Mrs. Maruri-Cox 2nd Grade

Remember to do your 7 lessons in Dreambox each week!


Friday, June 17th

Thursday, June 16th
GYM

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       Wednesday, June 15th 

1. 

Tuesday, June 14th

1. Keep Religion and Practice Book home 

Monday,  June 13th

1.  Keep notebooks and classwork folder home 
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**Metal water bottles will not be allowed in class**

          ALL STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN COMPLETE SCHOOL UNIFORM STARTING  MONDAY, OCTOBER 18th (vest/sweater, NO shorts)          

  Spelling: Lesson 36

1.   summer                6. sun               11. vacation        16. fun
2.   picnic                   7. lake              12. sleep              17. rides
3.   park                      8. bike             13. heat               18. waterparks
4.   swim                    9. yard             14. family             19. friends
5.   beach                10. trips             15. car                 20. rest

Reading Vocab: 

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SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS:

• Read: Sammy the Seal by Syd Hof and No More Monsters for Me! by Peggy Paris
• Complete the Incoming 2nd Grade packets (ELA/Reading and Math worksheets)
• Complete weekly Dream Box Assignments

SUPPLY LIST:

Sharpened #2 pencils (at least 3-5 per day-no mechanical pencils)
1 box of 16 or 24 count crayons
1 Pack (3-4) of Dry-Erase markers--NO SHARPIES nor permanent markers)
2 folders
FABRIC pencil case to  keep all supplies (NO boxes)
1 bottle of hand sanitizer
1 container/package of baby wipes
1 All-Purpose wipes
2 boxes of tissues
1 roll of paper towels
1 coloring book and/book to read
Clear contanct paper-to keep at home to cover the books the first week of school
Bookbag-- NO rolling bookbags please!

On this page, I will add links to articles that I think parents would find interesting.  If you come across an article that you think others would find helpful, please email it to me :)

Back to School Apps to Help Parents Help their Kids
http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/back-school-apps-parents-kids/story?id=33905575
 
Why Writing By Hand Could Make You Smarter
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/memory-medic/201303/why-writing-hand-could-make-you-smarter
 
Benefits of Cursive
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/04/30/should-schools-require-children-to-learn-cursive/the-benefits-of-cursive-go-beyond-writing
 
M is for Monkeybars: Getting Ready for Writing
http://movingsmartblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/m-is-for-monkeybars-getting-ready-for.html
 
How Much Sleep Do Children Need?
http://www.webmd.com/parenting/guide/sleep-children
 
Avoiding Homework Wars
http://www.greatschools.org/students/homework-help/745-avoiding-homework-wars.gs
 
How Parents Can Help Their Children With Homework
http://www.sylviarimm.com/article_homework.html
 
Parents Guide to the Common Core
https://www.engageny.org/parent-guides-to-the-common-core-standards
 
How to Help Your Child in School
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/articles/44-proven-ideas-parents-can-use-to-help-their-children-do-better-in-school.htm
 
Raising Readers
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/articles/raising-readers.htm
 
High Expectations Encourage Achievement
http://www.sylviarimm.com/article_expectations.html
 
Tips to Encourage All Readers
http://www.sylviarimm.com/article_readtips.html
 
Improving Your Child's Performance in the Second Half of the Year
http://www.sylviarimm.com/article_improvingperf.html
 
Organizational Skills
http://www.sylviarimm.com/article_organize.html
 
The United Front Between Parents & Teachers
http://www.sylviarimm.com/article_united-parent-teacher.html