Homework

__ New ____ Homework Contract __  __ (see hard copy in agenda) __   Wednesday Night HW: MadLibs site: [|MadLibs] Fourth Nine Weeks Homework Contract Dear Parents,Since we are beginning the last quarter, we are going to start fresh with a new homework contract that continues to include homework focused on preparing your second grader for third grade. I want to see my students able to add and subtract by memory, spell by using the phonetics that they have learned this year, write complete sentences, and use a dictionary. I have dictionaries that your child can borrow, but they are heavy. Scholastic sells the same dictionaries that we use in class. My goal is not to increase the amount of homework your child will have, but to make sure that it is going to help he or she in preparing for third grade. If you feel as though your child is not receiving enough homework or too much homework, please let me know. I really need your feedback in order to make our classroom successful. As always, thank you for your help and support!

Monday: Read 20 minutes. Using a prompt from the guide; response to your reading in a paragraph form (at least five complete sentences).

Tuesday: Read 20 minutes. Look up any 5 words in the dictionary and write the meanings. (Choose words that you may not know and can use in your writing).

Wednesday: Read 20 minutes. Complete a MAD LIBS story. Use the link on our class web page. (See web page for further instructions) []

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Thursday: Read 20 minutes. Prepare for your focus test, and 1free choice

Free Choices1. Write your words in color three times.2. Find, cut out, and turn in all your words from a magazine or newspaper.3. Write your words in cursive two times.4. Make a word find or a word scramble. 5. Write a story or poem using some of your words.6. Type your words on the computer. Response Prompts Share your thinking about:1. something that surprised you or that you found interesting2. what you liked or disliked about the book and why3. the ending and your feeling about it4. what you would change about the book5. how the author captured your interest or pulled you into the book6. what you want to remember about this book. There is a hard copy inside your child's agenda. Please review homework nightly and initial your child's reading log on a nightly basis.