I'm so glad to be back!

Baby Campbell with his lovely Mom, Jana and Aunt Angela

I was very grateful to have a chance to see my new grandson in Sugar Land, Texas and be there with my family for his blessing day... Mrs. Young did a great job with our kiddos while I was gone. Thanks for all of your support!

My children in Texas (who are big "Friends" fans) reminded me of this great quote:
“I love the second grade… It’s so much better than first grade where you don’t know what’s going on, and definitely better than third grade with all the politics and the mind games.” –Phoebe Buffay
     My son (proud daddy) David, his sister Angela and Mr. Garrett

Here is the homework information for this week:
   Second Grade Weekly Study Skills

Unit 5, Week 3 (Bad Dog, Dodger!)

Below are the skills and vocabulary we will be working on for the next 5 days.  (*Please note: our literacy lessons are based on 5-day plans that may or may not align with a M-F schedule. In an effort to teach the entire grade level core, we will send home the “weekly study skills” on the day that we begin a new 5-day instructional sequence.)  You can support your child’s literacy skills by reviewing, discussing, and practicing the skills and concepts below:

Big Idea/Big Question (This is the theme of our unit in class.)	Question of the Week (This is the theme/question for this week’s instruction in class.)
Responsibility:  What does it mean to be responsible?	How can we be responsible animal owners?
Phonics Skills (These are the letters and sounds we are learning in class.)	Spelling Patterns and associated Words (These patterns connect to our phonics skills we are learning this week.)
Silent Consonants:  kn, wr, gn, mb	Silent Consonants: climb   comb   gnat   knee   knob   knock   lamb   sign   wrap   wren   write   wrong
High-Frequency Words (These reading words should be practiced and memorized.)	Story Words (These reading words are words from this week’s main selection.)
above   enough   toward   whole   word	Chased   chewing   dripping   grabbed    practice    treat   wagged
Oral Vocabulary (Try using these words in your conversations at home.)	Handwriting Practice (Students can practice the writing of these letters in manuscript this week.)
behavior   companion   confident   consider   cooperate   obedient   properly   reprimand	Cursive Letters z, s, r, f Letter Smoothness