Quarter 1, Week 8

We have our field trip this Friday! Yay!

Payments:

If you have not done so already, you can make your fieldtrip (see details below) payment online, send in cash or a check payable to Lake Myra Elementary.

To make a payment online go to http://osp.osmsinc.com/wakenc/default.aspx. Once you are on the home page, go to the box on the left-hand side, choose "Elementary School", then scroll down to find our school (Lake Myra) and click on the program (High Tech-High Touch/Science Fieldtrips-Ybarra, Michelle). You can also pay by cash or make a check payable to Lake Myra Elementary School.

"Sound Surprise" In-House Fieldtrip Sept. 20 Picture Day (Make-ups) Sept. 26 Spirit Wear Payments Due Sept. 27 Fun Run Assembly Sept. 27 Early Release Sept. 27 1000 Scroll Pizza Party! Sept. 27 Track Out (last day of school) Sept. 27 Track In (first day of school) Oct. 21 "What a Wonderful World" Program Nov. 21 Math Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies. (By end of 2nd grade, know from memory all sums of two one-digit numbers.) Language Arts Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis in decoding words. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. Read on-level text with purpose and understanding. Explain how specific images (ex: a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text. Write narratives in which a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events is recounted and includes details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings; use temporal words to signal event order; and provide a sense of closure With guidance & support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing Research Understand the relationship between sound and vibrating objects Illustrate how sound is produced by vibrating objects and columns of air Summarize the relationship between sound and objects of the body that vibrate - eardrums and vocal cords