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Mrs. Monopoli's Second Grade Class
Welcome to our class page!
Information is updated weekly. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
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Classroom Objectives:
I can or will be able to:
 read and understand fiction stories.
 add and subtract numbers to 18 using different strategies.
 explore properties and changes in matter.
 demonstrate how to be a good citizen.
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Spelling Words:
could, would, were, most, our, what, ever, whole, might, how, three, now, four, use, they.
Vocabulary Words:
This space will list the weekly vocabulary words.
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HEY GUYS!!
J
oin Scouting Experience
Fu
ll of adventure, learning and lifelong memories
Please join Cub Scout Pack 73 at School Night for Scouting:
Ashford
Elementary School
1815 Shannon Valley Drive
at Whittington Dr
Tuesday, September 7th from 7 – 8 pm
Did You Know?
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The whole family (younger or older brothers and sisters) is always welcome at Den and Pack events.
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Pack 73 doesn’t require that 1st graders (Tiger cubs) buy the formal tiger cub uniform, so you save over $60.
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Den meetings are usually once a month
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There is usually one pack meeting each month.
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It is $55 to join and that includes your Class “B” T-Shirt, handbook, merit badges/patches, belt loops, awards,
pinewood derby car kits and much more
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Interesting Information about the Night Sky for August
This month, the great planet race continues, as Venus, Mars, and Saturn form a triangle in the west. Watch the triangle change shape each night as Venus overtakes Saturn and then Mars!
Venus
is by far the brightest of the three. Face west at dusk and look for a point of light that outshines everything in the sky but the Sun and the Moon.
Saturn
and
Mars are to the upper left of Venus as August opens. Mars is below Saturn and a bit to its left. Although these two planets of similar brightness are much dimmer than Venus, they outshine the stars near them.
Observe all three carefully throughout August and watch as their configuration changes. Mars aligned with Saturn last Saturday (July 31) and now begins to move farther to Saturn’s left. Venus, moving faster than the other two, continues to approach from the right; it passes Saturn on August 8. Venus then continues to gain on Mars as they both move away from Saturn. Venus finally overtakes Mars on August 19-20. On the night of August 31, Venus and Mars are to either side of the star Spica in Virgo.
Jupiter
is now a late evening object, rising by 11:00 now and by 8:45 at month’s end. It outshines all stars in the sky, so it’s easy to find. Face east in late evening or south southwest at dawn to see it.
The Big Dipper is in the northwest at dusk. You can extend the curve of its handle to ‘arc to Arcturus’ and then ‘speed on to Spica’. These stars are in the west at dusk tonight. Arcturus, by the way, is the fourth brightest star we ever see at night, but the brightest one Americans ever see on an August evening. Spica is in Virgo, the constellation where this month’s ‘planet race’ occurs.
In the east, look for the enormous Summer Triangle, consisting of the stars Deneb, Vega, and Altair. This triangle is up all night long from June to early August, hence its name. Scorpius, the Scorpion, is in the south at dusk. Sagittarius, the Archer, known for its ‘teapot’ asterism, is to its left. Between these two star patterns is the center of our Milky Way—the brightest part of that band as wee see it. On a cloudless night far from the big city, see if you notice the Milky Way glow near the ‘teapot’ of Sagittarius. In late evening, look for the Great Square of Pegasus rising in the east.
Moon Phases in
August 2010:
Last Quarter
August 3,
12:00 am
New
August 9,
10:08 pm
1st Quarter
August 16, 1:14 pm
Full
August 24, 12:05 pm
On Friday morning, August 13, the Earth passes through a stream of debris left long ago by Comet Swift-Tuttle. This produces the Perseid Meteor Shower, one of the best meteor showers each year. The Perseids occur every year at about this time, producing on average about one meteor per minute. Keep in mind that even a short period such as a minute can seem longer if you are waiting for something to happen. Since Earth is running into the meteors, not the other way around, the leading edge of the Earth encounters the shower. This is the side going from night into day. Accordingly, we see more meteors as dawn approaches. Big city lights or the Moon can limit the meteors you see by dimming out fainter ones. This August, however, the New Moon is on the 10th, giving us a skinny crescent on the 12th which sets long before the shower really gets going. The main challenge, then, is to avoid city lights.
If skies that night are clear, our George Observatory will open Thursday night, August 12 at 9pm and remain open until dawn for observing the shower. If you come out to George or go elsewhere, you’ll want to lie on your back (to see as much of the sky as at once as possible) and orient yourself towards the constellation Perseus. (The shower is called the ‘Perseids’ because they seem to radiate from that constellation.) Perseus rises in the northeast at dusk and is high in the north at dawn.
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The classroom rules are:
1. Talk when it is your turn.
2. Follow directions.
3. Stay on task.
4. Keep hands, feet and objects to yourself.
We will use a color coded conduct chart in our classroom. Conduct will be recorded in the student agenda using
color coded marks.Each student will begin each day on green.
The daily grade will be used to determine the
conduct grade for each nine weeks. An explanation of the color follows:
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Green—an excellent day
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Yellow—one or two violations of the rules, behavior corrected:
a good day
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Orange—continued violation of rules after warnings, Agenda must be signed
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Red – severe or numerous disruptions:
Agenda must be signed and parent will be contacted.
Rewards for behavior management may include praise, stickers, happy notes and extra center time/free time.
Consequences for inappropriate choices will include warnings, loss of special privileges, parent contact or
involvement by the principal.
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Class Schedule: Monday - Thursday
7:40 - 9:40 Reading and Language Arts
9:40 - 10:05 Social Studies
10:05 - 10:35 Teacher Directed Physical Education/Recess
10:35 - 11:20 Ancillary
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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Computer |
Art |
Music |
PE |
Science |
11:20 - 12:05 Science
12:05 - 12:35 Lunch
12:35 - 1:45 Mathematics
1:45 - 2:45 Language Arts/Intervention/Enrichment
2:45pm Dismissal
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AR Points:
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1st Star (Silver) - 5 Points |
1st Texas (Silver) - 45 Points |
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2nd Star (Red) - 10 Points |
2nd Texas (Red) - 55 Points |
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3rd Star (Orange) - 15 Points |
3rd Texas (Orange) - 65 Points |
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4th Star (Green) - 20 Points |
4th Texas (Green) - 80 Points |
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5th Star (Blue) - 25 Points |
5th Texas (Blue) - 100 Points |
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6th Star (Purple) - 30 Points |
6th Texas (Purple) - 125 Points |
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7th Star (Gold) - 35 Points |
7th Texas (Gold) - 155 Points |
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