quizzes - Grades are taken on Thursdays (Children move up to new levels on Thursdays)
Spelling Test – Friday
Math Test – Most Friday
Reading Test - Fridays
All other tests – When a unit has been completed (test dates will be logged in assignment books/Agenda)

Other Links:

Parents Will Initial 2 Times Each Night

Homework Schedule