Ms. Sullins

Math/Quarter 3 News

2^nd Grade Mathematics

Third Nine Weeks

Dear Parents:

The objectives listed below will be used to lead your child to mastery of the concepts covered in the 3^nd Nine Weeks Unit of study. 

Measurement

Length

• To the nearest inch and/or centimeter
• Estimate for reasonableness
• Compare units by measuring
• Compare inch, foot, yard
• Compare centimeter and meter
• Determine tool and unit need to measure with

Data

·         Create, organize and display data using picture graphs, Venn diagrams, bar graphs, pictographs, simple charts, and tables with scales 1, 2, and 5

·         Interpret data from picture graphs, Venn diagrams and bar graphs

Compare and represent Numbers (4-digits)

·         Break numbers apart

• Represent numbers using models, diagrams, and number sentences

·         Mental math strategies for problem solving

• Represent numbers using drawing, models, and number sentences
• Symbols ( =, <, > , ≠)
• Missing Value

 Addition and Subtraction

• Concept of properties: commutative, associative, and identity
• Add and Subtract two whole numbers up to three digits with regrouping
• Understand and use the inverse relation between addition and subtraction to solve and check problems
• Mental Math Strategies
• Estimate for reasonableness of answers
• Symbols ( =, <, > , xxx)
• Missing Value
• Problem solve

 Money

• Make change using a collections of coins and currency
• Use money as a medium of exchange
• Decimal notation
• Symbols ($,¢)

Fractions

• Work with thirds, sixths, eights, tenths, with models
• Know that a fraction is an equal part of a whole or set
• Know that a whole is 3/3, 6/6, 8/8, 10/10

 Here are some suggestions as to what you can do at home to help your child:

• With your child measure some items found around the house.  Have your child first estimate how long they are then measure them.  Do this using all the inches, feet, yards, centimeters, and meters.  Talk about when to use inches, feet, or yards or when to use centimeters or meters.
• Locate a Venn Diagram in a newspaper or magazine.  Discuss with your child the information included in the diagram.
• As you ride in the car have your child find 4-digit numbers (on mail boxes, road signs etc.) and have him/her tell you what number is in each place value. For instance 4239, the 2 is in the hundreds place, the 9 is in the ones place.
• Pick a recipe that you and your child can make together.  Have your child do the measuring of each ingredient.  Discuss the fractions with your child as he/she measures each ingredient. 

 To help your child practice place value, play the following game together.

Materials needed:

     deck of cards - number cards only or index cards numbered 0-9 (making 4 of each number)

• Shuffle the cards
• Each player draws 5 cards
• Use 4 of the cards to make the highest number you can
• Each player must say their number and tell the place value of each of the numerals
• The player with the highest number wins that round.

 Variation 1

·         Play the same but instead of making the highest number make the lowest number.

     Variation 2

·         Using a penny (the heads as the highest number and the tails as the lowest number) flip the penny before each round to see if you are going to be making the highest number or the lowest number.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Sullins

Third Nine Weeks

Dear Parents:

The objectives listed below will be used to lead your child to mastery of the concepts covered in the 3^nd Nine Weeks Unit of study. 

Measurement

Length

• To the nearest inch and/or centimeter
• Estimate for reasonableness
• Compare units by measuring
• Compare inch, foot, yard
• Compare centimeter and meter
• Determine tool and unit need to measure with

Data

·         Create, organize and display data using picture graphs, Venn diagrams, bar graphs, pictographs, simple charts, and tables with scales 1, 2, and 5

·         Interpret data from picture graphs, Venn diagrams and bar graphs

Compare and represent Numbers (4-digits)

·         Break numbers apart

• Represent numbers using models, diagrams, and number sentences

·         Mental math strategies for problem solving

• Represent numbers using drawing, models, and number sentences
• Symbols ( =, <, > , ≠)
• Missing Value

 Addition and Subtraction

• Concept of properties: commutative, associative, and identity
• Add and Subtract two whole numbers up to three digits with regrouping
• Understand and use the inverse relation between addition and subtraction to solve and check problems
• Mental Math Strategies
• Estimate for reasonableness of answers
• Symbols ( =, <, > , xxx)
• Missing Value
• Problem solve

 Money

• Make change using a collections of coins and currency
• Use money as a medium of exchange
• Decimal notation
• Symbols ($,¢)

Fractions

• Work with thirds, sixths, eights, tenths, with models
• Know that a fraction is an equal part of a whole or set
• Know that a whole is 3/3, 6/6, 8/8, 10/10

 Here are some suggestions as to what you can do at home to help your child:

• With your child measure some items found around the house.  Have your child first estimate how long they are then measure them.  Do this using all the inches, feet, yards, centimeters, and meters.  Talk about when to use inches, feet, or yards or when to use centimeters or meters.
• Locate a Venn Diagram in a newspaper or magazine.  Discuss with your child the information included in the diagram.
• As you ride in the car have your child find 4-digit numbers (on mail boxes, road signs etc.) and have him/her tell you what number is in each place value. For instance 4239, the 2 is in the hundreds place, the 9 is in the ones place.
• Pick a recipe that you and your child can make together.  Have your child do the measuring of each ingredient.  Discuss the fractions with your child as he/she measures each ingredient. 

 To help your child practice place value, play the following game together.

Materials needed:

     deck of cards - number cards only or index cards numbered 0-9 (making 4 of each number)

• Shuffle the cards
• Each player draws 5 cards
• Use 4 of the cards to make the highest number you can
• Each player must say their number and tell the place value of each of the numerals
• The player with the highest number wins that round.

 Variation 1

·         Play the same but instead of making the highest number make the lowest number.

     Variation 2

·         Using a penny (the heads as the highest number and the tails as the lowest number) flip the penny before each round to see if you are going to be making the highest number or the lowest number.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Sullins

Third Nine Weeks

Dear Parents:

The objectives listed below will be used to lead your child to mastery of the concepts covered in the 3^nd Nine Weeks Unit of study. 

Measurement

Length

• To the nearest inch and/or centimeter
• Estimate for reasonableness
• Compare units by measuring
• Compare inch, foot, yard
• Compare centimeter and meter
• Determine tool and unit need to measure with

Data

·         Create, organize and display data using picture graphs, Venn diagrams, bar graphs, pictographs, simple charts, and tables with scales 1, 2, and 5

·         Interpret data from picture graphs, Venn diagrams and bar graphs

Compare and represent Numbers (4-digits)

·         Break numbers apart

• Represent numbers using models, diagrams, and number sentences

·         Mental math strategies for problem solving

• Represent numbers using drawing, models, and number sentences
• Symbols ( =, <, > , ≠)
• Missing Value

 Addition and Subtraction

• Concept of properties: commutative, associative, and identity
• Add and Subtract two whole numbers up to three digits with regrouping
• Understand and use the inverse relation between addition and subtraction to solve and check problems
• Mental Math Strategies
• Estimate for reasonableness of answers
• Symbols ( =, <, > , xxx)
• Missing Value
• Problem solve

 Money

• Make change using a collections of coins and currency
• Use money as a medium of exchange
• Decimal notation
• Symbols ($,¢)

Fractions

• Work with thirds, sixths, eights, tenths, with models
• Know that a fraction is an equal part of a whole or set
• Know that a whole is 3/3, 6/6, 8/8, 10/10

 Here are some suggestions as to what you can do at home to help your child:

• With your child measure some items found around the house.  Have your child first estimate how long they are then measure them.  Do this using all the inches, feet, yards, centimeters, and meters.  Talk about when to use inches, feet, or yards or when to use centimeters or meters.
• Locate a Venn Diagram in a newspaper or magazine.  Discuss with your child the information included in the diagram.
• As you ride in the car have your child find 4-digit numbers (on mail boxes, road signs etc.) and have him/her tell you what number is in each place value. For instance 4239, the 2 is in the hundreds place, the 9 is in the ones place.
• Pick a recipe that you and your child can make together.  Have your child do the measuring of each ingredient.  Discuss the fractions with your child as he/she measures each ingredient. 

 To help your child practice place value, play the following game together.

Materials needed:

     deck of cards - number cards only or index cards numbered 0-9 (making 4 of each number)

• Shuffle the cards
• Each player draws 5 cards
• Use 4 of the cards to make the highest number you can
• Each player must say their number and tell the place value of each of the numerals
• The player with the highest number wins that round.

 Variation 1

·         Play the same but instead of making the highest number make the lowest number.

     Variation 2

·         Using a penny (the heads as the highest number and the tails as the lowest number) flip the penny before each round to see if you are going to be making the highest number or the lowest number.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Sullins

Spelling/Vocabulary

I have made the list for the upcoming Spelling/Vocabulary List.  Hopefully, this will be helpful if the list gets misplaced.

January 5-8

Short 0 and Long o

dock
prompt
stomp
blond
sole   

pose
quote
zone
cloak
coax

 

January 11-15

Short u, Long u and Open Syllable -ew

crumb

tusk

husk

slump

shrewd

strewn

whew

brew

hue

cruel

fuel

truth

sew

January 19-22

Short i, Long i and CV Open Syllable -y

filth

risk

swift

twist

crime

prime

chime

spice

fright

slight

thigh

sly

why

fly

spry

January 25-29

Short i,o (CVCC) and longi,o (VCC)

mint

hint

sift

wild

bind

toss

cross

floss

host

bolt

volt

comb

scold

child

February 1-5

Review Long Vowel Patterns

ghost

bright

fright

dream

sweep

trail

slide

grape

prune

slew

blow

fry

glow

glide

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas Break!  It was a great time for my family.  We had a quiet Christmas and the day after my twin, teenage daughters left to visit friends in Michigan.  They had a blast in the snow.  My husband and I celebrated our 22 Wedding  Anniversary January 1.  It also looks like we will have pug puppies the end of February.  Our pug, Fancy is due February 25.  We are all excited!  It was a nice break!

I would like to say thank you for all of the Christmas well wishes and gifts.  The class was very generous and loving as always.  I appreciated the sweetness of everyone.

Happy New Year!  We have a very busy New Year planned. 

It is time to really buckle down as we enter these winter months.  I cannot emphasize the importance of practicing  math facts and reading nightly.  Homework will begin again January 5.  Students will be responsible for keeping a Reading Log, practicing weekly spelling/vocabulary as well as math reviews and reading comprehension practices.  Please try to set  a quiet time in the afternoon to work and finish homework.  

Thursday, January 7, 2010, our class will be going to Tellus Museum in Cartersville.  Please send in your donation.  (The trip is still short of being paid for.)  If you are one of the ones that have asked to be a chaperone, you will pay $12.00 when we get there on Thursday.  We will begin by seeing the planetarium first and will rotate to three other areas.  We are in hopes to be finished around 12:00 and head back to the school, where we will have lunch in the classroom.  We have also been asked to spread the word that no one will visit the gift shop.  That will be reserved for when the children visit the museum with their families.

Please mark on your calendar that January 18, 2010 is Martin Luther King's birthday.  We will not have school on this date.  I hope you will be able to enjoy a family day.

Please be looking for information concerning conferences in your child's daily folder.  Conferences have been scheduled for the week of January 25-29.  If there is a better day for you that week, please let me know in the next few days.  I also need to know about sibling classrooms, so I can schedule conferences the same day for your convenience.  This whole week will be an early release week.  Please make necessary plans for afternoon transportation.  I will be looking forward to seeing you and bragging about your child's accomplishments.

Happy New Year!

Math Websites

Parents our SIP goal in math is for our children to be able to solve 100 addition facts in 7 minutes.  Also, students should be able to solve 100 subtraction facts in 7 minutes.  This is an end of the year goal and students are not expected to be able to do this now.  It is a work in progress.  Please use the following sites for extra practice at home.  We are also working on this daily in our math stations.

http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/Tunnel/add.htm

http://www.mathfactcafe.com/view/?t=P (this site allows you to print practice pages as well as play games)

http://www.coolmath4kids.com/addition/index.html (addition flashcards)

http://www.coolmath4kids.com/subtraction/index.html (subtraction flashcards)

http://www.funbrain.com/math/index.html

http://www.mathplayground.com/

Parents our SIP goal in math is for our children to be able to solve 100 addition facts in 7 minutes.  Also, students should be able to solve 100 subtraction facts in 7 minutes.  This is an end of the year goal and students are not expected to be able to do this now.  It is a work in progress.  Please use the following sites for extra practice at home.  We are also working on this daily in our math stations.

http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/Tunnel/add.htm

http://www.mathfactcafe.com/view/?t=P (this site allows you to print practice pages as well as play games)

http://www.coolmath4kids.com/addition/index.html (addition flashcards)

http://www.coolmath4kids.com/subtraction/index.html (subtraction flashcards)

http://www.funbrain.com/math/index.html

http://www.mathplayground.com/

October Events

October 1st. PTA meeting

October 9th. Picture retakes and end of 1st. 9 weeks

October 16th. report cards go home

October 19th. book fair week

October 21st. Early release

October 23rd. Family Night

October 26th. Red Ribbon Week

Donna Sullins

After graduating Cartersville High School, I attended Reinhardt College in Waleska Georgia for 2 years on a music scholarship.  In 1984, I transferred to UGA and began my B.S. in Early Childhood Education and Child Developement.  I graduated from UGA in December 1987 and began teaching in Bartow County as a First Grade teacher in January 1988.  While there, I taught First, Second, Fourth, and Kindergarten.  In August 2000, I began teaching Kindergarten here at Kennesaw Elementary School.   

On  January 1, 1988 I married Rick Sullins whom I met while at Reinhardt College.  We have 3 children, Brett, Kaye, & Kelly (the girls are twins!).  My life outside of school is pretty secluded to a softball field where my girls play fastpitch.  The are both in the 9th grade and are starters for Cartersville High School Varsity softball team, the Lady Canes.  Not to mention they play travel ball (tournament ball) year round.  So you can usually find me either in my classroom or at a softball field with my family!

At home, I have 5 pugs (Tiny, Teenie, Tilly, Fancy, & Lucy).  At times, they demand more attention than my "human" family. 

      

This summer, we found a baby deer in our neighborhood.  He was only 1 or 2 days old when we found him.  We found a farm that took him and will give "Bambi" and nice place to live!